The ecosystem growing around Twitter is something we very much believe in nourishing and supporting. There are lots of really awesome services and applications out there like TweetDeck, TweetMeme, Tweetie, BackTweets, Tweetboard, and others that we absolutely love as do many users. However, as the ecosystem grows there is also the possibility that confusing and potentially damaging projects could emerge.We have applied to trademark Tweet because it is clearly attached to Twitter from a brand perspective but we have no intention of "going after" the wonderful applications and services that use…
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Following and Followers Page Improvements
30 Jun 2009 | 4:16 pmWhen you click on the Following and Followers links from your Twitter home page, you'll notice that we've upgraded the design of these pages and added features. Instead of a basic list, there are now actions you can perform that provide a better overall experience. For example, you can turn on SMS, unfollow, mention, block, direct message, and more. Tip: You can also view the accounts that someone else is following and follow them yourself. -
Restaurants on Twitter
29 Jun 2009 | 7:08 amBoston Globe Staff Photo by Yoon S. ByunThis article from my hometown newspaper is a great example of something we're increasingly inspired by at Twitter. Small businesses—in this case restaurants—using Twitter as a low cost way to connect with patrons and ultimately improve profits.What can you do with 140 characters or less, the length of each tweet? A lot, restaurants are discovering - everything from posting daily specials to luring followers with offers of free appetizers to offering a glimpse of kitchen life. It’s all good for business.This quote is awesome, "You don’t need… -
Up, Up, and Away
16 Jun 2009 | 3:21 pmTwitter is back and our network capacity is now significantly increased. The planned maintenance that we moved from last night to this afternoon was a success and it took half the time we expected.When we worked with our network provider yesterday to reschedule this planned maintenance, we did so because events in Iran were tied directly to the growing significance of Twitter as an important communication and information network. Although presumed impossible if not extremely difficult, we decided together to move the date. It made sense for Twitter and for NTT America to keep services active… -
Down Time Rescheduled
15 Jun 2009 | 4:17 pmA critical network upgrade must be performed to ensure continued operation of Twitter. In coordination with Twitter, our network host had planned this upgrade for tonight. However, our network partners at NTT America recognize the role Twitter is currently playing as an important communication tool in Iran. Tonight's planned maintenance has been rescheduled to tomorrow between 2-3p PST (1:30a in Iran).Our partners are taking a huge risk not just for Twitter but also the other services they support worldwide—we commend them for being flexible in what is essentially an inflexible situation.
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Best Buy Uses Twitter to Create Sales, Customer-Service Team - Bloomberg
2 Jul 2009 | 2:51 pmBest Buy Uses Twitter to Create Sales, Customer-Service TeamBloombergJuly 2 (Bloomberg) -- Best Buy Co., the world's largest electronics retailer, is building a customer-service team that will use Twitter and more » -
Twitter Twofer - San Francisco Chronicle
2 Jul 2009 | 12:56 pmSan Francisco ChronicleTwitter TwoferSan Francisco ChronicleWant to be more popular on Twitter? Thanks to the retweet, you can rely on the work of others to help you with that. A retweet is just a repeat of someone and more » -
Microsoft on Twitter: No kidding! - Seattle Post Intelligencer
2 Jul 2009 | 10:57 amMicrosoft on Twitter: No kidding!Seattle Post IntelligencerMicrosoft officially started using Twitter on Wednesday. It started the @Microsoft account, being staffed by four people in the company's communication and more » -
NF Bridge Commission turns to Twitter - Bizjournals.com
2 Jul 2009 | 9:41 amNF Bridge Commission turns to TwitterBizjournals.comThose following www.twitter.com/NiagaraBridges can get updates every 30 minutes to an hour, depending on traffic reports, as updates are generated only when and more » -
Bing now throws up Twitter updates too! - Digit
2 Jul 2009 | 2:18 amABC NewsBing now throws up Twitter updates too!DigitWell, that's exactly what Bing has done with the new addition of Twitter updates, becoming the first search engine to integrate so tightly with the Bing Adds Tweets Answers But How Real Time Is It?Search Engine RoundtableBing introduces real time Twitter search resultsNeowinAnother Brilliant Search Move From Microsoft: Bing To Include Tweets24/7 Wall St.CNET News -Barron's Blogs -Wired Newsall 400 news articles »
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Oversharers – when you say too much on Twitter
2 Jul 2009 | 12:49 pmWith the holiday weekend we need to read something fun like Oversharers. It is a simple site. not really a tool that shows off the gross and embarassing postingts some people make into the public stream. The list is long, funny and sometimes gross. Please, let’s be careful out there. P.S. I listed this under games, since it really is not an add-on tool) -
Twitterative – say more in less space (like a teen)
1 Jul 2009 | 2:20 pmEver have trouble cramming all your text into 140 characters? Twitterative takes on that challenge by taking whatever you enter in the input box, and converting it to what they call a minified message. It takes common words like your and changes them to text-talk with outputs like ur. It becomes your teenager of sorts. The page has to be manually refreshed if you change the text, but otherwise I made a sample out of 189 characters as this: If we are all for doing this, then your place will be the best house to have the party at. Can you send your address around to everyone so they know… -
Twicli – upload photos and videos using the Picli engine
1 Jul 2009 | 8:23 amTwicli allows you to upload images and videos for free and use conversation tracking around them. Right from their own blog: Twicli is a free service that allows users to upload both photos and videos through the Twicli platform and display them to their friends on Twitter. Users can upload photos and videos and comment on each, these comments are then broadcast on twitter via the means of @replies. The Twicli frontpage features the most recent content uploaded by Twitter users. Their list of features was quite impressive for a reson to use their service: Interface – Twicli has been… -
TwitterForBusyPeople – now we are too busy for Twitter?
30 Jun 2009 | 8:36 amTwitterForBusyPeople (via @angryjohnny) is actually a great site! You enter your, or any, Twitter name into the single box on the homepage. From there it pulls the avatars of who posted in the last hour, in the last today and more than one day ago. The idea being that many of the people you follow post so much content that they push the occasional poster way off of any page or client that you use. The idea of Twitter is living in the stream. Meaning seeing what is there at that time with some keywords available (al la Mixero). So you might miss items. You can hover over any avatar… -
Feedtwit – track any RSS feed as a direct message
30 Jun 2009 | 7:15 amFeedTwit might be useful for a couple reasons I can see right away. You have a very specific RSS feed you want to be immediately updated on so getting it as a DM in Twitter would also send you a SMS (if you configured this) You want some @replies in Twitter to notify you right away, so FeedTwit converts them to direct messages Now from there, you might end up with too much via DM and SMS. They do highlight another thing I didn’t think of right away, basically becoming a stalker mode. Privately follow people on Twitter using their RSS feed. follow political figures in an account you…
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is anyone reading my posts
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my username won't change after having changed it -- been trying 4 a week
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twitter hacker?
