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- Social Media
- 12th Aug 2009
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Facebook Goes Lite to Challenge Twitter
It didn’t take long did it? No sooner had Facebook snapped up FriendFeed than they incorporated their live feed style in a ‘Lite’ version.
This stripped down Facebook is only currently available to a selection of Beta testers, of which I am not one, and is offering a service not too dissimilar to Twitter or FriendFeed. The rolling feed of news from contacts isn’t interrupted with irritating applications and endless tabs; just a stripped down communication portal.
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- 1st Jun 2011
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Twitter Launch Follow Button as Google Unleash +1
It’s a big day for social buttons. Up first is Twitter, who have just announced that they will now be offering a follow button for third part sites. Secondly, the much vaunted Google +1 looks set to launch in the United States, bringing about, what we can only assume to be a big change to its SERPs and potentially algorithm.
So what’s the advantage of having a follow button for your website? Well, in the past you could happily point people towards your profile page, where they could make an informed decision on whether to follow you or not. Of course you can still do this, just as you can encourage these visitors to tweet your blog posts or product pages. However, now they can just follow you instantly, eliminating one of the processes that stand in the way of your Twitter profile gaining a new follower.
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- Social Media
- 2nd Oct 2009
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How Will Twitter Monetise Following $100million Cash Injection?
The $100million Twitter raised last week in venture capital appears to highlight two important things. Firstly, Twitter is still regarded as a growing business worthy of heavy investment. And secondly, it is still unable to monetise itself effectively enough to create its own revenue.
The social media site’s stance against integrating advertising is a bold one, but is it ultimately going to doom Twitter to financial failure?
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- Social Media
- 24th Jul 2009
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Twitter Release 101 Guide for Business Users
When you’re new to Twitter, understanding where to start and what you should be doing can be quite confusing. Yes, you only have to get your message across in a paltry 140 characters, but what should that message be? Who are you actually talking to?
Business users face a particularly tough time. When maintaining a personal Twitter account, the only thing that you really need to worry about is not offending too many of your ‘followers’. As a business though, there’s so much more to consider. How should you market yourself? What style of communication is most suitable? Who is going to be allowed to access the company Twitter account? It’s not as straightforward as you may think.
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- Social Media
- 6th Jun 2011
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French News Broadcasters Banned From Saying ‘Twitter’ and ‘Facebook’
Just in case you didn’t believe the headline, I will have to say it again – after all it is worth repeating. That’s right, the French government are banning the use of the words ‘Twitter’ and ‘Facebook’ from being spoken on television or radio news programmes.
In accordance to a 1992 decree, commercial enterprises should not be promoted on news programmes and the French government have decided to uphold this stance. Before you say, “je ne comprends pas”, let’s have a look at what’s happened.
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- Social Media
- 20th May 2009
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Twitter Say No To Advertising...
…at least that’s what Biz Stone, one of the co-founders of Twitter had to say at a recent conference.
He said “There are a few reasons why we’re not pursuing advertising; one is, it’s just not quite as interesting to us.”
This is refreshing in the social landscape where many of the social media properties can’t seem to think beyond advertising when it comes to generating revenues.
Obviously, Twitter needs to find streams of income and it’ll be interesting to see what strategies they pursue. With the rising popularity of this microblogging platform, I’m sure they’re not short of innovative ideas.
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- Social Media
- 15th Jun 2009
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Has Twitter Made the RSS Feed Redundant?
To maintain a fresh and interesting blog these days you need a good source of top quality news sources. Whilst the big guns out there – TechCrunch, Econsultancy and Mashable to name but a few – dedicate time to researching and resourcing the very latest in breaking news, much of the industry remains dependent on re-spinning the latest articles with their own insight.
But with a greater emphasis placed on the immediacy of news, is an RSS feed to most efficient way of unearthing breaking stories any more? RSS will always have a place, it’s where you can go straight to a certain blog and get everything you need in one hit, whilst of course being informed about updates. However, Twitter has now stolen quite a good deal of its thunder.
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- Social Media
- 29th Jul 2009
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New Twitter Home Page Incorporates Search
The new Twitter home page has been unveiled. Whilst it may not be the most revolutionary design, it does include one key addition, Twitter search.
Now, without even having to sign up with Twitter, you can immediately take advantage of their search facility and see what the world is talking about. With homepage integration, far more people will be able to access Twitter and use it to track down breaking stories and local news in an instant, regardless of whether they are a member or not.
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- Social Media
- 8th Apr 2011
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How Can Twitter Help Influence A Site's Rankings?
Like most things, search engines are not going to tell you exactly how this is done, however it is widely accepted that Twitter profiles are scored by search engines to ascertain their authority. The more authoritative a profile, the more likely it is to signal to search engines that what is being tweeted is worthwhile content and should be displayed more predominantly in search results.
So what makes an authoritative Twitter profile? Well again there’s no definitive answer, but there is a general consensus that the following help determine a profile’s authority:
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- News
- 4th Jul 2011
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Does Twitter have Security Issues? Recent Hacks Raise Concerns
This morning hackers accessed Fox News’ Twitter Account and announced to the world that the U.S. President, Barack Obama, had been shot dead. Worryingly, this came from a verified account. It’s another example in a long list of high profile hacks on Twitter.Last week, British actor Simon Pegg admitted that his Twitter account had also been hacked. A link was posted to download a screensaver from his recent movie, ‘Paul’, which was actually in fact a login-stealing malware virus. So, two hacks in two weeks, is this the start of something major?
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- Social Media
- 19th Nov 2010
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News gets around pretty quickly these days. Whether it’s a private email, a blog posts or an ‘innocent’ tweet -trouble lurks around every corner for the clumsy communicator.
Last week saw one of the most extraordinary, emotive and all-encompassing social media campaigns so far. Jan Moir, Cooks Source and ‘that’ Marie Claire blogger must be thinking they’ve got off pretty lightly compared with Judge Jacqueline Davies.What has Jacqueline Davies done? She upheld a court decision to fine Paul Chambers for posting a threatening tweet. What was this hate-filled, vitriolic and ultimately illegal message?
“Crap! Robin Hood airport is closed. You’ve got a week to get your s*** together, otherwise I’m blowing the airport sky high!!”
