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Foursquare Etiquette
September 8th, 2010 - by Jeff Wagner
Foursquare isn’t new anymore for most people familiar with social media but still there seems to be a major disconnect with the proper etiquette of how to use it. For those of you who don’t use or know what Foursquare is here’s a very quick description. Foursquare is a location-based social networking website & app where people can check in via their phones and gain points/badges to earn prizes or discounts from the restaurant or business
their at.
Anyways, here’s the problem that I have with it. Every time someone checks in at a location it posts your “check in” on Twitter and or Facebook. Example: (Jeff Wagner is at Caribou Coffee in Maple Grove, MN. http:4sq.com/maplegrove).
This is EXTREMELY annoying and really you should take a few seconds and turn off this option. Imagine if you’re like me and use Twitter quite frequently and every 3 posts on your twitter page is a check in from Foursquare. So out of the 20 posts that my page shows by default 5 or 6 are completely worthless information to me. Can you see the frustration?
I love using Twitter, I think it’s a fantastic way to get real time information and I use it for the latest and greatest details within my industry. I just wish I wouldn’t have to filter through all the unnecessary posts.
Maybe I’m the only one that feels this way, does anyone else feel the same?
Tags: Etiquette, Four Square, Social Media
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Instant Twitter conversation on your site with Tweetboard
December 4th, 2009 - by Jeff Wagner
I found this great application a couple of weeks ago that brings your Twitter feed right into your site, the tool is called Tweetboard. Not only does Tweetboard bring your twitter posts to your site but they display it in a great looking slide-out menu.
I’ve recently added the app to my site, if you visit my home page you’ll notice the tab on the far left side labeled “Tweets.” Simply, click on the tab and the slide-out menu appears and lists all of your recent twitter posts.
Anyone can join in on your twitter conversations and leave comments right on your site. You can view recent posts or view all. The board comes with a variety of options and styling controls so that you can customize it to fit the look and feel of your website. It’s just another great social media tool that allows you to communicate more directly to your client base and at the same time gives them the ability to comment back.
You can get an invitation to use Tweetboard on your site by visiting their website at http://tweetboard.com. You will need a Twitter account for this application to work. If you’re not using Twitter yet you need to look into it and start using this amazing social media tool.
JW
Tags: Social Media, Tweetboard, Twitter, Web Development
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