2 Jul 2009 | 3:40 pmSomeone hacked into my twitter and put up a post and blog, linked it to Facebook. What can I do to prevent future hacker issues? -
Im missing my twitters? please help me
2 Jul 2009 | 3:26 pmI had two accounts and I deleted one of them MaiPearl and started another one HarveyLee65 when I forgot my password for my HarveyLee65 account, but when I request to have my account password reset, they send me one for my MaiPearl instead of HarveyLee65, so I need my HareyLee65 password reset -
Facebook use versus unwanted followers (spam followers)
2 Jul 2009 | 2:57 pmFacebook won't let me link to twitter without unprotecting my updates. I get a lot of spam and illegitimate or porn people follower requests and I don 't want them to just be able to follow me carte blanche or access my followers or who I am following. When I click on new follower requests it is now invariably either someone who is "posting new hot pics" on a provided url which leads to a porn or kinky dating site or I click and twitter leads me to a page saying the user is suspended. Will I really get more quality "twitter experience" unprotecting my updates? Will I get new follower updates…
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TWITTER blogs - Google News
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Facinelli thanks fans for Twitter help - San Francisco Chronicle
2 Jul 2009 | 2:33 pmFacinelli thanks fans for Twitter helpSan Francisco Chronicle Tuesday as he staged an impromptu autographing session to thank his fans for helping him land 500000 followers on his Twitter.com blog as part of a bet. and more » -
FriendFeed Makes Its Search Results Real-Time Too - Washington Post
2 Jul 2009 | 1:51 pmFriendFeed Makes Its Search Results Real-Time TooWashington Post like Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, Digg, various blogs ? and all the comments related to those ? a paid search model would seem to be an obvious choice. friendfeed introduces real-time searchVentureBeatFriendFeed Offers Real-Time SearchWebProNewsFriendFeed Adds Real-Time Search ResultsMashableall 6 news articles » -
Google Blog Search Sees Twitter Trends & Raises With Blog Search ... - Search Engine Land
2 Jul 2009 | 1:00 pmMashableGoogle Blog Search Sees Twitter Trends & Raises With Blog Search Search Engine LandTwitter is the poster child where real-time search is concerned, and despite its ongoing spam problem, Twitter Trends has become one of the primary places Google Blog Search Gets New Features and a GadgetWebProNewsall 7 news articles » -
Search Engines: Real-Time Search Startups That Deliver What Google ... - eWeek
2 Jul 2009 | 10:30 amSearch Engines: Real-Time Search Startups That Deliver What Google eWeekThe more inclusive Topsy claims it "listens to the conversations taking place all the time on the living, social web," including Twitter, blogs, Flickr, The Race for Real-Time SearchMediaPost Publicationsall 2 news articles » -
Bing's Fake Twitter Glitter - InformationWeek
2 Jul 2009 | 7:45 amABC NewsBing's Fake Twitter GlitterInformationWeekThe same search terms on Bing only show news items and blog posts that refer to Twitter in the context of the Iran elections. So far, I haven't seen any Bing Now Shows Some Twitter UpdatesNew York TimesWorld Wide Web Bing Searches Up-To-the-Minute Tweets on TwitterCIO TodayGoogle Updates Product to Play Nice with MicrosoftWall Street JournalNational Post -Search Engine Roundtable -WebProNewsall 400 news articles »
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Artest to Cavs Rumor Heats Up on Twitter
by Brett PollakoffFiled under: Cavaliers, Rockets, NBA Rumors, NBA TwitterAs if Cleveland wasn't already a focal point of the NBA universe, it may be reaching a whole new level of crazy. -
Streamline Photo Sharing on Multiple Social Networks
Here are a couple of ways to be more efficient when it comes to sharing your photos online from events. Like most web workers, you’re probably on many different social networks. -
Alain de Botton Clarifies the Caleb Crain Response
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Twitter followers 'can be bought'
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A Day With 400 Tweets Starts With Simplicity
Users who are always on the Internet share advice for streamlining your Web habits.
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Video: Seann William Scott pitches the “GiPhone”
2 Jul 2009 | 2:35 pmLike the iPhone, but for guys… get it? Better than the lame pun name, below is a Spike TV Guys’ Choice Awards iPhone commercial parody for the “GiPhone. ” I don’t want to spoil the joke, but most of the apps involve boobs in one way or another. -
UserTesting.com: Get Video of Real Users Testing Your Web App
2 Jul 2009 | 2:33 pmThis post is part of Mashable’s Spark of Genius series, which highlights a unique feature of startups. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. The series is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. -
iPhone heat issue much ado about nothing | Apple - CNET News
2 Jul 2009 | 2:32 pmOkay folks, it's time to step back, take a deep breath and relax. (Credit: Apple, Inc. ) There has been a lot of talk today about Apple supposedly admitting it has heat issues with the new iPhone 3GS. -
Topless Robot - Bonus! Rob's Transformers 2 F.A.Q.s!
2 Jul 2009 | 2:25 pmStar Wars in a Notebook! Well, maybe not "annotated" as much as "done in a notebook. " This video is part of the annual Star Wars fan film contest hosted by Atom, and you likely know many of the entries since they've shown up on TR at one point or another: the Star Sports video, the Death Star over San Francisco , that one where the girls strip each other with lightsabers , and a few more. -
AT&T breaks sales records with iPhone 3GS launch | Wireless - CNET News
2 Jul 2009 | 2:24 pm(Credit: Apple) The first day the Apple iPhone 3GS went on sale was the biggest sales day ever for AT&T, according to an internal memo sent to company employees that has since been published in various blogs.
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Twitter Responds to "Tweet" Trademark Issue
1 Jul 2009 | 8:38 pmEarlier this week we came across an interesting article on TechCrunch about the use of the word "Tweet" by Twitter application designers. The post seemed to imply that Twitter has grown increasingly concerned with the use of the word "Tweet" in applications and websites. The conversation centered... This is a content summary only, please visit twittown.com for the full article. -
Twitter Tweaks Web-Based UI, With Generally Positive Response
1 Jul 2009 | 2:59 amFor a service that seems to take pride in being adamantly inflexible, Twitter's had some big changes this week. The microblogging service unveiled a re-amped "Following" and "Friends" view, designed to make the web-based interface more friendly and emulate some of the most popular Twitter client's... This is a content summary only, please visit twittown.com for the full article. -
If You See Your Name on Twitter This Week, You're Probably Dead
28 Jun 2009 | 9:03 pmIt's been a rough week for celebrities. With last week's passing of Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, Ed McMahon, and Billy Mays, Twitter has been slammed with RIP messages and general discussion about the life and times of some of the world's most famous celebrities. Sprinkled in with the... This is a content summary only, please visit twittown.com for the full article. -
Bad Behavior - How NOT to Use Twitter
25 Jun 2009 | 12:01 amLately, it seems like just about everyone wants to tell you the RIGHT way to use Twitter. They want to tell you how often you should tweet, what services and applications you should use, what kinds of people you should follow and how you should go about getting your own Twitter followers. Thing... This is a content summary only, please visit twittown.com for the full article. -
Twitter FINALLY Announces a Firm(ish) Plan to Monetize
24 Jun 2009 | 12:22 amAfter long years of speculation, it seems that Twitter has FINALLY given some details on how they plan to make money from what has become arguably the world's second-largest social network. As more and more third-party services have cropped up to fill in the blanks between the demands of Twitter... This is a content summary only, please visit twittown.com for the full article.
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Twitter Interview with Trevor Wood of Redline and Network Midlands
2 Jul 2009 | 5:17 amA quick interview with Trevor Wood of Redline and Network Midlands, two sites providing Internet Consultancy, Disaster Management, Data security and business networking events with ecommerce, to be expanded to include event management & corporate hospitality. How long have you been on Twitter? Over a year – can’t remember exactly How many people follow you? 240 [...] -
HP Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless Print/Fax/Scan/Copier - a review
2 Jul 2009 | 4:46 amI often get asked to review things and blog about them on this and other blogs that I run. A lot of the time I say no, unless a product or service is something I’m particularly interested in or would actually use - this blog is about Twitter for Business, not Freebies for Nikki after all [...] -
Stop spamming me with Follow Friday!
29 Jun 2009 | 3:27 amI caught a Facebook post / Twitter status from @grahamjones this morning - it appears that he’s had someone unfollow him on Twitter because they see his #followfriday recommendations as spam. It’s true to say that if you follow a lot of people, then it’s difficult to see the real content in amongst the constant #followfriday [...] -
Another 5 Twitter applications
28 Jun 2009 | 4:12 amA quick shout out to Killer Startups, who have given us links to yet another 5 Twitter apps: TwitMessenger TwitMessenger is another Twitter application that offers quite an interesting service. With this solution you will have the chance to schedule your tweets. In this way you will be allowed to program them so they come out whenever [...] -
Another day, another ‘celebs on twitter’ website
21 Jun 2009 | 5:48 amThere’s not much to say really - it’s another list of celebs on Twitter Here’s their official release: London, UK, 21st June 2009 - The new celebrity Twitter utility is here. OfficialTwitters.com is THE utility to find verified celebrity users of the social networking phenomenon Twitter. OfficialTwitters collects the celebrity Twitter users and gives you the [...]
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Keeping up appearances.
2 Jul 2009 | 3:38 pmI have been quite busy over the past few days with work related meetings and yesterday, medical appo -
Jordan, it’s obscene, rude and it may be contagious!
2 Jul 2009 | 3:32 pmWith the insatiable Jordan PR machine running at a terrifying pace at the moment, the mass media seem only too happy to indulge her hunger for headlines. But has someone, at last, recognised that the very public chronicles of her break up with Peter Andre are harming more than her own dignity? Claude Knights, director of children’s charity Kidscape, condemned controversial Twitter posts made by Jordan in an article in The Sun, accusing her of setting a negative example to celebrity influenced teenagers. Indeed, I agree Jordan’s angry use of the c-word is distasteful but this is not my… -
My First Organic Peach
2 Jul 2009 | 3:32 pmTweeted this 1 hour ago: http://twitpic.com/92xef – My first organic peach! Sweet & refre -
Careers Services on Twitter - US and Canada HE
2 Jul 2009 | 3:31 pmI’m not going to make the same claims as I did about my UK list about this being comprehensive, however I thought it would still be useful for interest. United States American University, Washington D.C. http://twitter.com/AUCareerCenter Boise State University http://twitter.com/BSUCareerCenter Brown University http://twitter.com/CDCatBrown University of California, Santa Barbara http://twitter.com/ucsbcareer California State University, Fullerton http://twitter.com/CSUFcareer Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism http://twitter.com/cucareers East Carolina University College… -
Quest Crew in Las Vegas!
