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LinkedIn, the #1 professional social networking site announced its own integration with Twitter today. Users of both services will be able to sync some or all of their tweets on Twitter and “network updates” on LinkedIn. This is more reason to “think before you tweet,” as I often say in my social media marketing boot camps.

According to BusinessWeek.com, Tech Beat author, Rob Hof says, “Specifically, users in LinkedIn will be able to check a “tweet this” box near their network update post to Twitter. And while on Twitter, they can add the hashtags “#in” or “#li” to their posts to appear on LinkedIn. Finally, a new app called Tweets will let users put their Twitter streams on their LinkedIn profiles.”

Here’s a video with LinkedIn Executive Chairman Reid Hoffman and Twitter cofounder Biz Stone and you can click the video to read the full story.

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Top 10 Twitter Marketing Tips for Small Business Owners

By Robyn Levin

If you’re like most business owners, you’re super busy figuring out ways to be profitable, however, you feel compelled to join the social networking world. One question that comes up frequently is, “What should I tweet about and how often?” Think about what you want to share when you see the box, “What are you doing?” Be strategic so you’re using your time effectively. Twitter has been proven to help drive traffic to your blog, website and even trigger a phone inquiry like the one I got this week. It’s a good idea to observe 1st and notice what other tweets appeal to you. How often? Once or twice a day works for me. If you have a dedicated social media marketing staff, tweet more frequently. Keep these top 10 Twitter Marketing Tips & suggestions in mind and remember; give value and you’ll get quality followers. Things to “Tweet” about:

1. Hosting an upcoming event or Webinar
2. Writing a new blog post
3. Writing an article
4. Writing a press release
5. Networking & looking for groups or people in your niche
6. Sharing breaking news, industry trends, etc.
7. Re-tweet someone else’s tweet or link
8. Announcing a special offer
9. Sharing a new video
10. Sharing recent & interesting stats

* Big TIP here– include a link to your blog or website and track your results using http://budurl.com

Feel free to “Re-tweet” this post on your Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn accounts.

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From Fremium to Premium–a new Internet Marketing Trend?

More and more businesses are discovering many ways to reach and connect with their prospects and clients using Twitter and now, Twitter confirms paid pro accounts will be next for ” commercial power users or companies.” Click to read the article from Business Insider here,

Posted under Marketing Trends, Social Media, The Cocktail Napkin Marketing Plan™

Twitter is getting quite the buzz these days and you may be wondering what’s everyone “Tweeting” about? Today, I logged on and got this error message– “Over capacity, try later. If you’re just getting started, be prepared.

Twitter Mania - Over Capacity

And, if you think it’s for the under 30 crowd, guess again. CEOs and marketing executives are exploring new ways to get closer to their audience and many are getting on Twitter. I recommend Twitter to my Baby Boomer clients that have a strong following and their fans want to know where they’re speaking next. You can also tout your newest product, blog post, video or any other information you want to share quickly.  For example, Twitter asks, “What are You Doing” when you login, so last Friday I shared a video of a Tequila promotion at Guaymas. I also shared my Free 10-minute video on Online PR in an earlier “Tweet”. You can check it out and click Twitter to get your own account.

Some people “tweet” about everything throughout the day, while others provide links to interesting information they discovered on the web. If you have dedicated followers in your business, this may be a great way to keep them updated instantly. It’s addictive and considered the social media drug of choice. You wonder if anyone sleeps anymore. You may even want to “Get Your Mom on Twitter.”

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Alltop.com is like a “digital magazine rack” of the Internet, All the Top Stories all the time”, as described on their website.
“We help you explore your passions by collecting stories about “all the topics” on the web.” Now, you can find my blog,
Trends in Internet Marketing here too.  “Alltop RKL”

So, who owns this clever website, Alltop?
Live from their website– Nononina is the company that owns Alltop. It is “two guys and a gal” in a garage—or more accurately,
one guy in home office (Will Mayall), one gal on a kitchen table (Kathryn Henkens), and one Guy in United 2B (Guy Kawasaki) or I say, “Guy Genius”
They’ve been working together since the previous century and are still friends. You can follow Guy Kawasaki on Twitter,
at www.twitter.com/guykawasaki and really watch him in action.  He’s amazing!

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