What is twitter

What is Twitter' (BBC News)

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:33:02 -0600

Panorama is using the online service Twitter to send out simple text alerts about items you might not want to miss.

AnalystWatch: Facebook-Twitter Talks Break Down (Computer Business Online via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
What would have been the first major consolidation between two social networking giants has failed to materialize, as Facebooks attempts to woo Twitter with an all...

Facebook-Twitter Talks Break Down (Cellular-News.com)

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 10:33:03 -0600

What would have been the first major consolidation between two social networking giants has failed to materialise, as Facebook’s attempts to woo Twitter with an all-stock offer fell on deaf ears. Facebook’s valuation seems to have been the sticking point.

Why I Love Twitter (O'Reilly Media)
If you care what I think, you know that Twitter is just about the best way to learn wha...

The Powerful Promoter Promotes Himself Straight to the Top of Twitter - Matt Bacak Achieves Another Social Networking ... (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:33:02 -0600

First Facebook, now Twitter. The Powerful Promoter, Matt Bacak, has taken himself to the top of the social media networks yet again, this time beating out 99.9% of the fastest growing site's members.

EDITORIAL COMMENT | Twitter Over Terror (The Times of India)
From the onset of the 60-hour nightmare in Mumbai beginning last Wednesday night, the internet provided a detailed view o...

How to Turn Your Bedroom Lights off With Twitter [VIDEO]

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:33:02 -0600

Put this one in the novel uses for Twitter basket - how to use Twitter to turn off your bedroom lights. I saw this a few months back - but was reminded today.

Community 2.0: Twitter and Word-of-Mouth marketing
Jeremiah Owyang recently discussed the power that word of mouth marketing has, especially when combined with Twitter. The rapid speed at which i...

Pownce Bounced: Twitter Competitor To Shut Doors (ChannelWeb)

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:33:10 -0600

Pownce, the microblogging site and Twitter competitor, was purchased by Six Apart and will offically close its doors on Dec. 15.

Police turning to 'Twitter' (The Daily Iowan)
"Did you know … CPD has 2 Spanish speaking employees, 1 ofcr that speaks Russian, & 1 ofcr speaks Russian, Georgian, and German." The Coralville police sent out this information in a Twitter upd...

Brazil sets deforestation target (Channel 4)

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:33:02 -0600

Brazil is planning to reduce the destruction of the Amazon Rainforest by more than half over the next ten years.

Madonna tour set to break record (Channel 4)
Material Girl Madonna is set to hold the record for the highest-selling tour of all time by a solo artist. The songstress has so far raked in about £137 million in ticket sales on the European and American legs of her Sticky...

What's On' Napkin Studio Gives Away Premium TV Listings Application on Cyber Monday (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:33:02 -0600

Napkin Studio is pleased to announce its premium "What's On'" application for the iPhone and iPod touch is available free to consumers through the end of today, "Cyber Monday."

Is Twitter the new Facebook' (Evening Standard)
Oh great. First it was Friends Reunited. Then Facebook. Then LinkedIn....

Nationwide 'most trusted provider' (Channel 4)

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:33:03 -0600

Nationwide Building Society is the UK's most trusted savings provider as people search for a safe haven for their cash, research showed. The mutual came top of a survey in which people were asked where they would put £50,000 if they had to invest it for a year out of a list of 20 providers.

What is this, Miami' This can't be Oregon-Oregon State ... where's my sunscreen' (The Oregonian)<...

Q&A with Stephen Davies (PRBLOGGER) on Twitter (e-Consultancy)

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:33:02 -0600
Stephen Davies (aka PRBLOGGER ) recently set up his own PR company and actively uses Twitter to interact and influence with the great and good in his sector, and beyond. I asked him a few questions about his Twitter habits...

Tweetmas: Twitter What You Want for Christmas (Mashable)
It may be Thanksgiving for you, but on Twitter, it’s already Christmas. Or at least, ...

Twitter messages feed major news channels (Radio Netherlands)

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:33:03 -0600
A Twitter message is as long as the text you are reading now. Twitter helped media to spread news of the Mumbai attacks. So what is Twitter'

Networking News (American Journalism Review)
December 2008/January preview>> Traditional news outlets turn to social networking Web sites in an effort to build their online audiences. Can Facebook and Twitter save the beleaguered mai...

Making Twitter Smarter

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:33:01 -0600
Soren and Howard have been busy building out stocktwits and today they sent me a link to a firefox extension that makes a bit smarter. When you add the stocktwits extension to firefox, a stock tweet will look like this: ...

Family Matters » Blog Archive » Tagging Twitter

Mumbai Blasts: A Twitter Page

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:33:02 -0600
A Twitter Page. Although this is not news, this is to inform that a new page has also been opened (like millions others) giving the quickest updates on what happens and how. Keep following us and CNN ! ...

