Social media, public relations, trendwatching and common sense
Posted in social media, solutions, tips, trends on Jun 5th, 2008
Users of Web 2.0 services often find themselves wanting more substance than shine, and are always curious about what’s going on behind the scenes; third-
parties are responding with ways to display statistical information. YouTube’s Insight and Xefer’s Twitter Charts are two great examples:
Posted in wieck on Jun 3rd, 2008
In this episode of Heads Up!, Laura discusses Twitter’s trends, interesting feeds, and the top 10 applications for the service.
Our Top 10 Twitter Applications:
1. Twistori
Twistori scans Twitter and anonymously displays users’ dreams and desires.
2. Twappi
Twappi show’s twitter’s mood status based on the day’s messages.
3. Hashtags
Using tags, this service is a great way to track group [...]
Posted in wieck on May 13th, 2008
Smartmobs provides a great links summary of how Twitter helped spread the news about the earthquake in China faster than traditional news media, providing many real-time reports and videos.
Posted in wieck on May 8th, 2008
The Guardian printed a lengthy guide to using Twitter today. They recognize that there’s a small gap in understanding the purpose of Twitter, but their discussion is limited to the following:
One of the first questions people ask is “what is Twitter for?” As with any social network, the answer is the same: whatever you make [...]