My friend Tim Engstrom has this great comic strip called The Legendary Boys of Floyd.  We had discussed a social media theme that I could share.  What I didn’t know was that I would be making a cameo appearance.  Tim also has a book that you can order here.

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I was having coffee with a friend recently and we were discussing funny things that we tweet and how we tend to tweet.  We are starting to see social media as part of everyday life for work, home, and even church.

How is social media changing what you do?

Don’t Spam all Your Twitter Friends asking for a RT.

Source other valuable articles within your blog post. In other words, provide good content that is RT worthy.

Don’t self-promote too much. According to Nate Moller-  Dan Hollings (@dhollings) explains Twitter in one easy statement -”Twitter is like a “cocktail party” – you can’t just talk about yourself over and over again – you’ll lose people.”

Become friends with Twitter folk who have good listeners. A big part of having good listeners is being actively involved. If you’re a “once-in-a-while” twitter user, chances are that not many people really listen to you at all. The easiest way to monitor “listenership” is found in the proof above. If one friend RTs your stuff and then hundreds of their friends RT it, you know the friend has good “listeners”. Once you’ve found a friend with good Twitter listeners, refer to Tip 1 of this simple checklist.

Thank the hand that fed you. Even the big names in your industry appreciate a “Thanks.”

What success (or failure) have you had using Twitter to go Viral?
How can you now implement this without annoying people?

A creative team did this for a ladies event…i love it…