gdp's Comments

ploked.com : Twitter Etiquette: Is it Wrong To Ask For a Retweet?

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:34:19 +0000

i would say it is not required to thank someone for those, but when possible i would thank anyone for a retweet regardless if it was for an automated/feed tweet or not. as for the plugin, it is called "SocioFluid" :)

ploked.com : Why You Must Use Twittley

Mon, 1 Jun 2009 14:14:50 +0000

hmmm....i am not real familiar with blogger. i would recommend contacting the twittley developer at http://blog.twittley.com/contact/

ploked.com : Google Pagerank Obsession is Lame

Mon, 18 May 2009 16:01:59 +0000

thanks for the reply. unfortunately i don't see where i "dog" these established practices you are referring to? in fact, i agree with long term link building as a result of good content mentioned in my post as well as in your response. i do however dog people that think a higher pagerank makes their site/themselves SEO gurus when they can't show a legitimate example of rankings for keywords that matter to their niche. these same people are often the users you see posting on forums who don't understand why their site doesn't get traffic even though it is a PR 3 site or something. i did not mention social media as a form of increased SEO/PR because of the fact the majority of them are no follow like you mention. this blog post was more of a rant about users i have seen on other various sites touting their newest pagerank update thinking it defines the success of their "SEO skills", when in my opinion is just a small piece of the SEO puzzle. pagerank is not the determining factor of one's SEO skill is all i was trying to get at and the people who obsess over it really do not have a clue....

ploked.com : 11 Ways To Grow Your Twitter Following

Mon, 11 May 2009 13:50:23 +0000

awesome! thanks for the props! best of luck with the group/site :)

ploked.com : Why I Eat a Frog for Breakfast

Thu, 7 May 2009 14:25:14 +0000

great minds think alike! glad you enjoyed the video :)

ploked.com : 9 Ways to Get the Most out of 140 Characters

Wed, 6 May 2009 16:52:42 +0000

hmmm i don't have an iphone, but i am willing to bet you can find an app developer that could probably do this for you. btw, glad you are enjoying the posts :)

ploked.com : Why I Eat a Frog for Breakfast

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:02:48 +0000

yep, no kissing of the frog is necessary....just have to eat it :)

ploked.com : Basics of Building Your Twitter Profile

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:55:03 +0000

glad you liked it...if you have any other topics you would like to see covered, please let me know.

ploked.com : Basics of Building Your Twitter Profile

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:52:19 +0000

no problem, glad you found it helpful :)

ploked.com : 4 Worst Types of Twitter Users

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:45:20 +0000

ouch...you must have embarrassed him :) some people just can't admit then they are wrong or have made a mistake.

ploked.com : 4 Worst Types of Twitter Users

Sat, 18 Apr 2009 12:23:20 +0000

it is ok to tweet links to your site(s), but you need to be sure that your followers will benefit from your tweet. one key to twitter is to provide useful information to your followers....if you are doing this, then they will find value to your tweets and more than likely check out all your tweets. i don't suggest only tweeting to your site, but to find information/sites related to your niche and tweet them as well. the more great stuff you share (whether yours or someone elses), the better/stronger your twitter following will grow.

ploked.com : 4 Worst Types of Twitter Users

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:34:26 +0000

it really depends on your followers perspective...some might have higher tolerances for certain users...if any of these apply to you, i would definitely use them moderately or you could end up losing followers that get upset with certain tactics/actions.

ploked.com : 4 Worst Types of Twitter Users

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:32:16 +0000

yeah, some people very easily over tweet....it can be hard to find the right balance of what works for some compared to others.

ploked.com : 11 Ways To Grow Your Twitter Following

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:30:37 +0000

not a problem....glad to share the knowledge.

ploked.com : 11 Ways To Grow Your Twitter Following

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:30:03 +0000

in your facebook settings, under contact info, there is a box to list websites...you can put it there if you want.

ploked.com : 11 Ways To Grow Your Twitter Following

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:23:05 +0000

no problem...if you should have any questions or topics you would like to seee covered, please feel free to let me know :)

A Shift In Action : Social Equity vs. Technology

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:55:27 +0000

could not agree with you more regarding how apple succeeded with the iphone while microsoft got caught with their pants down. apple always seems to be one step ahead of microsoft and leading the way of innovation. as for getting started in social media, i think you laid out 5 very important steps to get your feet wet with building your personal/business brand...social media is an evolving creature so there is always something new to learn each day with it!

ploked.com : 11 Ways To Grow Your Twitter Following

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:56:24 +0000

good points mike. giving your followers something to expect/look forward to each day is very important to build a following. i do my best to write atleast one new blog post on ploked.com each day...i know there are many who look forward to seeing what i have to say. but questions of the day can be very powerful. while i don't do one for each day, occasionally i ask questions to generate new blog topics :)

ploked.com : 11 Ways To Grow Your Twitter Following

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:42:02 +0000

glad you got it sorted out and it was nothing major :)

ploked.com : 23 Signs You are Addicted To Social Media

Tue, 7 Apr 2009 12:59:05 +0000

so very true :)