August 18th, 2009 | Portfolio | Please comment!
When Rebecca Murphey asked me to design the Twitter page for the Triangle Web Women’s meetup group, I jumped at the chance! It would need to encompass the group’s vision… and include super heroes!
July 5th, 2009 | Portfolio | 1 Comment
I had to design a site that matched my Twitter page and new business cards. Using CSS sprites, canonical URLs and the little-used border-radius property of CSS, I designed and launched this personal portal in one day.
May 30th, 2009 | Articles | 1 Comment
Over Memorial Day Weekend, I made a new background image and coordinating avatar for my Twitter account (psst, I’m CrowChick). While I was researching my task, I kept running into articles about “how to get the most out of Twitter,” articles from people who promised that with Twitter, you could “build a publicity powerhouse” and “harness the power of the masses.” This contrasts nicely with the opinion of a coworker of mine, who stated that, “Twitter is a waste of time.”
I agree with neither of these sentiments. Twitter is useful, but it isn’t the be-all and end-all of marketing or promotion. It’s best to think of Twitter as a supplementary item, like a MySpace page or Facebook presence. It can be useful on both a professional and a personal level.
In this article, I’ll try to dispel some Twitter myths and provide some insight to how you can get the most out of your Twitter account.
