IBM AND SMB OTTAWA

Hammering a nail strengthens a structure, and repeating a word adds strength to the structure of a message.  I did not count (I was afraid of missing something, and as a newbie to this OCRI world do not want to miss a beat), but I know Delaney Turner of IBM hammered away at one word [...]

#Earthquake = #Twitterquake

Best tweets:

Great to know that during an earthquake, everyone rushes to Twitter. Screw safety. – @pushmatrix
5.5 earthquake felt like really big construction equipment going by. Thanks, City of Ottawa, for making me numb to impending doom. – @neilhedley
Quebec is finally separating! #earthquake – @philippec
Dear California: You do that regularly? DUDE. – @melle
Blame BP. #quakeTO – @unbrelievable
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And the Entrepreneur Award goes to Zazzle who is already selling “I Survived Toronto Earthquake” t-shirts (available for $18.85).

Want Twitter Success? Don’t Be A Retwitterer

So, I have noticed recently with my engagement and avid contribution to the Twitter community that there seems to be a whole crew of people who are what I like to call ‘retwitterers.’  And, yes I am perfectly well aware that ‘retwitterer’ is not a word.  With that said, I’m going to point out  a [...]

Brand Engagement On The Web

Just recently, EngagementDb came out with a report about the top 100 most engaged brands on the web. While looking at the top 10 brands listed, it was interesting to note that although major  tech companies such as Google, Ebay, Amazon, Microsoft, and Dell are up there, the number 1 spot went to Startbucks.

Solving problems with microblogging

Another TalentBridge partner, Steve Robins, had blogged earlier about gaining insightful market knowledge by using TweetDeck to monitor the Twitter airwaves. The use of apps to harvest value from Twitter is becoming more and more common. Although Twitter was first conceived as a method to update people on their friends’ statuses, it has evolved into [...]

A Purpose for Twitter?

I tend to be a late adopter of social media, waiting until I see a lot of value in a service before I signed up.  Several weeks ago I signed up for Twitter, “tweeted” once, and then ignored it.  Occasionally I would get an e-mail saying I had a new follower, usually someone with whom [...]