Good question. Let’s assume you already know how Twitter works.
Let’s say you want to find quick Twitter info on a particular topic or place. One of my topics that I write about is the HopeBC area. I like to send out tweets every now and again about the HopeBC area. Why? Well, I live in the area and like to draw attention to it. To help feature the area I built http://hopebc.ca quite a while ago and am rebuilding it now again.
So, when I tweet about HopeBC, I put it into the searchable category ‘hopebc’ by placing a hashtag ‘#’ in front of the ‘hopebc’. To see how this works, go to HashTags.org or TwitterSearch. There are more Twitter based search tools -
these two just happen to be the ones I tend towards. Yes, Google has one as well. Also yes, this is one more way to encourage GoogleJuice.
Type in #hopebc at one of these sites and see that I recently posted a few tweets. Type in some other terms that interest you and see what comes up!
Any questions?
Most of the work I do is collaborative. Project team members, vendors and clients all benefit from clear communication and transparency of process. Search for ‘collaboration online’ and you’ll see how significant this field is.
A site I have used extensively to organize projects and host collaborative development is pbworks.com. A good, clear article by Yegor Gilyov about pbworks is here. Sometimes it is helpful to have a product compared to another to highlight its features. Here PBWorks is compared with BaseCamphq. I have used BaseCamp a number of times and appreciate its usefulness and like Gilyov, find PBWorks just that much more versatile.
How huge is the collaboration world online? Check out Robin Good’s one page visual at MindMeister.com. If you are considering using online collaborative tools within your organization, let me help you decide which is most suited to your needs. I have a cursory knowledge of many of them and specific, first-hand-use knowledge about these.
BaseCamp
Google Docs
Huddle
DropBox
youSendIt
PBWiki (now PBWorks)
WetPaint
WikiSpaces
Scribd
Issu
Ning
GoToMeeting
Campfire
EventBrite
GoogleWave
Skype
Google Chat
ICQ
SlideShare
Adobe Connect Pro
Of course, I have my favourites but these are the main tools we have chosen to use or been inflicted with by project partners. My partners use other programs to facilitate their specialty skills.
What have you used? What do you recommend? Why? Let’s all learn from one another.
