by Ty Green | Jul 30, 2012 | Social Media
Chris Messina is believed to be the first user of the # (hashtag) on Twitter, using it to model his suggestion for indicating groups on Twitter. Twitter describes hashtags as “themes” of tweets, as they link all other tweets containing that hashtag and are displayed...
by Nicole Ouellette | Oct 24, 2011 | Marketing Monday
I think I have most appreciated about writing this blog is that it’s connected me with so many cool people… and it allows me to keep in touch with far flung friends who (*gasp*) actually seem to read and enjoy it. One of those people is Matt Baya, a...
by Nicole Ouellette | Mar 21, 2011 | Marketing Monday
I have three workshops coming up in the next three weeks. Add to that two speaking engagements and a regular workload and you’ll see why I’ve been forgetting to do my usual checklist of event promotions. Here are some of my favorites: 1. Have online...
by Nicole Ouellette | Jan 31, 2011 | Marketing Monday
Every Monday, I talk about internet marketing. I profile companies, interview people, and answer questions. Please let me know if you have an idea for a future post! I thought it might be fun to do a post about some recent (and frequent) questions I’ve gotten...
by Nicole Ouellette | Dec 28, 2010 | Marketing Monday
To anyone just starting to use Twitter, it can seem like some exclusive club of short hand and something called hashtags. Hashtags are basically a pound sign followed by a word. Here are some examples: A hashtag can have a few functions in Twitter (for categorization...