You’ve already taken the first step to getting started using social media for your business when you’ve decided that you want to use it. If you’re not familiar with social media, it’s going to take a bit of learning (just like anything else). And it’s a good idea to get familiar with what social media is and how it’s being used and can be used before you do anything else.
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The Wrong Way to Market on Twitter
Sending tweets where you’re pretending to have a conversation with someone, or rting something they didn’t actually tweet, or DMing me with promotions or offers is the wrong way to market on Twitter. And you’re missing the point! (and actually hurting yourself).
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HootSuite changes url shortener ow.ly, creates ht.ly
HootSuite today released changes to its url shortener, ow.ly. Perhaps bowing to customer preference, Ow.ly is now links directly to the original long URL instead of to a page with the social bar at the top. HootSuite has moved the social bar functionality to a new URL shortening service, (pronounced “hoot-ly”), for those who prefer it. Either service can be selected as the default for use with HootSuite (and changed at any time).
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