We have a lot of conversations in the office about Twitter followers. We talk about the follow/following ratio, and the delicate balance there in. We talk about the concept of the auto-follow, and whether we support it or not. We talk about who we're following...

03 March, 2009

Although I have over 800 followers on Twitter, I would not call myself an avid Twitteror(er). I rarely update and sporadically read tweets. This is not for a lack of wanting to participate, it's just that once I get started it's hard to stop and...

16 February, 2009

There has been a lot of debate lately about corporate Twitter accounts and how companies who do choose to be on Twitter should approach their involvement. There are three sides to the debate over whether it is okay for big brands to use Twitter for...

11 February, 2009

We all knew it was simply a matter of time. There was no way something as popular as Twitter could go without being plagued by a spamming issue- something all of our favorite social networking sites have experienced. Mashable's Adam Ostrow predicted it in March...

28 January, 2009

We here at Ignite Social Media pride ourselves on being on top of the newest social media toys, partially because it's what we do, but partially because we can't help ourselves. I swear, Brian Chappell was born with a mouse fused to his tiny little...

14 January, 2009

When you're a celebrity, it's important to maintain your personal brand image. Sure, you've got droves of fans that adore you, but what about the ones who naysay and badmouth? How can you assure your fans and followers that you care about them and what...

12 December, 2008

Social media geeks, myself included, have been looking for/waiting for the "Twitter Killer" to emerge over the last few months. While Twitter's famous crashes seem to have lessened, the stream of consciousness style doesn't seem to facilitate effective conversations as well as we might...

18 September, 2008

Plurk is the hot social media property of the last couple weeks. People are joining quickly, writing reviews and debating the relative merits of Twitter (follow me on Twitter here) versus Plurk (follow me on Plurk here). Here's the general summary so far, to save...

12 June, 2008