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Fours Things to Avoid So Your Twitter Account Isn’t Closed

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You’ve been having a great run so far with your Twitter marketing campaign, but what if your account were shut down, right out of the blue, and with no prior warning? Yikes! Such circumstances certainly spell terrible news, yet they are still an all-too-familiar experience for a growing number of Twitter users, and most especially among the marketing set. The niceties and not-so-niceties of this profession are fraught with particularly explosive components in terms of things that can catch the gaze of alert, eagle-eyed censoring/quality-control authorities. Start up your creativity so that you can continue to make use of these components, but in ways that will not get you in trouble.

More specifically, the accounts of marketers are more prone to being closed because they are the group of individuals most likely to do such thing as: (1) post duplicate updates, (2) put up links with no additional (personal) information, and (3) start following or unfollowing at massive paces. A fourth tweeting behavior that will get you in trouble (read: get your account suspended) is not abiding by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act — but the perils of this last faux pas are more equitably distributed among the Twitter populations. Either way, you don’t want to be caught violating any part of this long treatise that was ever so neatly typed up back in the depths of 1998.

So what is it about marketers’ profession that sets them up so patly for a censoring spree from the powers-that-be of internet sociability? For starters, it’s that singular profession’s demands for massive outreach. Staying truly connected is tough, everybody knows that, but marketers don’t just want to connect with loads of people — marketers also want to engage these people in ways that make them willing to spend money or effort on the cause the marketer is most currently championing. It’s certainly a tough order, but these are not folks who easily back away from a challenge.

If you’re in marketing, use Twitter, and don’t want to end up with a lost account, keep in mind the four points made above. You’re ingenuity is the limit when it comes to social media outreach, but don’t overstep any legally established lines.

Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowship, Applications Available Now

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Are you thinking about pursuing a teaching career? Do you want to continue your education toward a master’s degree? If you’re like many Americans, you may be hesitant to change careers due to the current economy. You may also be worried about pursuing a master’s due to the hefty price tag attached to the degree. However, there are several great scholarships and fellowship programs that may help ease the transition into teaching jobs and the financial burden of going back to school for your master’s.

If you have a background in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM fields) you can apply online for the Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowship. This unique fellowship includes a $30,000 stipend toward a master’s degree program at one of seventeen select universities throughout the mid-west, including Indiana, Ohio and Michigan. The program accepts applicants from current undergraduates, recent college graduates, midcareer professionals, and retirees who have been employed in, or majored in, STEM fields.

Winners of the fellowship program will have the opportunity to enroll in a full-time master’s program with a focus on students in high-poverty urban or rural schools. The program consists of a combination of intense coursework and “clinical” training, professional development and hands-on experience in urban or rural schools three to give days per week.

Improved Commercial Visibility with Twitter

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There’s no doubt that Twitter is on the up-and-up and will remain that way for some time to come; it’s simply become rather entrenched in people’s online and offline lives. If you want to join in but are unsure of how to get started — or keep going — you can hire a service like that offered by iClimber to fix any Twitter woes. iClimber can open a Twitter account for you, if you’re still without one, and create the twitterings (posts or tweets) that will generate buzz for your business. Welcome to the brave new world of Twitter marketing.

A well-managed Twitter account is an excellent tool for building an engaged constituency of brand followers. If it works for the politicians it can work for you. The service offered by iClimber can get you 40 to 150 monthly Twitter postings (you can ask them about the posting frequency most beneficial to your business) about industry news and links to your website and press releases. Your Twitter account will promote your business and name to new customers and increase the flow of visitors to your site. Start using Twitter to improve your search engine ranking and overall brand visibility.

Justin Timberlake Helps Myspace Find Its Groove

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Although at first glance it seems like a really raw deal, News Corporation’s recent selling of Myspace to Specific Media for $35 million has been labeled a “relief” for News Corporation and for investors. The new owner of Myspace is an online advertising company hailing from Irvine, CA. Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation originally paid $580 million for Myspace in the summer of 2005. It seems that purchase was made at the peak of Myspace’s social media reign. Since then, the site has struggled tremendously with its brand positioning and user influx.

To help remedy matters, the new management at Myspace has already spoken of a refocusing that will take place to vamp up the site and regenerate user interest. To that aim, a deal was struck with pop and R&B singer Justin Timberlake. Through it, Justin will captain a team of six at his own office at Myspace and come up with projects to bring music back to the network’s forefront.

The Hollywood Reporter had these comments to share from Johnny Wright, Timberlake’s long-time manager:

“Whether it becomes a talent competition or something like that, those are things that we will still flesh out … we definitely want to bring the industry back to Myspace to really look at the talented people that have put their faces there.”

A Myspace press conference has been scheduled for August 17. Justin Timberlake will be present along the Specific Media folks. Stay tuned.

Article by Pierre Zarokian of iClimber, a Social Media Marketing Company.

Apple Sues Samsung Over Galaxy; Are Other Tablet Makers Next?

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In a patent suit filed Friday, Apple claims that Samsung’s line of Galaxy tablets and phones willfully infringe on its own patents. Apple is seeking injunctions as well as actual and punitive damages. Samsung’s Galaxy Tab , which runs on Android, was released late last year . Apple claims the tab infringes on iPad patents and that the Galaxy S looks and feels a little too similar to the iPhone. The lawsuit doesn’t detail the damages it is seeking, but it also doesn’t pull any punches. A sample: “Rather than innovate and develop its own technology and a unique Samsung style for its smartphone products and computer tablets, Samsung chose to copy Apple’s technology, user interface and innovative style in these infringing products.” That kind of language suggests Apple may ask the courts to pull the Samsung Galaxy products from the shelves.

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