Is 140 Characters Ever Enough?
One thing that has emerged over the course of the last decade is a common aversion towards text speak, or a phenomenon to which people have begun to refer as “txt spk”. This is particularly prevalent among people who feel that language should be respected by those who use it and that if you are going to use a word, you should use the full word. While character limits (first identified as a barrier to clear communication with the advent of text messaging) do confer a certain urgency upon not wasting a word or a letter, it is possible to ...
Twitter Clients – No, Not That Kind Of Client…
As Twitter gains popularity, it has also driven the popularity of another recent internet phenomenon, that of the desktop “client”. Not a website, but still connected to the web, a client is a program that draws information from and distributes it to a website without the user needing to visit that site themselves. While this is not always a necessity, it does increase the convenience of the service. One particular reason for using a client is that you may be surfing another site and want to keep as few tabs open as possible – so instead of going back and ...
Twitter As A Marketing Tool
The marketing industry is one which depends so greatly on having its finger on the pulse, it came as no surprise when people recognised the benefit of using Twitter as a marketing tool. If you think about it for a moment, the presence on the Internet of a site that allows you to speak to a wide range of people for free and place a link in the text has obvious and extensive marketing benefits. Not least of these is the fact that it cuts your marketing spend right back if used properly. When it comes to marketing effectively, one ...
Twitter for Advanced
New Ads on Twitter and Why I Blocked a Tweeple
Like many InternetMarketers, I will tweet a comment with a link to my web site,...
Posting Links On Twitter
One of the things that makes Twitter so vibrant is that it is a very quick and very...
Where Does Twitter Fit In?
The Internet may seem to be a behemoth of unconnected sites united simply by the...
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Is 140 Characters Ever Enough?
One thing that has emerged over the course of the last decade is a common aversion...
Twitter Clients – No, Not That Kind Of Client…
As Twitter gains popularity, it has also driven the popularity of another recent...
Spamming – Don’t Do It
The continuing etymology of the word “spam” is of interest to people with an...
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New Ads on Twitter and Why I Blocked a Tweeple
Like many InternetMarketers, I will tweet a comment with a link to my web site, of for some other advertising purpose. The other day I was happy to see a tweeter who I will not publicly identify retweeting me. Great. But It did not have my link in it. They had interjected their own full page advertisement with a link at the top that offered continuation... [Read more of this article]
Tweet, Tweet
Every once in a while, particularly since the internet shrunk the world down so small you could fit it in your pocket, there comes a phenomenon which very quickly takes the world by storm and gets people talking. Other people hear these people and want to know more. As night follows day, it goes from a niche, little-known pursuit for enthusiasts to... [Read more of this article]
The Power Of Twitter
It is quite something to behold, how a website with a healthy but comparatively low number of users just one year ago could become one of the most powerful tools in the information sector. Twitter has become the tool for people who want something to become known widespread in a short space of time – and has had a major effect on the careers of individuals,... [Read more of this article]
Celebrity Tweeters
Social networking was doing perfectly fine before the explosion of Twitter, but the site has taken things to the next level. While the previous king of the social networking hill, Facebook, is considered by many to be a little bit too exposed (carrying as it does far more personal information), the Twitter revolution has become a way for celebrities... [Read more of this article]
Please Re-Tweet Me…
If someone told you back in 2008 that one day they would re-tweet you, you would have probably called a doctor and stayed with them until such time as the emergency services arrived. The word sounds bizarre and even a little bit embarrassing, but it has become common currency among Twitter users. Essentially, a re-tweet is when someone picks up on a... [Read more of this article]
Slang Of The Twitterverse
Every phenomenon that spreads quickly around the world must come complete with its own lexicon of slang. Being a heavily text-based phenomenon, Twitter is perhaps a more complete example of this than any other. Starting with the practice of writing a message on Twitter, or “Tweeting”, this slang refers to a great deal of other topics as well. If... [Read more of this article]
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