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Monthly Archives: February 2009
Deep Thoughts from Jack Dorsey
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey did an extensive interview with the Los Angeles Times earlier this week week. To me, the most interesting answer was about the ever-growing Twitter ecosystem that has emerged to expand Twitter’s functionalty at a time when Twitter, itself, is barely moving the innovation meter. Here’s what he had to say: And [...]
TwitterLocal Needs More Frills
Over the past few days, I’ve been using a Twitter desktop client using Adobe Air called TwitterLocal, which lets you see the posts of people who live around a specific location. For example, if you just wanted to see what people living in Toronto were talking about, you would search for Toronto, and, if needed, [...]
Even Toronto’s Mayor Twitters
You have to believe Twitter is poised to make the leap from the geeks to the mainstream when people such as Toronto Mayor David Miller have caught the Twitter bug. Miller told the National Post that he was “captured” by Twitter. “I like to give people a sense of what’s happening from a city perspective. [...]
Business Should Get on Twitter…Now!
According to a survey done by Abrams Research of more than 200 “social media leaders”, 40% of respondents selected Twitter as the leading social media service for businesses. LinkedIn came in a distant second (21.3%), followed by YouTube (18.8%), and Facebook (15.3%). That said, 32.2% of respondents say they would pay for Facebook; followed by [...]
What Companies are on Twitter?
A growing number of companies are climbing on the Twitter bandwagon. If you’re looking for a directory of who’s on Twitter, check out Twibs, which features almost 5,000 companies. Twibs lets you search for a company, get information (e.g. Web site, corporate description), and follow the company. As well, you can send a Tweet to [...]
Canadians Get Back Twitter on SMS