The Popularity of Tweetie

There are a number of reasons why Tweetie is so popular already; for one thing it has its own unique feel to it and is not just a miniature version of Twitter. One of the nicest things about the application is that it allows users to almost effortlessly manage multiple accounts. The newest version of the application also allows you to do a lot while offline.  It is constantly evolving yet despite this Tweetie remains easy to use. There are a few different Twitter applications out there to suit the iPhone, but many would agree that Tweetie is by far the best of the lot.

One of the inner circle at Twitter, Fred Wilson, gave everyone an idea of his intentions when he announced in his blog that his company were interested in developing their own application that would allow them to capture the market for mobile tweeting. The surge of popularity for the iPad is also sure to have been a factor in their decision making too. Rather than reinventing the wheel though, the decision makers decided to go with an application that was already available. So you now have all the advances provided by Tweetie but under the Twitter umbrella. The application is also due to change names; although many would view ‘Twitter for iPhone’ as being a far from innovative name.

The Future of ‘Twitter for iPhone’

It will be interesting to see what this takeover of Tweetie will lead to. Will it mean an even meatier application and enthusiastic support or will people choose the non-official versions? Many similar devices have had a downward change in fortunes after they were acquired by a bigger entity.  Twitter doesn’t seem prepared to take too many chances and they will be making the application free for at least a few weeks.

The first step in making contacts offline is in your attitude. You must learn to adopt a friendly attitude and be prepared when opportunity presents itself. It might be necessary to step out of your own world and initiate a conversation with others. Most people do not initiate conversations with strangers, but most people are very friendly when they are approached by others. Be prepared for those that are not in the mood for friendly conversation. It is not a reflection on you.

Try to actually listen to the person you are engaging. Don’t immediately try to sell them on your business. You are trying to gain some new clients, but it will be much more successful if you make an attempt to understand the person you are talking to.

Many conversations lead to the inevitable inquiry about what you do for a living. This is your opportunity to shine. State your value instead of your job title. Instead of giving your job title to a potential client, try stating what you actually bring to a business. Let them know that you help other businesses gain visibility online.

Business cards are a must have item. While those marketers that work online may think that a business card is completely unnecessary and outdated, there will always be times when you need to hand a business card to someone in the real world. Do you really want to jot your information down on a scrap of paper or do you want to show your potential client that you are a professional?

Not everyone you meet will be in need of your services, but there is a good chance that they will know someone who could hire you. Make sure that you leave a lasting impression with everyone you meet so that your name will be the first that they think of when they or someone they know needs marketing services.

Be helpful to others in the real world. This should never be done for strictly business reasons, but it can’t hurt to help someone with an armful of packages get through the door or the person stuck on the side of the road with a flat tire. It may start a conversation, it may help you get hired and it will make you feel good to help someone in need.

Become the person that others turn to for help or when they are looking for a solution. You should always help others when they are looking for a business, even if that business is not yours.

Try to get some contact information at the end of every conversation. This gives you what you need to make a follow up contact. Make sure that you write yourself a few notes about the conversation so that you can reintroduce the conversation. If you promised more information about another service or company, make sure that you have it available when you make the follow up contact.

LOL, and thats all I have to say about that!

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CARS & VANS – a new news sub section all about the UK Motor industry, this part of the site will have a complete design of its own, we are passionate about motoring and hope to create an important new section to the site.

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A tutorial blog post is also a great way to help your readers and demonstrate your expert knowledge to potential clients. All of the work that you describe in your tutorial are things that you can do for a client and they may decide that you are the right person for the project.

Reviews are always a good blog post. Regular readers enjoy reading reviews about products or services before they make a decision to buy. Your blog posts that do not benefit you at all will set you apart from others who review the same product or service. Make sure that you describe the product completely, your opinion, the intended audience for the product and some other similar products or services as an alternative.

Blog posts that are offering a special discount to readers is a way to help bring in clients when times are tough. We all go through tough times and a special discount blog post can sometimes help bring in additional clients and revenue.

