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Twitter Posts: December 2009

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

Here is a round-up of my Twitter tweets from December 2009:

  1. Eleven Lords a Leaping – And it Is Not Even Christmas: http://EzineArticles.com/3471653 8:50 AM Dec 27th, 2009
  2. @soulston tweeted btopenzone ’s poor service, and @btopenzone DM ‘d to ask the location. Using Twitter for Customer Service. 3:27 AM Dec 20th, 2009
  3. @amadigital Please keep me posted of your Facebook tagging campaign. What are you using as success criteria? 3:01 AM Dec 18th, 2009
  4. Christmas decorations adorn the Google search results http://bit.ly/4UDxPg 12:16 AM Dec 18th, 2009
  5. Took great pleasure in reporting a competitor for Google Map Spam with 196 different listings. http://bit.ly/5Q1sEW 8:40 AM Dec 15th, 2009
  6. Google Analytics doesn’t track keywords for Image Search, unless you do this: http://bit.ly/50BcfW 7:05 AM Dec 15th, 2009
  7. Google’s Latest Results: what does it mean for small businesses? http://bit.ly/8rFt68 11:41 PM Dec 14th, 2009
  8. I’m sorry to do this, but I’m going to mention X Factor in order to demonstrate Google’s latest results. Apologies! 10:38 PM Dec 14th, 2009
  9. What Do Seniors Do Online? Visit Facebook and YouTube, of Course [STATS] http://ow.ly/168nmJ RT @5or6: @Mashable 11:33 PM Dec 10th, 2009
  10. No keywords in Title Tag. No inbound links. How can that page rank well? It’s all in the domain name…http://bit.ly/4SaKOD 11:03 PM Dec 10th, 2009
  11. Google’s new Personalised Search results & what it (might) mean for SEOhttp://bit.ly/65p1co 6:37 AM Dec 7th, 2009
  12. RT @DaveChaffey: How to achieve audience participation – 2010 Customer Engagement Research Report http://is.gd/5eV1w 6:35 AM Dec 7th, 2009
  13. Check out this AdWords Phishing Logon screen! http://www.google-wl.com/account/signin.html #adwords #phishing 6:33 AM Dec 7th, 2009
  14. Just received a fairly realistic Google AdWords Phishing email hosted on http://www.google-wl.com/ 6:30 AM Dec 7th, 2009
  15. You look lovely, Gill! http://tweetphoto.com/5744975 12:22 AM Dec 3rd, 2009
  16. eBusiness Conference tweets will be coming from my @ebizconf account – so follow me there! #ebizconf 10:31 PM Dec 2nd, 2009
  17. RT @patrickaltoft: Make Google Analytics load faster with asynchronous tracking http://bit.ly/6XhV8e 2:31 PM Dec 2nd, 2009
  18. This is important. Google provides webmaster tool to see how fast your site is: http://bit.ly/6ctm6URT @mattcutts 2:31 PM Dec 2nd, 2009
  19. New: UK Email Marketing Benchmarking Report from the DMA. http://bit.ly/7mok7s 12:36 AM Dec 2nd, 2009
  20. If you’re going to miss tomorrow’s eBusiness Conference, then follow the reporting on #ebizconf Please RT! 12:33 AM Dec 2nd, 2009
  21. Google UK search results stink. See US results for Birmingham airport, Nottingham potatoes, Boston… http://bit.ly/5EvPY8 12:31 AM Dec 2nd, 2009
  22. RT @IanLockwood: Google Caffeine live at this data centre, test your ranking on the new Google! http://bit.ly/4uEm9V 12:30 AM Dec 1st, 2009
  23. Intelligence feature in Google Analytics is available to all now. See Video http://tr.im/D7q9 RT @avinashkaushik 12:26 AM Dec 1st, 2009

Twitter Posts: November 2009

Friday, December 11th, 2009

Here is a summary of my Tweets from November, covering the Google Caffeine update, new features in Analytics, and valuable Internet marketing resources:

