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Those familiar with me know that I'm a huge fan and user of Social Media. Often a favorite topic of discussion of mine, I've also written dozens of articles, feature spotlights and shared many social media related tips and tricks with our readers. The following is a list of some of my favorite, and most useful, social media articles and tricks that I've hand-picked and shared in this convenient Social Media 101 archive for your enjoyment... I hope you find something useful!
The following archive of articles provide you with a number of tips and tricks including pointers to some fabulous social media resources, detailed descriptions of how to take advantage of social media for business, where to list your business, foursquare and other geo-social tips, and much more.
Social tip - 5 Popular Social Media Tools Used by Twitter experts
The best way to get up and running with social media fast is to watch what the experts are doing and adopt some of the methods and tools that they are using. Here's a quick look at 5 popular social media personalities and a description of the tools of the trade that they are using. enjoy!
5 Things that Social Media "experts" shouldn't do
There's a huge influx of social media "experts" on Twitter, many are recognized as experts for exemplary efforts in evangelizing social media or for producing amazing results for themselves and/or their clients.
Using ESRI Geo Viewer to Show Geo Tagged Twitter Tweets in Haiti
It seems the ever evolving Geo Viewer from ESRI (recall the Flex viewer that ESRI has been building on all week) now incorporates the ability to search and display Geo Tagged Tweets. Using the app, select the Tools icon (cube), then select the Twitter Option. Recall, earlier updates to the service included the latest imagery from GeoEye, DigitalGlobe, and OpenStreetMap data.
Twitter Social Location Check-in Clients and Supported Mobile Devices
There's a number of ways that one can check-in and share where they are and what they are doing via Twitter (many have facebook connect also) The following is a short list of several of the most popular social-location Check-in apps and their supported operating systems.
Why so much Buzz About Google Buzz?? - Seems that Buzz may have come and gone with not much of a buzz but rather a fizzle! Indeed it's likely too early to decide, however, if initial comments floating around twitter are any indication, Buzz really didn't offer up anything compelling at all to the early adopters.
Coworking - Forget the Coffee Shop, This May Be For You!
Are you into any of the following: collaboration, openness, community, accessibility, sustainability?? If so then Coworking may be of interest to you. It's environmentally friendly, a great community offering, and could even make you a few dollars as well!
Social Location Checkin to multiple service via Check.in (Beta)
Do you have a tough time deciding which social location application to use when you check in from your favorite venues? Do you arrive at a place of interest and find yourself stopping to check-in via foursquare, GoWalla, Brightkite and others? If so then you'll be interested in Check.in a cool app that's in the works from the creators of Brightkite. A great case for why these services need an open API.
Is Your GIS/Geo Technology Company Really Taking Advantage of Twitter and the Latest in Social Media There's no right or wrong way to twitter, although there is some etiquette and there are some more effective ways to Tweet. Indeed it does boil down to the individual behind the account as to how the account will be used and whether or not the information pushed/pulled via the Twitter is going to be one way, two-way, collaborate, or simply, robotic.
5 Twitter Tips for the Geo Business user - There's many ways to use Twitter and perhaps most important, there's many ways that a business can take advantage of Twitter to support marketing efforts, branding, customer support, and most important, to communicate with clients and would-be clients. The following are 5 ways that any GIS/Geo business can use Twitter to support their business
10 Killer Resources For Listing your Business For Social Location Services - With the explosion in social media and in particular, social location check-in (think foursquare, Loopt, GoWalla, Yelp, PegShot, etc...) it's becoming very important for business owners to consider how they can take more ownership over the information that is being shared online (web and mobile) about their business. As a business owner wouldn't you want to be sure that correct information about your business is being shared on the web?
foursquare Social Media Tip for Businesses and Users at the ESRIUC - Chances are good that many people will be using foursquare while at the ESRIUC this year. Now, hopefully people won't checkin to every session room they hit in the SDCC, however, the occasional checkin from a cool venue will be interesting and helpful to others.
A Look at Twitter Stats From the International #ESRIUC
Twitter once again played a huge role in the ESRI user conference, with many attendees, Esri staffers, and exhibitors using the social service to communicate with attendees and those watching from a distance. We take a look at some of the stats that resulted from all the Tweeting
Take Time To Encourage and Motivate your Team With Tech & a Healthy Lifestyle
Times are tough for everyone and just because business has maybe taken a hit that doesn't mean it's the end of the World. This is a great time to innovate and it may also be the perfect time to implement some new ideas into your business, most notably, ideas that support your greatest asset - your workforce.
