As Technology progresses, more and more of us are always connected via smartphones and other mobile devices. The divide between those with technology and those without grows. Being connected online can mean having an advantage when searching for a new job or climbing to the next rung on your career ladder. If you’re not able to connect online, finding a job in an already difficult job market can be next to impossible. That’s why I am so excited about the Laptops for Ladies program we’re running with Girls in Tech Detroit. It gives us an opportunity to provide laptops to ladies who need a little extra help. This past Saturday, Audrey Walker and I, along with author Tara Michener, her husband and illustrator Jason Michener, and their intern Chelsea Rodgers, headed to Lighthouse PATH in Pontiac, a shelter that provides a safe and nurturing living environment for homeless women and children for two years. During those 2 years, they are given the time and training to make a transformation back to self-sufficiency.
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Tips for Finding the Right People on Twitter
The best results on any communications channel happen when you’re talking to the right people with the right message. Blindly following everyone on Twitter, in hopes that they’ll follow you back, may get you a large following (if they do follow back), but it may not be the right people. All your efforts will be wasted and you’ll wonder why Twitter isn’t working for you. (This concept applies to other communication channels too.) Building on yesterday’s post about why no one is following you on Twitter, here are some tips for finding the right people on Twitter in order to start up the right conversations:
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17 Reasons Why No One is Following You on Twitter
As I was going through my new Twitter followers this morning, viewing each profile and timeline, I started thinking about why many did not have a lot of followers. I think these types of mistakes are made by many first-time Twitter users, especially when they try to use Twitter for the same marketing and advertising they do in other channels. Here are some reasons people may not be following you on Twitter (or why it seems like you’re talking to yourself):
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