Comments by Peggy Dolane

Another helpful way of thinking about your delicious tags is to chose words you would use to search for the topic again in the future. So, for example, you might search for "Free Twitter Tools." So use that label when you find a cool site such as Twitter Grader or Tweet Deck. Then when you later you could find them again by searching either "free tools," "Twitter tools" or even "free," "Twitter," or "Tools."

Look at what language you've used before and continue to use it -- Delicious will suggest those terms to you first. So if you've saved "blogs" first, then every other blog you save should use that term instead of "blog" or "blogging" or even "site."

Social bookmarking can also be very useful for marketing to others. I have a list of social bookmarking marketing tips I'd be happy to send to anyone who is interested, just email me (you can find my address at www.provientmarketing.com). Here's to a happy -- and organized -- New Year!

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Rock on, Joel!

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My favorite twitter moments are on a much smaller scale, the human moments of humor or connection. Just posted my favorites today (great minds think alike!) http://twurl.nl/ypbzco Gotta say, my tweeps always come through for a hearty laugh every single day. It’s why I keep tuning in.

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I think companies see small numbers like just 3,763 people heard that he had a bad experience with the brand. What they don't realize is how that is multiplied through conversations both on and off social media. For example, I had a great customer service experience with Net Nanny because of an unhappy tweet. I've told and retold that experience on blogs like this one, cocktail partys and playground conversations. When people I know are thinking about getting a parental control for their computer, which is the first one that comes to mind? Customer testimonials may not reach the same numbers as a TV spot. But when it comes to buying decisions, they certain hold more sway. Just ask Motrin.

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Not wild about how Tweetworks broadcasts your groups when you join them. While I've seen many people Tweet they've joined groups here, I've yet to hear that anything worth visiting is actually going on it Tweetworks. Am I missing something?

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Facebook has more mass appeal than MySpace. The bling in MySpace is a turn-off to the older crowd. When my 77 year old mother reluctantly joined Facebook last month, she had no idea that she’d have 10 of her friends clamoring to have her join them. Can you see a grandma on MySpace? Not likely.

Just a month ago kids were abashed that their parents had a Facebook account. Now what parent — much less business person — doesn’t have one?

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Great material, Dan. Thanks! Wondering why budurl or tweetburner aren’t showing up in the link shortening data. Tweetburner’s got to account for a significant number (or at least if you believe their link shortening hype they post on their site.)

Along those lines, would love data about link tracking tools. Are they worth it and what do they really tell you?

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Love discovering I'm a Twitter Loser! follow me and help me become an even bigger loser! http://twitter.com/freerangemom

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It’s not just the auto workers jobs in Michigan, it’s also Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. It’s not just the auto worker jobs in Michigan, it’s all of the other businesses those autoworkers shop at and buy from. The only good thing to Michigan having a depressed economy is at least the screaming loud off shore racers were pretty much silent on the lakes last summer. No one had enough money to run them.

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If you want hourly alerts for keyword tweets, Tweetbeep fits the bill. It can also narrow your searches to show url’s only. I’ve found it to be a very handy, free tool to keep up on who’s talking about topics I’m interested in.

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I try to avoid having to unfriend people by being strategic about who I friend in the first place. I had to do it once when I added a Twitter friend to facebook and realized I didn’t need to see her updating in both places. I decided I didn’t like unfriending, so I’d be more careful on the front end on who I friend in the first place.

I use each of my social media in different ways. Facebook is for my closest friends. People that fully know me, that I don’t keep much private from. I’m pretty sure if I friend you on Facebook, you’ll be on there for the long term in my life as well.

Twitter is my public face, pretty much wide open. I share a lot there, but not everything. Not a big deal if you unfriend someone there anyway. But I still don’t friend everyone who follows me there. I try not to unfriend people on Twitter, too. So if you look like a spammer, I won’t follow you until we’ve had some real engagement.

LInkedIn is my business profile. I only add you to my list if I know you well enough to trust my reputation won’t be facing any “uh-oh” moments because of your behavior. LinkedIn is really only for people that I’ve worked with professionally, or have extremely close professional ties with. I know other people use it like a giant rolodex, and see the value of that for sales people and internet marketers. It’s just not for me. If you see someone on my LinkedIn profile, you know that I can vouch for them.

So what is your “friend-in” strategy? Get clear with that and you probably won’t be stuck unfriending anyone very often.

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Sounds like an opportunity for someone else to develop a twitter search app. Tweetdeck is a good candidate. Have you noticed how they now have Twitscoop, keyword/search tracking built in eliminating the need to visit Summize (oops search.twitter.) Plus you can even find out when someone joined twitter off of tweetdeck by clicking on their name and seeing their profile.

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@TypeAMom is my favorite Mommy Blogger — because she has shares her time, resources, talent and friendship with the rest of the mom blog community. Find her at: http://www.kelbycarr.com

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Love a survey! Look forward to hearing about the results.

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Obama’s election didn’t just inspire Gen X — it moved the entire world to see that the American dream is alive and well. That we are still the world leaders in taking risks and looking toward a bright future filled with hope. And on a personal note, my two mixed race children (7 & 9) now know with certainty that there is NOTHING that cannot accomplish with out hard work, vision and sacrifice in this country.

Peggy Dolanes last blog post..FreeRangeMom: @QueenofSpain good for you, unplugging from the media is necessary once in a while! And you haven’t been able to in months I’m sure.

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