2 Jul 2009 | 3:29 pmQuest Crew have a performance in Las Vegas on Friday, July 3rd – tomorrow – at the Flamingo Hotel and Casino! It’s gonna be Quest Day at a dance convention called “Star Systems.” Some of the guys are already there, some are headed that way. D-Trix Twitter says he taught a class last nite and then hit the tables for some gambling fun. He also took in Cirque du Soleil show “Ka” and loved it. According to Steve Terada’s Twitter many groups are going there so it should be a blast once they all get together in the same place! Stay tuned…..!
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WordPress Tag: Twitter Tools
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mark evens on using twitter for marketing
30 Jun 2009 | 10:10 pmThe New York Times had an article last Sunday on how personal recommendation services are becoming more popular – driven by the belief that the best advice comes from people you know and those in your digital and personal networks as opposed to a service such as Yahoo Answers. For anyone using Twitter or Facebook, the power and effectiveness of tapping into your networks is clear. To me, one of Twitter’s “killer apps” is being able to use the collective knowledge of the crowd. Yesterday, I went to a start-up event in Montreal featuring three travel sites – Travellr, Viajeros… -
Novidades no Twitter imperdíveis!
30 Jun 2009 | 6:32 amFaz tempo que sou fã ardorosa e de carteirinha do Ricardo Lucena, o nosso conhecidíssimo Chapolin, no Orkut. Ontem fui surpreendida pela notícia do novíssimo aplicativo feito por ele, que manda seus updates, diretamente do Orkut para o seu Twitter. Novamente tive que tirar o chapéu e me render aos programas do Ricardo, como sempre super úteis. Eis um exemplo: Excelente ferramentas para os orkuteiros, que não gostam de perder tempo, indo parar no Twitter só para postar! E não para por aí não!! Exite também o Twitools , que possui várias ferramentas super interessantes. AMEI! Falar… -
Hab immer eine Idee zum Twittern!
29 Jun 2009 | 5:30 amVielleicht hattet ihr auch Tage, in denen keine Idee zum Twittern gehabt hattet, aber wolltet unbedingt etwas twittern. Hier kommt auch wieder ein kleines twitter Tool zur Hilfe. Auf twitlol kann man interessante Tweets finden und mit einem Klick für sich twittern. -
wondering what a tweetup is?
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Seeking New Twitter Apps? Check out this Cool Site!
25 Jun 2009 | 12:55 pmThere’s a new twitter chief in town and it’s not who you think it is! Twi5.com is one of the hottest
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Twitter: Remaking the Persona of the Physically Challenged
2 Jul 2009 | 6:00 amBy Carmen R. Gonzalez of Healthcare Communications Group. Follow her @crgonzalez. American novelist James Baldwin once said, “An identity would seem to be arrived at by the way in which the person faces and uses his experience.” The same can be said of those with physical disabilities who are using Twitter as their stage to create newfound identities, unconstrained by their bodies’ limitations. Intrigued by how Twitter has empowered people to find their voice and gain acceptance and recognition, I offer a brief overview of the new frontier being established on Twitter by… -
3 Ways to Recognize Bots and Spammers on Twitter
1 Jul 2009 | 6:00 amBy Nathan Hangen, follow him @nhangen. I remember the good old days back before Twitter had gone mainstream where it was a small and exclusive hangout for tech geeks and social networking addicts. There wasn’t a lot going on, and we didn’t have a lot of “celebrities” in the neighborhood, but we also didn’t have to worry about bots, spammers, and internet marketers. Sure, Twitter deserves to be set free for rapid consumption by all internet users, amateur and geek alike, but if we could only do something about these bots then Twitter could feel like home once… -
5 Uncommon Ways Your #Business Can Use Twitter
30 Jun 2009 | 6:15 amby Jason Drohn - Follow him @jasondrohn Every marketing agency in the world is trying to figure out social media right now. The funny thing is bloggers and content creators have been embracing social media for years, building their own brands around social services. If you were to walk into the top marketing agency in your area and ask what the ‘Digg Effect’ was, what kind of response do you think you’d get? In Boston, Chicago or San Francisco, they’d be able to tell you exactly what it was. Ask an established blogger or anyone who’s been around the web for a… -
The Benefits of Using Twitter for Fundraising
29 Jun 2009 | 7:22 amBy Jasmin Tragas of wonderwebby, follow her @wonderwebby. Raising funds on Twitter isn’t just about getting money for your charity. It’s about connecting with people, creating awareness and it’s about giving. Over the last several months people around the world have tweeted, re-tweeted and donated for an Opportunity International Australia microfinance program in the Philippines. As I write this, an incredible AUD$7,000 has been raised online with 24 hours to go before my fundraiser finishes. What are the benefits in using Twitter for fundraising? I’m not going to tell… -
Sunday Roundup: Replies, Breaking Twitter, and Profile Expansion
28 Jun 2009 | 6:02 amIt’s the almost-weekly roundup list of links, tools, and Twitter culture once again! Check these out and let us know what you think in the comments. Twitter used for DoS Attacks in Iran (nytimes.com) Profiles.im - Tool to create a more detailed Twitter profile. Create your account, edit the information, and use your custom URL in your Twitter account profile for a great landing page that mimics your Twitter page. It even pulls your Twitter background, RSS feeds, and offers you much more than 140 characters to talk about yourself! Here’s mine (still in progress): Lara Kulpa Fixing…
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Camps do Social Media, sort of.
27 Jun 2009 | 6:51 amYesterday my daughter left for summer camp, 7 1/2 weeks away from home. Yes, it’s hard on us, but it’s something that she loves. I’m sure that’s something that many of you who send your kids to camp struggle with. In fact, we like to say that she goes to camp for 2 months and then talks about it for the other ten. If you’ve never experienced it, here’s how one of her counselors describes summer camp in his blog. Alex’ feelings resonated with me (as a former camper) and I know the feelings are shared by my daughter. Hopefully, Alex will blog throughout the summer… -
Favorite posts of the week
6 Jun 2009 | 3:01 pmThere have been a lot of great blog posts focused on Twitter this week? Of course, you can always find blogs about Twitter. Here are some of my favorites. On TechCrunch, On Twitter, Most People Are Sheep: 80 Percent Of Accounts Have Fewer Than 10 Followers. Anne Handley gives great advice in Mashable’s, Everything I Need to Know About Twitter I Learned in J School Have you read Marshall Kirkpatrick’s provocative post, How Twitter's Staff Uses Twitter (And Why It Could Cause Problems), on ReadWriteWeb? For a little humor, Conan O'Brien introduces Twitter Tracker as pointed out by Biz… -
97% of Twitter members think brands should engage with customers on Twitter
3 Jun 2009 | 9:44 pmThere have been a lot of studies of Twitter users lately. Have you seen this study by PMN that says only 22% of Gen Y consumers are using Twitter. Or this Harvard Business Review study of 300,000 users reveals that the 10% of Twitter users account for over 90% of Twitter messages sent. The Harvard study also determined that: “Men have more more reciprocated relationships, in which two users follow each other.” "Men have 15% more followers than women." "An average man is almost twice more likely to follow another man than a woman." "An average woman is 25% more likely to follow a man than… -
Twitter Presentations
20 May 2009 | 8:44 pmLast week at the WOMMA University conference, I was one of the leaders of the workshops focused on optimizing your Twitter performance. As a takeaway for the attendees, I sent links to a few Twitter presentations that I had created. A few months ago, I presented Become a Twitter Ninja at a webinar sponsored by The Society for Word of Mouth. The webinar and presentation seemed to be quite popular, especially on Slideshare. Become A Twitter Ninja View more presentations from Warren Sukernek. As a follow-up to that presentation, here is Become a Twitter… -
WOMMA rocks South Beach: Inside the numbers
16 May 2009 | 9:55 amI returned from a great WOMM U. social media and word of mouth marketing training event put on by WOMMA in South Beach. It was a great event and I got to lead a few workshops on Twitter. You can find those presentations, Ninja and Grandmaster. We’ve all experienced how Twitter enhances events via note-taking, sharing, reporting, and meeting others and that was certainly in evidence here. John Moore did a great job organizing and curating the conference tweets. Using our Radian6 listening platform, I hope to show some of the analytics behind it. There were 2035 posts dedicated to the…
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Twitterface Beta Release Notes
1 Jul 2009 | 8:23 amJuly 1, 2009 Public Beta Release At long last, we have released Twitterface to the public for a beta testing period while we finish up the 1.0 features. Some things to be aware of in this release are: Theme Designs & Pages There are currently 5 free themes for you to select from for your Twitterface page. You can create 5 pages per single Twitterface account. These themes can be modified BUT you need to modify a *different* theme for each Twitterface page you create, or there will be problems with image overriding. This is something we have to alter in the code, so that fully new themes… -
Twitter Tracker, Courtesy of My New BFF, Coco
10 Jun 2009 | 10:51 amThis is the cutest segment from Conan O’Brien’s show about our favorite tool we love to pick on. Well worth watching - I laughed and laughed. Visit the new Twitter Tracker site - it only looks like a spam site. Very fun marketing idea and clever use of Twitter mania without taking it seriously. Kudo’s to the marketing team or whoever parented this brainchild! -
Twitterface Beta Coming Soon!
