Ghost tweeting, the act of having others manage your Twitter account, sparks debate on authenticity and ethics in the world of social media.
Yahoo Unveils Semi-Real-Time Search Results Amidst Intense Competition
Yahoo rolls out semi-real-time search results, focusing on Twitter content. The move comes after Google’s similar launch and amidst Bing’s evolving strategy.
Women Favor Facebook Over Twitter
Discover how women’s rising use of social media influences their purchasing decisions, with Facebook being the preferred platform.
Twitter “Tweets From Strangers” Problem Persists
Unfamiliar tweets are popping up in Twitter users’ timelines and there’s no fix in sight. This article explores the issue and its impact on Twitter’s image.
Twitter Secures One Billion Dollars In Funding
So it looks like Twitter has entered some rarefied air for sure. According to ReadWriteWeb and TechCrunch the micro-blogging juggernaut is moving into an exclusive club by securing a new round of funding ($50 million) based on a valuation of $1 billion (yup, it’s a b). No doubt, this will begin to stir the supporters and detractors alike.
Moms Are Fans Of Facebook And Twitter
Retailers trying to influence moms should pay attention to social media, according to a new Retail Advertising and Marketing Association survey conducted by BIGresearch.
Women with children at home are more likely to use Facebook (60.3%), MySpace (42.4%) and Twitter (16.5%) than average adults (50.2%, 34.4%, 15%, respectively), according to the survey. Additionally, 15.3 percent maintain their own blog.
An In Depth Look at Twitter’s New Terms of Service
I know it may appear I go looking for trouble, but I promise you I just like to share with you my concerns. In the case of Twitter’s update to its Terms of Service, I started thinking about what the changes could mean to us users.
Study Suggests Facebook Better for the Brain Than Twitter
Results from a recent study indicate that Facebook may actually be good for your brain, while services like Twitter and YouTube may not be, at least when it comes to the part of the brain that deals with memory.
Responses To Twitter and Fox’s Social Media TV Experiment
Earlier this week we told you of Fox and Twitter teaming up to create some buzz about repeats of the shows Fringe and Glee. Well, hopefully there is no such thing as bad press because the comments we received about the experiment were unanimous: FAIL! Check out our impassioned reader feedback.
Ginger Says:
September 3rd, 2009 at 10:02 pm
An Alternative Twitter Strategy for Local Businesses
You’ve had dozens (or possibly hundreds) of articles about how to use Twitter for your businesses hurled at you over the last year or so. There are a lot of good ideas, a lot of bad ones, and a lot of contradictions. What do you expect though? The marketing world is still trying to figure this whole social media thing out. Some are having great success, and some are just wasting a lot of time.