We’re often asked by our trainees and clients how to make a long web address into one of those very short ones that are easier to post on Twitter – or any other socal networking website that has limitations on the number of characters. Often the URL or web address of
Research out today suggests that 40% of Twitter messages, or tweets, are “pointless babble”. US Researchers Pear Analytics sampled the Twitter stream (mostly of Americans) and categorized the tweets as news, spam, self-promotion, pointless babble, conversational and those with pass-along value. They concluded that only 8.7% were of real value.
Some of the more interesting blog posts and articles I’ve bookmarked recently include: Social media The Official Guide to Twitter “Twitter 101 for Business” (from Twitter) Twitter’s own take on how to use it for business: what kinds of things businesses are using Twitter for as part of their social
According to a Harvard study of 300,000 users, reported by the BBC (among others) today, just 10% of Twitter users generate more than 90% of the content. I can believe it – we all know that some people tweet not only several times a day but several times an hour.
We had a great seminar last week when two groups of local businesspeople discovered the power of Twitter. Here are some of the top tips on and opinions about using Twitter garnered from the best possible source – Twitter users themselves. Thanks to everyone credited. You can’t control the conversation
I’m intrigued that it took a World Economic Forum (the one held recently at Davos) for some companies to realise that there’s more to working the web – gaining a business advantage using the internet – than simply having an expensive website. But when it comes to coping with Twitter,
1. My HTC TyTN II OK, so it’s hardware, but it enables me to be part of the mobile social Web: I can check email, read my RSS feed, use Twitter and surf the Web for information whenever I want, wherever I am. 2. WordPress Having a blog (or blogs)
Today I had a discussion on Twitter about geek dreams, after I dreamed in Twitter messages (sad, isn’t it?) and others admitted to also twittering, as well as dreaming in HTML and CSS. I remember when I was learning Photoshop that I used to see web-safe colour codes on car
12:58 There always seems to be one person in our Elluminate meetings who can’t talk for some reason despite having a working mic… # 12:59 Community engagement plan thoroughly discussed – now to write it all up! How to get more people doing things – the neverending conundrum # 22:28
11:22 Installed another blog! I am a blog addict. # 18:05 I’ve written two community engagement plans today. Good jobs done I trust! # 08:49 @nrparmar hope the moodling goes well! # 08:52 What are your favourite gadgets? tinyurl.com/3tg9d3 # 11:04 Trying out a possible way to post tweets to