The 10 Most Important Questions I get Asked About Twitter. Twitter is a complete mystery to a lot of people. Twitter in fact was never meant to be a social networking site according to its founders. It was initially created as an internal messaging system in 2006 for the pod casting company Odeo in 2006 and broke through into public conciousness in 2007 after winning an award at the SXSW conference. It has now evolved into world wide real time messaging system on steroids. Who Uses Twitter? Twitter is used for a wide variety of online activities by different groups and individuals including: Journalists use it for monitoring politicians and celebritiesCompanies use it for breaking news in real timeMarketers use it to create buzz about brandsBloggers use it to promote their blogs So why did I start using Twitter and what have I learnt since sending my first tweet?
The 10 Most Important Questions I get Asked About Twitter 1. I set up my account in December 2008 after stumbling upon conversations about Twitter on blogs I was reading. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Twitter Tools. Get More From Pinterest. 50+ Ways to Tweet. Who is Using Twitter? Twitter is the mysterious online cousin to the mobile text message and has always been branded with strange names. Twitter users have often been associated with terms such as Twits, Tweeps and Twerps and have hidden their tweeting idiosyncrasies from friends and family. Like an alcoholic hides their bottles. The 140 character limit has been cast as not necessary in a world of “Big Data”, where saying a lot is valued more than saying less.
I have often been asked to explain what Twitter means at dinner parties and one of my favorite phrases has been “It is like a SMS on Steroids” Its brevity is its charm and strength. Is the Younger Generation Using Twitter? In 2010 I was lecturing at the International College of Management to a class of 18 to 24 year old students. I asked who was on Twitter and only one had the courage to own up in front of their peers. Fast forward 18 months and a different class but with the same demographics, I asked the same question, instead of one hand I saw five. 23 Power Headlines to Turbocharge your Tweets | Social Media Consultant | Social Media Agency | Social Marketing. Twellow. BrandSprout's Big List of Twitter Tools. The Twitter Rules. 7 Twitter Turnoffs.
Whenever I decide whether I want to follow someone on Twitter or not, there are a few "red flags". And I'm not talking about Twitter accounts that are obviously spam. I'm talking about things that I notice in a few seconds of looking at a Twitter profile and that make me decide NOT to follow a person (back). Twitter can be used for various purposes, in various ways, so these are subjective "turnoffs". Before reading further, please know that I don't want to criticize anyone's tweeting style. If it works for you & your goals, power to you! I'm talking from the point of view of a person who wants to promote useful things on Twitter, get interesting updates from others in her timeline, have followers and followees with whom she can interact, and grow surely but steadily. You know, the way Twitter was supposed to work :). So here are my 7 Twitter turnoffs: #1 Only promote content from their own blog/website #2 No interaction with others #4 Latest updates are a total bore or low quality I get it.
The value of Twitter followers: You can't put a price on them. The debate about how much Twitter followers are worth to organisations continues to be a hot one. Last year mobile reviews website PhoneDog tried to put a price on Twitter followers of $2.50 as it sued a former reporter, Noah Kravitz, for leaving and talking his followers with him. The two have now settled out of court closing a case that has rumbled on for a year. Terms of the deal between Kravitz and his former employer PhoneDog were not disclosed, but the key point is that @noahkravitz will keep control of his followers. That’s another win for the employee and I think another really strong indication of who owns the followers.
The PhoneDog case echoes the most famous British example from July 2011 when reporter Laura Kuenssberg moved from the BBC to ITV, as she swapped the role of BBC chief political correspondent to ITV business editor. When Kravitz left PhoneDog he had 17,000 followers. PhoneDog has given no comment. Followers belong to staff. 5 Twitter Mistakes to Avoid. My Twitter education came courtesy of trial and error. Like any tool, there’s a learning curve. Unfortunately, a mistake on Twitter is public and open to criticism at every turn. Many mistakes later, I decided to bring you a list of 5 Twitter mistakes that you can easily avoid. I hope these spare you some digital pain and lead to a more enjoyable experience for you, in 140 characters or less. 1.
