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Monthly Archives: June 2009
Has Twitter Peaked? Not At All
According to Compete.com, Twitter’s growth in the U.S. last month was minimal (19.7 million unique visitors vs. 19.4 million in April) – a stark contrast to the hyper growth it had experienced earlier in the year. The question is whether Twitter has plateaued after months of hype; whether it’s taking a breather as people settle [...]
How to Get More Twitter Followers
A New York Times article on how a slot on Twitter’s controversial “suggested user” list can lead to a tsunami of new followers prompted some thinking about the rest of us can attract new followers. Here’s are some guidelines: 1. Be interesting. Talk about interesting developments, trends, people, products and services that catch your attention. [...]
Is It Time for Twitter News?
One of the more interesting things to come out of the controversial presidential elections in Iran is how Twitter is becoming a powerful and valuable way to report the news. The “reports” via Twitter from ABC’s Jim Sciutto are a perfect example of Twitter as a news dissemination platform. Given how Twitter is becoming a [...]
An In-Depth Look at Twitter
It’s increasingly difficult to ignore Twitter given how many are jumping on the bandwagon, and how much mainstream media coverage it continues to attract. There’s been a growing number of surveys done about Twitter’s growth and how people use it. The newest entrant is Sysomos, which collected information from 11.5 million Twitter accounts to get [...]
140 Character Conference’s Impressive Line-Up