Twitter I think is like the red headed step child – thrown aside for being immature, full of spam and celebrities and sports figures saying the wrong thing and getting reprimanded or worse fired. I truly believe despite its surface of constant barrage of tweets after tweets, there are these fantastic moments where you find likeminded people – whether it’s about a particular subject or object – it’s these moments that make Twitter just stand out as an awesome social network and it is amazing to me that a business relationship can start with one tweet in 140 characters or less.

My Twitter Commandments
Twitter is a great social media network where you can connect with folks you don’t know from Adam, and yet you can chat about subjects that you are passionate about. For me that’s social media, internet marketing and the security industry. Often times Twitter is misunderstood and has received this bad rap that it nothing [...]

OK, You’re on Twitter – Now What Do You Do?
So you’ve finally decided to set up a Twitter account for your business and now you are staring blankly at the Twitter website asking yourself what do I do next? Here are some tips and advice to help you and your business on Twitter. Who to Follow? Click on Who to Follow. There are three [...]

What is Geotagging?
When you take a picture using your smart phone, tiny bits of metadata or tags are stored on it. The data contains the longitude and latitude of your smart phones location which it gets from your GPS locator. And when you post your pictures to image repositories like Flickr and TwitPic that data goes with [...]
Social Media Influence – What's Your Klout Score?
We all know the importance of a good social media strategy to get businesses immersed in conversations with their clients, consumers, and customers. Social media networks such as Facebook and Twitter are huge with millions of people spending billions of minutes each month sharing their ideas, knowledge, recipes, pictures, etc. Social media is part of [...]
Introduction to Social Media
Introduction I’m sure by now you have heard the term social media but you might not know what all the fuss is about with social media or more importantly where to start and why it is important to you. In this guide I will define social media, describe some of the key components that you [...]
Twitter for your Business: The Pros and Cons
SJC Web Design has had a Twitter account since the end of 2008. Our rank is 150,000 out of around 100 million accounts. We average a post a day. We promote our web designs and seminars and we promote other newsworthy items across the globe. So what does that mean and is it working for our business? The bigger question is should a business have a twitter account at all?
Social Media – How You Can Get it to Work For Your Business
Social media web sites like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn are ever growing in popularity. Most everyone has a Facebook account with which you re-connect with friends and family and share thoughts, opinions, and pictures to name just a few features and don’t forget about all those games they offer. That’s the personal side; however, social media has a lot to offer for the business side.








