Dem Bones or Dem Dry Bones is a famous spiritual poem and song, sometimes used in Bible school and pre-school to help children learn basic anatomy. The melody has been credited to American educator and early civil rights activist James Weldon Johnson and the lyrics to Dem Bones are based on the Book of Ezekiel.
Over the years, the song has been covered by The Delta Rhythm Boys, Shirley Caesar and many other artists. And also last year by award-winning London-based ad agency Lean Mean Fighting Machine, founded in 2004 by 4 former Tribal DDB executives, who launched an alternative ‘social media flavoured’ version titled “Dem Phones” as 2007 Christmas card for self-promotion and recruitment.
Tweet, Tweet, Tweet… if you have a blog, then you have a Twitter. It goes hand in hand. There are so many posts out there teaching you how to make your Blog go viral, but how do you make your Twitter go viral? If you look at the top followed people on Twitter, you’ll notice that they are followed for reasons outside of Twitter. For example, Kevin Rose is the founder of Digg, so many people follow him just because of his popularity with Digg.
The best way to get more followers on Twitter is to go to events, promote your personal brand, and become known for your thought leadership on a topic. But how do you get followers without being super well known already? Well, I’m glad you asked. Here are 3 great sites and apps that will give you a whole arsenal to make your Tweets go viral!
The brand name really gives me a web2.0 deja vu: Dopplr. It is a social service for business travelers. Dopplr lets you share your future travel plans privately with friends and colleagues.
The service then highlights coincidence, for example, telling you that three people you know will be in Paris when you will be there too. You can use Dopplr on your personal computer and mobile phone. It links with online calendars and social networks. They’ve also got a weblog.
