Tools and Technologies for Social Media Success - a few under-appreciated and lesser-known social media tools, including Twitter lists, Timing tools, and GaggleAMP.

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Social Media Tools for Success
Eric Andersen - @eric_andersen || http://ericandersen.wordpress.com
Senior IT Architect, IBM Interactive, Cambridge MA
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Twitter Lists
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“Leverage the power of listening”
Twitter lists are one of the most under-used, under-appreciated,
and misunderstood social media tools
• Myth: They are not “groups” a la Facebook – they are a “view”
• Follow without following
• Filtering the “noise” of Twitter – don’t miss the “important stuff”
• Perfect for small businesses especially:
• Customers (lists can be private)
• Industry experts (lists for keeping up on trends)
• Social media experts (lists for learning)
• Professional organizations
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Twitter Lists
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Event-based:
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Company-based:
Location or community-based:
Industry/inspiration:

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Twitter Lists
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Social Media & Timing
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October, 2009: Guy Kawasaki posts “The art of the repeat tweet”
on his blog. Counterintuitive! Controversy ensues…still.
All social media platforms have a key element of “timing”:
• When are people on the platform?
• When are your followers/customers on?
• Do these times coincide with when you can post?

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Social Media & Timing
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No “single tool” for managing timing, but there are many which
can greatly assist in various ways:
• Tweetdeck – easy to schedule and manage
• Hootsuite – also easy to schedule/manage
• Sproutsocial
• Buffer – Designed to determine ideal times to post and schedule
your FB/Twitter/G+ posts appropriately

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Amplifying Your Social Media Presence: GaggleAMP
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A “social media amplification platform”
Lets your organization bring together employees, partners,
customers to share social media messages…on your behalf
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Amplifying Your Social Media Presence: GaggleAMP
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Your “gaggle” can share when they want, where they want – but
it’s still your message.
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