Seven Deadly Social Media Sins...

A great article giving very practical tips.... read in full here.

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Even the Dalai Lama gets it wrong!

Some good points about poor Twitter etiquette by Toby Young for the Telegraph:

The two points Toby makes are:

1. It's important to Follow as well as being Followed
2. Don't use it as a tool to promote yourself

Well worth reading the whole article here.

I've started... so I'll finish

After a tricky start sans Internet we managed to have a good day together! Loved how the 'Real World Twitter Role Play Game' worked out in practice... nice one!

Thanks for everyone who signed up and contributed, look forward to seeing your creations!

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Wrapping it all up...

What? An opportunity!

Why? No choice!

How? Plan and try...

When? As soon as...

Watch! and learn...

Don't let it rule you! Great Blog from Tim Ferriss, author of 4 hour workweek, on 'How to use Twitter without Twitter owning you'

Don't let these guys put you off:

• Mr Fearful
• Miss Trust
• Mr Unwilling
• Miss Salesalot

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When? Advanced concepts...

Promoting without Prosletyising

Guidelines: Where you are

1. Non-anonymous
2. Originality
3. Respect privacy
4. Keep your job!
5. Care
6. Keep Blogging
7. Money
8. Networking
9. Support
10. Honesty

Toolbars: http://wibiya.com/

Monitor using: Google Analytics / Klout.com

Facebook: Etiquette

See how you measure up: Twitter Grader

Real Time viewer Feedjit

When? Having a plan...

Created by Oatmeal

Starting simply... or Simply

Have a plan... do it, do it, fail, get better, do it!

Blossoming where you are... How to Market Your Business With Facebook

Tips for Non-Profit organisations... 5 tips for Creating Non-Profit Online Communities

Short and Sweet - MicroBlogging

Oh Behave! Twitter's guide to Best Practices

TED talk by Twitter Co-Founder: youtube video

Ten Things you Need to stop Tweeting about!

Follow up... and monitor

How to make the most of Twitter

Two types of 'Software' (my view, a matter of taste!):

Computer based best of breed Tweetdeck:



See tutorial on adding pictures to Tweet using Tweetdeck.

Web Browser based simple Brizzly (not as twee as it looks!):



Web Browser based fully featured Hootsuite:

Mobile (Tweetdeck for iPhone):