Twitter for Beginners: 5 Steps for Better Tweeting Twitter is immensely useful as a utility for joining in the global conversation and sharing thoughts, opinions, information, and media. But for new users, there's also a fairly steep learning curve. For many people new to Twitter, the site doesn't immediately "make sense" and it can be a bit daunting. But there are things those users can do to make the service more useful from the get go. Below are five steps for new users to take in order to make the Twitter experience more enjoyable from the beginning. STEP ONE: Find People You Already Know I joined Twitter later than most early adopters, but once I finally became a Twitter newbie in early 2008, it was much easier to jump into the conversation when I was following some people I already knew — people who I was sure were already talking about things I was interested in and would value my input. Another way to find friends is to check out the Twitter Facebook app and see if any of your friends on Facebook are also on Twitter.
The Laws of Simplicity MapGuide Project Home | MapGuide Open Source 12 outils de géolocalisation pour Twitter - Médias sociaux pour le développement Cet article est la mise à jour d’un article déjà paru sur ce sujet il y a plus d’un an sur un autre site, en ajoutant des outils qui ont vu le jour depuis et en vérifiant les autres. Des centaines d’outils ont vu le jour autour de l’application de micro-blogging Twitter. Twitter modifiant très régulièrement son fonctionnement, nombreux sont les outils qui sont désormais inaccessibles. Il reste néanmoins quelques sites utilisant la géolocalisation. La géolocalisation est intéressante à trois niveaux. la géolocalisation de messages, permettant d’avoir une approche de leur densité spatiale. la géolocalisation de contenu, permettant de trouver sur une zone donnée des messages contenant certains éléments ou de visualiser les termes les plus utilisés sur cette zone. la géolocalisation de personnes, permettant de visualiser une catégorie d’utilisateurs (généralement les followers d’un compte) ou de trouver des profils sur une zone donnée. Voici quelques applications de géolocalisation 1. 2. 3. 4.
TweepsMap : muestra en un mapa la distribución de tus seguidores Sharein: Link Sharing With Sophisticated Influence Tracking This post is part of Mashable’s Spark of Genius series, which highlights a unique feature of startups. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. The series is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. Name: Sharein Quick Pitch: Sharein is a simple bookmark tool that helps you to share links to email, Facebook and Twitter from the browser. Genius Idea: Whether it's great content, funny videos, or just can't-miss-this web finds, the nature of Twitter and the popularity of retweeting has proven that we like to share links with our friends and followers. As with all bookmarklets, all you need to do to start sharing is drag the Sharein tool to your browser (though there is a Firefox Plugin you can use instead). Another big selling point for Sharein is that it does more than just let you share things. Sponsored by Microsoft BizSpark Entrepreneurs can take advantage of the Azure Services platform for their website hosting and storage needs.
Trapped Girls Updated Facebook Status Instead of Calling For Hel Too much social media can be a bad thing. Two girls lost in a stormwater drain in Adelaide, Australia, updated their Facebook status instead of calling emergency services on Sunday night, in a situation authorities called “worrying”. It’s not clear how much danger the 10- and 12-year old girls were in: Australia’s ABCNews describes them as both “lost” and “trapped”, but it’s possible that they felt no imminent danger. Nonetheless, the Metropolitan Fire Service expressed concern that the youngsters, equipped with phones, would raise the alarm on Facebook rather than calling 000, the Australian equivalent of 911: The 10- and 12-year-old girls updated a Facebook status to say they were lost in a drain on Honeypot Road at Hackham in Adelaide’s southern suburbs on Sunday night. Glenn Benham from the MFS says it was fortunate a young friend was online at the time and was able to call for help for them.
TweetTunnel : visualizar todos los tweets que ha escrito un usuario 7 Secrets to Tweeting Your Corporate Culture Sharlyn Lauby is the president of Internal Talent Management (ITM) which specializes in employee training and human resources consulting. She authors a blog at hrbartender.com. I admit I’m a Twitter addict. But if all you’re doing is sending out auto-tweets, I’m not sure either of us is getting the full benefit of your presence on Twitter. 1. I’m not talking about chronicling the 42 year history of your firm 140 characters at a time. Another historic moment is when an organization grows and expands, especially in the current economic climate. 2. Kris Dunn, vice president of people for DAXKO, explained to me why Twitter is a great fit for his company. His point is well taken. 3. Many companies are using Twitter not only as a place to talk about their organization but their industry. Another company setting the standard in this area is Pandora Radio. 4. There are so many ways you can share with Twitterland the things you do from an employee standpoint. 5. 6. 7. Conclusion