Social Media Updates: Page 429

  • What's the next Twitter of the social web?

    Good question, right? I mean, there's always a "next" big thing in the world of the Internet. It's a little hard to think about it though, seems like Twitter just became "main stream" (well, some might argue, sort of main stream anyway). Its certainly growing like crazy and there are a lot of m...

    By • July 27, 2009

  • What Does Your Twitter Avatar Say About You?

    Tweets are short at 140 characters, but a Twitter avatar must visually represent a user in just 2304 pixels. Choosing the right avatar can affect the way people see you online. Here are some of the most popular avatar types and what they say about the user: Standard head shot: Head and shoulde...

    By • July 26, 2009

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    By • July 25, 2009

  • Three Great Articles on using Twitter for Business

    In the span of 24 hours, the New York Times, Inc. magazine and Twitter itself published three descriptive articles on how local (and national) businesses can use Twitter for marketing and business development: New York Times 7/22/09 - Marketing Small Businesses on Twitter http://bit.ly/AkJvb Inc...

    By • July 25, 2009

  • New Media University: Twitter 101 for Business

    Over the years, I've actively called for Twitter to contribute to its own culture and direction by leading instead of following. It would effectively serve as a source of inspiration and orientation for consumers and the businesses hoping to connect with them, which would ultimately increase ...

    By • July 24, 2009

  • Is Twitter Stupid?

    Steve Huff of the American Society of Shitcanned Media Elites provides evidence that Twitter is stupid relating a trending series of Twitter messages last week about an Idaho girl abducted. As people retweeted each other's messages about an Amber Alert, Steve dug around the web and discovered th...

    By • July 24, 2009

  • Twitter's 140-Character Limit? Not Such a Big Deal â€" In Chinese

    Here's a small but revealing example of how communications technologies can work differently once they leave the land of their birth: individual Twitter posts can express more information in Chinese than in English, because the Chinese writing system uses ideograms rather than an alphabet. The...

    By • July 24, 2009

  • Un nouveau Facebook arrive en Chine

    Sohu.com, le deuxième plus grand portail chinois, vient d'ouvrir officiellement son SNS Ã destination des cols blancs et dont les premières versions tests avaient commencé en mai dernier. Ce SNS nommé "Bai Shehui" qui signifie « la société blanche » est ouvert aux enregistrements via le site Ba...

    By • July 24, 2009

  • Twitter 101 for business: just what you need

    Even on just a first glance, Twitter 101 A Special Guide is an online resource I'd recommend to anyone thinking of using Twitter to support their business goals. In fact, for anyone already using Twitter in business, it's worth reading. You'll learn things. Here you'll find a well-written and ...

    By • July 24, 2009

  • How people share contents online: emails, Facebook, Twitter

    A very great visualization thanks to Addtoany on how people share contents online. Facebook is now the first place, but followed by emails and Twitter. We don't have stats on how instant messengers help but it certainly drives a lot of traffic. (Click to enlarge) Link to original post

    By • July 23, 2009

  • TwitCam:基于Twitter平台上的个人现场直æ'­

    Twitcam 是基于 Twitter平台å'个人ç"¨æˆ·æä¾›è§†é¢'ç›´æ'­æœåŠ¡çš„Web åº"ç"¨è½¯ä»¶ï¼Œå®ƒç"±LiveStream提供技术æ"¯æŒã€‚Twitcam 是一款在昨æ-¥åˆšåˆšæµ®å‡ºæ°´é¢çš„第三æ-¹ Twitteråº"ç"¨æœåŠ¡ï¼Œå®ƒç"±çŸ¥åæµåª'ä½"软件供åº"商 LiveStream在一å'¨å‰æ­£å¼å'布。Twitcam 提供...

    By • July 22, 2009

  • The Value of Official and Unofficial Twitter and Facebook Fans

    The Face of the Dallas Mavericks'"Unofficial" Twitter Fan "Our game is run on fans." That's what Washington Redskin tight end and blogger Chris Cooley said on the Dan Patrick Show on Friday. Fans have long been the lifeblood sports teams and celebrities. And the notion of an "official" fan ...

