Twitter @jose_u Is Now @joseuonline

By Jose Uzcategui October 21st, 2009 Personal, Questions, Social Media No Comments

In Twitter, Jose Uzcategui was @jose_u until today. From now on you can find me on Twitter at @joseuonline.

I know, switching names is a last resort. This will definitely will make a dent in my Twitter history. But this change was coming sooner or later for me. Plus, in internet time no one will remember the change in a few months.

But I have my reasons, here are the main ones:

• My blog’s address is www.joseuonline.com
• In some places I’m “jose_u” and in some “joseu”; it’s a bit confusing.  I’m gradually switching most usernames to joseuonline.
• I now don’t have an “_” in my name.
• I have a company called, JoseUonline Communications.
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How Would You Convince This Client The Effort Worked?

By Jose Uzcategui July 19th, 2009 Internet Marketing, Questions 6 Comments

A friend of mine, let’s call him Rick, just shared a little dilemma with me – and then with you. Rick is dealing with a difficult client and wants your opinion.

Rick is the Digital Media Manager at Kroxxi (made up name). His client is a heath care provider in the U.S. who just spent $500,000 on a three-month campaign to increase their online exposure.

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Net Tuesday Vancouver – April 09

By Jose Uzcategui May 2nd, 2009 Events, Personal, Questions, Social Media No Comments

This week was my second time at the Net Tuesday Meetup, a popular meetup for “social media and Web innovators.” Net Tuesday might be one of the best meetups to learn about social media in Vancouver, from the basics to the nerdy.

This month’s format was rather interesting. Four presenters, each at different corner of the room, and 25 minutes to present. Groups rotated after each time slot and the presenters would go at it again.

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How To Track Clicks On Your Shortened Links

By Jose Uzcategui April 14th, 2009 Questions, Social Media 1 Comment

Yes, you can track how many times people click on your shortened link.

From the different choices out there I’ve only tried TweetBurner (www.twurl.com), the one I use, and www.bit.ly, another popular choice.

Here’s how to set it up so you can track your shortened clicks usign twurl.com, regardless whether you shorten them at the site or through an application like TweetDeck or Twirl: (more…)

Is it Possible to Pursue Separate Goals with Social Media?

By Jose Uzcategui March 21st, 2009 Questions, Social Media No Comments

Here’s an interesting situation brought to me by my good friend, Jane Doe. She’s an academic pursuing a PhD in political philosophy by day and going after a dancing hobby by night.

Jane wants to start using social media for both;

(a) to follow other academics and help build his reputation as a political philosopher and

(b) to grow her network of salsa friends and build his reputation as a good dancer.

BUT, here’s the problem: (more…)

Groups on TweetDeck – what are yours?

By Jose Uzcategui March 14th, 2009 Questions, Social Media No Comments

A common mistake most of us make when joining Twitter is using twitter.com. Then we discover applications like TweetDeck, go “aaaahhhh,” and start funneling tweets into groups.

I’ve thought of a few ways to organize these groups – numbered (1,2,3,4); US threat-style colours (green, orange, red); descriptive (close friends, news, hot bloggers) -  and wonder what people do out there. (more…)