11 Chrome Extensions, For Starters. Google promised that Chrome would be fast to launch and fast to load web pages, but people predicted it would fail with the arrival of its extensions. Well, the extensions are here (at least for some of us) and surprisingly they do not affect the browser’s performance. And not only that, but playing with Google Chrome Extensions is like child’s play, whether you’ve added a new extension, or deleted one, you won’t need to restart your browser.
Extensions are so easy to manage and use that once you have access to them, I’m sure you’ll be looking forward to testing everything in this Cromeextensions Directory. This is what I basically did. Gmail Compose One useful and lightweight chrome extension is “Gmail Compose.” QuickSearch Perform a search from Wikipedia, Yahoo, Amazon, Google, and more with the QuickSearch extension.
Google Tasks for Chrome If you use Google Task List, or are a fan of to-do lists in general, you should try Google Tasks for Chrome. Chrome IE Tab Bubble-Translate Fittr. 5 Reasons To Never Tweet Drunk. I know this one person on Twitter who is a well-regarded ’social media maven’. I won’t say his name. Let’s call him Randy. Through the day, Randy is informative, smart and helpful. He tweets Mashable links and will assist you in finding a new Wordpress plugin. At night, Randy gets completely wasted and starts hitting on spambots. Randy is just so very randy. I can’t blame him though. I, too, have tweeted drunk. I wake up the next morning all nude with the thimble from Monopoly in my ear and frantically run to my phone. OK, I slowly heave to my phone. Fat guys never frantically run. Then I check the last thing I tweeted and it’s always bad. Hey tweeps! Then I shatter inside. So if you’ve ever drunk tweeted, maybe some of these lessons will help you. Me drunk tweeting. 1.
This rule never fails. There is a tiny faction of your following that you respect. To judge you. Now’s not the time to drop the C-bomb on Santa. 2. I know you think deleting your tweets actually does something. Ha! Surprise! 3. Yes. 4. 5. Roscoe P. Dunwoody (Skookum86) Tim Wilson's Profile. The Science of Retweets on Twitter | Brian Solis - PR 2.0. InShare64 Source: Young Go Getter Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to work with “Viral Marketing Scientist” Dan Zarrella on special projects related to Twitter. His focus on social science and psychology as it relates to new media and online interaction and behavior is in line with my philosophy and approach to understanding and documenting socialized media. Zarrella recently debuted TweetPsych, a sophisticated system that uses two linguistic analysis algorithms (RID and LIWC) to build a psychological profile of a person based on the content of their tweets. He also adapted the service to analyze a site URL and the content on that page to create a list of the 50 Twitter users who’s profiles are psychologically aligned with the site you provided.
One of the most actively discussed aspects of Twitter is the art and science of retweets. He published the results in a 22-page report, which you can download here. Links are the Currency of Twitter Choosing Words Carefully 1. 1. Screenshots Of The New Upcoming Twitter Feature. 16 December '09, 08:03pm Follow A large hat tip to Mashable and Starbucks for getting and publishing some amazing new pictures of the coming Twitter Contributer API. The Contributer API is the first of a coming string of updates to allow businesses to better manage their corporate accounts.
This of course puts pressure on the current players in that market, such as CoTweet. Up until today, we only had one small image that was, well generic to say the least. From the consumer side, a tweet from a multi-user account looks like this: My Essential Twitter Tools. Find me at jowyang on Twitter Many conversations are shifting to Twitter, this post proves it (network with others, by adding those in the comments).
Twitter is extensible, and many third-party developers are creating tools around the simple data being exported for a variety of unique applications. If you’re using Twitter for personal, corporate use, or to manage the brand of a client, you’ll need the right tools to find and engage the discussions. Here are the tools that I’m using to improve my Twitter experience, note that all of these are using my profile, but you can change to fit your needs. 1) Client: Although I mainly use the browser to see what’s going on (I click on profiles to see what people have said) Twhirl is the most popular client, using adobe air technology.