Is Twitter journalism' (Scripting News)
Is Twitter...

TweetAnswers.com - Twitter Answers Galore | Visit TweetAnswe...

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:33:02 -0600
This young initiative aims to employ the power of the ever-popular micro-blogging service in order to find the answer to questions such as â€œAny suggestions...

Twitter On Your BlackBerry
Got a BlackBerry and want to use Twitter on it' In this post the staff at BBGeeks.com follow them at @bbgeeks test and compare the options for you. If you....

neXres » Tim O’Reilly: Why I Love Twitter

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:33:02 -0600
Di Twitter ne hanno parlato e ne continuano a parlare in molti, esperti o persone comuni che siano. Ma cosa pensa di Twitter il “padre” del Web 2.0' Quelle che seguono sono le 6 principali motivazioni per cui Tim O’Reilly ha dichiarato ...

down the avenue: Flickr, Twitter& YouTube Feeds to Follow Us in ...
Be sure to start following our...

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media: Twitter As ...

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:33:21 -0600
Last August, I saw the impact of Twitter's velocity first-hand with a fundraising experiment. I was able to raise $2500 in 90 minutes at Gnomedex. I wondered whether or not those results would be replicable' Right before Thanksgiving ...

With Twitter, a Desperate Need for Context - GigaOM
Indeed, Twitter’s simplicity gives virtually anyone the power t...

steve clayton: geek in disguise : The London Twitter Elite

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:33:01 -0600
The latest toy for the Twitter kids – get your rank at twitter.grader.com – I was also pleasantly surprised to find myself at #27 in the Twitter London Elite ranking. I guess the village aint so big after all…but as all the kool kidz ...

LewRockwell.com Blog: Twitter and Flickr replace "official" news ...
36 hours ago, a lo...

Manage Multiple Twitter Accounts with #Splitweet (Mashable)

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:33:06 -0600
Have no doubt: Twitter is becoming serious business. And we’re not just talking about enterprise Twitter apps like Yammer. Splitweet is a new tool for “heavy and corporate” users of Twitter with some handy tools for businesses. The 3 key features: 1. Single box for posting to multiple Twitter accounts 2. Track brand mentions on Twitter 3. See Tweets from all the Twitter users be...

Twitter Kills SMS in Canada - GigaOM

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 04:33:05 -0600
Citing changes to its billing and costs that are doubling every month, Twitter announced that it will no longer support outbound SMS to Canadians. Twitter’s searching for a business model (and a Business Product Manager to help out), ...

Lex Friedman Presents The Lex Files » @lancearmstrong uses Twitter t…
@lancearmstrong uses Twitter t… N...

Kitty Genius: Twitter it… just a little bit (sung to the tune of ...

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:33:02 -0600
If you only knew how many times in a day I sang that little line and chuckle. Is that too much insight into my dorkiness' Anyhoo, I have been on Twitter for some time (Drew signed me up as soon...

cameronbanga dot com: Top 10 People College Twitter Users Should ...
As a college student and frequent Twitter user who is really into technology, I could def...

What is this, Miami' This can't be Oregon-Oregon State ... where's my sunscreen' (The Oregonian)

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:33:03 -0600
UPDATE ... what is this, Miami' The weather is so incredibly nice here, I'm starting to think I'm in the wrong stadium. ... longtime UO and OSU SID Hal Cowan, now retired and living in Bend, told me he can't EVER remember the elements being this favorable for an...

Twitter relays of tragedy (Seatt...

What is twitter

What is Twitter' (BBC News)

Facebook-Twitter Talks Break Down (Cellular-News.com)

The Powerful Promoter Promotes Himself Straight to the Top of Twitter - Matt Bacak Achieves Another Social Networking ... (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

How to Turn Your Bedroom Lights off With Twitter [VIDEO]

Pownce Bounced: Twitter Competitor To Shut Doors (ChannelWeb)

Brazil sets deforestation target (Channel 4)

What's On' Napkin Studio Gives Away Premium TV Listings Application on Cyber Monday (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Nationwide 'most trusted provider' (Channel 4)

Q&A with Stephen Davies (PRBLOGGER) on Twitter (e-Consultancy)

Twitter messages feed major news channels (Radio Netherlands)

Making Twitter Smarter

Mumbai Blasts: A Twitter Page

TweetAnswers.com - Twitter Answers Galore | Visit TweetAnswe...

neXres » Tim O’Reilly: Why I Love Twitter

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media: Twitter As ...

steve clayton: geek in disguise : The London Twitter Elite

Manage Multiple Twitter Accounts with #Splitweet (Mashable)

Twitter Kills SMS in Canada - GigaOM

Kitty Genius: Twitter it… just a little bit (sung to the tune of ...

What is this, Miami' This can't be Oregon-Oregon State ... where's my sunscreen' (The Oregonian)