Here’s the skinny. 2. Sometimes you may want to lead off a tweet with a mention (i.e., @TwitterHandle) and let the whole world see how clever and awesome you are. 3. This may be my biggest bugaboo. 4. Some accounts aren’t compatible and don’t make sense to follow back. 5. #FF is a great concept but has gone through some negative changes in the past year. How to secure your Twitter account - CNET Mobile. Twitter took some heat earlier this month for resetting more passwords than necessary after detecting a security breach in its microblogging network, as CNET's Daniel Terdiman reported on the Internet & Media blog.
The more followers you have, the more potential damage may result from a compromised Twitter account. That's why it's big news when the Twitter feeds of media organizations such as Reuters and Fox News are breached by hackers who post false news stories. CNET News Editor Steven Musil describes the two attacks on the Reuters Twitter account last August, and Fox News' infamous erroneous Twitter post on July 4, 2011, about President Obama being assassinated is explained in Stephen Shankland's Deep Tech blog. Twitter hackers strike close to home -- twice For the second time in less than a year, my Twitter account was hacked by someone who used it to tweet links to phishing sites. My first mistake was using a password that wasn't strong enough. The truth about Twitter. Bashing Twitter has become easy.
It’s making fabulously unpopular moves by restricting what developers can do with its data and application programming interface. It’s pushing your favorite third-party clients out and replacing them with its own apps, which are unfortunately inferior in a lot of ways. And it’s communicating these changes in business-plan jargon, rather than speaking plainly. Twitter is making what many of us feel to be mistakes with its beloved service.
A service with a legacy of robust developer support and user-created community. But Twitter is not evil. Sometimes the truth of this can get buried under the dust clouds of controversy and outrage. Still, it has to make hard choices. Running Twitter isn’t cheap, and it will need to make real money sooner or later in order to continue doing so. But its bed has been made and it’s moving forward. And I’m not exactly sure that this will be a terrible thing for the service as a whole. Twitter launches calendar to help developers keep track of its ever-changing API. 3 December '12, 10:58pm Follow Twitter has today launched a new section on its website for developers on its platform. It’s designed to help them keep track of the ever-changing API that they use to interact with Twitter.
The API is undergoing many major changes when version 1.0 goes away completely next year, but there have been misunderstandings about exactly when developers need to begin complying with the changes, and this calendar is an effort by Twitter to make the dates of those changes clear. The Calendar of API changes won’t be all that exciting for most of you, but it’s going to make a difference when it comes to the businesses of some developers. For instance, back when Twitter announced compliance dates for its upcoming Display Guidelines, some developers were taken by surprise when its October 5th deadline rolled around. Since its announcement of the major changes coming in v1.1 of its main API, Twitter has been criticized heavily for developers. #Hashbrown. Twitter Hashtag 101: Twitter Hashtag, Hash Brown Same Thing, Right?
If only I had a free week long vacation for every time someone asked me what the difference is between a Twitter hashtag and a hash brown, I would be living permanently on a quiet, remote island and probably not writing this blog post! Explaining the difference between a hashtag and hash brown is one of my favorite questions to answer. Often times, the people who have the guts to ask are the ones who get it the quickest.
Why? Because as I always say, social media is about people. It’s about conversation. It’s about having a conversation to connect with real people. Social media simply makes it easier to do such. So, let’s get to the point of this post. For fun I broke this post into two categories. Read, enjoy and consume until your heart is content. Hashtag vs Hash brown Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Can you eat them? Are they required? Why would I use it? What are the real benefits? What are the cons? Is it bad if you consume too many of them? Does everyone like them? Are they unique?
FılterTweeps. [+]Followers & Followıng. 4 Reasons That I'm Your Tweep. When colleagues, who know I am on Twitter, ask about it the first question is always “why?”. After expounding on the benefits that a PLN brings the next question is inevitably “who?”. The people I follow is been a rather short list – one that has changed since I began this process. Whenever I stop following someone it has only confirmed for me why I follow others. So why am I your Tweep / why do I follow you on Twitter? (I’m at @Coleesensei on Twitter by the way) I’m yours because: Your Tweets have a Clear Focus : You know why you Tweet and have a common theme for them.