I should add that I check to see who is replying to me from my mobile phone, and sometimes update from mobile phone. Out of the 6, now 7 tools I listed above, which ones do you use, or are there others you recommend? Twictionary / How to Contribute. About this Project The goal is simply to maintain the definitive vocabulary of terms used in the Twittersphere. Term defintiions can be serious, funny, ribald, or goofy. For now, Twictionary is going to be one big wiki page. Please add entries below as you discover or invent them. Who can contribute Anyone with a Pbwiki account who requests access from the administrator. We didn't used to require this, but as we face spammers almost every day, there's not much choice. If you want faster approval, send a Tweet to @shoq and tell him you requested approval already. Example: Yo @shoq, I just requested access at Twictionary. Adding Terms Yourself Suggesting Terms for Others To Add For You If you don't feel qualified to edit the main table, or you just don't have time, and really have a great time, use the Suggest An Entry Page.Please don't be lazy.
Formatting Rules & Hints Sample Entries Please use the EXACT formats indicated or your change may be reverted This table for illustration Only. Atlanta Twitter Tweets and Conversations on Monday, November 2, Atlanta, GA, is a hub of energy, home to many unique events and attractions. Atlanta, GA, sports teams include the Atlanta Braves baseball team, the Atlanta Hawks, the Atlanta Thrashers and the Atlanta Falcons. While in Atlanta, GA, don’t forget to visit the Atlanta History Museum, the Center for Puppery Arts or the Federal Reserve Monetary Museum.
One may also marvel at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History, the High Museum of Art, Ivan Allen Jr. Braves Museum and Hall of Fame, the Jimmy Carter Library & Museum, King Plow Arts Center, Michael C. Atlanta, GA, also abounds with nice lodging facilities, specifically The Emory, King-Keith House Bed & Breakfast, Ansley Inn, Beverly Hills Inn, Bonadventure Bed and Breakfast, Deborah & Mark’s Atlanta Guest Suite, the Georgian Terrace Hotel, Heartfield Manor, Houston Mill House, Midtown Manor or The Shellmont Inn. John Portman, local architect, designed the initial Hyatt Regency atrium hotel that was so influential in Hyatt hotel design. LocaFollow – Find Your Future Tweets By Location and Bio Info. Bit.ly, a simple url shortener. Bit.ly, a simple url shortener. Twitter, Traffic, Trends And More: The 9 Coolest Social Media Ma. Desktop | Official Website. Tweet Promo Builder | Start Sending Powerful Twitter Promos!
Share photos on Twitter. Twitter Lists. Twitter API Wiki / FrontPage. Listorious: Discover the Best Twitter Lists. SocialToo - Your Companion to the Social Web! TweetBookz - print high quality books of tweets from any Twitter. Free Wifi At McDonald's: No Fee Or Time Limit In 2010.
PORTLAND, Ore. McDonald's Corp. said Monday that it will soon offer free wireless Internet access at most of its U.S. fast-food restaurants as it tries to broaden its appeal still further. "We're not just about hamburgers," said Dave Grooms, chief information officer for McDonald's USA. "We are about convenience and all kinds of value. " The company, the world's largest fast-food chain, has offered Internet access for about five years. In mid-January, it will lift the $2.95 fee it has charged for two hours of Internet access at 11,000 of its 14,000 U.S. locations. There will be no time limit after the fee is lifted.
"McDonald's is about value – value in our food, value in our services," Grooms said. It's also a good fit with the company's growing coffee business, which has upped the chain's competition with Starbucks Corp., which also offers free wireless access. "We don't mind at all if people step in take advantage of the Wi-Fi and linger a bit," Grooms said. TwittProfileDesigner/COLOURlovers.
20 Twitter Badges to Show Off Your Tweets. There are a number of ways to promote your Twitter account. You can add yourself to one of the many growing Twitter directories, advertise your brand, or, as I'll discuss in this post, feature a badge with your Twitter information on your website, blog, or even in your email. Here are 20 embeddable badges and widgets that you can customize to include your tweets and, in some cases, those of your friends.
Have another badge or widget to add to the list? Tell us about it in the comments. Twitter badges Chris' Twitter Badge - A simple HTML badge that comes in the form of raw code you just copy-and-paste while changing a few links. SayTweet - SayTweet allows you to upload a picture of your own, tag the Twitter users shown, and their tweets will show up in speech bubbles on the image as they publish them. Sigpad - Sigpad asks you to enter your Twitter username and it then creates a bookmarklet you can add to your browser toolbars. Twitter widgets. Welcome to HootSuite - The Professional Twitter Client. Gowalla. TweetDeck. The Best Twitter Tools and Twitter Apps - oneforty.
