by Andi Putra on March 17, 2010
I’m really not a big fan of social media stuffs. But, I do still use, analyse, and study how Twitter and Facebook can be used to generate buzz and drive traffic to websites.
And that’s why I’m really upset to discover that Twitter, once the symbol of social media innovation and power, is now filled with noises, junks, and spam. If you’ve used Twitter for quite a good while, you’ll know what I’m talking about. Link spamming, automatic followings, sponsored tweets, and many others. [I’m not totally innocent in this regard, because I do tweet my own stuffs. Sometimes, even when the quality is sub-par.]
The implication of these behaviours is HUGE. It becomes very hard to get your tweet above all the noises and be heard.
So, what can you do?
by Andi Putra on March 15, 2010
Out of all the books that I’ve read in the past few years (and believe me, I’ve read quite a bit), The Game, the pick-up artist book by Neil Strauss, seems to be one of the few that leaves a lasting impression on me. I could relate to his character, a social retard who have not grown up and figure out how to deal with women yet. And, I was just excited to finally discover the ‘secrets’ to attracting women.
But, what’s even more interesting to me about his book is how this law of attraction is more universal than most of us like to think. Neil’s concept of attracting members of the opposite sex can also be used, with some modification, to help us attract and get more subscribers. Here’s how.
by Andi Putra on March 12, 2010
Is there such a thing? A formula that you can use to turn your new blog into an A-list blog? This is the question that drives me to research on what recently successful blogs all have in common. One thing for sure, the quality of contents still play a huge role in their success. But what other factors contribute to the success of a new blog these days? What’s the winning formula?