  1. Google Caffeine live at this data centre, test your ranking on the new Google! http://bit.ly/4uEm9V
  2. Intelligence feature in Google Analytics is available to all now. See Video http://tr.im/D7q9 RT @avinashkaushik
  3. Social Media Marketing isn’t free, it isn’t playing, and it isn’t “cool.” It’s a tactic in your strategic armoury. #amadigitalday
  4. Social media marketing can’t be airy fairy. It needs to be SMART: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, & Timebound.
  5. @pcmcreative The IKEA Social Media Campaign can be found at http://bit.ly/4psc3G 12:40 PM Nov 30th
  6. Notes from my AMA Digital Marketing Strategy Framework can be found at http://bit.ly/6MH3DW #AMAdigitalday
  7. eBusiness Conference 3 December Hashtag: #ebizconf
  8. I’m getting Tweets as SMS text messages on my Orange mobile. Very annoying! Be sure to set Mobile Settings to DM Only.
  9. I’m looking for an experienced UK based OSCommerce developer willing to further develop a large existing site. Recommendations?
  10. Google replaces URLs with breadcrumb links in search results http://bit.ly/2HTtoU RT @patrickaltoft
  11. Google Caffeine update won’t roll out til after the holidays. Merry Christmas, Google! http://bit.ly/1o71ux
  12. The Disproportionate Value of Deep Links. What I’ve always suspected, and a good discussion. http://bit.ly/406QsC
  13. Marketing Online wiki is a treasure trove of valuable info. http://bit.ly/2w73Py 1:18 PM Nov 4th from TweetDeck
  14. Website speed a likely SEO ranking factor. See http://code.google.com/speed/

Best Twitter Posts: October 2009

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

A few things I found interesting that I didn’t have time to write a full blog post about: here is a roundup of my October tweets:

  1. Dreaded “Locksmith” Google Local Spam infests UK results (Edinburgh Locksmiths) http://bit.ly/226BJq12:27 AM Oct 22nd
  2. Yahoo loving delicious tags for rankings? New in Site Explorer http://bit.ly/4eA9BR RT @rustybrick:10:17 AM Oct 19th
  3. Google Local Business now asking users if business details are accurate: http://bit.ly/22zUoW5:47 AM Oct 19th
  4. Dave Chaffey’s excellent overview of Web Marketing Dashboards. http://bit.ly/1YHS382:08 AM Oct 19th
  5. Are BT Customerstreet verbally promising their spammy microsites will have top 3 listings in Google…? See http://bit.ly/PZzXI @mattcutts1:04 PM Oct 17th
  6. Google Page Rank is Not Important, and is now gone from WebMaster Tools. http://bit.ly/3cQvCM6:44 AM Oct 16th
  7. Ofcom reports rapid growth in 65+ online and social networking-though more using private profiles http://icio.us/n4jxlj RT @susioneill4:31 AM Oct 15th
  8. Guaranteed broadband for every citizen in Finland as a legal right. Well done you Finns. http://bit.ly/mvTGR1:23 AM Oct 15th
  9. How can somebody have 8,637 followers if they have zero tweets?6:55 AM Oct 14th
  10. Solicitors can’t stop the Social Media tidal wave against toxic waste scandal. #Trafigura #Carter-Ruck http://bit.ly/qZCcU9:23 AM Oct 13th
  11. Free eBusiness Conference: Nottingham UK. 3 December 2009. See you there! http://bit.ly/Du8kk9:16 AM Oct 13th
  12. 5 Ways to dig even deeper into the Google Search Results: sidebars, addons, plugins http://bit.ly/QjkqP5:19 AM Oct 12th
  13. Free Press Release Services: I don’t think they work, but I always get asked where they are. http://bit.ly/hdXDM2:16 AM Oct 12th
  14. 10 Tips to Optimise Your Linkedin Profile http://bit.ly/36XM311:56 AM Oct 12th
  15. Is your Web Browser the most important piece of software on your computer? Google wants us to think so. http://bit.ly/HDUCA10:26 AM Oct 10th
  16. University of Nottingham produces national map of Swine Flu cases. There’s great Mashup potential in that data… http://bit.ly/wjJ0e7:25 AM Oct 9th
  17. New stats in Google Local Business Centre – see how many impressions & clicks your listing has had. RT @helga73:5:38 AM Oct 9th
  18. Mobile Marketing in the UK: Research Overview (Oct 2009) http://bit.ly/utw035:36 AM Oct 9th
  19. Buying or selling SEO links? Look at the trouble you are causing http://bit.ly/147vX7 RT @Econsultancy:1:47 AM Oct 7th
  20. 4Q Review: a free tool for measuring web visitors’ satisfaction with your websitel http://bit.ly/xKRpM