29 Apr 2009 | 8:37 amNow that we are getting close to launching the public beta (two weeks or so away), I want to answer some questions about what Twitterface can do for you and how it differs from the many great alternate Twitter interfaces out there. I designed Twitterface last September, but we had some development delays. The reason I did, was because I get frustrated with Twitter when they change their interface plus I need more features than they seem interested in providing. We are in Alpha now, and preparing to release the Beta. These features will be available when we launch: Web-Based Interface… -
Brandjacking Etiquette
18 Apr 2009 | 6:04 amWhat a strange title, huh? But I read an excellent post this morning, brought to my attention by Twitter friend @bViral, about jumping the gun before simply asking nicely if you see someone using your brand name. Stephen Collins asks, at Social Media Today, “Is it brandjacking if you come in late and don’t ask nicely?” If someone takes a known brand name, for any reason, they are asking for consequences should the brand decide they care to pursue it. It’s never a good idea, and the very act of registering a social media account in a brand’s name that you have nothing… -
Twitter & the Law of Reciprocity
14 Mar 2009 | 8:19 pmWhy IS IT that some people seem to build up followers, have lots of friends, get on some lists here and there of top users and people you should follow, and others don’t, but want to? In a previous post I discussed the 3 ways to use Twitter. This article specifically addresses the “social for business” use for those of us who use Twitter as a promotional tool for any reason. These people first have to be broken into two groups: Genuine Celebrities (Be They Globally Famous or Merely Geeky) The Rest of Us We Have Different Expectations of Celebrities Celebrities, such as…
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Twinterview : Al Ferretti @alferretti
30 Jun 2009 | 1:29 amQ1 Real name / Twitter user name “Your Pal” Al Ferretti @alferretti Q2 Location Tropical…Minneapolis, MN Q3 Website www.twitterwatchdog.com Watching out for you, one tweet at a time. Q4 Bio A Go Giver, Coach, Author, Fitness Addict, Internet Marketing and Twitter Maven. Q5 When did you start using Twitter and how were you introduced to it? November 2008. A birdie told me. Q6 What are the main reasons you use Twitter (e.g. business, marketing, fun, community etc)? Twitter is all about community. To engage, build relationships and provide value to others Q7 What aspects of… -
@nicholaspatten Video editor, Graphic/Web Design, Snowboard & Ski Designer
29 Jun 2009 | 8:59 amQ1 Real name / Twitter user name Nicholas Patten / @nicholaspatten Q2 Location I live in New York, NY Q3 Website www.nicholaspatten.com Q4 Bio I’m a Video Editor, Graphic/Web Designer, Snowboard/Ski Designer, IT Director, And I currently work with @RedLifeIntl and @IRGnews Q5 When did you start using Twitter and how were you introduced to it? I started using Twitter in January of 2008. Steve Melfi (@melfi) introduced me to the site before it got to it’s “mainstream” status. Q6 What are the main reasons you use Twitter (e.g. business, marketing, fun, community etc)? -
@caseywright – Specialist in online advertising for real estate professionals talks about Twitter
12 May 2009 | 12:32 amQ1 Real name / Twitter user name Casey Wright. @caseywright Q2 Location San Diego, CA Q3Website www.cawright.net Q4 Bio I’m 27 years old. I run a small marketing company Wright Brothers Communications (@wrightbrothers) with my brother Corey (@flibertsteiner). We specialize in online advertising for real estate professionals. I have a beautiful wife named Jacqueline, a dog named Karly and 2 sulcata tortoises named Syd and Junior. Q5 When did you start using Twitter and how were you introduced to it? I started using Twitter about 10 months ago. I was planning a wedding at the time and I… -
@robmcnealy Entrepreneur, podcaster and floor guy
11 May 2009 | 7:09 amQ1 Real Name Rob McNealy Q2 Twitter username RobMcNealy Q3 Location Denver, Colorado. Q4 Website www.RobMcNealy.com www.AskAFloorGuy.com Q5 Bio Rob McNealy is a small business, entrepreneurship, and startup junkie. His passion is using social media to evangelize about small businesses, and coaching entrepreneurs on his Startup Story Radio podcast and blog. He is also the Chief Strategist for Contrived Media, a boutique social marketing agency which specializes in working with large corporations to market to and engage with their customers using social media channels. Q6 When did you… -
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Be careful when naming your Twitter application…
2 Jul 2009 | 1:57 amIf you’ve built a third-party application for Twitter, you’ll want to think carefully about what you call it, following the company trademarking the term ‘Tweet’. The official response has been posted on the Twitter blog by Biz Stone, after Robin Wauters highlighted the issue over at Techcrunch. The official announcement is: ‘We have applied to trademark Tweet because it is clearly attached to Twitter from a brand perspective but we have no intention of “going after” the wonderful applications and services that use the word in their name when… -
Win gig tickets via Twitter, including Blur at Hyde Park
30 Jun 2009 | 4:22 amThere are a number of people using Twitter to promote special offers and competitions, so it seemed a bit silly not to mention that Absolute Radio is currently offering a range of tickets throughout the summer via Twitter. (I’m Digital Marketing Manager at Absolute Radio – which includes managing the Twitter account!) At the moment, tickets are up for grabs for the Blur re-union gigs in Hyde Park in London on Thursday, July 2nd, so check out @absoluteradio if you fancy entering by Retweeting the specified message. -
Mashable misses something in the Posterous vs Tumblr showdown
30 Jun 2009 | 1:26 amI’ve long been a fan of Mashable amongst the top tech blogs, and this comparison of the Tumblr and Posterous services goes some way to explaining why. They combine news with good in-depth analysis of services to show what exactly you might want to use them for – and in general this article is pretty good. It does have one major, major, major omission, though, which is so obvious as to appear almost intentional. When Jennifer Van Grive details the autoposting options Posterous offers, she writers: ‘a single Posterous video post could auto-post to Twitter, Facebook, YouTube… -
Billie Tweets – the best Twitter application for Michael Jackson fans…
29 Jun 2009 | 1:24 amIf you want to combine Twitter with a tribute to Michael Jackson, how would you do it? In the case of the awesome Billie Tweets, you sync a video of the Jackson classic ‘Billie Jean’ with tweets that contain the individual words in the lyrics, as they play together. BillieTweets syncs Michael Jackson's Bille Jean with individual tweets It’s the work of coders 9Astronauts, who have also created other notable Twitter-based sites and applications, including Blame Drew’s Cancer, lyric-identifier Lyricrat, Youtube videos mentioned on Twitter aggregator Veetweet, and… -
Horse business comes to microblogging
29 Jun 2009 | 12:42 amIt’s not just Twitter that is spawning television shows in the microblogging world, with the launch of Horsetweet, a microblogging platform for horse lovers, which accompanies U.S. reality TV show ‘Hard Reins to Hold’. Both the site and the TV show are the work of father and daughter Matt and Loagan Fury, who run Loagan ranches, around which the TV show is based. Horsetweet itself is on the Shout’Em platform, which allows you to ‘roll your own microblogging community’. Which means you can sign up for the site, or login with your existing Twitter or Windows…
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Reminder: Huge limit increase! Twitter apps/api get 50% more connections/hr: http://ow.ly/gkqo --Share this good news: http://bit.ly/10gXu9
2 Jul 2009 | 2:00 pmReminder: Huge limit increase! Twitter apps/api get 50% more connections/hr: http://ow.ly/gkqo --Share this good news: http://bit.ly/10gXu9 -
Twitter's broken again! Are you missing from search results? http://ow.ly/gnUE --Let people know about this problem: http://bit.ly/IlWMu
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Twitter's URL shortener is the first victim in "month of Twitter bugs:" http://ow.ly/gknx --Share this unfortunate info: http://bit.ly/QmilF
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How to get retweeted on Twitter—Geek uncovers the secrets: http://ow.ly/gnQZ --Share this "inside" information: http://bit.ly/tbQG3
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What constitutes a stupid mistake on Twitter? 10 Examples: http://ow.ly/gjL2 --Share these examples: http://bit.ly/J1dmj
2 Jul 2009 | 10:00 amWhat constitutes a stupid mistake on Twitter? 10 Examples: http://ow.ly/gjL2 --Share these examples: http://bit.ly/J1dmj
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Tweetwave.com
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Web App: Trendmetr
