Michael Byers

A list of Scottish Councils on Twitter:

• Aberdeenshire Council
• Clackmannanshire Council
• East Ayrshire Council
• East Renfrewshire Council
• Falkirk Council
• Glasgow City Council
• Orkney Council
• Renfrewshire Council
• Stirling Council
• South Ayrshire Council

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Here are 10 people on Twitter you might find interesting and informative for search engine optimisation tips and advice:

1. Oliver Schwarzweller
2. Andy Beard
3. IrishWonder
4. SEOintelligence
5. Danny Sullivan
6. Brent D. Payne
7. Jeff Selig
8. Bonnie Burns
9. NY_SEO
10. Danilo Stern-Sapad

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Just read this story from Jeffrey Zeldman. According to his tests it looks like some of the big sites out there have websites that don't validate. Yet they still rank highly and are widely used. Does this mean you shouldn't care about making your website meet web standards?

Of course not! There is a big movement out there to make sites meet web standards and I am sure all these sites will be working towards improving it. The list shows that some big names are doing their best to validate. So you should too.

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Just discovered that Google has set up a tips website where you can share your tips about anything. Check out TipJar for more details. Basically it's people just sharing their tips on saving money or improving your habits. You can then vote on them.

On the About Tip Jar page it states "you give Google the right to use it freely without compensation". Does that mean Google is going to use your tips to save itself money? Like "Bring your lunch to work once or twice a week instead of buying it." suggested by www.choosetosave.org.

It is certainly an interesting website.

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I finally did it and joined Twitter. I wonder if I will become obsessed with my every thought and have to share.

Go on follow me on Twitter. You might like it!

Thanks to Randa Clay for the free twitter graphic I have used.

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In a previous entry I spoke about how you can use Twitter to promote yourself and even use it to find a job. Well today I came across a story that highlights the problem with posting your thoughts on Twitter.

An agency person from Ketchum (New York office) went to Memphis to present to FedEx, a client of theirs. On his arrival in Memphis he tweeted unflattering remarks about Memphis. This was picked up by an employee of FedEx and he emailed a response to the agency person, the management at Ketchum and FedEx management including the VP. The FedEx employees are proud of their city and took offense to his comments. The full story can be found on Peter Shankman's blog.

So be careful what you tweet. Everything you post on Twitter will be read. If it happens to cause offense then the resulting bad press will affect your business.

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