Category: Twitter
My Twitter Cull

Realising that I followed over 1,000 people on Twitter, a spring clean was certainly in order; but who would stay and who would go? Here are the fifteen Twerps who didn’t make the cut: First on my hit list was the high-brow publication that I like to pretend I read. I’ve never fully understood anything […]
Read More | ShareTwitter Tweets Intent to File For IPO

After much speculation from the technology and media community (over many years), Twitter has acknowledged that they are filing for their Initial Public Offering (IPO) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Facebook is now valued at over $100 Billion USD thanks to strong financial performance over the past year. It will be interesting to […]
Read More | ShareAs Instagram’s Video Gains Momentum, Twitter Starts Email Marketing Vine To New Users

Instagram’s new video service has been live for about 2 weeks now, allowing users to post short 15 second clips to their profile. Instagram’s video has a number of features to better Vine (such as image stabilisation and video filters – not to mention the much larger audience) – and now Twitter are trying whatever […]
Read More | ShareFive Types of New Generation Twitter Followers – Which One Are You?

The Helpful Twerp These people are why you consult Twitter before making those important daily decisions (Subway: turkey or ham?). It’s as though the Helpful Twerps are permanently on standby to give you the reassurance you need “#TeamTurkey!!!”, even though it’s 4am in their country. Helpful Twerps also have an encyclopaedic knowledge of all things […]
Read More | ShareTwitter Is Finally Rolling Out 2 Factor Authentication Security Feature

Twitter announced yesterday that they are finally rolling out a 2 factor authentication feature to help us all keep our Twitter accounts more secure. For some time, Facebook has had a sophisticated security features. If you sign in from an unfamiliar location (to your previous sign-ins) – Facebook will then prompt you to pass some […]
Read More | ShareTwitter Users Still Confused Between RT, MT & HT

A question I get asked over and over is to explain the difference between RT, MT and HT. I’ve never actually posted an article about this so thought it’s probably about time. It’s worth noting one of the main interactions on Twitter is giving credit to other users when they post or reference a particular piece […]
Read More | ShareNew Twitter #Music App For iOS Brings Social Recommendations To Your Music

We saw last week Twitter announce the release of a new music discovery app – Twitter #Music. Because so many musicians and artists are on Twitter, they have released an app to show you what music is currently trending on Twitter based on tweets from all around the world. Users are then able to play the iTunes […]
Read More | ShareEnough Is Enough – UK Boxer Tracks Down Twitter Troll

A cocky twitter troll has had a surprise visit from UK footballer turned boxer, Curtis Woodhouse, after the user, @Jimmyob88 reportedly verbally abused him over the loss of his English light welterweight crown. After being publically called a “complete disgrace” and “laughable joke”, Woodhouse decided to make the consequences of the trolls actions hit hard, […]
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