Category Archives: Social Networking
Twitter (is) was down for 3 hours (and counting…)
Due to the people I follow on Twitter it’s my number one news source, as I discussed in a previous blog post (here), so when twitter is down, as it has been now for the last 3 hours, I have … Continue reading
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Twitter – Number 1 for News
Follow the right people and Twitter can be the best place for news on the internet, and indeed anywhere. As an avid fan of Formula 1 I was interested to see the results of the practice sessions for the Australian … Continue reading
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Who alerts us when Twitter is down?
When Gmail is down Twitter is very quick to tell us all, but what happens when Twitter is down? Well, the Twitter error screen is a good indication and it wasn’t down for long. But I did miss it, enough … Continue reading
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Visit Twitscoop & lose hours of your day!
Please be warned that visiting the following link could be detrimental to your productivity for the rest of the day! The link is Twitscoop which is a Tweet Cloud for Twitter. Just in case you aren’t familiar with this kind … Continue reading
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How much is your Twitter profile worth?
A few posts ago we talked about Rank and Statistics for your Twitter, and today it’s all about the value. Head over to Tweet Value and see how much your Twitter Profile is worth. As you can see, mine is … Continue reading
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Pimp My Twitter!
Just so we are clear, going forward this will NOT be known as PMT. Ok, now we have that cleared up I suggest you head over to Free Twitter Designer and customise your Twitter layout, so you can stand out … Continue reading
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Twitter Ranking & Statistics
Ever wondered what your twitter Rank is? I certainly have, ok, so it occured to me once, juts a few monutes ago. Google led me to Twitter Rank where upon I was told that rank is 8.65 which is approximately … Continue reading
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Wil Wheaton uses Twitter to research, launch & advertise PDF version of new book
While you probably know Wil Wheaton as an actor, maybe from Stand By Me or Star Trek TN, you may not be aware that he is also one of the most prolific celebrity Twitter users and a self-confessed geek. In … Continue reading
Filed under Books, Social Networking, Twitter
Do you 'Like' on Facebook?
Earlier this month Facebook introduced the like facility which means people can click like after one of their friends has posted a comment, video, note or any other random titbit they thing may be of interest. Call me cynical, but … Continue reading
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Twitter > Facebook for Business
Over at TechCrunch they are reporting on a recent social networking (SocNet) study by Abrams Research which interestingly resulted in 200 social media leaders saying that if they had to, they’d pay for Facebook first and Twitter second. However, when … Continue reading
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