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Somewhere, Shakespeare is weeping !!

Posted on May 19, 2012 | Leave a comment

Just thought I’d give you a quick run down on Twitter-speak !

I saw a great article on Twitter Speak  ( here )  .Its just amazing and a little disturbing how much people are moving away from the ‘Queens English’ . How many of the list do you use ?

  1. ?4U: Question for you
  2. .02: Two cents (i.e., one’s opinion)
  3. 1337: Leet, short for “Elite,” used to describe a symbolic form of writing by hardcore tech folks. Google it and you’ll see what I mean. As with all things internet, it can be used sarcastically
  4. 420: Marijuana
  5. 2GTBT: Too good to be true
  6. A3: Anytime, anyplace, anywhere
  7. ADDY: Address, usual in regards to an email address
  8. AFAIK: As far as I know
  9. AFK: Away from keyboard
  10. AYTMTB: And you’re telling me this because…
  11. Beast/Beastmode
  12. BBIAM: Be back in a minute
  13. BBL: Be back later
  14. BRB: Be right back
  15. BTDT: Been there, done that
  16. BTW: By the way
  17. DM: Direct message, this allows you to send messages to someone on twitter without others seeing it, though it requires users follow one another. This isn’t hugely popular, as it is essentially a cruder form of email, and is usually only used by two people who aren’t close enough to email, but want to take a quick idea “offline” and out of their public twitter feed
  18. Epic Fail: The worst kind of fail
  19. Fail: Often used sarcastically to mock an attempt to do something
  20. FB: Facebook
  21. Follow: On twitter, this is how you choose to receive a person’s status updates. Without following someone (similar to friending people on facebook), you won’t see their updates
  22. FTW: For the win (indicating something positive, such as “Free ham sandwich for the win)
  23. FTL: For the loss (indicating something negative, or undesirable, as in “Speeding ticket FTL)
  24. FWIW: For what it’s worth
  25. FYEO: For your eyes only
  26. H/T: Hat tip (as an informal source citation)
  27. HFAC: Holy flippin’ animal crackers
  28. HTH: Hope that helps
  29. ICYMI: In case you missed it
  30. IKR: I know right
  31. IMHO: In my humble or honest opinion
  32. JSYK: Just so you know
  33. K: Terse version of “okay,” often meant to indicate tone
  34. LMK: Let me know
  35. n00b: A novice
  36. NSFW: Describes content not safe to be viewed at work (or school)
  37. OG: Original gangster (indicating pioneering or legendary status of some sort)
  38. OTOH: On the other hand
  39. PIR: Parents in the room
  40. RT: Retweet (Very similar to an email forward but on twitter; if you re-broadcast someone else’s message to all of your followers, you’re “Re-tweeting.”)
  41. SMH: Shake my head (to indicate disappointment, disagreement, etc.)
  42. TIA: Thanks in advance
  43. TFTF: Thanks for the follow (on twitter)
  44. TMI: Too much information–usually used–surprise–ironically
  45. Trending: A label that indicates something is popular on twitter at the moment
  46. #: A hashtag that acts like a sort of magnet for all messages appended with that hashtag. This automatic aggregator allows for users to find messages labeled as such (#soirritating, for example)
  47. #FF/#Follow Friday: “Follow Friday,” a weekly event where twitter users recommend other twitter accounts worth following
  48. YGM: You’ve got mail (like an alert letting reader know to check their mail, which implies email’s lack of popularity compared to social media messaging)
  49. YMMV: Your mileage may vary
  50. YT: YouTube

Please feel free to comment below

Richard

 

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The Four Stages of Understanding Twitter !

Posted on January 21, 2012 | Leave a comment

I saw this infographic representation of Four Stages of Getting Twitter  on TweetSmarter and thought it shows rather well how bewildering people find Twitter and how it is that gradually with persistence they start to get it !

So often I hear people say ‘I tried Twitter but just didn’t understand it ‘ or ‘Twitter- I just don’t get it ‘. I think this shows how it works rather well.

If not you know who to call don’t you !  Get in touch for a chat or subscribe to our updates for more

Richard Dawson

The Four Phases of getting Twitter

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What is Twitter ?

