Tag Archives: Twitter

What happens to your Twitter followers when you change jobs?

Posted on May 18, 2010 by John Welsh

Twitter has been around long enough for some regular Twitterers to have changed jobs. If so, what happens to your Twitter followers when you change jobs? Do all those who once followed you for your insights on one particular subject … Continue reading →

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The top ten posts of 2009 from These Digital Times

Posted on January 11, 2010 by John Welsh

Here are the top ten posts of 2009 from These Digital Times. Twitter and social media dominate – not at all surprising for a blog in this area. Six types of Tweets if you Twitter every day The ten questions … Continue reading →

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Interview with Tony Uphoff – on using Facebook and Twitter to network at events

Posted on April 16, 2009 by John Welsh

Tony Uphoff runs UBM’s TechWeb (a sister company to my own) which runs Information Week and the Web 2.0 Expo co-produced with O’Reilly Media. Tony is very active in social media with a blog Uphoff on Media and a Twitter. Here he … Continue reading →

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Seven tips for getting the most out of an Event 2.0

Posted on April 15, 2009 by John Welsh

I’ve just returned from the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco. Before I left, I exploited my existing social media activity. I did not approach any potential contacts directly but used social media in what I called the etiquette of … Continue reading →

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Interview with Paul Way – the impact of Facebook and Twitter on mainstream businesses

Posted on April 14, 2009 by John Welsh

Paul Way and I used to work together in London before he moved back to the US to work for sister company UBM TechInsights. I met up with him for breakfast in San Francisco’s Dottie’s True Blue cafe where he reminded … Continue reading →

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What is the quality of the conversation you are having with your Twitter community?

Posted on March 24, 2009 by John Welsh

I used to be obsessed with how Twitter can help you to develop skills to cultivate a community. Then I became fixated with people to follow on Twitter. Next I morphed my interest into types of Tweets if you Twitter every … Continue reading →

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The etiquette of permission networking

Posted on March 20, 2009 by John Welsh

You’ve heard of permission marketing, right?  As defined by Seth Godin, it is the transformation wrought by social media encouraging people to opt-in to rather than opt-out of marketing. Permission marketing is the privilege (not the right) of delivering anticipated, personal and … Continue reading →

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Three ways to cultivate your community at work

Posted on March 17, 2009 by John Welsh

We are all working so hard to identify and garden communities among our clients or websites users that we often overlook the community closest to us – our colleagues.  This is mad. And it misses a great opportunity to learn. … Continue reading →

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Guest post: how quickly can someone from a traditional media background exploit Twitter?

Posted on February 16, 2009 by John Welsh

I asked once whether early adopters in social media were ready for the arrival of a new wave of competitors. I predicted that, if they had traditional media experience, they would be quick learners and, if they worked within defined communities, that … Continue reading →

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A list of 10 social media habits that I am stopping immediately

Posted on February 16, 2009 by John Welsh

1. I am no longer looking to subscribe to individual blogs via RSS. If I admire a blogger, such as Mike Fruchter, I look whether he has a Google Shared Items page to which he bookmarks his top posts by other … Continue reading →

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