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Free Twitter Badges For Your Website or Blog

by Diana Urban on December 12, 2010

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Want to encourage your visitors to follow you on Twitter? Here is a large selection of Twitter buttons to choose from, with a variety of colors, button styles, and sizes. To add a Twitter button to your website or blog, just copy the code below the Twitter badge of your choice, paste the code into the HTML of your site, and replace USER in the code with your Twitter name.

If you have any suggestions, or requests for color or a different Twitter button size, please comment below and I will add them as soon as I can. Each Twitter button size and color comes in a “Follow Me” and “Follow Us” version.
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The 9 Worst Ways to Use Twitter for Business

by Diana Urban on December 6, 2010

Twitter for Business

I originally posted this article to the HubSpot blog, where I work as an Inbound Marketing Consultant.

Twitter is a fantastic network for businesses. You can monitor your brand to garner valuable feedback, keep tabs on the competition, engage your customers in conversation, or even choose to use Twitter as a customer service channel. But there are several common mistakes that companies make on Twitter.

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7 Ways to Find a Job Using Social Media

by Diana Urban on September 29, 2010

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Think tweeting is just good for talking about Glee or sitting on your couch? Think again. Job applicants are starting to turn to social media to find a new gig, get a foot in the door at their dream company. Even employers are looking for their next all-stars on social media channels. And I’m not making this up… if not for Twitter, I may not have landed a job at HubSpot, named the #1 best place to work in Boston.

So here are just some of the ways you can find a job using social media:

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Official Tweet Button

Say goodbye to Tweetmeme! Twitter has just released an official Tweet button for people to install on their websites and blogs. This Tweet button allows users to easily share content on Twitter and see how many times the content has been retweeted.

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7 Reasons Why You Should Monitor Your Social Media Presence

August 10, 2010
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Monitor your social media mentions to learn people’s opinions, discover unmet needs, provide customer service & become industry knowledge leader.

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4 Easy Ways to Eliminate Twitter Spam

July 27, 2010
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Twitter is full of spammers and self-promoters. Here are four easy ways to eliminate spam from your Twitter stream and direct message inbox.

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FourSquare Updates – Are You Oversharing?

June 30, 2010
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You can share your FourSquare updates on your Facebook profile and Twitter page. But how much FourSquare sharing is too much? Do you want everyone to know where you are at all times?

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Top 10 Signs Not to Follow Back on Twitter

March 23, 2010
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Get a lot of Twitter followers, but don’t know who to follow back? With all the spammers on Twitter, here are 10 signs someone isn’t worth following.

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How to Find Out Who Stops Following You on Twitter

March 22, 2010
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Qwitter is a Twitter tool that notifies you via email when someone stops following you on Twitter. Learn why people unfollow you on Twitter.

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15 Ways You Can Use Twitter Lists

March 1, 2010
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Use Twitter lists can be used to further professional goals, get followers on Twitter, or as an online branding tool. Learn to use this Twitter tool.

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