X (Twitter)
Insight about X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. The former news social media mainstay once described as "microblogging", and now better known as "that hell site", is in the midst of some dramatic changes. .
Why journos love Twitter and fear Facebook Paid Members Public
Twitter drives a tenth of the traffic that Facebook does to news sites. So why are journalists so obsessed with Twitter [http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/11/11/why-do-journalists-prefer-twitter-to-facebook/] ? Well, there’s a good reason: > The reason, I think, is that Twitter is simply more useful
Twitter welcomes careful curators Paid Members Public
Twitter launches custom timelines [https://dev.twitter.com/blog/introducing-custom-timelines]: > Custom timelines are an entirely new type of timeline — one that you create. You name it, and choose the Tweets you want to add to it, either by hand or programmatically using the API (more on that below). This
Labour goes all broadcast on Twitter Paid Members Public
It might be a good time to start culling the politicians you follow on Twitter. Buzzfeed’s Jim Waterson explains why Labour spammed its followers’ Twitter feeds [http://www.buzzfeed.com/jimwaterson/labour-have-found-a-new-way-of-spamming-everyone] : > It’s an attempt to recreate blanket broadcast-style coverage on Twitter. And if 4.5m people
Event organisers hijack attendees Twitter accounts Paid Members Public
[https://i0.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2013/10/10258650884_5753ba04ec_z.jpg] Mashable reports on a complete abuse of New York Comic Con attendees’ Twitter accounts [http://mashable.com/2013/10/11/new-york-comic-con-promotional-tweets/] : > Fans, celebrities and press attending New York Comic Con on Thursday sent out
I am a nemesis Paid Members Public
I think he begrudges me the username “adders” in so many places…
Three ways to improve your live-tweeting from events Paid Members Public
A quick guide to the best live tweeting from events.
The solution to Twitter bullying? Paid Members Public
Euan Semple on the recent Twitter abuse issues [http://euansemple.com/theobvious/2013/7/31/a-volume-control-on-mob-rule]: > Bullies gain strength from that audience. The audience is to blame for not saying anything. Sure their hardcore mates would have egged them on but there must have been some at the periphery
How well does Twitter track political sentiment? Paid Members Public
Do all those fine folks on Twitter represent a good cross-section of the general public? > Overall, the reaction to political events on Twitter reflects a combination of the unique profile of active Twitter users and the extent to which events engage different communities and draw the comments of active
