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Why I’m still undecided about Twitter Lists

by LouiseBJ on November 26, 2009

in Social Networking

At first I couldn’t see the point of them.  I’d already created several groups within Hootsuite (and in Seesmic and Tweetdeck before that) and was quite satisfied with them.
I’ll admit that I didn’t ‘get’ how lists worked until I read a few blog posts making everything clearer. (see below for links)
But I’m still not sure.  [...]

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Getting on with Spam Filters

by LouiseBJ on November 19, 2009

in Email Marketing, Email Newsletters, Marketing

I was checking through my spam filter the other day, noting with satisfaction how it had trapped many messages from bogus contacts and then, to my surprise and dismay, saw there were also some from people with whom I had exchanged emails in the past.
As I approved those messages I wanted to forward to my [...]

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Avoiding Online Overwhelm

by LouiseBJ on October 22, 2009

in Planning

Sometimes I think we didn’t know the meaning of overwhelm before the internet came along!  The sheer volume of available information is both powerful and overpowering at the same time.
The online chatter is never-ending, as more and more people find their voices and contribute their expertise and opinions on just about anything under the sun.
Avoiding [...]

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How do you greet your online visitors?

by LouiseBJ on October 15, 2009

in Social Networking

When I first set up my social networking accounts, I thought they were a great way to get more visitors to my website.  So in the space for a URL on the profile page I entered my home page address, but I soon realised that by doing this I was missing one of the main [...]

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Friends and Acquaintances

by LouiseBJ on July 16, 2009

in Social Networking

I love meeting new people, don’t you?  It’s fascinating hearing their stories and getting to know them.  Some people come into our lives for just a short while; others are with us for a lifetime.  Of course not everyone becomes a close friend or part of our inner circle of confidants, and natural caution means [...]

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Who is your ‘About’ about?

by LouiseBJ on February 17, 2009

in Web/Tech

I don’t know about you, but when I visit websites for the first time, one of the pages I always click on is the ‘About’ page.  That’s because I like to see who is behind the company or business.  I want to read the story of the business owner and learn how they got to [...]

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