How To Add Your Business & A Special To foursquare
Ever wondered how you can take control of ownership of your business on foursquare? Read on for tips including details about the foursquare business page and tips on how to create a special offer for your customers.
Social How To Tip - 5 Must Consider Twitter Clients For The Desktop
Most users of Twitter will likely access Twitter for their first tweet using a simple web client (i.e by going to www.twitter.com, creating a user account, and then posting (Twitting) via the web page. Here's a Quick-Look at 5 popular and very useful Twitter PC clients...
Esri Boulder, Colorado Wildfire Social Media Map
Much like they've done for most of the recent disasters and emergencies, Esri has rolled out another fine community resource, this time for the Boulder, Colorado wildfire - enter the Esri Social MEdia Wildfire Map. Using the app, readers can upload, view, share news stories, tips, photos, videos, weblinks, and more, to help the community stay in touch. See also the hashtag #BoulderFire on Twitter.
Is GPS enabled Social Location and Check in Getting Boring?
An article in Business Week raises some good points and touches on a topic that I've been thinking about for some time now. is social location check-in getting old? Like other social techno geeks, I frequently check-in to my social media profiles using some of the fun, mobile services out there including: foursquare, Yelp, GoWalla, Schmap, Brightkite and others.
Vail Ski Resorts Get Social with EpicMix and RFID Technology
Vail Resorts recently announced EpicMix a New Online and Mobile App, Allowing Skiers and Riders a Seamless and Effortless Way to Digitally Capture and Share Their Mountain Experience. EpicMix allows Vail Resorts guests, at any of its five world-class mountain resorts-Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone and Heavenly-to effortlessly utilize technology to digitally capture their ski and ride experience and share it with friends and family. An RF-enabled chip embedded in Vail Resorts' season passes and PEAKS lift tickets will automatically track guests' lift rides, calculating vertical feet skied and days on the mountain... note, the chip does not track your current location!
Mobilize your ArcGIS via the ArcGIS API for iOS and via PDF Maps reader for iOS
I suspect that now that the API for iOS from Esri is out that many local governments, utilities, and other power, enterprise users will quickly start mobilizing their data and extending reach of this fabulous data to the masses. This is also a fabulous opportunity for developers.
So, why Social Media? A few Pointers from @BrianSolis
In a recent webinar on social media for business, Brian Solis (@BrianSolis) offered up some numbers and trends in Social Media (Search out the webinar hashtag #CCSMM) and the numbers are astounding, to say the least! Granted, many of the examples are geared towards business that are traditional B2C, however, the numbers are so staggering that no business can ignore this form of communication.
Location Technology - More than just social check-in on Twitter (video) - In a recent presentation I delivered on mobile location technology I touched on a number of examples of how social media fanatics can checkin and share their location information on social media streams like Twitter and facebook. although, as we all know, location technology is about much more than just the social check in! If anything, these apps give developers some great ideas avbout what they can do.
50 location-aware Apps and things you can do with your smartphone #GISday - To celebrate GIS Day (See @GIS_Day or gisday.com) we put together a short demo video this week that was used in a presentation on mobile, social location technology. The video shows off 50 location-aware things you can do on your GPS-enabled smartphone that take advantage of your location and Geo technology? enjoy!
TweetBrowser Situation Map - Visualize Tweets on a map - In a quick search for a way to visually display Tweets on a map (ie. I want to see where people are that are tweeting about a certain topic or hashtag) I ran into a service called TweetBrowser
GoWalla3.0 for iPhone with highlights, notes, and foursquare connect - Announced just today (Dec 2) on the Gowalla team blog, Gowalla 3.0 for iPhone is now out. Users will find a new UI with loads of new functionality, most notably, additional social connectivity and sharing with the inclusion of foursquare connect, note sharing and highlights - it's like GoWalla meets Yelp, flickr, and eHarmony all in one!
Social Location Experiment - How Do 11 Popular Social Checkin Apps Stack up? Does foursquare know where you are? Can GoWalla identify what shop you are near? Can Yelp really position you inside or near your favorite bar?
Keep It Simple - There's not really much more one can say about this topic. Usability is a huge issue these days and important if you want people to buy or use your app or service (mobile, web, whatever!) Think about apps and services that are so simply to use that it's pretty much mindless for the user.
