careful in using twitter: avoid being sued on twitter! - article reviews

Another interesting article especially for those (like me) who are on twitter - make sure you don't upset people so that u get sued! Let me cut to the chase. You DO NOT want to be sued on Twitter!!! Read below some "twitip" 's concerning

10 Ways To Avoid Being Sued On Twitter

1. 1. Take Your Mother’s Advice
2. 2. Avoid “Twitter Rage”/Blow Off Some Steam
3. 3. Send A Direct Message Instead of a Straight Tweet
4. 4. State Your Opinion Instead of a Factual Assertion
5. 5. Don’t Use Your Name As Your Twitter Handle
6. 6. Check Your Sources
7. 7. Lay Off The Booze
8. 8. Don’t Violate Copyright Laws
9. 9. Don’t Violate Trademark Laws
10. 10. Don’t Impersonate Another Person

I mean, these ideas/principles/ways seem quite normal - but online, everything is possible! People impersonating other people, writing just whatever they want and however they want.... anyways - here is the full article about the 10 Ways To Avoid Being Sued On Twitter.

when using twitter, avoid these things - article reviews

Interesting article, wrote a while ago, and found now - 11 Things to Avoid When Using Twitter.

1. 1: Do not use the following words in your bio, no matter how much you think they will attract followers: Social Media Expert, Guru, Make Money Online, Affiliate Marketing, Increase your Followers;
2. 2: Do not ONLY answer the question “What Are You Doing” in your tweets:
3. 3: Do not ONLY promote your blog/business in your tweets
4. 4: Do not tweet the same thing more than twice in a day
5. 5: Do not tweet about your followers more than once a week
6. 6: Do not tweet exclusively in another language
7. 7: Do not tweet sensitive/private information
8. 8: Do not Auto DM people who follow you
9. 9: Do not Auto Follow
10. 10: Do not consistently make spelling, grammar, or punctuation mistakes in your tweets
11. 11: Do not use Twitter like you use Facebook

When one reads these things, they seem so... normal! Yet in this social Media realm, everyone wants followers, lots of increase, and ... it results in SPAM! Anyways, check out this article: 11 Things to Avoid When Using Twitter

top blackberry apps AND fun iPhone apps for learning - article reviews

Via itpromarketer there is a short list of the Top 10 BlackBerry Apps, Plus the 2 Most Anticipated - though I don't have a blackberry, sometimes we all bump into these apps. And - All these top blackberry apps are free!

Top 10 BlackBerry Apps, Plus the 2 Most Anticipated

1. BlackBerry App World
2. TwitterBerry
3. Instango
4. Facebook
5. BBFileScout
6. YouMail
7. iheartradio
8. Google Voice
9. Google Maps
10. BerryTorch
    

you will notice that in this list most of them are social media/online related: twitter/facebook/google/maps/radio online :)
Anticipated apps: SkyFire and Tweeteev
Continue to read this whole article online - Top 10 BlackBerry Apps, Plus the 2 Most Anticipated.

Though I have read this article a while ago and checked out some of the apps listed here(even these apps are for kids, they surely are fun for older ones also!), now I am listing some of the 50 Fun iPhone Apps to Get Kids Reading and Learning - via the onlineultrasoundschool website. Put the iPhone and the kids together with some of the apps listed below to keep the kids busy as they prepare themselves for school! The apps listed below are by category:

50 Fun iPhone Apps to Get Kids Reading and Learning

• Animals - iPhone apps - ABC Animals, Animal Memory Match, Landleben, etc
• Art - Softick, Doodle Kids, Spin Art, etc
• Music - Midomi, MiniPiano, Ocarina, etc
• Problem Solving - Best of I Spy, Bobby Carrot Forever, touchPhysics, Where’s Gumbo, etc
• Reading and Writing - iWriteWords, Rulla, StoryNory, Word Scramble, etc
• Math - Basic Maths, Clock It Lite, Coin Math, PopMath, etc
• Study Aids - Brain Toot, iFlipr 1.11, Mental Case, StudyCards, etc
  

Continue to read this article - with the complete list of apps and some description to each - the 50 Fun iPhone Apps to Get Kids Reading and Learning.

Social media Optimization - revisited rules, and the power of social media - case study

Below are 2 articles tweeted and re-tweeted a lot these days, that deal with social media - one is a review of some principles of the Social Media Optimization and the other has more observations about a case study of social media marketing.

16 Rules For Social Media Optimization Revisited

1. Increase Your Linkability
2. Make Tagging and Bookmarking Easy
3. Reward Inbound Links
4. Help Your Content Travel
5. Encourage the Mashup
6. Be a User Resource, Even if it Doesn’t Help You
7. Reward Helpful and Valuable Users
8. Participate
9. Know How to Target Your Audience
10. Create Content
11. Be Real
12. Don’t Forget Your Roots, Be Humble
13. Don’t Be Afraid to Try New Things, Stay Fresh
14. Develop a SMO Strategy
15. Choose Your SMO Tactics Wisely
16. Make SMO part of your process and best practices

Read the entire article about the Social Media Optimization here.

The Power of Social Media Marketing (Case Study)

Some good ways to measure social media marketing are:

• Visitors
• Leads
• Backlinks
• Tweets (Twitter)
• Blog Postings
• News Articles & TV

In order to promote something via social media you need at least two factors:

1. Great Content
2. Social Media Marketing Guru

Read the entire article, which contains a good case study of the Social Media Marketing, here.