Category Archives: Microblogging

Twitter Annotations: Fountain of Creativity or Can of Worms?

On the first day of the Chirp developer conference, Twitter announced “Annotations”: The feature will allow developers to “add any arbitrary metadata to any tweet in the system.” So, just like a tweet can today be transmitted along with information … Continue reading

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New RTs with @Replies and Localized Trending Topics

This post is a collection of small observations that may not be individually “post-worthy”. New Style ReTweets with @Replies We all know that @Replies to you are visible only in the home timeline of those following both you and the … Continue reading

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Is Seesmic With Ping.fm Attractive For A Twitter Acquisition?

At the start of this year, Seesmic bought Ping.fm enabling status updates across 50 social networks. Mark Hopkins elaborated on why this is a threat to Twitter. Scobleizer talks about Twitter’s declining traffic and offers suggestions for improvement, which people … Continue reading

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Analyzing Twitter Lists-Follower Ratio As An Indicator of Influence

Since the introduction of Lists in Twitter, there has been some speculation about how Twitter Lists could help indicate Influence. See the following for some background: Using Twitter Lists to Judge Influence How Twitter Lists Influence…Influence Twitter Lists: What Is … Continue reading

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