Alex Priest

August 17, 2010
by Alex Priest
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Twitter: Too Many Talkers, Not Enough Listeners

I, @alexpriest, tweet a lot. Some of you might consider that an understatement. But I also listen a lot. That’s why I follow over 3,000 people on Twitter–because it’s not just a microphone, it’s also a speaker. Today’s Twifficiency fiasco … Continue reading

August 17, 2010
by Alex Priest
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Fighting the Flood

Here it comes. It’s that time of year again, when my life goes from being just abnormally busy and ridiculous to absolutely-mind-esplodingly busy and ridiculous. Yup, school starts back in just under one week. I’ll admit, I’m already feeling the … Continue reading

August 14, 2010
by Alex Priest
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DC Power Twitter

This morning I had the privilege of co-hosting a workshop with Amanda Miller Littlejohn (@amandamogul and @mopwaterpr). The subject? What else–Twitter! Amanda let off the workshop with a quick overview of the power of Twitter and building a brand on … Continue reading

August 13, 2010
by Alex Priest
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Making the Tweet Button Work on WordPress

This is super-basic for anyone who’s been using WordPress for a while, but I thought I’d just throw out a quick addendum to this Mashable post on how to integrate the new official Tweet button (see at the bottom of … Continue reading

August 10, 2010
by Alex Priest
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Who To Follow? In Social Media, Certainly Not the Users.

Twitter’s recent release of a contentious new feature–“Who To Follow”–has some users pretty irritated. But it also shows Twitter is taking a page out of Facebook’s playbook: ignoring their users. Good for them. Say what? you might be thinking. Companies … Continue reading