You Tweet Professionally: Twitter has a bad ‘rep’ for mundane, self-focused, ‘too much information’ sharing. 8 Best Practices For Using Twitter For Business [INFOGRAPHIC] « AllTwitter. What is twitter influence ? Posted by Shakthi on August 28, 2010 in General , Social Media , Twitter | ∞ There are many things that make one successful and acclaimed .
On twitter a measure of your effective impact is called influence . More your influence , more acclaimed and trustworthy you and your tweets are . There are many varied ways to define this , and this has been the object of many a debate and the apple of many an eye .Everyone on twitter aspires to further their influence on a daily basis and get recognized and respected. For some tweeps it is the be all and end all . Let us try and talk about this today in our post . When one gets on twitter , the first thing that one does is to find out who are the best and why . Influence to me means the ability to get people attention and retain it over a sustained period of time . Having a regular pattern of meaningful conversations with people on twitter is the first step .
Build a circle of trust and share consistently within the circle . 25 Ways To Get The Most Out Of Twitter. Twitter may very well be the single most important tool for teachers right now. Considering many are not even using the service, that says a lot about how effective the platform is for learning, engaging, development, and more. In an effort to make sure you are getting the most out of Twitter, we’ve compiled a very lengthy list of tips and tricks. That long list is coming out tomorrow morning but we thought you’d enjoy our hand-picked choices. See Also: 45 Simple Twitter Tips Everyone Should Know About Katie and I went through our list and narrowed it down to the top 25.
Follow folks who are interesting to you. Just tweet! The 3 Things You Can't Do On Twitter. Americans tend to think of free speech as allowing us to say just about anything we want, minus shouting "fire" in a crowded theater or threatening violence. But does that mean you have the same rights on a social network, specifically Twitter? Hey, it's not a government entity, it's a company. So does this free speech blanket apply? Years ago when the FCC still held weight, George Carlin famously recounted the "7 words you can't say on TV" - is there a similar list of things you can't say on Twitter?
Well, yes and no. Twitter does not mediate content. No-Nos Twitter's rules outline several things users are not allowed to do or say. Legal issues aren't always clear, though. Users can also be suspended if they tweet too much over an extended period of time. When it comes right down to it, though, there are three things pretty much guaranteed to get you kicked off Twitter: 1. 2. 3. How Does Twitter Catch Violators? What To Do If You Get Kicked Off? So, what to do if you're suspended? Twitter / Instagram Directory. Following local Twitter users in specified city or location - Get Twitter Followers by Location - Online to Make Money! You've read my article about "How to search and increase your twitter followers by keywords". The big (Twitter Followers by Location), of course, there is great, but if you can post direct message to the audience that you need is much better than.
Twitter's public stream is overwhelming at up to 12,000 tweets per minute. That's like reading 2 600-page hardback english novels every minute! Where do you start finding relevance in 12,000 tweets? 1. One of the best ways to find local Twitter users (Twitter Followers by Location) is simply to search for them on Twitter Search (tweetzi Twitter Search). The neat thing about Advanced Twitter search is that you can customize the results and find Tweets that contain a specific keyword or hashtag.
Imagine, you want to send your message to people living in Boston. You click the Search button and see the results returned: OK, now the rest of you is to know how to get this list for following. Then, Link Gopher opens a new tab with your links: 2. 3. 4. Twitter – Whats Your Profile Type? Social Media Mind. Kevin W Baker asked: The advance of the Twitter Phenomenon continues Unabated. Twitter has become and remains the hottest Social media site of 2009. What’s surprising is the depth and breadth of the Twitter community and the power it has in the modern online marketplace.
So what is your Twitter profile type? -Read on to find out where you fit in the online business community even if you never thought about this until now! There are essentially three distinct Profile types that use Twitter as a marketing tool. So which one are you? The Individual. The Industry professional. Companies or organizations. This is the cutting edge social media product producers or advertising magnets of Industry. Now, given the exposure that Twitter can give to a business, you maybe wondering why Big organizations as well as the single business owner even bothers with this silly little social site with the odd name.
How would you like to be in the same league as the big players. Twitter - tools. The 10 Keys To Optimizing Twitter Engagement.