Twitter is the new press release and Twiist Up is the Woodstock for techies without munchies involved

This week was tech mania. Woodstock watch out because LA was transformed. Tech Paintball, Tech Zulu anniversary, Twiist Up 5 and Twestival. Nuts!  Gave me plenty of excuses to get out of the house and shmooze with my newfound besties.  I ran into Richard from PR Newswire and made the comment that Twitter is the new press release. It is. Consumers, you and me, want to purchase based on our friends’ feedback rather than what we read in an “official” review.  And twitter is just that. We follow those we want to hear from, both friends  and associates. We trust their opinions. It’s cool. And now the business and friend world has merged with such fluidity that instead of once saying “MySpace me” it’s now “Follow Me”. The transformations in today’s PR world are fantastic. Filled with more truth and opportunity for discovery.

StumbleUpon vs Technorati vs Digg vs Delicious

All sites to mark what you like and why you like it. I just don’t know. So far for me Delicious is out. Not into it. I feel like I should read technorati more and StumbleUpon is easier to make your mark with the firefox add on and Digg captcha slows me down too much. What do you guys think?

Cool… Just discovered Twitter Grand Central

Check out http://twitter.alltop.com. Its pretty cool if your a Tweeter Head like me. I think I’ll make Twitter its own category on here.  These twitter posts are getting to be a bit frequent. Gotta get my fix.

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Coked up on twitter – Top Twitter Tools to check out in 2009

So Guy Kawasaki posted on Twitter tonight this link to the Top Twitter Tools http://www.sociableblog.com/2008/12/29/top-twitter-tools-2009/. Great list.  Personally I love micro blogging – it fun fast easy and candid.  Anyone who knows me can tell you that being upfront is of of my best attributes.  So yea I am a twitter freak.  My favorite is Tweet Later but please tell everyone to stop creating auto messages thanking to follow them.  It annoying and boring.  Very solicity. Why not try being useful.  Posting a helpful resource relevant to their expertise or something. Just enough with the automated thank yous.

Twitter Tools

Be an influencer – That’s where the power is

So just got my nails done. I know I know – don’t judge me. I deserve a break. I even worked on Christmas 🙂 But the nail technician was sharing how the “VIP”s get “special treatment. And I thought to myself, what makes a person VIP. Of course there are actors and musicians. But why do they really have the power. It’s not simply because of their wealth, (although that does help). It’s because they have the power to influence. That’s why they are chosen to represent causes and political parties. Check out how to be an influencer > you don’t need to be famous.

The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell

Tetter Tweet to Twitter Tonight

What’s up with the twitter crazy. It’s pop culture.  Anyway if you are a Tweeter here is a little something for ya.  Think of it as the Google Trend tool but only for Twitter – http://twist.flaptor.com

Viral marketing with results – who would have thought?

Effective viral video marketing

This should be a “how to” video rather than a gamers wet dream.  So mainly people waste time away without thinking about their market, without setting goals and g-d forbid achieving a result. The guys at Mana Energy Potion have mastered the art of effective viral video marketing.

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