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Twitter’s Drive for Revenue Ramps Up
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 [...]
A New and Improved Twitter.com?
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 [...]
The World is Flat..and so is Twitter.com
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 [...]
10 Ways to Really Enjoy Twitter
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 [...]
What’s In Your Twitter Toolbox?
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 [...]
Tweetdeck, Seesmic: Where the Meat?