No doubt some of you are in Palm Springs this week for the annual Esri BP Summit and the Dev Summit where team Esri will be showcasing their latest solution offerings and sharing their roadmap for the future… those of you not there you will also hear more on this in July at ESRIUC. Recall […]
Too Busy to Tweet? If @astro_ron can do it from space then you have no excuse!
So, you say that you’re simply too busy to tweet, re-tweet, or reply to a tweet eh?? Humbug… if @astro_ron can do it from the ISS then any excuse you give me for your lack of engagement is just downright lame ;0) A cool story on Ma shable via way of SXSW as Ron Garan […]
TweetPing is Mapping The World's Twitter Activity in Real Time
I simply had to share details of this awesome real-time map of the world’s Twitter activity so you could enjoy the awesomeness of it! Enter TweetPing. The project, reportedly based on Node.js has been designed by Franck Ernewein. Users view the service on a map of the world while real-time tweets stream by at lightning […]
Twitter May Be Resetting Your Password, But Don't Worry
So, you may have received an odd email message from Twitter recently suggesting that you go change your password.. actually, not even suggesting but rather, they’ve reset it for you and you need to go to a provided weblink and complete the update. At first, perhaps like you, I was a little suspect of such […]
Reasons For Using Hashtags to Increase Your Visibility #Twitter #SocialTip
Hashtags are a quick, convenient, and useful way to make your important keywords stand out. Made popular by Twitter as a way of search enabling and categorizing your short posts, hashtags are much more useful than you might think. Delimiting a tweet with a couple of hashtags can greatly improve your visibility and findability, and […]
HootSuite Grabs Seesmic as The Owls Add The San Fran StartUp to the Nest
I follow a number of HootSuite “owls” on Twitter and I’m pretty sure I stumbled onto details of this minutes after the news broke last night as details are now emerging about Vancouver StartUp, HootSuite acquiring competitor Seesmic. HootSuite is the grand-daddy here with Seesmic having a much smaller user base, however, the pickup is […]
Social Tip – Twitter Rolls Out New, Simple Embed Timeline Widget
Sure you Tweet… you aren’t? Well, perhaps you should think about it… for those of you who do, Twitter has just this week announced a new tool for quickly and easily embedding your tweets into your blog or website. Using the widget maker, users can quickly generate a script pulling a users’ tweets, tweets from […]
Twitter Building the User Interest Graph to Appeal to Advertisers
Indeed there’s many changes going on at Twitter these days but what does that mean for you, the user? Well, with Twitter you never really know and for the user Twitter really can be defined as being useful for many various things. To some Twitter is a personal bulletin board for sharing thoughts and tips, […]
Awesomeness from Team @GenSoc A film Going Inside The World of Social Media on CBC
This is damned cool, check out this trailer and details of a cool Kickstarter project that dives into lurkers and the world of social media. the film shot in Vancouver also will feature Hootsuite CEO Ryan Holmes and others in a fun and entertaining look at social media and our digital culture… enjoy the trainer […]
10 Useful Twitter add Ons For the Business User
Sure Twitter is cool… but what about making it even cooler and more useful? Here’s a small sampling of just 10 add-on apps that can make your Twitter experience even more productive for your business. who.unfollowed.me Do you ever wonder the age old question, who unfollowed me on twitter? Wonder no more! Twitter Follow Finder […]