Best Twitter Posts: September 2009

Monday, October 12th, 2009
  1. Link building tip: 10 reasons a journalist might write about your website.   http://bit.ly/cagvf11:38 AM Sep 29th from TweetDeck
  2. Google Hot Trends : Search results show graph of fastest rising searches (but only in US and Japan…)  http://bit.ly/qINTl9:35 PM Sep 28th from TweetDeck
  3. International SEO: MattCutts on how Google handles duplicate content on multinational ecommerce sites.  http://bit.ly/3krYOW11:55 AM Sep 28th from TweetDeck

  4. 60% of the UK’s smallest businesses are performing as well as or better than last year. Source: FSB May 2009
    4:40 AM Sep 10th from TweetDeck
  1. How to improve your website: 12 examples of Great Error 404 pages. http://digg.com/d113XSA @econsultancy11:00 PM Sep 9th from TweetDeck
  2. Google’s new super sized search box http://digg.com/u1CGjd3:07 PM Sep 9th from TweetDeck
  3. @DaveChaffey ’s updated list of best digital marketers on Twitter now includes affiliate marketing & web analytics http://bit.ly/6L3Ln12:46 PM Sep 9th from TweetDeck
  4. RT @patrickaltoft How Google deals with spam reports  http://bit.ly/ngwwx12:40 PM Sep 9th from web
  5. Google’s UK Search Results are Ga Ga.  http://digg.com/u1CG6Q@mattcutts11:05 AM Sep 9th from TweetDeck

Susan’s Tweets for the Week 2009-08-28

Friday, August 28th, 2009
  • Supply2.gov.uk is now free – search for low value (,£100K) UK government contracts. #
  • Social media is not important to SEO. See SEOMoz 2009 ranking factors. http://digg.com/d1awEn #
  • Google is tweaking UK search results – less emphasis on .co.uk domain names. See Cutts update: http://digg.com/u1BJDN #
  • What factors influence your Local Search rankings? The experts rank what helps, & what hurts. http://digg.com/d1sDbx #
  • I’ll be at the next Web 2.0 meeting in Nottingham, 20 Aug at 18:30. Anybody else going? http://digg.com/u1AlkE #

Susan’s Tweets for the Week 2009-07-31

Friday, July 31st, 2009

Susan’s Tweets for the Week 2009-07-24

Friday, July 24th, 2009
  • Would you risk comparing your brand to Google in your advertising? Do you dare tread on Google’s toes? Via @leeodden: http://bit.ly/168zNr #
  • Relevance is like pornography, there is no precise definition but Google knows it when they see it. RT @clickequations via @avinashkaushik: #
  • 10 Stunning (And Useful) Stats About Twitter http://bit.ly/57Ja9 #
  • ويمكن لأي من بلادي العربية يتحدث الاصدقاء يقول لي إذا TweetDeck “وترجمتها إلى العربية” توفر الترجمة الجيدة؟ #
  • Est-ce que le TweetDeck “Tweet traduire ce« travail de précision en français? Looks pretty good to me…. #
  • [Blog] Who to Follow on Twitter: The Best SEO Twitters http://cli.gs/ntd7M #
  • RT @TechnologyUK: #Microsoft and #Yahoo rumoured to be closing in on deal | Technology |guardian.co.uk http://bit.ly/rFWc8 #
  • Don’t forget to Block and Report Spam for Twitters sending out twitterspam. Easy to do in Tweetdeck. #