    By • July 22, 2009

  • Fast & Furious - Twitter Chat

    Yesterday Marc Meyer and Jason Breed invited me to host #socialmedia chat - an excellent series if you are looking to explore various topics related to social media and 'meet' others who are interested in the same thing. Yesterday the topic was "The Difference between social media and community...

    By • July 22, 2009

  • Le clip-hop du lundi #87 - Bloods & Crips - G'z & Loc's

    Bloods & Crips est un groupe réunissant, comme son nom l'indique, des membres des deux gangs rivaux de Los Angeles.Le producteur Ronnie Phillips et le rappeur Tweedy Bird Loc, un Crip, étaient à l'origine du projet. Ils auditionnèrent des Crips de Compton et Long Beach, et des Bloods d'Ingl...

    By • July 22, 2009

  • Predicting the next Viral Tweet

    It is time to use Twitter data for another reason : Can Predictive Analytics be used to identify which tweets have an increased probability to become viral?First we have to identify the problem and see what information we should consider. Every Tweet has an author, a content and is posted on a ...

    By • July 21, 2009

  • Is Live Streaming on Twitter the Next Big Thing?

    The roll-out of interesting and practical Twitter applications continues!Today, we welcome live streaming app twitcam.This cool new Twitter app allows anyone with a computer, a webcam and Twitter account to stage a global interactive forum or seminar from the comfort of their office or bedroom....

    By • July 21, 2009

  • Using Social Media as a Business, not a Social Tool

    (from Soshable) Twitter started out as a social tool, asking its users "What are you doing?". Now, it's become an effective business networking tool with an agenda... "What are you pushing?". Business social networking boils down to two motivations to building a productive network: 1) getting ...

    By • July 20, 2009

  • Six Twitter Message Strategies

    Like any mass communication tool, Twitter is as good as the message you send. That's important because Twitter alone is nothing more than fancy code. But any message won't due. I hear people say Twitter is stupid. It's not that Twitter is stupid, it's the messages passing through in which peop...

    By • July 20, 2009

  • Twitter ironise sur son piratage

    Dans un post sur leur blog, appelé de manière ironique Someone Call Security, Ev et Biz, essayent de minimiser l'impact du piratage des données qu'ils ont subit.First, it's important to note how these documents were stolen. In this case, a Twitter employee used the same non-unique password on mu...

    By • July 17, 2009

  • My seminal moment for Twitter

    As I sat with a client yesterday explaining Twitter, something significant happened. I was broadsided by my complete and utter sense of hypocrisy-I told the client, who is the largest manufacturer of a certain niche based consumer product, to use Twitter strictly as a broadcast based one way com...

    By • July 17, 2009

  • The Ego Has Landed (Or Has It?)

    Last night on Twitter, I saw a pretty high-profile user retweet a message he'd received from one of his connections. It was high praise about this person, and was retweeted verbatim with no changes to the text. My initial reaction to that was to ask the following question to the Twittersphere: ...

    July 16, 2009

  • How to Make Your Tweets More Useful

    This content from: Duct Tape Marketing How to Make Your Tweets More Useful One of the major push backs I get surrounding twitter use for business involves the idea of ROI. It's a genuine concern and something that can feel very hard to measure for most businesses. It's rare when someone can ef...

    By • July 16, 2009

  • #Hashtag Asshats

    Forgive me if this post reads like a rant... I'm tired and well, it is. One of the greatest things about twitter is the ability to create 'chat rooms' around hashtags. I admit, I don't get to play along as much as I'd like but whenever I can, I try and participate in @Mark_Meyer's #SocialMedia ...

    By • July 16, 2009

  • Facebook's big number: 250 million

    Social networking site Facebook said today that its user base now comprises over 250 million people around the world.While the announcement post by founder Mark Zuckerberg isn't especially compelling (it reads like a rather un-compelling corporate announcement), the interactive visual timeline o...

    By • July 15, 2009

  • A Twitter for your Intranet

    Socialtext has launched a Twitter for your Intranet. The Socialtext Microblogging Appliance for rapid secure intranet deployment of microblogging and social networking apps for just $1/user/month. On-site appliance deployment, the ability to upgrade to the full social software platform and th...

    By • July 14, 2009