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OAuth: Refreshed and More User-Friendly
There are many things that puzzle me about Twitter but once in awhile it rolls out something that delights. A case in point is the upgraded OAuth process, which has a a new look and feel. What I particularly like is how it now displays the things a Twitter-related application can and can’t do. It [...]
Is Twitter’s Business Model the “Firehose”?
Here’s the thing about Twitter that continues to puzzle me: its insistence on resisting low-hanging fruit when it comes to developing a business model. For a few years, Twitter refused – perhaps that’s a strong word – to consider advertising, even though presenting its users with relevant and contextual advertising was a no-brainer, and something [...]
ManageFlitter: Manage Your Twitter Followers
As you follow more people, it gets increasingly difficult to know who you’re following and their habits. One of the reasons we don’t unfollow more people is a lack of insight and information about our followers. Given Twitter doesn’t provide much in the way of management tool, there are many third-parties that have stepped into [...]
Timely.is: Tweeting for Maximum Exposure
For people who are enthusiastic Twitter users, our tweets happen when they happen with no rhyme or reason. Some people may schedule a tweet using a tool within TweetDeck or HootSuite but I suspect this isn’t a large group. If you are into scheduling tweets, an important consideration is doing it at times when your [...]
What Will Twitter do With TweetDeck?