I promised to share Twitter information as I found it on the internet and if you don’t get what twitter is … I found a short video that explains it in a way that we all can ‘get twitter’.

This is a great resource …. Special thanks to Common Craft for sharing this on their blog.

Om Malik of Gigaom posted some interesting stats released by HitWise . The HitWise study of 56  leading Social Networking sites shows that just over 67%  of US Visits were received by MySpace with Facebook  receiving only 20.56 %.

Stop by Gigaom for more details and a chart.

Have you noticed as you browse some of your favourite blogs that often the point that really hits home isn’t in the post itself but rather in the great comment posted as a result of the original blog.  Have you wondered when your service, product or name is mentioned in a comment ?

I learned about Back Type this week and thought this is great. Christoper Golda and Michael Montano have created a searchable stream of blog comments.

By ensuring that I list my Her-media.com url in my blog comments every comment I make will now be listed on BlackType. By setting my comments to moderated I can ensure no one using my url without my permission is listed under my profile.

I have already begun following a few BlackType users. Chris Broden and TechCrunch are the top two followed ‘commentators’. It is great to see what posts they are reading.

BlackType is Her Media’s official best new Social Media tool of the 2008 summer. I can’t wait to see how it grows and evolves. Be sure to head over to BlackType and register.

I follow Wendy Piersall on Twitter. I also read her blog posts and some of her side kick’s blogs on Spark Plugging. This week Wendy wrote a post listing the twitter trends that most annoyed her and I was so in agreement with some of her comments I asked if I could share some excerpts from her post with you.

She mentions, “Really - some people just don’t get it.” Although I may be using her comment out of the context she refers to ( you will have to ask her). I agree that many Tweeters don’t get it.

If you choose to follow someone on twitter you will receive tweets of interest to that person. You can not and should not expect to control what or when someone tweets. You can however easily choose to not receive their tweets by simply unfollowing. This leads me to another of Wendy’s annoying trends;

“People who Get Pissy When You do ANY Self-Promotion at All”

For some people Twitter really is just a tool to keep in touch with family and friends. They want to keep up to date with their friends and learn about their day. Other’s are looking for industry specific knowledge. A good example of this is that I choose to follow the Canadian Political leaders to stay up to date on their happenings, conversations, and views during the federal election. I also may choose to follow gurus in a specific field (such as Wendy) to learn about their industry. In the case of Wendy I am looking for her blog posts, ideas, and knowledge. Why not JUST follow her blog ? Twitter allows me to correspond real time in a quick and efficient manner.  Its a two way stream.

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Answering WHY people don’t follow you also answers  ‘how to get people to follow you’.

Jennifer Slegg answers both questions with her blog Post ‘Why People you Follow on Twitter don’t follow you back. She brings up some very important Twitter points including personalizing your profile (Give me a visual)  with a photo and your URL and participating in active conversation.

For those who have signed up on twitter but are still “Haven’t updated yet!” Jennifer has some advice for you as well.

Stop By Jen’s Blog and learn some good Tweet Etiquette.

Track the clicks of your Tweet Links in three easy steps at Tweetburner.

Log on with your Twitter ID at TweetBurner.

1.) If you do not want your stats to be ‘public’ be sure to click on the button:

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I was reading a post about the relaunch of the the International Blogging & New Media Association at One by One Media’s blog.

According to their website; “The International Blogging and New Media Association was formed to promote and advance the blogging and new media industry through research, information, education and advocacy.”

Membership is only $25 and includes:

* Secure access to IBNMA Member Intranet with exclusive tools and resources
* Subscription to industry leading Blogger and Podcasting Magazine (current benefit)
* Monthly email newsletter
* Discount on training and certification classes
* Discount to registration to BlogWorld & New Media Expo (current benefit)
* Member to Member chat rooms and discussion groups (coming in late July)
* Discounted rates on publications and special offers at the online IBNMA store

If you are interested in blogging or social media I suggest checking it out.

Another great Social Media book marking tool to help you connect with like minded internet geeks or to promote your blog and service. What ever your reason if you haven’t joined Furl its time to do so. So lets get started. I have been told you like steps so here they are ! (This is written for the beginner so if you are Social Media or Internet Geek really just go to http://www.furl.net and register

Step one go to furl and register (right click and open in a new tab) of course this would be much easier if you were using Fire Fox you are using firefox right ?

Remember to use the SAME user name on all your social media related accounts so others can find you.

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As promised I have selected one random poster to the comments on the How to create A twitter profile post here at Her Media and the winner is …..

Jenn from Mom needs Coffee

As soon as she provides her preferences I will get started and post the finished screenshot.

I have already had one person request that I spruce up their twitter profile page a bit. So I am accepting requests this week only (really i have limited time and for a small fee of $25.00 I will spruce your twitter profile up. Simply Contact Her Media