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Social Media is a revolution in the way we communicate and the current Social Media Platforms like Facebook, Pinterest …. and Twitter are just that: Tools

 Twitter is my favourite Platform right now. What appeals to me is the real-time conversation, the openness and the limitation to 140 characters. I use Twitter for many things and I like it best for connecting with individuals that I wouldn’t have met otherwise.

Follow @Tweet4OKBut Twitter is just a tool with about 500 Million accounts  (my guess is that about 1/3 are unused)

I have discovered incredible people on Twitter and I even credit Twitter for finding the love of my life. But enough about me.

I recently asked “How do you use Twitter” on my Facebook Page and ended up with great answers. I’m putting in the answers in the listly below but let’s make this post dynamic:

Please vote on your favourite uses and feel free to add more to the list.

Care to share your favourite Twitter Story?

Image credit: Cute Twitter birds - pinkmoustache.net

The more people you follow on Twitter, the more you will find your Direct Message (DM) box filling up. If you have set your notifications to send you emails, like I suggested in this little video: “How to set your Twitter Notifications,” your email box will fill up as well. Many of my friends will not even look at their DMs anymore unless you let them know that you sent them something in private. But there is a magic bullet to get rid of auto-DMs. Continue reading

As a Social Media consultant I often write about the how, what, why and tips and tricks to make your experience more rewarding. As much as I love doing that, Social Media is much more than that – it represents a fundamental shift in our lives – a shift that can be compared to the impact of the printing press or the industrial revolution.

With the help of many friends I co-organized an event yesterday that brought the struggle of the Syrian people into our small city of Kelowna, BC. Continue reading

Thank you very much for this guest post Jeanne d’Arc Remko. Jeanne is one of the panelists for today’s event in Kelowna: What’s Going On in Syria

Jeanne Remko is a criminology student at Simon Fraser University, with a passion for human rights and justice. Jeanne’s parents are Kurdish Syrians . She gained activism experience through her father, who has been an outspoken critic of Ba’ath party (ruling party of Syria) and was eventually incarcerated for it.

Jeanne is currently a volunteer with the Amnesty International and is a member of Voice of New Syria Non-Profit Society. Her family was the first to rally in Vancouver against Assad prior to this revolution, and she, along with her family  have continued to rally every week throughout the entire year. Continue reading

Facebook Timeline brought us many advantages and some new challenges. One of the new features is that we can now customize the images for the Tabs a.k.a Apps. Continue reading