Decoding the Language of Twitter Part 2: Anatomy of a Tweet

By On June 28, 2011 · 4 Comments

In Part 1 of Decoding the Language of Twitter  I described some tweeting basics. Now let’s deconstruct some tweets. I call this, “Anatomy of a Tweet”:

Example 1

Translation: Shelli Martineau reposted this from Conversify. It says: Social Media Marketing Internship available (link to the information) with (link to [...]

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Decoding the Language of Twitter Part 1: Twitter Terms

By On June 21, 2011 · 4 Comments

Twitter gives us 140 characters in which to convey news, information, cool links, promotions, pictures, and other short, interesting messages. Because space is at a premium in this channel, Twitterers have devised several ways to shorten their communications and maximize their effectiveness. In this post, I attempt to clear up some of the confusion surrounding [...]

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What makes you click? [on a Facebook Social Ad]

By On March 17, 2011 · Leave a Comment

In Facebook, you are probably familiar with the little ads that appear on the right hand side of your Facebook profile. While some may roll their eyes at being inundated with yet another online ad, has anyone noticed how incredibly accurate they are about things you are actually interested in? In Facebook, you have the [...]

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