Infographic: Social Timing

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Interesting how time of day affects response on social media channels. This reminds us that social interaction — online and off — doesn’t necessarily confine itself to the nine-to-five schedule. What’s your experience with timing?  

Cool Tool: Timely for Twitter

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Recently I discovered one of my new favorite Twitter tools, Timely, from Flowtown (@flowtown). I manage four Twitter accounts, and for some of them, the ability to schedule tweets is crucial. I’ve used Hootsuite for a long time, but always found the interface clunky and cumbersome. Timely’s interface is clean and simple to use. Start [...]

Technology Empowers Online Relationships and Why My Birthday Rocked

Technology in 2010

Yesterday was my birthday, and, like most of us who are active on Facebook, I received a flood of wall posts wishing me a happy day. Only a few years ago, my birthday went unnoticed by all except my closest friends and family. Not so this year. A total of 115 people sent me birthday [...]

Hot Potato: Make New Friends and Keep the Old

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If you’re a regular Twitter user, you’ve no doubt been annoyed a time or two by a flood of tweets from an event, ballgame or conference you’re not interested in. I don’t want to unfollow people I like and regularly interact with just because they are rabid football and basketball fans — and I hope [...]

Double Header, Game Two: Leverage Social Energy to Build Loyalty

Cardinal game in August 1976 at the old Busch Stadium

Last week I wrote about how much fun I have with St. Louis Cardinal baseball and social media. This week I’m talking about how to put it to practical use. I’ve been a St. Louis Cardinal baseball fan since the days of Brock, Gibson, Torre (as a player) and just after Stan Musial. (For the [...]