Finally, an opinion on the current state of your business or a trend that you see coming down the line may attract clients as well. One of the things that your blog post must do is present you as an expert in your field. An opinion blog post can help to establish this identity for you.

Blog posts like these should be sprinkled on your blog throughout the year. Don’t just rely on these client getting posts when you are hitting tough times. Use this kind of drive and hard work all year long and you will soon have a healthy roster of clients in need of your services.

Google appears to be live testing its new Sponsored search suggestion drop down. My Love hate relationship with google slowly lumbers on… with a bit more hate today, or is it love, i get confused.

For the first time ever today google ADWORDS can be seen on the home page of google..everybody say ohhhh.

When you tye anything into google these days it begins to “Suggest” possible keywords however I have noticed this morning that Sponsored results (only for google)  appear to be being tested.

Yet another way for google to abuse the millions of visitors that use its search engine daily and garuntee more money for google, less for the small guy with an upcoming small business and more secutiry for the established business who has little need for SEO.

Not only that but the SEO’s of the world are getting there noses pushed out again making SEO harder and harder to give benefit.

For this information to have any relevance though it needs to be provided by people who are honestly giving their opinion about something they have tried. Unfortunately this does not seem to always be the case and many of the reviews will be at the behest of a company or by a rival company trying to destroy their name; the upshot being that many reviews are of no practical value when it comes to finding out about products and services.

It is probably understandable that companies will try and do all they can to promote whatever it is they are trying to flog. The chance to write glowing reviews about themselves is too good an opportunity to miss and few waste the opportunity. If the public realised just how many of the reviews available on the internet were bought and paid for there would probably be an outcry. It is also pretty understandable as to why some sneaky business people would go and write bad reviews about their rivals – not the most ethical action but certainly effective. For many people, one bad review would be enough to turn them off a product.

To be fair, Yelp is only one of the websites who provide a platform for dodgy reviews. The fact is that Yelp has also acknowledged the problem and they are doing what they can to rectify the situation. They are going to change the way that reviews are accepted and will remove some of the aspects of the site that allowed the spread of misinformation to become so pervasive.

The general advice for internet users would be to take all reviews with a pinch of salt. This does not mean that people should disregard everything they read on places like Yelp; this continues to be a useful service and many of the reviews are legit. If a review sounds too one-sided then this is usually a sign that something is amiss.  Hopefully the move to tighten things up will lead to a reduction in the amount of false reviews but it is hard to imagine how it could be eradicated fully.

In the past Adobe has been quick to play down any rift that may exist between them and Apple. Things seem to be changing though as the dominance of the iPhone and new iPad becomes more obvious. This ban on flash based applications is going to have a huge effect as more and more people become part of the iPad phenomena. Not being able to get your products onto the device is going to mean a huge loss in potential earnings so it is no wonder that tempers are rising. In fact this could mean the death knell for many things flash-related.

Lee Brimelow has tried to make it clear that these are his own personal opinions and he does want to be seen as being representative of Adobe – still you have to think. One of the final quips in his blog post was the advice to Apple to, “go screw yourself”.

This war between HTML 5 and flash may also involve some personality clashes that go way beyond computer language.  It almost certainly is causing a lot of passionate debate from supporters on both sides of the argument. It is understandable that developers, who have put so much effort into creating using flash, should feel angry that their work will not be available on the most popular platform around; it really must feel like a kick in the teeth. With so much at stake we are almost certain to see the war of words heat up. Although the comments made by Lee Brimelow may not be fully supported by the Adobe team it has almost certainly drawn them further into the conflict.

It will be interesting to see what this increasing hostility between Adobe and Apple leads to. The success of the iPad though is almost certain to give Apple the ability to call the shots. If they don’t want to use flash then there does not seem to be much anyone can do to make them change their minds. What all this means ultimately for Adobe and Flash is probably not going to be good.