I almost laughed when I came to this conclusion and then I became really excited. Finally! Something very interesting happened , though I’m sure I’m not the first to have encountered it. I wanted to find out who the author of the blog Prevential is. So I headed to twitter search and proceeded to type […]
Read moreReTweet This, It’s Easier Than Linking Back
Since the rise of services like Twitter and FriendFeed, blogs have been at war with them. Last year, the war turned into bloodshed as linkbacks to blogs started to decline, while retweeting via Twitter continues to shoot up to stardom. Don’t believe me? Name 5 blogs that don’t host the tweetmeme button that you read […]
Read moreLearning Social Media: Things To Do When Twitter Goes Down
Man oh man, the blogosphere is having a field day with the latest Twitter takedown by DDoS attacks. Twitter wasn’t the only service affected either (Google, Facebook, FriendFeed, Youtube, Livejournal, and Blogger). If your panties have been in a wad over the downtime of these services, here are a few tips on what you can […]
Read moreWhat’s Really Killing RSS Feeds? Hint: It’s NOT Twitter
There are a lot of opinions floating around the web about Twitter killing RSS feeds. I wholeheartedly disagree though Twitter definitely helps to keep me out of Feedly and Google Reader more often these days. I think it’s the apps themselves and the process of consuming RSS feeds that kills RSS more than other social […]
Read moreLearning Social Media: Discover What Apps Your Followers Use To Tweet
Have you ever wondered what your favorite followers on Twitter are using to tweet? I’ve always been interested in discovering what Twitter clients my followers are using. It leads to quite a few diamonds in the rough like Blu and DestroyTwitter. Finding out what they use can be especially useful if you’re looking for a […]
Read more5 Ways TweetDeck Is Locking In Twitter Users
Are you familiar with the Twitter client TweetDeck? If not, you might want to jump on the bandwagon. With the release of Tweetdeck’s iPhone application, I’ve noticed something that every Twitter developer needs to pay attention to: Tweetdeck is locking users in for a very long time. How so you ask? Tweetdeck for the iPhone […]
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