23 Jun 2009 | 10:04 amTrendmetr is a web app that allows users to measure how many times a search term was mentioned on Twitter in the last hour. Features: simplistic web UI search terms displayed as dB meters links to search terms via Twitter or Twoquick The Good: Trendmetr is a simplistic graphical representation of the frequency of various terms or trend in Twitter. Below each ‘meter’ are a couple of links that allow users to search the term on Twitter or Twoquick. The Bad: While the idea of a graphical representation of trending topics on Twitter is a good one, the execution of that idea by… -
Web App: TwitIQ
3 Jun 2009 | 2:55 pmTwitIQ is a web app that allows users to use multiple Twitter accounts. Features: UI similar to Twitter.com all Twitter operations supported multiple Twitter accounts supported advanced search feature keyword and trending topic features The Good: TwitIQ is a good Twitter client, some say it it Twitter.com “plus”. It has all the functionality of Twitter with the added benefit of multiple account support. The advanced search and keyword features are pretty handy as well. The Not-so-Good: While TwitIQ is certainly a very serviceable Twitter client, complete with URL shortening and… -
Web App: Twazzup
2 Jun 2009 | 10:31 pmTwazzup is a web app that allows users to perform searches on Twitter. Features: easy to use web UI trending topics displayed save searches search results (tweets) displayed in real time popular related links displayed The Good: Twazzup is a very good search tool for Twitter. The ability to display resulting tweets in a real-time stream is a fantastic feature. We liked the related links feature, and the ability to sort results by retweets and tweets is also a powerful feature. The Not-so-Good: Twazzup is a very good tool. Our only complaint, and it isn’t a big one, is that sometimes it… -
Web App: Visible Tweets
1 Jun 2009 | 11:01 pmVisible Tweets is a web app that allows users to view a stream of tweets on any search topic in a unique visual display. Features: simple web UI colorful, cascading display of tweets search on any term(s) The Good: Visible Tweets is an interesting way to display a stream of tweets on any given topic. Tweets are displayed one at a time on a colorful background, with one tweet cascading/rolling into the next. The Not-so-Good: The visual display of Visible Tweets is rather appealing, and we liked it a lot. While Visible Tweets can search on any term or trend, it is not a hard-core search tool. -
Web App: tweetzi
4 May 2009 | 11:03 amtweetzi is a web app that allows users to perform searches on Twitter. Features: easy-to-use web UI displays Twitter trends refine searches with up to six parameters The Good: tweetzi is a very easy-to-use and capable Twitter search tool. We liked the ability to refine searches using parameters such as “links related to” the search term or “asking about” the search term. Daily Twitter trends are displayed so you can hit those as well, if you wish. One other good feature of tweetzi is the ability to turn on a real-time results stream. This is great for keeping up to…
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Tweetworks TV Episode 69 – Sharing The Things You Like
1 Jul 2009 | 8:01 pmClick Here for Larger Size and iPhone Version or Subscribe on iTunes On yesterday’s show I mentioned how I thought sharing things of interest with others is one of the most powerful benefits of social media tools. Today I’d like to “share” with you a few ways that you can expand your share network by leveraging Tweetworks [...] -
Tweetworks TV Episode 68 – Michael Jackson, New Features and Facebook Fans
30 Jun 2009 | 1:41 pmClick Here for Larger Size and iPhone Version or Subscribe on iTunes New Feature: I love new feature day. In this episode I get to “share” with you the new “share this” features we’ve added to Tweetworks groups and conversations. Now it’s super easy to let your friends and the world know about the cool stuff on [...] -
Tweetworks TV Episode 67 – Metro-West Chamber’s Nearly Noontime Lunch
21 Jun 2009 | 12:42 pmClick Here for Larger Size and iPhone Version or Subscribe on iTunes The Metro-West Chamber of Commerce invited me to speak at one of its Nearly Noontime Lunch events. They also asked if I knew any other local leaders in the field of social media who could share their expertise with local business people looking to undersand [...] -
Tweetworks TV Episode 66 – Mass Innovation Nights 3
16 Jun 2009 | 8:17 pmClick Here for Larger Size and iPhone Version or Subscribe on iTunes Mass Innovation Nights continue to rock. Last week was another successful event with great attendance and very exciting companies participating as you’ll see in the six that I interviewed for this episode. As I said last month, I urge you to plan to attend one [...] -
Tweetworks TV Episode 65 – Matthew Mamet of Permission TV
12 Jun 2009 | 5:40 amClick Here for Larger Size and iPhone Version or Subscribe on iTunes After my appearance on Permission TV Live last week I thought it only fitting that I have Matthew Mamet on Tweetworks TV to share with you what’s so special about PTV.
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Twitdom
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Twitterative
2 Jul 2009 | 1:00 pmTwitterative allows you to shrink your tweets by replacing words with acronyms, abbreviations, SMS/text lingo so that you can squeeze in more into 140 characters. As an example the following sentence: Hello World. This is a test of the twitterative system to see how effective it is in shrinking words. Let me see what happens with this text was converted to: hi World. This is a test of the twitterative system 2 c hw effective it is in shrinking words. Let me c wot happens w/ this txt This is a saving of 13 characters, or in other words, an opportunity to type another 13 characters into the… -
Vimey
2 Jul 2009 | 8:06 amVimey is a way to organize tweets by the popular Twitter users. Vimey categorizes them under options like Actors, Celebs, Music, News, etc. The tweets are updated on an hourly basis. Advertisement 1. Update Twitter from your browser with Yoono 6.0, plus you can manage Facebook and other social networks as well! 2. 140tees - Make your own Twittered T-Shirts 3. Hummingbird - Excel at Twitter Marketing Post from Twitdom - Twitter Applications Database Related posts:TwitterholicTweepMeUpFeedMyTwitter Tags: Celebrity, directory, Mashup, Vimey -
Zzzz
1 Jul 2009 | 6:22 pmZzzz is an interesting visualization mashup that looks for tweets containing the words ‘Zzz’ or ‘Zzzz’ and then renders it as shown in the image below to give it a great visual appeal. Advertisement 1. Update Twitter from your browser with Yoono 6.0, plus you can manage Facebook and other social networks as well! 2. 140tees - Make your own Twittered T-Shirts 3. Hummingbird - Excel at Twitter Marketing Post from Twitdom - Twitter Applications Database Related posts:140teesHummingbirdyoono Tags: Visualization, Web, Zzzz -
Twitt3D
1 Jul 2009 | 3:06 pmTwitt3D allows you to follow your friends tweets in 3D view. After you enter your Twitter username and password (No OAuth Support!), it shows you a grid in which you can use your arrow keys to navigate through your friends tweets in 3D. Is there a practical purpose that this tool solves? I don’t think so! Its just a great visualization attempt. Advertisement 1. Update Twitter from your browser with Yoono 6.0, plus you can manage Facebook and other social networks as well! 2. 140tees - Make your own Twittered T-Shirts 3. Hummingbird - Excel at Twitter Marketing Post from Twitdom -… -
Social Collider
1 Jul 2009 | 11:15 amThe Social Collider reveals cross-connections between conversations on Twitter. As described on their website, With the Internet’s promise of instant and absolute connectedness, two things appear to be curiously underrepresented: both temporal and lateral perspective of our data-trails. Yet, the amount of data we are constantly producing provides a whole world of contexts, many of which can reveal astonishing relationships if only looked at through time. This experiment explores these possibilities by starting with messages on the microblogging-platform Twitter. One can search for…
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Retweetist: 14 Minor Injuries in Staten Island Ferry Incident - NYTimes.com http://ree.tw/bMz (retweeted 4x http://ree.tw/bM0 )
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Retweetist: Twitpic - Share photos on Twitter http://ree.tw/bMv (retweeted 4x http://ree.tw/bMy )
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Retweetist: Products from France - Presale: Aperture Intensive Training DVD http://ree.tw/bMw (retweeted 4x http://ree.tw/bMx )
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Retweetist: Crash jet autopilot not able to fly plane at time of accident, investigation ... http://ree.tw/bMu (retweeted 4x http://ree.tw/bMq )
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Retweetist: Entrevista sobre o assassinato em Ouro Preto | Ambrosia.com.br http://ree.tw/bMr (retweeted 4x http://ree.tw/bMt )
2 Jul 2009 | 1:40 pmRetweetist: Entrevista sobre o assassinato em Ouro Preto | Ambrosia.com.br http://ree.tw/bMr (retweeted 4x http://ree.tw/bMt )
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twtapps - Simple twitter apps
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Five Changes to Twtvite (We hope you like them!)
