Alan Pruitt

@hilzfuld is spot-on with these gentle reminders about Twitter practices. The DMing thing is just out-of-control! In January, I thinned out over 700 followers who engaged in a lot of the practices mentioned in the post (below). Twitter is a powerful communication tool – but it requires PEOPLE to be behind the message/s – not some automaton widget sending out nonsense DMs (have you read some of these a-w-f-u-l tweets? — how (sometimes) desperate.

Via - 5 Twitter Practices People Have to Stop Doing | Mobile | Social Media | Newest Technologies by Tech N’ Marketing.

@alanpruitt

This is my first blog post from my T-Mobile HTC Android (MTG3) using a WordPress app. Not bad for mobile blogging. I have spent the last few days revising my social media tool box and WordPress is the engine for this project.

Prezi.com is an innovative presentation editor that I am learning to use — instead of the tired ol’ PowerPoint. Don’t get me wrong — I love Mac’s Keynote software — but Prezi is just a different presentation animal altogether. I can’t wait to see this on the video projector! I am using the Education license version of Prezi — but I might upgrade to the Pro version soon. Yes, it is a Flash product – so you need to have the Flash Player installed to view. Use the DVD control buttons (bottom of frame) to advance the presentation. I booted PowerPoint out of presentation tool box when Google Apps rolled out it presentation suite. Prezi just might become my default presentation gadget of choice.

“Let’s Talk: Social Media for Small Business” e-Book @ http://tinyurl.com/5o6nb2 by John Jantsch of Duct Tape Marketing is a great primer on making the leap from just another so-so web site to creating an individual brand identity using today’s most popular social media tools. This great e-Book provides a wealth of information for social media newbies such as myself.