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Saturday, May 19, 2012

Manchester City Twitter Fail

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Normally I cite MCFC as leading the way in digital. I love their site, particularly the fan map and user generated content.

However, the Twitter Hashtag on the side of the celebrations bus last week was #together. So, whats the problem? Unfortunately any tweet which contains "together" also returned upon searching the Hashtag so completely negating the point, diluting the MCFC celebration tweets with irrelevant messages.

Lesson is, if you plan to hang a campaign off a Twitter Hashtag, make sure it is unique. #citytogether #mcfctogether would have worked.

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Thursday, November 24, 2011

Klout score doesn't matter, think smarter!

Klout scores are all very well, but what do they actually mean? The truth is very little is known about how the score is derived. My Klout score seems to being going down all the time but in the real world I consider my Twitter presence to be growing in vlaue.

Whilst algorithms can give some measure of your Twitter following, you should be aware of who they are and where.

The who

Focus on attracting a few key players in your field than 100's of hangers on. Think quality, don't tweet too often, and always consider as you gain influencers, what they think of your posts.

It is better to have a smaller number of followers attracted to an account who are actively engaged, interested in your tweets, read them, RT them, and engage with you. Narrowing your tweets down to a subject, maybe running several accounts for different personas or subjects will pay dividends. By keeping to a topic, you will keep followers engaged and loyal.

By talking on a narrow subject you are increasing your chances of being listed by people on Twitter. This can be big factor in achieving a bigger audience, possibly more value that followership.

The where

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Knowing the location of the bulk of your followers has relevancy to when you post messages. You can see most of mine are in the UK / USA. This poses a challenge since they are spread over wide time zones. Consider your audience, maybe use a tool like Hootsuite.com to schedule Tweets to reach your followers overseas when you are asleep. Some people tweet the same message twice, once for their own time and a second for overseas. This can work well.

Why not try mapping your followers, find out more at http://tweepsmap.com/!pdjohnson

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Thursday, September 15, 2011

Klout Google Chrome Extension

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If you take Twitter seriously, evaluating who you follow matters. Klout score is a good rule of thumb, but typically you have to visit the site to establish this.

Google Chrome users can enhance their experience of Twitter.com with a Klout Chrome Extension. It presents the Klout score against all users in your stream along with a link to their Klout profile.

Thanks to Matt Tucker for Tweeting about this tool.

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Thursday, September 08, 2011

Twitter Lists - an alternative to following people - tip

The trouble with following more than 300 people who tweet reasonably often is you start missing really important posts. Twitter lists offer a way to watch groups of people without actually following.

By only following people you really need to keep a daily watch on, adding everyone else in lists (and unfollowing them), you are less likely to miss vital tweets.

Equally a list could contain a select few people and serve the same purpose.

Always remember that people cannot direct message you unless you are following them.

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