My upcoming article Twitter is Great, But You Need Passion to Make it Work For You (Wednesday, July 1), will include information gleaned from an interview with Chappaqua social media expert Chris Dessi. The term “expert” is one Chris distances himself from, but a 90-minute interview left no doubt that it is well-deserved. Our interview touched [...]
Posts from ‘June, 2009’
Local Twitter Community on the Rise – Part II: The @Pleasantville Project
The @Pleasantville Project continues to progress on many fronts. Local businesses and individuals continue to join the local community, and many have followed the @Pleasantville Twitter account. As of this writing, @Pleasantville has 142 followers, the most recent local follower being @PCTV76 (Pleasantville’s TV Station). There is a great deal of conversation taking place in [...]
Building a Local Community Around Twitter: 5 Important Steps that will Help You Succeed
A week after signing up for a Twitter account for my business, it occurred to me that there would be tremendous value in a local Twitter community. A few minutes after that revelation, I found myself hopefully typing the word “Pleasantville” into the Twitter sign-up screen. Surprised to see it was still available, I quickly filled [...]
Building a Local Twitter Community: The @Pleasantville Project
Some of you are already familiar with my efforts to build a local Twitter community in this idyllic village, nestled in the heart of Westchester County, about a half hour north of New York City. The @Pleasantville Project, as I’ve begun calling it, has been going on for about two months, and has been progressing [...]
