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Twitter gave me a black-eye.
The Reason why I love Twitter #27 I get to meet the coolest people in Real Life (RL) and participate in radical art projects like the #TwitterattiPrjkt currently in process. Its being shot by Fiko fotography and is staring 20 local folks who may not be Celebutards in their own right, but are significant in the [...]
Why Social Media is more powerful than a Toaster.
I like Toast. I like toast a Lot. I can’t function without a slice of toast first thing in the morning. Every morning I make toast. I have owned toasters before but I longed for a particular toaster. A classic toaster. For this reason, last year June I bought the “Rolls Royce” of toasters. [...]
Spilllage presentation to SuperSport, 22 Aug 2012
Thanks to Jamie Frank & Clinton van der Berg and the team at SuperSportTV for an awesome opportunity to share my marketing experiences and Twitter lifestyle with you and your people. Its was a Joy to collaborate with Roy Blumenthal on this gig too. Here are some of the images form the mornings talk. @Spillly
One in, (2) One out.
I have been financially fortunate over the past 17 years. I have really not wanted for much from as early as my late teens. Clothing, fast cars and brands have come & gone with my disposable income, but throughout this period of my life, I have maintained one rule: With every piece of clothing I [...]
its. ok. (Writers Vs Bloggers Vs Content Vs Delivery)
Being a ginger, you may be surprised that I even have friends, but I do. Some of these friends are well educated “journo” types and either make a living writing or editing the written word. As my confidence has increased with writing on my blog, the more criticism I have received for my poor grammar, spelling and [...]
The pool I never wanted.
Eight years ago, I built a house with my ex-girlfriend. I was living in an architecturally wonderful Parkhurst home, at the time that I bought when I was 20 years old. My Parkhurst pad had a pool, which was amazing for a 21 year old who was all about partying. But when we were in [...]
My Twitter character infographic. I am what I tweet.
You can get this free, from http://visual.ly/twitter Twitter is fun @Spillly
27 Reasons Why everyone is Unfollowing You On Twitter
“Why is everyone unfollowing me?” chances are: You tweet too much You don’t tweet enough You always spam me You’re following Bots You keep asking people to follow you You openly discuss personal stuff but you take everything personally You act like an enemy You don’t have a bio and you still have an [...]
We can’t all be Justin Bieber.
I often get asked how many followers I have on Twitter. I proudly tell who ever is asking the number, but the crucial part I don’t mention and rarely get asked is “how many people do you follow?” For me the two questions should go hand in hand. I cant see how the number of followers can [...]
Highly interesting stats on Twitter, my Love.
Whether you think you need Twitter in your business to market your goods & brand or not, here are some large numbers to ponder: Over 500 million registered users (as of March 2012) 34% of marketers have gained leads through Twitter, and 20% have actually closed a deal on there 40% of members don’t [...]