Posts Tagged ‘twitter’

Checking in on Location

Posted in Uncategorized on April 20th, 2010 by gammill – Be the first to comment

It’s been an interesting few months here at SocialGuides. The location space has heated up to say the least. This is in large part due to the success of check-in apps (Foursquare and Gowalla). We love what those guys have done and we couldn’t be more excited about it all – Location is our business…

Why do we love location? Location is all about the customer experience. It’s where the magic happens for a business – it’s what customers come for, it’s what customer experience is and it’s what customers talk about when they leave. read more »

SEO thoughts for tinyurl link shorteners and twitter

Posted in Development on February 19th, 2010 by jeremy – 2 Comments

So you may wonder when you see all of those TinyUrl version of links to your site on Twitter if those links actually positively affect your sites page ranking.  If so read on…
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Why my parents thinks it’s voyeurism (and the rest of us don’t).

Posted in Social on January 11th, 2010 by threedukes – Be the first to comment

“I just don’t understand why others need to know that you’re going to bed, or that you’re at the store,” were the exasperations from my parents when I first described Twitter and Facebook to them.  But that confusion is the modern analog of the usefulness of motion pictures or public libraries when they first appeared, or why aircraft carriers are now the kings of naval warfare and not battleships:  the core nature of what’s taking place has evolved.

What is taking place is not simply communicating every act we perform (however lofty of insipid), but offering our experience for others to take part. read more »