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Charlie Sheens’s Twitter Explosion
One word to describe Charlie Sheen’s Twitter debut: incredible. Less than a week on Twitter, more than 1.6 million followers. This ranks him among the top-150 in terms of followers.
Twitter Still a Niche Service
For all the talk about Twitter’s growth, it is interesting to discover that only 8% of U.S. online adults use Twitter. For the first time, Pew focused on Twitter users as opposed to overall online usage. It found that Twitter is particularly popular among young adults, minorities and people who live in cities. According to [...]
How to Avoid Twitter Burnout
Twitter can be an amazing, valuable and fascinating tool to create and consume content. It can also be overwhelming, a time-suck and completely distracting. Here are some tips on how to control Twitter rather than having it control you. 1. Rather than using Twitter.com, use a tool such as Tweetdeck, HootSuite or Seesmic that makes [...]
Paper.li Catches the Twitter Wave
In April, I did a post on Paper.li, a free online service that presents your live stream as an online newspaper based on what your friends are tweeting about. It’s a simple, interesting and different way for people who want another way to present and consume Twitter. Over the past six months, Paper.li has seen [...]
Five Ways to Stay Excited About Twitter
Like anything that gets used a lot, Twitter can start to lose its appeal or freshness. Even the most ardent user can experience times when Twitter isn’t as interesting. So, how do you continue to keep Twitter appealing? Here are some tips: 1. Don’t overuse it. There is too much of a good thing, including [...]
Good Luck, Evan Williams