Susan’s Tweets for the Week 17 July 2009

Friday, July 17th, 2009
  • Birmingham City Council’s social media style newsroom. Lots of good lessons for us to learn from this http://bit.ly/1FI0lF #
  • Can Facebook can use *your* personal picture in their advertising? Do you need to opt out? http://bit.ly/13Yeg4 #
  • Google including “Favourite Places” link on search page. Do you really want to know Kelly Holmes favourite places? http://bit.ly/3SIwpd #
  • Do you have questions for Google? Ask Matt Cutts to make a video answer to your questions. http://tinyurl.com/FireAway #
  • Need to keep track of when a web page changes, for example a competitor, or a list of research reports? http://digg.com/d1Jse #
  • Should @mattcutts keep making videos, or is video learning not your thing. I’d rather read than watch. Vote here http://digg.com/u18Hd0 #
  • Trying to figure out the benefits of Google’s Export Advisor service, developed with UKTI, HSBC, Royal Mail, etc. http://digg.com/u18DoY #
  • Thanks to @DaveChaffey for including me in his list of Best/top Internet Marketers to follow on Twitter. http://tinyurl.com/chvrqj #
  • Social Media Marketing workshop for Master Photographers Association (Markfield). Course notes here: http://bit.ly/Ycj4V #
  • Google has 45 different Twitter Accounts. I chose to follow 4. How many will you follow? http://digg.com/d1wSKE #

Susan’s Tweets for the Week: 10 July 2009

Friday, July 10th, 2009

Susan’s Weekly Tweets 3 July 2009

Friday, July 3rd, 2009
  • Developing your social media plan. Lisa Barone’s excellent guide http://digg.com/d1rdRE #
  • Why Attractive Web Designs work better. You will need to concentrate, but worth reading. RT @AttitudeDesign: http://bit.ly/10timP #
  • Improve your LinkedIn profile. Useful tips if you’re looking for a job, but also actions for small business owners. http://digg.com/u172ZM #
  • Which are the best Twitter desktop applications? Review by @mashable http://cli.gs/SBtVA #
  • Seeding, Weeding & Feeding: Managing Your Social Media Marketing (It’s not free, cheap, or easy) (Harvard Business ): http://bit.ly/edu3y #
  • Mashable’s Twitter Guidebook, including a section on Twitter for Business http://digg.com/d1uy3j #
  • “But It’s Not Google!” Check out Wired’s list of esoteric search engines and research tools: http://bit.ly/1×3bY RT @wired #
  • Huddle, Ning, Etsy, Scribd, Spotify: 50 Startup Tech Businesses You Should Know http://digg.com/d1uC3J #
  • RT @fmpickering: Make sure your marketing copy doesn’t break the law – new copy advice site from CAP – http://digg.com/u17FL0 #
  • Have you noticed #hashtags are now hyperlinked? If you don’t understand hashtags then read Mashable’s hashtag guide http://digg.com/d1rTF8 #
  • Moonfruit running Twitter competition- win a MacBook. However, is it worth the cost of lots of MacBook prizes to buy tweets? #moonfruit #
  • June search engine referral data for Hallam: Google 89.9%, Bing 7%, and Yahoo 2%. Bing market share grew from MSN’s previous 3%. #bing #
  • Love the new drag and drop functionality in Gmail, makes it easy to organise messages into folders. #
  • Google Webmaster Videos: what about those of us who prefer to quickly read rather than watch video?. Please publish a written transcript. #