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Monthly Archives: August 2010
Why Tweetdeck Rules the Rule
When it comes to tools for using Twitter, I’ve pretty used them all in search of the Holy Tweeting Grail. At the end the day, however, I always come to back to TweetDeck. It’s the service that I use to benchmark potential alternatives. And while there are some viable contenders such as Seesmic, HootSuite and [...]
Another Tool to Find Mo’ Followers
Twitter captured a lot of attention recently for rolling out a new feature that suggests followers based on your interests and people that you already follow. The surprising thing is how long it took Twitter to get into the space given it’s chock-a-block with competitors such as Mr. Tweet. Another interesting player in the suggested [...]
Twitter.com Adds Some Much-Needed Sizzle
Twitter is fascinating in some many different ways but perhaps one of the most intriguing aspects is Twitter.com. At a time when a flurry of developers were jumping on Twitter’s API to create innovative, creative and productive ways to read and write tweets, Twitter seemed content to maintain a no-frills approach to Twitter.com. The minimalist [...]
How Long Have You Been Tweeting?
So when did you climb on the Twitter bandwagon? It’s probably been so many tweets ago, you’ve forgotten. Fortunately, TweetingSince will quickly discover when you got hit with the Twitter bug. As well, TweetingSince will show other people who signed up the same day so you can compare how many friends and followers they have, [...]
What’s Your Social Street Cred?
After posting yesterday about RetweetRank, someone suggested I take a look at PeerIndex, a start-up that is mapping the social Web and giving everyone an authority ranking using an algoritm that takes into account the information we share, and how this information is shared (retweeted, commented on) by people who are authorities on that topic. [...]
Manage Your Twitter Connections