Posted on July 11, 2011 | Leave a comment

The best way to look at Twitter is to see it as like a room full of people having different conversations.
The trick is not just to send your own Tweets (post your own message) but also to engage with others(reply and comment on other people’s posts).
Imagine you are at a party standing in the corner talking to yourself ! Would anyone come over and listen ? Well maybe the men in white coats but you see what I mean .
Finding who to follow is really quite easy .On sign up Twitter will ask to scan your email address book to find any of your business contacts already on the service.It also suggest people to follow based on the areas of business you list .These people and businesses will be tweeting and retweeting (a bit like forwarding an email) interesting tweets .If you read one you like then you can click on the account holder and follow them.
Another good source of accounts to follow are competitors and lead industry figures .You can find their accounts using the Twitter search box.Once you follow another account quite often you will get a follow back and quickly gain followers back .Once you have followers you have others who are listening to your conversation too and thats the first stage of making an impact !
You can also learn how to make your messages go viral .You do this by getting your tweets retweeted by others .If an account is followed by many others and they retweet you then very quickly your message can be relayed to millions of followers (potential customers).
The secret of getting retweeted is to tweet interesting and relevant things perhaps re news stories and hot topics in your industry.Using a # (hashtag) in front of your the topic name ( e.g. #twitter) within the message body will help other users find your message within a search.For example #superinjunction will make sure your tweet reaches anyone searching on that topic.
People don’t like to be sold to so I recommend to business clients that if you follow a 1:6 ratio of sales:generic tweets thats will gain you better quality followers who will happily buy from you when they are ready.Make your non sales tweets about your business and your area of expertise (what you want your business to be known for).
Finally a few words about Twitter Etiquette:
1. Its best not to use it for personal conversations as its a public medium
2. If you read a witty message don’t pass it off as yours retweet it – don’t commit Twitter theft !
3. Don’t repeatedly tweet celebrities you’ll look like a stalker !
4. Don’t take people/businesses personally if they unfollow you
5. Don’t tweet in the heat of a moment -sleep on it

Twitter brings your business to a huge audience.and that could be the making or breaking of it

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New Free Social Media Workshop

Posted on May 10, 2011 | Leave a comment

Following on from the success of our Introduction to Social Media Workshops in 2010 we are delighted to announce that we are holding a free Social Media Marketing Workshop on 19th May 2011 for Businesses that have already started using Social Media like You Tube,Twitter and Facebook but want to know how to really make a difference to their bottom line !Once again we are working in partnership with Clearer Thoughts and hope to really show you how to make the most of this amazing Marketing opportunity.

Go to http://www.eventelephant.com/movingyoursocialmarketingupanotch now for more information and to book for free !

We look forward to seeing you there !

Regards

Richard

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Free Introduction to Social Media Workshop

Posted on February 13, 2011 | Leave a comment

Following on from the success of our Social Media Workshops in 2010 we are pleased to announce that we are running another Introduction to Social Media Workshop on how to make the most of this hugely important new marketing channel.

Places are limited so register now by going to:

www.choiceonline.co.uk/events

Or contact us at www.choiceonline.co.uk for a free consultation

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Social Media Workshop 26th October

Posted on October 26, 2010 | Leave a comment

Running our Social Media Workshop offering clients a introduction to Social Media (Twitter and Facebook) and how it can help businesses increase sales and profits.

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Social Media Workshop Today

Posted on September 22, 2010 | Leave a comment

Running our Social Media Workshop offering clients a introduction to Social Media (Twitter and Facebook) and how it can help businesses increase sales and profits.

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More Tweeters and Bloggers

Posted on August 22, 2010 | Leave a comment

Our first free Social Media workshop on 11th August went really well and we now have several new committed tweeters and bloggers !

We have been asked to do some more Workshops and we are putting together a programme for the late Summer/Early Autumn so watch this space.

In the meantime please go to

http://www.choiceonlineltd.co.uk/social_media.html for more information and to pre-register for future events.

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Twitter -Mind Blowing Growth

Posted on August 7, 2010 | Leave a comment

Despite predictions of a slow down in growth Twitter continues to confound experts with its phenominal growth .

In the period 2006 to March 2010 there were 1 billion tweets but since then they have reached a further billion !

In Jan 2009 there were 230,000 users in the UK just 18 months later there are 4.4 million !

Theres no sign of saturation yet with more than 94 million users worldwide there is considerable growth potential .

The biggest areas of growth are now coming from the non english speaking
world where Twitter is quite new.Well I say new its hard to belive that it only seriously got going in 2007 !

Its hard to see the end of this phenomenon !

http://www.choiceonlineltd.co.uk/social_media.html

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Are Twitter and Facebook your business’s friend or foe

Posted on June 11, 2010 | 2 Comments

As we all know Social Media like Facebook and Twitter are growing very fast something that has profound implications for marketing your business.Until now many businesses have seen them as the enemy distracting their staff and wasting time and money !

At Choice Online we can help you distinguish between friend and foe .We are developing a short seminar on how to make the most of social media for your business if you register with us before 30th June you can come along free !

Register for a call back at http://www.choiceonline.co.uk/call_back.html and we will do the rest.

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