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Don’t Get Twitter? Here Are the Four Stages of Getting Twitter

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TwitterThe beauty of the Internet is that you get to discover so many cool things, even though some of them may be old. Today’s post is an example of an oldie, but goodie. I am not sure if you have seen it already, but I have to admit that today is the first time I laid my eyes on it.

How long have you been on Twitter? Think back to the first time you heard of the platform. Did you immediately jump into the bandwagon? Did you immediately create an account? [Read more…] about Don’t Get Twitter? Here Are the Four Stages of Getting Twitter

Facebook to Blame for 33% of British Divorces

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Facebook Divorce
Are you really surprised? I think I have written about how the effect of Facebook usage on relationships before, but I can’t seem to find the entry anymore. In any case, this “new” development is the result of a survey conducted by Divorce-Online, an – you guessed it – online divorce service in the UK.

According to the survey, one third of filed divorces in the United Kingdom in 2011 include the word “Facebook”. So what is the relationship between the lifeline of a lot of people social networking site and divorce petitions? In the cases involving Facebook, the people filing for divorce note down instances such as “inappropriate messages to members of the opposite sex, comments posted about each other, and Facebook friends reporting when a spouse has been up to no good”. ((Source: Crave)) [Read more…] about Facebook to Blame for 33% of British Divorces

InstaBG your Twitter Page

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This marketing strategy works with food, makeup and your Twitter account: packaging is everything.  The typical Twitter page is, in a word, boring and generic—the equivalent of a white plastic bag. But with instabg.com, you can decorate your Twitter page with any photo you upload in Instagram.

So how does that attract followers? The InstaBG background immediately makes your Twitter page look different. You personalize your page, instantly communicating your interests, your personality, or (if it’s a professional Twitter account) your subject, topic, brand, or company. Without even reading any of your Tweets, your readers can immediately guess what they can expect from you. As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words, or a thousand Tweets. [Read more…] about InstaBG your Twitter Page

How to Grow Your Twitter Followers

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Twitter Followers
Twitter Followers
So you have a Twitter account. What are you doing with it? Some people are content to have a handful of their friends – both “real” and “virtual” – as their followers. For many, though, they want to extend their reach. This is especially true for Twitter accounts used for business or professional purposes. Getting as many followers is the priority for these people.

Unless you have already established your brand, though, it may not be that easy to grow your Twitter followers quickly. More so, growing Twitter followers consistently over time is another issue. If you look around, however, you will find a lot of experts dishing out advice on how to make sure that your Twitter follower count consistently goes up, instead of staying stagnant (or worse, going down). [Read more…] about How to Grow Your Twitter Followers