I write about Twitter a lot because next to MySpace it has been one of the easiest platforms I have ever used professionally to grow social media networking contacts. Facebook, LinkedIn and blogs are limited to the people you bring to them, so it can be difficult to grow outside your existing network. Twitter is also been a great tool to increase traffic to other social media platforms including blogs, YouTube, Facebook, MySpace and even LinkedIn. I even have clients who report website increases of up to 5,000% through Twitter efforts.

When I first wrote this list, it was January 2010. I had just about 40,000 followers on Twitter; these days I have a few more, but I still try different stuff on my account ALL the time. It is important to experiment to see what works for you. RSS feed aggregation, curating content including quotes/posts/great articles, Re-Tweeting others, strategically following people who follow people who I think I have things in common with, and many others.

I regularly attend social networking events such as Chamber Mixers, Leads Luncheons, Industry Associations and Community Outreach Programs. These are perfect places, with some designed specifically for professionals and entrepreneurs to get together, trade business ...

I read a tweet the other day from TV agent and broadcast media expert Micah Johnson, a.k.a. @TV_Agent on Twitter. Micah is an broadcasting agent and the owner of  Media Stars Worldwide, as well as a former CNN and NBC anchor/correspondent and broadcast group ...

Trophy season is upon us. Competition, acknowledgement and award shows that are packed with heartwarming moments and even bureaucratic agendas.  Prizes to publicize noteworthy or exemplary behavior that offer incentives for improving outcomes ...

“Why are you trying so hard to fit in when you were born to stand out?”  I am guilty of trying to “MacGyver” feelings, thoughts and situations to make them work for me when they were clearly not coming to me naturally. Social ...

I read a post on my good friend Pam Moore's blog and it really made me think about what the heartbeat of social media is to me and how important the connections I have made online have actually changed my life. Then spent the evening on the phone with my friend Gena ...

"Set your goals so high that you can't achieve them." ~ Ted Turner I saw this quote on my cousins Facebook status last week and couldn't help but think of how much of what I hold dear in my life has come from having Goals that were 'TOO HIGH'. I notice a ...

It happens. Emotional tweeting, posting, texting, e-mailing ... we are all *mostly ;)* humans, having a human experience, both online and in REAL time. In my opinion, some of the best content comes from emotions that trigger passion. Passion has been ...

If Social Media were a Football game this is what it *might* look like at some radio stations: CORPORATE introduces the play....then mandates it. The STATION lines up on the field. There’s the snap...and the PROGRAM DIRECTOR drops the ball, looks like he ...

Since it is the day before Thanksgiving and most radio/industry folks are having a half-day or got Turkey on the brain, I am going to keep this short and sweet! Giving thanks to others online goes a long way. I can honestly say without hesitation that it is the ...