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2009 seen through Twitter activity helps us to realise how communication is changing. The role of the web has been extended as twitter became more mainstream.
The 3 most striking features seem to be
twitter bystanders are ahead of the traditional “newsgatherers” even at formal political events (G20, Iran)
twitter is a place where people want [...]
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Twitter is often treated as a double edged sword. It has kudos in the media for its newness, strangeness and rapid growth. These same qualities can often put off a small business owner. Many an internet-savvy marketer has confessed that they didn’t “get” it for a long time. So what is the average small business [...]
“How do you know which is the real Simon Cowell on twitter? I want to follow him and there are lots to choose from.”
I was asked this question yesterday and had to confess I didn’t know. The ones that say “the real Simon Cowell” are no more likely to be right than the others.
It was [...]
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One of the three founders of twitter Evan Williams (@ev) says that London is the twitter capital for the second year running.
He revealed this on Newsnight interviewed by Kirsty Wark. I am a little astonished, as most of the people I meet on twitter are from the US!
I am often asked what is the point [...]
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In February when the Times published a guide to the Top 50 celebrities on twitter Stephen Fry was number one with 98,616 followers.
A moment ago when I checked he had 747,736.
The online world has grown rapidly over the last six months so it is not surprising – however the rate of the growth is amazing..
Stephen [...]
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Tulips are on show this week in London at the world-famous Chelsea Flower Show which set me thinking.
What is the difference between tulips and twitter?
Twitter is the subject du jour for the press. People are joining twitter in their thousands and this is creating publicity which in turn boosts twitter.
It has become a craze.
I am [...]
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My Wordpress blog is four weeks old. Having had a few miscarriages of communication with previous blogs my idea this time was simply to behave as a real parent. My entirely new domain felt like a new domain in every sense.
My blogging aims for the first month were:
To provide the best [...]
Great day yesterday! I am starting to link my sites so that there are paths from one to another and getting a bit of robot power to make the way easier.
This blog is now my twitter website link, and I have put a link back from my site Creative Spark Communications to this blog. [...]