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Scott Levy asks you to consider and use social media for what it isa broadcast
medium like TV or radio. Instead of channels, there are user profiles. Tweets
and posts are the programs, and Levy provides a look into getting loyal
viewers to stay tuned. Content matters but Context matters more.
Scott hustles and is a true entrepreneur, and if
you know me I love hustle!
GARY VAYNERCHUK, AUTHOR OF JAB JAB JAB RIGHT HOOK
As an actress in Hollywood I thought I had a pretty good grasp of the
importance of social media and its uses. Then I met Scott Levy from
Fuel Online and he opened up a whole new twitterverse to me! He
taught me so much about Twitter and Facebook and the power
they have in my career. Thanks Scott.
Wait, I should tweet this...
REBECCA MADER, ACTRESS,
LOST, DEVIL WEARS PRADA, IRON MAN 3
Scott and Fuel Online are a top-notch firm. They know their business
inside and out and are continually focused on delivering results.
Id highly recommend them
MIKE HOSTETLER, FOUNDER AND CEO, APPENDTO
Fuel Online has been an awesome addition to our social media team and
has provided us with great insight and fresh ideas in the field. Scott
and his team at Fuel are easy to work with and get things
done the right way.
RONNIE WINTER, CEO/MANAGER/LEAD SINGER THE RED JUMPSUIT APPARATUS
If you want to go far, you need the fuel. If you want to rock social media,
you need Scotts book. He takes all the crap we hear on a regular basis
and turns it into actual facts you can put toward increasing
your business and revenue TODAY. Want to make
sense of it all? Buy this book.
PETER SHANKMAN FOUNDER, HARO (HELPAREPORTER.COM) CO-FOUNDER,
SHANKMAN|HONIG (SHANKMANHONIG.COM)
There are very few good starting points for knowledge when it comes to
figuring out how to work your way through the world of social media.
As I read Levys tips, I found myself nodding in agreement several
timesas though I couldve written them myself based on my
own experiences. Id have no need to write them now,
thoughId simply share this book!
CHRIS PIRILLO, SOCIAL CONTENT CURATOR LOCKERGNOME.COM @CHRISPIRILLO
Im impressed with the work of Scott Levy of Fuel Online. Scott not
only truly understands social media engagement, but hes one of
Kreds top influencers. To really understand influencers, it is
important to be one as well.
ANDREW GRILL, CEO, KRED A LEADING SOCIAL INFLUENCER PLATFORM
Scott Levy and Fuel Online consulted in my social media strategy. I found
his advice helpful as we brainstormed together on Twitter. He helped
me with my Facebook presence as well. Hes been in the business
a long time and knows his stuff.
TODD HOFFMAN, CREATOR, GOLD RUSH ON THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL
Author Note
Hey thanks for grabbing a copy of Tweet Naked, I think youll love it and know it will help you take your Brand to the next level!
Before you go any further I want you to follow me on Twitter@FuelOnline Twitter.com/FuelOnline youll understand why at the end of the book, but I vow to try and engage with you. I want to personally hear from you after you have read this book in order to thank you and get your feedback on it as well.
If you need anything at all please dont hesitate to contact us
916-915-3835, 533 Church Street, Suite 169, Nashville, TN 37219 Website: http://www.FuelOnline.co (NOT .com)
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Preface
Foundations
I was always what you would call a tinkerer. As a child, I would get a present and immediately want to know how it worked. So whenever I got a toy, or some type of gadget, I would take it apart to see what was inside. My parents were impressed when they saw how I put some of the gadgets back together after close examination of all of the parts. In fact, on occasion, I could even improve upon how the toy or gadget worked. Of course there were also those days when I was unable to reassemble the parts in front of me, and they were not at all amused, and I did get in a lot of trouble at times. From rewiring toys to telephones and building alarm systems, is who I was as a kid, and remains who I am todaysomeone interested in what makes things tick and how I can make them better.
Curiosity Spawns a Passion for Technology
This innate curiosity about how things worked would stay with me from those early years forward and with each new technological breakthrough. I remember when my family picked up our first home computer in the early 1980s. I was determined to see how this new and seemingly impossible machine worked. Unlike today, where its common to find homes with several desktops, laptops, and tablets, the family computer at that time was a big deal, much as the TV set must have been three decades earlier. Computers were expensive items, so when my parents saw me approaching with my screwdriver, of course they were ready to have coronaries! I convinced them that I knew what I was doing and that if I looked inside, I could put it back together. It was also fortunate for me that I actually figured out how to do so.
It didnt take me long to figure out how computers worked. Because such skills were not yet being taught in the schools, I taught myself, mostly through trial and error. Computers and their capabilitiesfrom both the hardware and software sidefascinated me. The possibilities seemed endless. I still remember watching the movie Weird Science in the mid-1980s and thinking that someday I, too, was going to create my own perfect woman as Anthony Michael Hall and Ilan Mitchell-Smith did when they attempted to create Lisa, played by the gorgeous Kelly LeBrock, in the film.
As I got older, one of my first computer activities was running a bulletin board service (BBS), which was a means of posting messages, meeting people, playing games, and building a community. At that time, we had an IBM 8066 as my dads computer, and I got an IBM PC Jr., which was a lower-end introductory computer. It was nothing fancy but served my purposes for playing, exploring, programming in BASIC, and running bulletin boards. I still remember my WWIV board and the door games I had on it. Many people, me included, now consider these old bulletin boards as the precursor to the World Wide Web.
Of course it was painfully slow. I was using a 1,200-baud connection, so if I wanted to download something, such as a low-quality photo, it would take hours. I could literally hit the download button, have dinner, take a nap, and then,