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Monthly Archives: May 2009
Another View on the Twittersphere
In the high-tech world, Techmeme has emerged as one of the places to get the biggest news by aggregating and ranking thousands of stories. In the Twittersphere, there have been a few attempts to create something like Techmeme but, to date, nothing with the same kind of sizzle and appeal has materialized. One of the [...]
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Apple on the Prowl for Twitter??
TechCrunch is reporting there’s speculation Apple is reportedly interested in buying Twitter for $700-milllion, although confirming the speculation proved to be difficult. At some point, Twitter is going to be acquired; it’s just the way of the world when you accept investment from venture capitalists. And as the number of Twitter users increases and the [...]
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What Would You Pay for A Twitter Username?
When it comes to Twitter and my social media “empire”, one thing I’m glad to have is “markevans” as my username as opposed to “markwevans” or “canadamark”. Given Twitter’s popularity and my interest in building a digital brand, it’s something I wouldn’t sell…unless someone offered some extremely serious dinero. That said, it should not come [...]
TweetDeck Still Rules the Twitter Roost
There’s a new update for the Seesmic Desktop software, including tools that tightly integrate Facebook. Mashable’s Pete Cashmore describes it as “awesome”, bubbling about how the new and improved Seesmic “lets you use Facebook on the desktop in the same way that it – and rival TweetDeck – allowed you to use Twitter.” While some [...]
Five Reasons Why Quitting Twitter is Wrong
According to a Nielsen report earlier this week, 60% of people who sign up for Twitter leave after the first month. Frankly, they’re making a big mistake by bailing out before getting a good handle on why Twitter is becoming a valuable tool that should between Google and email within your daily online arsenal. One [...]
eMarketer on Twitter Growth, Demographics