12 Jun 2009 | 11:35 pmThis week we rolled out some changes to Twtvite, as you may have noticed. The first change to the site as a whole is the Support/FAQ page. This will help explaining a little about what Twtvite is and what you can do with it; how to do it; and why you should use Twtvite. This page was created based on some questions we received from people using the site for the firt time. Change #1 The major change to the site is the way you RSVP now. You no longer have to tweet your RSVP. We use Twitter oAuth authentication to verify the Twitter account answering to a Twtvite. The reasons for this change… -
Twtpoll mobile enhanced site
8 Jun 2009 | 11:36 amTwtpoll is officially releasing the new Mobile enhanced version of the site. You can now find polls, vote, check results (graph display on iPhone now) a bit faster. The Mobile version gives you the options you might want to access on the go. -
Interview with @twtfelipe at StartupsLive.TV
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How can you use twtapps to promote your business on Twitter?
5 Jun 2009 | 2:05 amTwitter is very hot right now and many businesses are creating new accounts and trying to find ways to use it to promote their products/services effectively. We, at Twtapps, have been working really hard to provide tools that might help you accomplish just that. So, out of our ten applications, we’ll talk about how you could use (and how some other businesses have been using) them. There are many way you can use Twtpoll. Whatever your objective is, you always get something very valuable from it: feedback from your customers/followers. Engage with your visitors on your Website: You can… -
Say Goodbye to Business Cards as you know it!
19 May 2009 | 10:42 amWe’d like to announce our newest twtapps today: TwtBizCard is your Twitter business card application that lets you send an electronic business card via Twitter by adding #twtbizcard to a @reply. I had thought about a business card application a long time ago, but never really thought of a good way to do it. It’s a problem that many people face: from the cost of designing and printing business cards to the number of them you receive when you go to events/conferences often. Last week, I was talking to @twittdeal on the phone about twtQpon and she mentioned some of her frustrations…
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Gil Birmingham - @gilbirmingham
2 Jul 2009 | 7:56 amGil Birmingham is an actor from the United States, born in San Antonio, Texas. He made his first TV appearance on an episode of Riptide, and has gone on to star in more than 40 film, television, and theater productions, such as Twilight, End of the Spear, and Dreamkeeper. -
Chris Rock - @ImChrisRock
30 Jun 2009 | 2:38 pmChristopher Julius “Chris“ Rock III (born February 7, 1965) is an American comedian, actor, screenwriter, television producer, film producer and director. He was voted by Comedy Central as the fifth greatest stand-up comedian of all time. -
Debby Ryan - @theDebbyRyan
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Ricki Lake - @Msrickilake
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David Spade - @davidspade
30 Jun 2009 | 6:54 amDavid Wayne Spade (born July 22, 1964) is an American actor, comedian and television personality who first became famous in the 1990s as a cast member on Saturday Night Live, and from 1997 until 2003 starred as Dennis Finch on Just Shoot Me!. He also starred as C.J. Barnes, along with James Garner on 8 Simple Rules. He currently stars as Russell Dunbar on the CBS sitcom Rules of Engagement.
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Blog of Mr. Tweet
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5 Effective Tips For Tweeting As A Company – How does your company tweet?
2 Jul 2009 | 10:08 amOften it’s a struggle for businesses new to social media to determine how to tweet as a company. Do you send out a username and password to everyone and let them have a go? Should one employee handle everything?Do you setup multiple accounts or will one be enough? Decisions, decisions, decisions! Never fear, we have Tylenol tips for the headache that’s has taken over your brain after reading this paragraph. Tips For Tweeting As A Company A Single Account Or Multiple Accounts? There are pros and cons to doing either and this is entirely dependent upon how you’d like to use Twitter… -
Seesmic Meets Mr. Tweet
1 Jul 2009 | 1:52 pmIn the most exciting encounter between an owl and a raccoon since the beginning of time, the co-founder of Mr. Tweet (@mingyeow) met Mr. Seemic (@loic) last week. The meeting ended with Loic pulling out his ever handy Flip Mimo and doing an interview which scared the camera shy mingyeow, probably for life. Check out the video below: Seriously, Loic has the most energy amongst anyone I have had the pleasure of meeting with. Not to mention Seesmic has tons of great stuff in the works. Be sure to tell Seesmic how you want them to improve their services! -
Following Others Is Great, But Would You Follow Yourself?
1 Jul 2009 | 9:43 amFollowers, followers, followers. That’s all you ever hear about on Twitter these days. Everyone wants followers and there are a million ways to attract them. People are constantly tweeting ways to attract followers on Twitter. There are also more than enough articles on the topic. From auto-follow services, to recommendation engines like our very own Mr. Tweet, you’re bound to find at least one solution that will work for you. Discover If You’re Followable These easiest and most humbling way to get more followers is to attract them with the content that you tweet. From links to the… -
How Do YOU Avoid Being Distracted By Facebook and Twitter While Working?
29 Jun 2009 | 7:33 amLots of awesome (and funny) tips by our users (some samples below) Super Useful Software: Self Control.app Google it. It’s wonderful. You can select the domains you want blocked - Paul Carroll Give Up: I don’t. For me, the question is, how do you avoid working when using tools like Twitter and Facebook? - Laura Anderson-Gavin Best State Of Denial I have no problem working w- ooooohh!!! Something shiny on Twitter!! - dbabbitt Making It Hard To Use Twitter: Simple! use Gravity and the Facebook widget on my N97 and try to ignore the beeps and trinkles of them both alerting me to… -
Who Owns Your Tweets – Twitter, You Or Anyone?
