Insights into social platforms, creator tools, trends, algorithms, audience behavior, and the evolving role of social networks online.
Why Is Blogging Fun?!
I love to write and it has been my dream to share in the form of writing ever since I can remember, but I never had the courage to start one until January of 2009.
Then things got even more exciting when I was asked to join Bit Rebels last May 2009 and now I'm also part of Ink Rebels which laun ...
A Touching Example of Twitter Friendship
One of my favorite aspects of Twitter is the collaboration that happens among us. The creative energy that flows on Twitter has always been very inspiring to me, and it’s such a treat to see that happiness and cooperation manifest into something we can all enjoy together, whether it is a blog, an e ...
Twitter 101 | A Refresher In @ Replies
I decided to write this article after my very dear friend Tina @CtKscribe and I were talking yesterday about how we are seeing more and more people on Twitter that seem to not understand how the @ replies work. We thought a quick refresher course might help a lot of newcomers to Twitter as well as b ...
How Much Is Your Twitter Account Worth?
I love Twitter and I tweet a lot! Those who follow me on the social networking platform know this of me. I also love making Twitter birds and while I was searching for some inspiration I stumbled upon a site that asked the question How Much Is Your Twitter Account? I got curious and did the computa ...
Digital Twitter and Facebook Business Cards | Poken
When @pedeveloper first told me about this digital social networking business card, I instantly knew I had to share it with you. This is brilliant and I can’t wait for it to replace old fashioned, paper, boring and easy-to-lose business cards everywhere. This cute little device, called a Poken, me ...
You Are Invited To A Twitter Wine Tasting on March 4th!
Rick Bakas @rickbakas knows about wine. With over 41,000 followers on Twitter, he also knows about connecting with people. He combines those two loves into virtual wine tastings on Twitter that are creating quite a buzz!
Last week, the New York Times quoted Rick saying, "Where wineries need to ...
8 Reasons Why Geeks Make Better Bloggers
I’m a geek. Everyone I work with is a geek. All the writers here at Bit Rebels are geeks. Most of my friends on Twitter are geeks. So... when I saw a link in a tweet last week from @Alyssa_Milano entitled Why Geeks Make Good Lovers, I got a good laugh. The funny thing is, I can see there could ...
How To: Incorporate Twitter Into Your Busy Life
We are all so busy these days. It is no surprise that so many people think they don’t have time for Twitter. We often hear people talk about how social media, specifically Twitter, is a big sink hole of time.
There are many companies that have yet to develop a Twitter presence for this exact re ...
To Vlog or not To Vlog?!
Everyone is entitled to the way he or she wants to express themselves. Artists paints, sketch and design while writers blog. Some people find it much more fun to vlog! Yes vlog, or video blogging.
Video blogging, sometimes shortened to vlogging (pronounced v'LOG-ing or VEE-log-ing) or vidblogg ...
What To Do When There is Phishing on Twitter!
When the first phishing attacks happened on Twitter, people who use the social media platform did not know what hit them. As we know there are pretty much new people joining Twitter daily, so I decided to share what one can do just in case you have experienced Phishing on Twitter.
In the field o ...
Too Many Twitter Updates?!
For those with friends who use Twitter, I am sure that they would already understand why you update your Twitter feed, everyday and for others every 5 minutes. I love Twitter. It has given me so much opportunities that a simple person like me would never thought possible. But of course there are ...
Social Media Engagement | A Priority For Brands!
We often come across the words "social media" in everything we read these days. You see the words splashed everywhere. Social media simply refers to engaging versus just talking. I am speaking here specifically of brands that are thinking of joining social media. I guess many people will agree w ...
A Tribute To All The Moms On Twitter
I’m watching some pretty major things change in my house, and since I share my life with you, I was inspired to write this article and dedicate it to all the moms on Twitter.
My son, @toad_mario, recently turned nine years old. We’ve always been the dynamic duo and done everything together. We ...
How To: Get Your Toaster and Your Toilet to Tweet
A few days ago I wrote an article entitled, “How To: Get Your Dog to Tweet.” It was a fun article to write because there are actually dogs on Twitter now that are tweeting through this new collar. For example, check out @LittleButtons.
So what about the other things in your house besides your d ...
Rising Twitter Stars | Girl Power!
It’s a small world on Twitter, unless you are a newbie. I say this because we often read posts about the popular people on Twitter. We are constantly referring to them on our blogs and everyone knows their usernames and avatars when they see them. They are the people that everyone RTs over and over ...