In preparation for today's training, here are some notes and things I will discuss this evening.

Start with FB Video - (surprise :)

Talk about the past week: Olga’s, Matt Prentice, Miley, etc

Auto responder- my take

What can twitter help you with?

1.       Personal branding- Whether you work for a company, yourself, or in transition-

2.       Find candidates- (twellow, tweepsearch, or basic search features)

3.       Find business partners- Use the searches from above, ask and answer questions

4.       Crowd source- get answers instantaneously, create a poll

5.       Link to your site, blog, or others in your network that provide value

6.       Get braking news before mainstream media

7.       Make people laugh (@Sarshie Really really need a good laugh this morning. Help!)

8.       Find valuable blogs/articles/co info from other tweeple (Anita Bruzzese)

9.       Miley Cyrus search example-shows the possibilities

10.   RT rules, sugg (less than 120- R/T includes your full twitter name

11.   Auto follow suggestions, things to avoid

12.   Ex. Most people I meet here add me on Facebookhttp://tr.im/jtVm + here my video's on Youtube http://tr.im/ii5s

13.   D Brandon_Krieger Most people I follow, I converse with and once we've est a relationship, we get more connected.

14.   Testimonials online- ‘Favorite’- positive tweets about you

Your Favorites0 more result since you started searching. Refresh to see them.

1. HubertGAM@DaveBenjamin I am learning a lot from working with @DaveBenjamin. He definitely understands what it means to be a person of integrity.

2. LaniAR@davebenjamin how nice! :) nah, we're good. i find value in your tweets

3. stace_in_place Gr8 discussion re: social networking @ ASE Recruiter Roundtable 2day! Thanx @davebenjamin!

4. stace_in_place@DaveBenjamin Thanks for making me look good :) It was great 2 c everyone engaged.

5. PublicCityPR@DaveBenjamin Thanks again Dave for the opp. Fortunately or unfortunately, now all the PR people will be calling you to book guests.

6. becksdavisGreat blog post by @DaveBenjamin: What's with all the noise? http://twurl.nl/tigs32

7. refreshdetroit Nodding my head as I read "What's with all the noise?" by @DaveBenjamin. Building relationships takes time. http://twurl.nl/tigs32

8. adrianpittmanCheck out @DaveBenjamin great synopsis videos of the presentations at #module09 Thanks, Dave: http://bit.ly/XEeWo

9. Ford@DaveBenjamin Yes. They'll continue to consolidate & align with successful companies. Like Ford. :-) ^Alan #FordCEO

10. kleclercq@DaveBenjamin and @DetroitVoice... Your both too funny

11. ksenija@DaveBenjamin thank you very much! also, thank you for the kind words regarding Ambassador. you are the best!

12. AmberCadabra@DaveBenjamin I've had a blast so far, to be sure. I'm so glad we got to hang last night, and look forward to seeing you Friday!  

13. DaveMurr@DaveBenjamin @JoeFoodie @MsCarlaPauline - great now I'm hungry AGAIN!! There is some evil connection between Twitter and food!

14. MsCarlaPauline@DaveBenjamin Just saw the foodnetork.com recipe. *THAT* is what I am talking about, Willis. You should rock that!

15. becksdavisI just listened to the @VoicesofDetroit podcast with @DaveBenjamin, @kleclercq, & @ksenija. Kudos! I enjoyed that.

16. CFOwise@DaveBenjamin thanks for the recommendation. Very helpful

Spread Your Wings- Get More Retweet Action Today- written by: Chris Brogran

May 20, 2009 · Comments

Twitter offers a great way to get your information spread far and wide: the retweet. Simply, if you say something interesting or useful on Twitter, other users re-post the information, giving the original poster credit for the information. Some users are well known for their ability to find good information and share it. I’m thinking of @mayhemstudios and @ed, for instance. But it’s not just having good information that gets you retweeted. There are things to consider. Here are some ideas.

Making Re-Tweet Ready Posts

• Make sure your post info has room for your original info plus a retweet. If your original post is close to 140 characters, the person retweeting has to edit your post to send it back out. Smells like work? People won’t make extra effort to retweet you if they have to edit your posts.
• Make sure you use URL shorteners like bit.ly or is.gd or ow.ly (there are dozens) to get back more of your real estate.
• If you’re going to tweet a URL, give folks a sense of what they’re clicking into. For instance, I use (video) or (youtube) when pointing to a YouTube video. And make sure you use (NSFW) on things that are Not Safe For Work.
• The more helpful or entertaining your tweet, the more likely people will take an action.
• The more jumbled with @ names and multiple urls and hashtags your tweet is, the less likely it will be retweeted.
• People will gladly retweet causes (unless you fatigue us).
• Starting a tweet with an @ means that a good chunk of folks won’t see it.

That’s a pretty good start to getting your re-tweet on. But you know what? There’s more.

And Now, the Bonus Round

• Retweet other people and promote other people 15x to every 1 time of your effort.
• Don’t tweet every damned thing you write about or do. Folks will fatigue quickly.
• Befriend and add value to the best retweeters. It’s a live network, a human network, a give-and-take relationship.

That’s it. That’s how I do it.

Connecting twitter and FB feeds…bad idea in my opinion. Explain why!