So you’ve got your Twitter account set up. Maybe you’ve tweeted a couple of times. Maybe you have a few followers but you’re wondering how you stack up against your Twittering friends. Twitalyzer http://twitalyzer.com/twitalyzer/ is a free Twitter stats tool. Type in your Twitter ID and it will tell you how you’re doing. There’s a … Continue reading
Author Archives: Ann Treacy
Two good tech conferences
I have been totally negligent in the Byte lately and I’m cheating today by sharing news, not a tip. I apologize but I wanted to send a heads up about two events that are coming up. Also I just posted notes from a presentation I gave today on telling a story using social media: http://tinyurl.com/ygh7k7g … Continue reading
Learning Zone at MLA
Earlier this week I gave a presentation at the Minnesota Library Association. I spoke to Friends’ Groups about hot o use social media. It was a fun presentation. Some folks in the room were big social media users; others weren’t sure what a blog was. One special and unexpected treat was running into a client … Continue reading
Ping.fm
I gave a presentation this week on how to use Twitter and Blogging to help with a job search. The quick answer is that both give you an opportunity to show off your expertise, build and/or show up your tech skills and through each you can subtly reach out to potential employers. (Post a nice … Continue reading
Blogs & Twitter for job seekers
Today I am giving the following presentation to a group of job seekers: Here are some of the digested Bytes I plan to mention. I want to add links here to make it easier for folks to find them tomorrow. Setting up a Google Alert: http://byteoftheweek.com/2005/06/15/another-look-at-google/ Setting up a Blog http://byteoftheweek.com/2007/12/12/starting-a-new-blog/ – some things may … Continue reading
Keyword Spy
So you have a web site and you want your potential customers to find you on Google. The problem is you have a couple of clients who keep beating you out of the top places. Well the first step to beating them is finding out more about them. You can find out a ton with … Continue reading
trashy places and coupons
Two fun web sites today. First, thanks to Rick in Minneapolis for the Solid Waste What to do Site (http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/solid-waste/what-to-do-A.asp). OK fun might not be the operative word – but it’s super useful for finding out what you can recycle, what is potentially hazard and other stuff. The second is Groupon (http://www.groupon.com) – it’s a … Continue reading
Social media good for business
Yesterday I got to speak with a group of business owners in Owatonna about social media. They are part of a CEO Peer Council sponsored by Enterprise Minnesota. They were a fun group of folks. Some had signed up for Twitter but never used it; most had kids on Facebook; some used YouTube, email lists … Continue reading
Quick close of Word files
Today’s Byte is kind of a cheat in that I’m copying from a resource I found. Here’s a way to close lots of Word Documents at once – if like me you ever realized you have way too many open: To save or close multiple documents at the same time in Word Hold down the … Continue reading
Social Media for Real Estate
Today I’m giving a presentation to the Professional Women in Real Estate group in St Paul Minnesota. I’m excited to talk with the group. I suspect that everyone is coming at it with very different levels of experience and expertise. Here is the presentation I’m going to use. I think I’ll also mention the Minnesota … Continue reading
Byte of the Week 