Posts Tagged "twitter"

  • How Twitter Will Change the Way We Live

    Social Media
    How Twitter Will Change the Way We Live

    Oh this is rich. Not. At least that’s what I thought reading the headline How Twitter Will Change the Way We Live on Time.com this morning. Though far from a die-hard devotee I think that of all the Twitteriffic stories in circulation Steven Johnson has nailed it:
    …as millions of devotees have discovered, Twitter turns out [...]

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  • Twitter Overtakes New York Times, Bests 911

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    Twitter Overtakes New York Times, Bests 911

    Yes, you read the headline correctly. According to comScore and as reported by TechCrunch yesterday, Twitter now has more unique visitors each month than The New York Times and the gap appears to be widening  (click chart for larger view):
    In February, 2009 Twitter drew less than 10 million monthly unique visitors. [...] Fast-forward to April, [...]

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  • Is There a Downside to the Upside of Social Media?

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    Is There a Downside to the Upside of Social Media?

    Between the Susan Boyle phenomenon, participating in a panel discussion on the importance of social media in business as part of NYC Entrepreneur Week and watching clients eyes cross when I urge them to Twitter, I’ve been thinking a lot about social media lately. Is it only today’s flavor? Is there a downside we’re not [...]

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  • Twitter in Your Pocket

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    Twitter in Your Pocket

    Wired’s Danny Dumas and Steven Leckart stopped by Twitter headquarters the other day to probe the company’s new moneymaking brainchild. Or did they…?

    If you like this Twitter gadget I’ve got a nice bridge you’ll also be interested in…

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  • Still Not Getting Twitter?

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    Still Not Getting Twitter?

    Are you still mystified by Twitter? In this video from TED, Twitter co-founder Evan Williams describes Twitter’s roots and reveals many of the ideas driving its growth have come from Twitter users themselves. Though Evan’s presentation isn’t the most scintillating if you listen carefully you’ll find a lot of insight into what makes a successful [...]

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  • Top Brands Flock to Twitter

    Business & Marketing
    Top Brands Flock to Twitter

    When the topic turns to Twitter most people I talk to still shake their head in bewilderment. Who has the time for this? Why would anyone be interested in a moment to moment report of what other people are doing? I confess these were my first reactions to Twitter too, until I jumped in to [...]

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  • Best Twitter Mashup Yet

    Business & Marketing

    As Julien Sharp noted recently, “Getting followers on Twitter is relatively easy, but what is really important in making Twitter a worthwhile experience is the type of followers you get – and the type of “Twitterers” you yourself follow.”
    Sage advice but easier said than done… until now. WhoShouldIFollow is a Twitter mash-up that looks at [...]

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  • Building Your Twitter Following

    Business & Marketing

    Julien Sharp of Stylo Creative – who is also the newest member of our professional association here at RC/A Digital Media – offers clear, step-by-step instructions for how to build your Twitter following in her post: Building Your Twitter Following: It’s All About Planning. Here’s an excerpt:
    Getting followers on Twitter is relatively easy, but what [...]

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  • Reality Check

    Social Media

    Excellent interview: Guy Kawasaki tells Robert Scobel why Twitter is more important than his cell phone, rants about bailing out banks and the auto industry, differentiates the good and bad kind of asshole bosses, talks about making the competition crazy and remembers what it was like working at Apple back in the day. Oh yeah, [...]

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