Archive for July, 2009

Twitter Account Hacked – The Positives!

So the ongoing saga of our poor Twitter account continues, well it did.  Today is D Day, the day it stops, because today is the day I deleted our old account.  That’s it, all over and done with.

I can hear some of you gasping already.  Why would I want to keep a new account with 600 less followers than my old account?  It really is as simple as this, new start!

Both our old …

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Twitter Hijack/Hacked Account – What To Do If It Happens To YOU!

As social media managers we use Twitter 24/7.  We use it on behalf of clients and we use it for our own company.  We have damage limitation procedures in place just in case anything untoward were to happen to any of our clients accounts, but imagine our surprise (and anger) when our own company Twitter account was hacked at 4pm (UK time) this afternoon.

Luckily, being in the job we are, we knew exactly what …

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So You Want To Be A LinkedIn RockStar?

This post has been re-written and brought up to date here: http://www.sallywalker.me.uk/2010/05/03/10-top-tips-for-raising-your-profile-and-networking-on-linkedin/ – enjoy!…

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Common Sense Tips For Twitter Users

Twitter has become a worldwide social media and networking tool since it started 2006, if you have been living in a cave for the past 3 years have a peek here.  The problem is, that with so many ‘tweets’ (OK cave dwellers, tweets are short messages that you send via Twitter in 140 characters or less) and so many users it is often hard to see the great messages that pop up around all …

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Is Branding Important For Small / Home Based Businesses?

Branding is one of the most important aspects of a business profile and it doesn’t involve a red hot iron being stamped on your rear either ;) Your brand is YOU!

When most people think of a brand, they think of the logos of certain companies, you know the ones, you see a ‘tick’ or ‘correct mark’ what do you think? Nike. You see a red can of drink with white scroll text and what …

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