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Apr 15, 2010 - Social Networking    2 Comments

Prize Twidiots

twid·i·ot

[twid-ee-uht]
–noun
1. an idiot that tweets way too much about stuff no one cares about all day long.

Have you ever followed a celebrity on Twitter only to feel completely let down by what you read in their messages? A number of months ago, after reading books written by Duncan Bannatyne’s ghost writer I decided to follow Duncan in the hope that I’d find some of his tweets inspriational. Sadly it’s turned out that they are anything but! They are, howeverm, a good example of how not to behave!
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Duncan Bannatyne’s recent TV appearance, Out Of The Frying Pan, appears to have caused a bit of a stir with many people criticising how Duncan treated the chefs. I’ve not seen the actual show and have no intention of watching it, however anyone who dared question Duncan Bannatyne over his behaviour was immediately flamed in monumental fashion by way of his huaghty replies.

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If money is to blame for Duncans apparent insecurity, condescendingness, arrogrance and inability to take any cirticism, then I’d rather stop earning now! Very few of us will ever reach his dizzying heights in the world of business or value (estimated £332 million) but I am not sure if this is a good or bad thing to be honest. One thing I am sure of, this UNFOLLOW button was hit pretty damn quickly!

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I recall this isn’t the first time Duncan Bannatyne has been spotted arguing on Twitter, after he launched an attack on Gillian Monaghan after she challenged him over how much the multi-millionaire gives to good causes.

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Sadly I see Duncan Bannatyne falling into the category of “celebrities” that are fast becoming all to common. Dancing for charity I’m sure is fun and it raised money for chairty. However, what about those lesser known people that raise for charity day in, day out. They, in my opinion, are deserving of celebrity status!

Maybe Duncan Bannatyne should take a leaf out of Ricky Gervais or Stephen Fry’s book, and give Twitter a rest for a bit.

Which Twidiots have you followed?

Oct 30, 2009 - Social Networking    3 Comments

Lessons On Twitter Etiquette

The following article, “10 Things You Need To Stop Tweeting About”, has been taken from TheOutmeal which is well worth a visit and definately worth following on Twitter.

I wonder how many each of us guilty of, and more importantly, how many each of us is willing to admit to!?!?

Lesson #1: What you are eating

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Lesson #2: Social media

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Lesson #3: The conference or event you’re at

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Lesson #4: Twitter itself

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Lesson #5: Your workout

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Lesson #6: Your… whatever…

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Lesson #7: Speaking out of context

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Lesson #8: Dailybooth photos

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Lesson #9: Emotional breakthroughs

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Lesson #10: The number of followers you have

10 Lessons On Twitter Etiquette

Jun 29, 2009 - Social Networking    5 Comments

Twitter – Followers vs Following

Recently much has been made about the numbers of followers people have in Twitter, when in reality, the opposite should be more important. I’m not a preacher and therefore if I have 10, 50 or 1,000 people following me, it doesn’t really make a difference. What is important to me, is what other people are saying, recommending or talking about as it may help me in the future.

Twitter, to me, is a business (and occasionally social) networking tool, more akin to LinkedIn than Facebook. My Twitter account is locked, meaning I prefer to see who wants to follow me, and check that either I know them or I share some interests. It’s far too easy to open access up to everyone and have 100′s of spam bots or Russian escorts who promise to show you a good time for £1.

How do you find relevant people or companies to follow?
Well TweetPromote is relatively new to the scene, and is by far the fastest, easiest and most powerful way of finding targeted people worth following on Twitter. You can find people based on your interests and keywords, and also drill down to friends of friends!

In the example to the right, I follow Fraser and both of us have tagged “Affiliate” and “Marketing” as being an interest of ours. I can now take this one step further and explore Fraser’s contacts to see any that he follows, which I don’t, that also have similar interests.

As a result I find Fraser is following someone called Jim Banks. Jim is old school SEO but also happens to run Global Media Network which is an affiliate network I haven’t heard of before and has UK merchants!

So TweetPromote has helped me locate Jim who maybe worth following and reading what he has to say in the future, and also has opened up the possibility of working with a new network.

TweetPromote is about helping you find people to follow and learn from NOT about getting gazillions of automated followers! There’s no automation, no robots, no spam, just quick and simple exploration of the Twitter users that match your interests.