This is the first in a series of videos for teens about getting involved in social media. The first topic I cover is Twitter. Here are some of the links mentioned in the video.
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Video:
http://seesmic.com/videos/ZCfdpt8H22
Archive for January, 2009
Social Media For Teens #1
In Uncategorized on January 26, 2009 at 10:11 pmTwitter-Tasking
In Uncategorized on January 7, 2009 at 3:17 amI just wanted to take some time briefly to highlight some of the good tools out there to manage your twittersphere and how they can help you. If you someone who follows quite a few people these tools can be really helpful.
Tweetdeck
Hands down, Tweetdeck is the best desktop client there is. The multi-columnar view and the ability to customize what you see are second to none. This is the single most important tool I use everyday to keep on top of my twitter timeline. You should use it as well. And if you are so inclined give the guy a donation. He’s doing it all by himself.
TweetGrid
This is a tool I discovered last week, and has been an absolute godsend. This is such a useful tool, yet very few people seem to know about it. It allows you to track up to 9 different search terms seamlessly on one page and is very good at its task. I personally recommend the 2×2 view because it gives you the best quantity vs quality ratio. Such a simple tool as this can become a really important tool very quickly.
retweetrader
Found this through a retweet, lol, from someone I follow a few weeks ago. Nothing gives you a better udnerstanding of what’s important on twitter than what’s being retweeted. You can see the users most retweeted, the links most retweeted, and the words most retweeted. A simple app, a powerful touch. Updates seamlessly, helps you work disruptively.
FriendFeed
With their posting to Twitter system you can bring all those wonderful links back into your Twitter stream with next to no work. I use this feature extensively for posting Digg stories that I find interesting and to let people know what I’m up to around the web. Obviously FriendFeed itself is also great for aggregating your twitter posts and seeing what people are talking about and having great conversations.
TwitterFeed
If you have a blog this is essential, in fact if their is any rss feed you want to pull into twitter this is an essential. I don’t use this as I don’t blog a lot, but it powers a good portion of the posts you see on twitter. Very good at making sure every post you make gets tweeted, if you are prone to forget.
Anyways, there are just 5 tools I use to take full advantage of my twitter experience. I’m sure there are other great tools out there, so leave them in the comments.
Beta Testers Wanted
In Uncategorized on January 3, 2009 at 1:27 amI’m looking for some amazon-using beta testers for my new application, nozomo. Drop me a comment here or email me at gavin[dot]schulz[at]gmail[dot]com and I’ll try and hook you up!