28 Jun 2009 | 1:32 amThis is a guest posting by Shea Bennett. Shea is the founder of Twittercism, a blog that explores the various aspects of Twitter, from the great to the dark. We love Shea’s wits and guts, so we will be bringing his thoughts to you on a regular basis! Consider this, if you will: I decide to write a book through Twitter, 140 characters at a time. Moroever, I do this stream-of-consciousness style, and just let it all flow out. I keep no backup. I write my book, tweet after tweet after tweet. Soon, thousands and thousands of my words are in the system. For their own reasons, Twitter decides…
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Pocket-lint: Twitter
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NEWS: #moonfruit dominates Twitter with MacBook giveaway
2 Jul 2009 | 8:57 amBeats Jacko and Wimbledon as Twitterers rush to enter comp How do you get more mentions on Twitter than Michael Jackson or Wimbledon? Dangle ten MacBook Pros in front of the Twitter community, is how. DIY website-making company Moonfruit has done just that and managed to top the Twitter charts, so to speak, with its prize bribe. Moonfruit is currently giving away 10 MacBook Pros over 10 days as a celebration of its 10th anniversary. In order to be in with a chance to win, Twitter users have to include #moonfruit in a tweet and are then automatically entered in a prize draw. As Twitterers rush… -
NEWS: Microsoft Bing gets real-time Twitter search
2 Jul 2009 | 2:51 amRecent tweets to be included in results Microsoft's new search engine, Bing, has announced it will be introducing real-time search data from micro-blogging service Twitter to its results. Describing the move as an "initial foray into integrating more real time data into our search results", it's limited now to the "more prominent and prolific Twitterers". This includes those from the world of tech such as Danny Sullivan and Kara Swisher as well as people with a more "general consumer appeal" like Al Gore and Ryan Seacrest. When Bing users search for the names above in association with… -
NEWS: Twitterers get "Pocket Tweets"
1 Jul 2009 | 2:44 amShirt hack for showing your tweets to the world "Pocket Tweets" is described as a mobile phone-display enabled Twitter shirt for everyday use. "Why invent a new screen when the mobile phone, our private mobile window to the digital world is already there?" ask the Rotterdam V2_, Institute for the Unstable Media. A Java application developed by Simon de Bakker can display the latest tweet from a selected account and displays the message on the screen of a phone, peering out from a doctored shirt pocket, although you're on your own for the sewing. "The ubiquitous mobile phone turns a normal… -
NEWS: Flickr announces Twitter integration
1 Jul 2009 | 2:09 amPost your photos to your feed Yahoo!'s photo-sharing website Flickr has announced that users will now be able to automatically share any photos uploaded to the service on Twitter. To set up your account, go to Flickr's "add a blog" page, follow the steps to authorise Twitter, and then save the email address provided to your phone's address book. From there, whenever you want to upload a pic, just email it to the address. The subject line of the email will be the Flickr title and the wording of the tweet. As a result, it's limited to 116 characters. Alternatively, from the Flickr website, just… -
NEWS: Web collapses under Michael Jackson death reports
26 Jun 2009 | 1:00 amKing of Pop's passing strains net The death of Michael Jackson on 25 June caused immense pressure on numerous websites across the Internet, and caused many to go down for extended periods of time. The original source for the news, TMZ.com, was offline much of the night after breaking the news. Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton's website went down too, as people aThe death of Michael Jackson on 25 June caused immense pressure on numerous websites across the Internet, and caused many to go down for extended periods of time. The original source for the news, TMZ.com, was offline much of the…
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Twitter Grows
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Twitter To Developers:
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YouTwitFace: No Longer Just a Conan Joke
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Michael Jackson dead at 50
25 Jun 2009 | 6:13 pmDownload Michael Jackson Memorial wallpapers Pop Icon Michael Jackson died after being taken to a hospital on Thursday after suffering cardiac arrest. Click here to get Pop Icon Michael Jackson Wallpapers Share/Save -
The Web Collapses Under The Weight Of Michael Jackson
25 Jun 2009 | 4:07 pmThe Web Collapses Under The Weight Of Michael Jackson’s Death Posted using ShareThis Share/Save
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Twitterstop.com
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THE NEW IPHONE 3GS
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Tweetdeck for iPhone = Super Awesome
23 Jun 2009 | 8:33 amWhen we first started using Twitter, one of the first applications we downloaded to manage our tweets and conversations was a great little app called Tweetdeck. At the time, it was one of the only, and best Twitter “decks” available (and probably still is). Of course they couldn’t be the only one in the Twitter game, and many other decks have come along since then (i.e. Twhirl and Tweetie for Mac). We currently use Tweetie for Mac here at Twitterstop and love it. It’s so clean, the window is small and the biggest plus for us was the ability to manage multiple… -
Paratweet - Beefing up the Live Experience
16 Jun 2009 | 8:45 amWith the rise of Twitter, so many users and fans have attempted to show off their Twitter skillz or their “knowledge” of Twitter by creating a “live” Twitter experience at an event or church service. For some this has worked, but for others, especially churches, the live experience comes with the risk of displaying tweets that may not be acceptable in a church setting. Well, check out this new Twitter based app called Paratweet. In a nutshell it takes out the risk of using Twitter in a Live setting and gives you total power over that experience. Working off of… -
Check out our new StickyTwit Stickers!
15 Jun 2009 | 10:28 amWhat does featuring a great Twitter based service get you here on Twitterstop? FREE STUFF! We featured the cool stickers that StickyTwits offers a few weeks ago and they rewarded us with a batch of custom stickers that simply say “Follow Me @ twitter.com/twittstop“. We completely forgot that they were coming to us, until one day last week there they were in our mail box. These stickers are great and the quality is superb. And what’s even cooler is that they provided so many stickers! They come is a variety of sizes, as well as some tight little round stickers that fit… -
The Fail Whale speaks!
14 Jun 2009 | 11:05 pmAn important announcement from the Twitter whale from Patrick Breitenbach on Vimeo.
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Twi.tt - share anything on twitter
2 Jul 2009 | 8:58 amTwi.tt is an awesome site to share stuff on twitter. Be it pics, videos or audio, twi.tt makes sharing easy and fun. You can create your own twitter Polls as well as share documents. The site makes use of twitter oAuth to authenticate you. Once authenticated, you can share stuff from your computer as well as those grabbed from URLs. The site intends to soon support sharing through email too. I really liked the way shared images and documents are displayed. Go give it a try. Quickie Share anything and everything on twitter Twitter oAuth enabled Share stuff from computer, URL and soon email… -
PizzaTweetup - Attend pizza tweetups in your city
2 Jul 2009 | 7:06 amPizzaTweetup is a simple and useful twitter application that helps twitterers organize a Pizza Tweetup in their city. Anyone can create a new Pizza Tweetup event. Events in the respective cities are displayed on a map for easy viewing. The site also displays the upcoming pizza tweetups in a separate section. Quickie View all the PizzaTweetups in your area Post your own Pizza Tweetup Web PizzaTweetup - post and attend pizza tweetups Follow @pizzatweetup - A place to meet and have pizza Some Interesting Twitter Apps:TwitterFall - view the latest hot trends on twitterChirpCity - search tweeps… -
ComedyTweet - have a fun time on twitter
1 Jul 2009 | 7:31 pmComedyTweet brings to you all the twitter comedians at a single place. You can find the funniest tweets on this site. The site displays tweets and photos shared by these twitter comedians. You can retweet tweets you like. The best part is you need not follow these comedians to read their funny tweets. Just hop over to the site anytime you feel like tickling your funny bone! If you think there’s a twitter comedian missing from the list then you can suggest the same to @comedytweet. Want some more funny tweets? Try some of the apps here. Quickie Find the funniest twitter users and their… -
SocialWhale - twitter web 2.0!
1 Jul 2009 | 11:24 amSocialWhale just made the twitter web interface oh so good! What have you been complaining about the twitter website lately? Lack of easy ways to share images, shorten links and above all - the missing Retweet button? Worry no more because socialwhale seems to have come to your rescue! SocialWhale is like twitter website on steroids. Though still in alpha, the site has a lot of features to keep you excited. You can easily share images at the click of a button. The Retweet Button is something that should make a lot of you happy. There’s a spell checker and the option to add special chars… -
TweetRSVP - ask and respond to queries on twitter
29 Jun 2009 | 12:21 pmTweetRSVP is a search engine which searches twitter for questions asked by users as well as for tweets that contain offers and other freebies that you would be interested in. The search criteria employed by this app is really smart and I liked the relevance of the tweets that I could lay my eyes on! You can enter your own search terms and tweets matching your entered keywords would be displayed. You can register at TweetRSVP to receive email notifications containing tweets matching the keywords entered by you. Quickie Ask questions, find freebies etc. Searches twitter to retrieve tweets…
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Please Retweet Me
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It’s About Interaction
For those of you who don't know, shortly after taking over PleaseRetweet.me, I started a new job. While this was 100% absolutely necessary to sustain my family, I have noticed that reduced Twitter usage has killed my Twitter growth, reaction, action and connections. What does that mean? Truly, we ... -
On deck with Tweetdeck? The Power is in the Browser! PeopleBrowsr FTW!
In this Guest Post by Rob Nelson (@guruvan), he takes a look at various “social desktops” - applications that can tremendously help how you interact on Twitter as well as other social media services. You can read Rob’s blog, and connect to him on Twitter @guruvan. Why I switched from ... -
“Social Desktop” Applications Comparison
In this Guest Post by Rob Nelson (@guruvan), he takes a look at various "social desktops" - applications that can tremendously help how you interact on Twitter as well as other social media services. You can read Rob's blog, and connect to him on Twitter @guruvan. Feeling a little overwhelmed ... -
Going To A Tweetup? Five Tweetup Tips To Remember
Going to a Tweetup soon? Curious what a Tweetup is? A Tweetup is a meeting between people who are connected on Twitter. It can be a few people, or quite a few people. Usually one or more people get together to organize the Tweetup, securing the venue, any ... -
Danny Brown - An Interview About Using Twitter For Good
In this interview, we get a behind the scenes discussion with Danny Brown, founder of http://12for12k.org and a great person to know. Danny is an excellent connector on Twitter and interacts with so many different people, sometimes it is enough just to watch his Twitter stream to pickup on ...
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Twitterfall's posterous
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Presentation mode, shortening URLs, and more!
