The truth is, twitter is for geeks. Actually, it’s not even for geeks, it’s for uber-geeks. Not that there is anything wrong with that, I use twitter myself and have at times been called a geek. But to someone who uses the Internet for business (gasp!) and to make money, Twitter is often just a […]
Read moreThe Problem With Leaving Twitter
There are many posts going around about Twitter today. All of them are great reads that I recommend. In one post, Steven Hodson of Winextra and Mashable (congrats Steven!) pointed out how similar Twitter can be to Windows and how we just don’t want to live without either one. He’s absolutely right. However, just like […]
Read moreIs Twitter Changing Real Life Social Interactions?
Last week I had the pleasure of flying out to Portland for Ignite Portland 3. I had a fabulous time and met some really awesomesauce people including one of my biggest idols Marshall Kirkpatrick, fellow Grand Effect Network member and now team writer for ReadWriteWeb, Frederic of The Last Podcast, and a host of other […]
Read moreShe Geeks In Tech – Stop Using Search Engines, Start Twittering
This is a guest post by Alana Taylor, a contributing writer for Mashable and a Journalism major at NYU. “Tech, Lifecasting, Blogging, Sushi, and Film are my life!”. You can subscribe to Alana’s blog here. There are many different ways of using Twitter. You can use it to micro-blog, to get ideas for articles, promoting […]
Read moreLetting Twitter Do The Work For You
One of the greatest things about Twitter to me is that the conversations can help you brainstorm. This is also one of the reasons why I’m addicted to Twitter. I previously wrote about ways to get through writer’s block, and conversation was a key element in breaking through. What’s one of the most conversational tools […]
Read moreGreat FireFox Search Extensions For Twitter
J. Phil is a guest author who maintains the blog scribkin – where code and culture converge. Twitter is all about instant response and lively conversation. So when you want to look up some recent tweets that someone you know has sent, but they’ve been quiet for a while, you are forced to use […]
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