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Monthly Archives: March 2009
Making Twitter Work for You
The Globe & Mail’s Margaret Wente had a column in yesterday’s newspaper about how she doesn’t understand why people use Twitter or, for that matter, spend so much time broadcasting the details of their lives using social media tools. I’ll grant her point that many people spend so much time focused on their digital lives [...]
Just What We Don’t Need: Twitter Behind the Wheel
From the just what the world needs file: Twitter is going to become available as an OnStar feature so people can provide updates while driving. (Hat tip to Gear Live, which broke the story). Do we really need to give people the ability to Twitter on the road using voice-recognition commands? I mean, it’s already [...]
Would You Pay for Twitter?
Earlier this week, the Wall St. Journal reported that Twitter plans to sell premium features, mostly to businesses. While there are no details on what exactly Twitter plans to offer, there is speculation that it could include a higher quality of service as well as analytics to gain information about traffic and users. For individuals, [...]
Just Kill “Suggested Users” Already
Twitter has been getting a lot of flack about its “Suggested Users” feature that it provides when people register for a new account. The problem is that the suggested users are mostly the same-old, same-old, A-lister types – the same people that Google Reader recommends. Rather than expose new and interesting people to follow, Suggested [...]
Obama’s Back…on Twitter
After being in radio silence for two months, Obama’s Twitter account has come back to life. Hat tip to Venture Beat.
A Twitter Concierge for the Stars