19 Jun 2009 | 4:55 pmIn the Apple spirit (Snow Leopard) we have been working on refining Twitterfall recently, improving some of the backend, optimising the code, and improving some of the user interface and experience. We have a few cool things to share with you today. Firstly, Presentation Mode. We try to focus on all use cases when improving Twitterfall, and we know that a lot of people love to use Twitterfall at conferences to display the back channel, but sometimes 'Hide Panels' just isn't enough - you want to show JUST the tweets, in big text, and nothing else. That's why we've added 'Presentation Mode' to… -
WWDCfall
7 Jun 2009 | 1:50 pmToday we're announcing (a little late) a special version of Twitterfall for WWDC tomorrow. We call it 'WWDCfall', and here's why it's the best place to go for Twitter coverage tomorrow: We have two sources of tweets for WWDCfall: people who will be live-tweeting the conference, and everyone else. Live tweeters have priority in WWDCfall, and as such they are bigger so you can notice them easily. To avoid them being drowned out in the mass of public tweets, you will only receive a subset of public tweets, to give a taste of what people are saying about WWDC without endlessly repeating the same… -
Twitter Saved Searches compatibility
4 Jun 2009 | 5:46 pmToday Twitter announced that applications using the Twitter API can now interact with your saved searches when you are logged in. Immediately we got to work implementing this (we had been ready and waiting ever since we saw the feature) and have quickly added a simple feature to Twitterfall to allow you to Import and Export Saved Searches to and from your Twitter account when you are logged in. You get the option when you are logged in, underneath your Timeline and Direct Message options (see above).We have more ideas planned for integrating Twitterfall with the Saved Searches… -
Yfrog support
21 May 2009 | 12:32 pmMade a quick addition to Twitterfall today. We've now added Yfrog.com support! Yfrog is an image upload site that is quickly growing in popularity, and we thought it only fair to include them in our support for displaying inline images (we also support twitpic.com and mobypicture.com). Simply hover over a yfrog.com link and the thumbnail of the image will be loaded and displayed to you in a popup (like the screenshot above).Want to give it a try? Head on over to http://twitterfall.com/yfrog (if you're a regular Twitterfall user, don't click that link as it… -
Conversation support
14 May 2009 | 12:11 pmThings have been a bit quiet on the Twitterfall front recently. We've been very busy with other projects, and also our own degree work (we're both full time university students you know!). However today we've been working hard on a new feature that we're really pleased with, and we think you'll love it too. It's not quite the sort of slant we normally go for (we try to avoid focusing on 'client' features), but it's something that a lot of people have asked for, and we've wanted ourselves. Twitterfall now has the ability to show you the 'trace' of the conversation between two people,…
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TweetMeme
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10 Ways to Find People on Twitter
2 Jul 2009 | 2:35 pmTwitter is all about facilitating conversations, but until you’re following some people, it’s just a blank page. Once you find people to follow and talk to, however, Twitter becomes exceptionally useful. You can share thoughts, ask questions, get updates about news, music, brands, and businesses, and discover helpful links and information. Finding good people to follow, especially... [more]Tweets: 271 [RETWEET]Source: mashable.comCategory: newsTags: facilitating, good, great, mashable, post, useful -
Just in case u all already forgot what I looked like with the... on Twitpic
2 Jul 2009 | 1:35 pmhttp://twitpic.com/92au3 - Just in case u all already forgot what I looked like with the beard & glasses. Which do u prefer?? With gla ... [more]Tweets: 257 [RETWEET]Source: twitpic.comCategory: imageTags: beard, glasses, good, look, love, way -
Ryan Seacrest | What's Happening
2 Jul 2009 | 1:15 pmwow...the new vid of MJ rehearsing "they don't care about us" just 2 days before he passed is surreal...http://bit.ly/iGGlb [more]Tweets: 282 [RETWEET]Source: www.ryanseacrest.comCategory: newsTags: care, days, just, passed, rehearsing, vid -
Twitpic - Share photos on Twitter
2 Jul 2009 | 12:50 pmTodays dinner all cooked by meeeee mmmmm http://twitpic.com/92gfs [more]Tweets: 275 [RETWEET]Source: twitpic.comCategory: imageTags: cook, danny, good, haha, like, looks -
YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.
2 Jul 2009 | 11:45 am@CHRIS_Daughtry hey Chris , a video of your cover of Poker Face is on Youtube , I love it http://bit.ly/4f9d8f l [more]Tweets: 418 [RETWEET]Source: www.youtube.comCategory: newsTags: acoustic, check, cover, daughtry, face, poker
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Twittercism
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Twitter Says It’s Okay To ‘Tweet’, Not So Cool To ‘Twitter’
2 Jul 2009 | 2:00 amResponding to an article written over at TechCrunch, Twitter has addressed concerns about the use of the words ‘tweet’ and ‘Twitter’ in external applications, both of which are contextual trademarks owned by the San Francisco start-up. Biz Stone says on the Twitter blog: The ecosystem growing around Twitter is something we very much believe in nourishing and supporting. There are lots of really awesome services and applications out there like TweetDeck, TweetMeme, Tweetie, BackTweets, Tweetboard, and others that we absolutely love as do many users. However, as the ecosystem grows… -
25 Twitter Accounts Now Have More Than One Million Followers
1 Jul 2009 | 1:30 amOnly ten weeks have passed since considerable fanfare was attributed to Ashton Kutcher (@aplusk) becoming the first Twitter account to surpass one million followers, beating CNN (@cnnbrk) in the process, which hit the magic number shortly afterwards. Since then, another twenty-three accounts on the network have moved beyond seven digits; fittingly, @Google is the latest, and they celebrated the occasion earlier today with this tweet. Moreover, four Twitter users now have more than two million followers – Kutcher, Ellen Degeneres (@TheEllenShow), Britney Spears (@BritneySpears) and CNN. -
Twitter Needs To Let You Backup Your Tweets
30 Jun 2009 | 1:30 amRemember the Mikeyy virus? That was an exciting couple of weekends, but it didn’t actually do much harm. The thing is, viruses tend to get worse, not better, and one of these days something nasty is going to hit Twitter… hard. Let’s say this new virus doesn’t post cheeky messages – instead, it deletes tweets. It deletes your tweets. All of them. One day your timeline is there, the next, it’s gone. Your account was registered two years ago, and you have a vague recollection of doing over 10,000 updates, but for everybody who looks at your Twitter profile post-virus, you’ve done… -
Six Ways Twitter’s Direct Message System Could Be Radically Improved
29 Jun 2009 | 1:30 amTwitter’s direct message (DM) system is, quite frankly, rubbish. An inbuilt messenger is a handy and convenient feature on any social network, but what we have on Twitter is so basic and limiting to be almost useless. Here are six ways in which it could easily be improved. 1. Direct Messages MUST Be Two-Way As it stands, the direct message system on Twitter isn’t really fair – if I follow somebody this affords them the right to send me a direct message, which many do, certainly if they want to keep something private. However, unless they follow me back, I do not have the same luxury. I… -
Who Owns Your Tweets – Twitter, Or You?
26 Jun 2009 | 5:10 amConsider this, if you will: I decide to write a book through Twitter, 140 characters at a time. Moroever, I do this stream-of-consciousness style, and just let it all flow out. I keep no backup. I write my book, tweet after tweet after tweet. Soon, thousands and thousands of my words are in the system. For their own reasons, Twitter decides I’ve done something wrong, and suspends my account. All my work is lost. What are my legal rights? Who owns those tweets? Can I get them back? In Twitter’s terms of service, under a section called, “Copyright (What’s Yours is Yours)”, they…
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What The Trend?
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#bbcqt
2 Jul 2009 | 7:45 am#bbcqt is the main hashtag to follow and live-tweet during the BBC Question Time -
#DemiLovatoLive
2 Jul 2009 | 7:45 amLIVE WEBCAST Demi Lovato on her FACEBOOK page today at 4:15 p.m. PST ; http://apps.facebook.com/demilovatolive/ -
#urwashed
2 Jul 2009 | 7:45 amYou're washed up. Something that has once had it's peak of greatness far too long ago, and is now still being over used, over played, and is still spoon fed through the media, even though it's gotten extremely old, bland, worn out, and is just sad to still see around. #urwashed if @urwashed. -
Happy 4
2 Jul 2009 | 7:45 amTo Celebrate United States Independence Day - July Fourth. This is a short version of saying "Happy 4th of July!" -
AT&T
2 Jul 2009 | 7:45 amJuly 1 - AT&T plans to help military families make free calls to loved ones overseas on July 4.
