Category: Twitter
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Fox Twitter Account Hacked?
Looks like one of the Fox News Twitter accounts may have been hacked, as it’s spewing “news” of Obama’s death .. See screenshot below: If this is a prank it’s in pretty bad taste .. So I would assume that the account has been compromised .. and since it’s July 4th in the US it…
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Twitter Hits New Record
Twitter has released another new statistic It’s now doing 200 million “tweets” per day. In January 2009 they were “only” sending 2 million / day. Here’s a nice graphic to show how that all compares with various other things: There’s a full blog post about it over on the official twitter blog. Of course they’re…
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Which Twitter Client Do You Use?
If you use Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn on a regular basis then you probably don’t rely solely on the “standard” web interface. You’re more likely to be using some kind of desktop (or mobile) client. Personally I’ve been a big fan of Tweetdeck, but the last few days it has become more unstable than usual…
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How NOT To Deal With Negative Feedback On Twitter
Image via CrunchBase One of the exciting and often scary aspects of Twitter and other social media networks is that your customer service interactions are completely laid bare. You can’t hide behind closed doors. Nothing is sacred. Earlier today Jason Roe tweeted about how bad his coffee tasted. It was a statement of opinion. It…
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Twitter Usage Tip – Check Your Spelling
When you’re setting up your Twitter profile you have the option to provide information about yourself (or your company / product / service). If you want to be taken seriously by other users make sure that you haven’t made any basic spelling mistakes! So, for example, if you are trying to promote yourself as an…
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Irish Teens Digital Lifestyles
I’ve always been fascinated by statistics and surveys, so the Mulley Communications survey on Irish teenagers’ digital habits makes for some interesting reading. You can download a copy of the report directly from their site. Here are some of the highlights: * 14% have a part-time job * 28% spend their money on socialising, 27%…