“Twitter” collection
Navigate one of the world’s most dynamic communication platforms (X – formerly known as Twitter) with expert guides on digital networking and account security. This section offers practical advice for staying engaged and safe while building your personal or professional brand online.
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View all →May 6, 2010
“Lose The Laptop” in 140 Characters or Less!
The next AT&T Lose The Laptop Challenge is upon me and it is all about Social Media. #LoseTheLaptop [99] For my first article for the Challenge, I’m going to try something different, use only 140 or fewer characters at a time. [121] While this 140 character requirement is only for Twitter, it actually can help a person’s writing become clearer…
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March 1, 2010
Locked Out of your Twitter Account? This Trick Might Get You Back In Fast!
Have you ever inadvertently locked yourself out of Twitter because of too many simultaneous logins? Perhaps one of your Twitter clients like TweetDeck or Seesmic is having some issues and repeatedly trying to log you in and out of your account. Or perhaps your internet connection is flakey and you are dropping connections causing your logins to happen over and…
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February 3, 2010
How to Fix Login & Authentication Issues on TweetDeck after Changing your Password on Twitter
Yesterday, I received a very vague email from Twitter saying that they had reset my password because of some sort of a phishing scam or attack that had taken place off of Twitter. Below is the text of the email that I received. (Do note, before clicking through links like this, please be sure to hold your mouse over the…
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December 29, 2009
Announcing the New HighTechDad iPhone Application
A few weeks ago, a friend pointed out a new site to me called MotherApp. They claimed to take the pain and time lag out of creating applications for mobile devices. The MotherApp site lists three different services that they provide: Client Services - where they claim to be able to develop custom applications in as little as 9 weeks…
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December 4, 2009
Tech News: IE Hole Plugged, BitLocker Cracked, New Twitter Mobile & Bing Bombs for 1/2 Hour
Happy Friday all! Here's what grabbed my attention this morning in Tech News: Microsoft to plug critical IE hole targeted by exploit code "Microsoft said on Thursday that it will offer six updates for 12 vulnerabilities next week including a critical hole in Internet Explorer that affects Windows 7 and other current versions of the operating system for which exploit…
Read more →October 22, 2009
How to Pre-Populate Twitter Status Updates Via Links
We all know that getting information out via Twitter is helpful to your brand or company, but what if you want to have your website or blog readers do it for you? Or perhaps you want to get a standard message out or include a keyword or two through the use of hashtags (#). NOTE: As of May 2011, this…
Read more →October 20, 2009
Help @HighTechDad Become the Next Living in HD Insider!
On a whim a few weeks ago, I entered into a contest that sounded really cool. All that I had to do was record a video about why I would be the perfect Living in HD Insider and submit it. There were quite a few entries at the end of the submission period. A week later, I found out that…
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June 5, 2009
Social Media Warning: Don’t Try Services like FlockToMe that Claim to Increase Followers!
This post is a Social Media word of warning. If you see any Twitter or Social Media service that claims it will get you hundreds or thousands of new followers or friends in hours…STAY AWAY! I have written about this before in tweets and articles that the only way you should grow your following is by your content alone. People…
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May 19, 2009
“Don’t Forget Your Day Job”
Note: I wrote this article for AddictedToSocialMedia.com (A2SM), an online blog that talks about how to get the most out of Social Media as a whole. A2SM has a series of luminaries writing for them and sharing insight on how to best use Social Media and how they use it. I was honored to be asked to contribute to their…
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May 11, 2009
HighTechDad – “I Am A Geek!” & Proud Of It!
My friend, Brian Solis, pointed me to the "Society for Geek Advancement" today, something which rings true to many of my thoughts, feelings and beliefs. Being a "geek" now is much different than when I was younger. Years ago, having a "geek" badge was something that was almost shameful, and people were ostracized because of it. Now, all of us…
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May 11, 2009
Crafting Your Company’s Social Media Policy
A few weeks ago, I offered to help our Human Resources department create a "Social Media Policy" for my company. While my company didn't want to impose draconian restrictions on Social Media, HR felt that some rules did have to be created for the good of both the employer and employee. Our head of HR and I spent some time…
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April 20, 2009
Twitter Threats and Negotiations
The Age of Twitter is upon us. All hail the all mighty and powerful Twitter! But also, the age of innocence is gone. There are spammers galore, people who are "social media experts" who have only 8 tweets to their name, and really attractive and scantily clad women who earned $1500 in just 1 day of work. Wonder how they…
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