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Re: Suffolk Tweetup

@millerian — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:04:50 -0000

Hi Jamie, I'll be there. Waterfront / Isaacs is a good start for venue?

Re: YouTube introduces the canonical tag on usernames

@millerian — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:19:38 -0000

Interesting, it certainly was working before when I tested it. Now I get the canoncial version taking me to the user name with 3 /'s giving an error page.

However, you're completely right about using the full URL. Without specifying that you are only doing half the job.

Re: Social Media has gone to the dog’s…….

@millerian — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 09:00:56 -0000

With Twitter follows I use Topify to screen out spammers and self promotionalists - new word :). But I also go through my stream every so often and click on avatars I don't recongise "noticing" for a while. See their latest 20 or so tweets and unfollow those that I don't find useful. Tweetie on the Mac so easy and quick to do that.

I find it disappointing when you follow someone in their (relatively) early Twitter times and then with some spammy sign ups they turn into follow-fiends, rather than giving value and wanting to interact.

I can follow around 250 people who are good tweeters, then the rest are either family and friends who aren't prolific or feeds etc. If I feel it's getting too much I go back and unfollow a few people to keep it manageable.

Re: Shup The Hell Up You Self-Promoting Turd

@millerian — Tue, 12 May 2009 04:12:58 -0000

"Here’s a truth: If you have to tell me you’re the best, you’re not."

Just about the most salient point in marketting. The louder you shout the more deaf your audience becomes. They'll listen to their friends telling them about a product over you shouting about it from billboards, it'll greatly increase their buying intent just as you had with the bands of your youth - you considered their use of a product a personal recommendation, not an advertisement. If you empower people they'll become the "friends" of your brand and much more effective voices than a corporate sales patter - just like the Coke Facebook page .

Great article Chris.