The other day, I was cleaning up my Twitter account and clicked on an analytics button that I had not used before. currently have about 60,000 people following me on Twitter, all of them are real people to the best of my knowledge. Nobody could possibly suck at Twitter so bad that 100,000 people followed and then dropped them moments later. Maybe … just maybe … you are sucky at Twitter. So to find out, I asked my legitimate and wonderful Twitter followers to tell me why they unfollow people. What I saw made me gasp. The unfollow phenomenon. MORE >>

I would guess at least 50 percent of the websites and blogs I come across feature a widget displaying a real-time Twitter feed. Done correctly, Twitter is lively, personal and human. If you display your Twitter feed on your website, you’re displaying one side of a two-sided conversation. When I went to his landing page the thing that hit you right in the face was the word “PORNOGRAPHY” in the Twitter stream. Of course if your Twitter stream is simply company links and press releases you’re safe. We’re on Twitter.” MORE >>

In a recent episode of the weekly #B2Bchat on Twitter, we dug into questions surrounding lead scoring. case study or contact us page = bonus points. More and more B2B marketers are turning to lead scoring as a way of optimizing lead management. Many of us will remember when we used to process raw Excel lists, handing over hundreds of names with job titles and companies to our sales department, only to find that leads weren’t being followed up on. Recent advances in marketing automation and sales CRM software have made it easier to streamline the whole process. MORE >>

It all started because of our conversations on Twitter. Follow him on Twitter at @skooloflife. business relationships Case studies Communty-building personal branding Social Media best practices sociology dino dogan john falchetto mark harai social media best practices Twitter best practices twitter case studiesBy Contributing {grow} Columnist Srinivas Rao. When I look at social media I don’t see a way to lower your cost of marketing, increase ROI, or grow your brand. That’s it.  MORE >>

Luckily for me, this era of my life coincided with the dawn of Twitter.  Twitter is deceivingly simple, but it took me 4-6 months to understand it … and I continue to learn every day. The Twitter revolution. enjoyed the fascinating people, humor, and intelligence that surrounded me once I got in the Twitter groove.  The synergies seemed to multiply day by day and soon I was collaborating on projects, hiring Twitter connections for freelance work, and helping others find employment. How has Twitter changed YOUR life?  Share your best story!  MORE >>