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Twitter’s Drive for Revenue Ramps Up

By Mark Evans | Published: March 2, 2010
Big news from Twitter: it has officially launched its “Firehose” API in which third-parties can have 100% access to Twitter’s data. Twitter proclaims the announcement as something “Enabling a Rush of Innovation” but you could easily argue it is “Enabling a Rush of Revenue” as Twitter will start to charge for different API packages. Much like [...]
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A New and Improved Twitter.com?

By Mark Evans | Published: February 28, 2010
Is Twitter.com about to get a major makeover? TechCrunch’s MG Siegler ran hard with a tweet from Twitter engineer Alex Payne about that Twitter was working on some “nifty” new features that would deter people from using a desktop client. Surprisingly, Siegler mostly uses Twitter.com so his excitement is understandable given Twitter.com’s low-frills UI, compared with Tweetdeck, [...]
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The World is Flat..and so is Twitter.com

By Mark Evans | Published: January 12, 2010
A quick look at unique visitors to Twitter.com over the past six months is interesting – despite the hype, traffic if flat as the Prairies. In December, there were 22.8 million visitors with growth non-existent since June. One theory: The rise of desktop, online and mobile publishing tools such as Tweetdeck, Seesmic, Tweetie, et al is [...]
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10 Ways to Really Enjoy Twitter

By Mark Evans | Published: January 9, 2010
Twitter is a compelling social media service with all kinds of benefits for different people. But Twitter can also be a time-suck, productivity-killer and brain-musher if used improperly or too much. Here are 10 ways to enjoy Twitter without going overboard: 1. Recognize you don’t have to be on Twitter all the time. When you’re in [...]
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What’s In Your Twitter Toolbox?

By Mark Evans | Published: December 28, 2009
For many of us, Twitter has become an integral part of our professional and personal lives. And for most people in this group, there’s a lot more to Twitter than Twitter.com, which only features a few bells and whistles. Here’s what’s in my Twitter toolbox: 1. Tweetdeck: For my personal use of Twitter, Tweetdeck is a no-brainer [...]
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Twitter.com Still Rules the Roost

By Mark Evans | Published: November 16, 2009
So, how do you use Twitter? Still sticking with Twitter.com, or have you moved on to Tweetdeck, Seesmic, CoTweet, HootSuite or Brizzly? According to new research by Sysomos (a client), Twitter.com continues to rules the roost, attracting 46.7% of all activity. Tweetdeck is a distant second with 8.48%, while Tweetie has 2.83% and Twitterric 1.63%. The complete [...]
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