3-d tweet. Almost a decade out of political office, Al Gore is still a very big fish: an environmentally conscious, tech-savvy, social networking fish. Thanks to a Lausanne-based firm, the former United States vice president and Nobel laureate remains in the spotlight – tracked by tens of thousands – as though he were living his life in a big fishbowl. Most days, he floats around effortlessly, occasionally adjusting his vector with a tail wiggle.The colourful specimen lives in Minsh, an online world that is the brainchild of computer scientists working on the campus of the Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne.Its founders hope it will become the three dimensional, real-time representation of the internet's collective consciousness. "Minsh is an underwater virtual world where each fish represents a Twitter user," says Barbara Yersin, the co-founder of Minsh, in reference to the phenomenally popular micro-blogging platform.
Schools of thoughts Fishy business Money business. Twitter to Launch User Created Follow Lists. Lists Coming For Everyone – What To Do With Them. 29 October '09, 10:07pm Follow Twitter is in the process of opening the lists functionality to everyone at the moment. If you have been waiting with bated breath, keep your pants on, it is coming. Follow @nk for live updates of the process. To help everyone who is just getting lists today acclimated quickly, we took a poll this morning as to exactly what people are using lists for at the moment.
You can still get a vote in here, if you would like. Quickly, lists are the biggest piece of functionality that Twitter has released in recent memory, other than a few servers to help keep the service online. Here are the results of our very scientific poll: “what are you using lists for?” Government Agencies (GOVsites) TwitrBackgrounds.com | Free Twitter Backgrounds and Custom Twitt. What is #followfriday on Twitter? Follow Friday, which is better known as #followfriday or #ff is a hashtag used on Twitter set to happen every FRIDAY (duh.. otherwise why is it called Follow Friday?). It was started by Micah Baldwin to encourage people to suggest great tweeple that they think others should follow as well. To make a hashtag on Twitter, you would need the # symbol. The symbol is recognised and tracked by Twitter search. Here is an example of a #followfriday History of #followfriday On a very fine day, Micah Baldwin was musing on how proud he was to have known some of his friends (Danny and Jeffrey) and he wanted more people to know and follow them on Twitter.
Immediately after, one of his friends replied: On that very day, #followFriday was born. Here is a recent chart that shows the number of mentions of #followfriday on Twitter. How to do a #followfriday? It’s very simple to recommend someone via #followfriday or #ff Step 1: Type the name of the follower you are recommending: @pennolson Step 2 Step 3 Step 4. Coup De Twitter - Join The Twinja Army. How To Use Twitter To Effect Social Change Video | Political Tas. Lists Coming For Everyone – What To Do With Them. 5 Twitter Newbie Mistakes To Avoid And Get You on More Twitter L. Twitter List Etiquette « The Seldom Seen Kid. By now, Twitter Lists should be available to pretty much everyone and will soon be coming to a third party app near you. There are mixed views on Twitter lists, many say they are a good thing and help to organise your feed, and others who say they are nothing more than a popularity contest.
So what does the new feature mean for Twitter users and the way they interact with each other? There are two strands of Twitter List Etiquette as I see it, when you’ve been added and when you’re doing the adding. When You’ve Been Added Being added to a list is, to me, very similar to being retweeted. It is the acknowledgement that for one reason or another, another user thinks you are adding value to a particular way in which they use Twitter. This is not to say if you’re not on any lists you’re not adding value. When You’re Doing The Adding Each user will have their own reason for creating a list, cool folks, fellow workmates etc I think it’s important that each list has a purpose. 6.5 Million Twitter Lists Created So Far. 1 November '09, 07:49am Follow Just, it seems, a few hours into the full release of Twitter lists, some 6.5 million Twitter lists have been created. Just ask Google, it will tell you. This must count as a stunning success thus far for Twitter. It so rarely builds new features, that indeed to see the first one in seemingly ages succeed bodes well for the company.
Assuming some thirty million Twitter users, or whatever guesstimate you prefer, most users have yet to be listed. I’ll be damned, but Mashable does know how to run a social media campaign. How many lists are you on? H/T Atul for the tip. Get Organized With Twitter’s Lists Feature. A simple way to experience the social web. Guide to Twitter - The Ultimate Guide for Everything Twitter | W.
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