Have you ever had a Twitter account and no matter what you do you can’t recover the password? Your best guess is that mysteriously in the middle of the night Twitter associated your account with a random new password and they forgot to tell you. Now, you know that Twitter didn’t change your password, but you are also pretty darned sure that you didn’t either. The worse part is the password...

Twitter has had astounding growth since its inception in 2007, most notably in 2009. According to research by RJMetrics (@rjmetrics) Twitter now sports a user base of 75 million users and climbing at a rate of 6.2 million accounts per month. For anyone that has ever created a product this phenomenal growth patter is envious for sure. Is growth everything? Well, if you had a product that most people never...

So, you have a Twitter account and you have found one of your friends to follow. As you tweet together you start to see the benefit of the 140 character conversation, yet there seems to be lack of variety in your conversation. You have reached the Twitter crossroads! Do you actively seek others to follow in order to enrich your Twitter experience? Do you start asking everyone you know, and just meet, what...

That is what the Dominator  hears from me each and every day.  As our private lives become very naked to the online world through a simple 140 character message. Twitter has become a knee jerk reaction for many people.  As they go about their daily business, suddenly inspiration strikes and the texting fingers start flying.  In some cases it can lead to a small little message being passed around the world,...

So how do you find out what is Fun in Fruita?  Well the first step of course is to pick up Things To Do!  However, there may be times when you need just a bit more. What if you are planning a trip to the Grand Valley and you are just browsing around online? What if you are local and you have very specific interests? That is where social media comes in.  Traditional media may take days or even months to deliver...

As you happily network on sites like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and oh the list goes on and on…What would you do if I told you that you only had the next twenty-four hours and it would all go away. Would you do anything different? Would you work harder to make those Facebook friends actually connect up with you in ways that you have control over, such as your email list? Would you actually try to identify...

How many moments does it take to make a lasting impression. One. Have you ever noticed that the moments of your life that are powerful and full of impact, are just that…moments? This moment can be surrounded by hours of activity all pertaining to some event, but it is a special moment that will last in your memories. Guess what?  The same thing applies to social media. As you are out delivering your message,...

Does anyone out there remember the infamous warning by Dr. Spengler in the 1984 movie Ghostbusters? The conversations went like this: Dr. Egon Spengler: There’s something very important I forgot to tell you. Dr. Peter Venkman: What? Dr. Egon Spengler: Don’t cross the streams. Dr. Peter Venkman: Why? Dr. Egon Spengler: It would be bad. Dr. Peter Venkman: I’m a little fuzzy on the whole “good/bad”...

As a business owner one of my top concerns is how to get as many people as possible to see my marketing message. What happens when a lot of people see the wrong message, maybe one that is sent by a disgruntled employee or a dissatisfied customer?

Dear Moxie Maven, I have a business with several employees.  I would like to start using Twitter, but I’m not sure who to put in charge of this endeavor.  Should I assign just one person, or many?  Is it better if I just do it all myself?  Not to mention what should our company be tweeting (isn’t that what it is called when you send a message on Twitter)? Twittered Out Dear Twittered Out, It would seem...