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Twitter Failed To Protect User Accounts

June 25, 2010

Twitter was slapped on the wrist this week by the FTC for their lax security that allowed private user data, direct messages and other non-public information be access by hackers last year.  From theinquirer.net The micro-blogging service, known primarily for its useless messages and patchy service, was hacked numerous times last year. The FTC is [...]

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Did You Just Lose A Ton Of Followers Overnight? Don’t Worry, There’s A Good Reason

July 24, 2009
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Over the past couple of days you may have been shocked to find that you had lost tens, if not hundreds of your followers. At first glance that can be a bit disconcerting. Did i say something that people didn’t like? Was I being too controversial? Do I smell? Not to worry, it seems that [...]

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Twitter Reports The News, And Sometimes Gets It Wrong

July 1, 2009
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Last week we all heard of the tragic passing of Farrah Fawcett, Michael Jackson and Ed McMahon. Many of us heard the tragic news through Twitter. A lot of the time Twitter is faster than the mainstream news media outlets. The problem is that sometimes Tweeters on Twitter get it wrong. Last week it was [...]

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10 Things That Will Get You Unfollowed On Twitter

March 19, 2009

When you start using Twitter you may not always have an idea about what types of things people are looking for in a good twitter user.  How can you add value to the twitterspace? If you’re not careful you can find yourself being unfollowed by other users.  Here are 10 things you can avoid doing [...]

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Twitter Makes Everything More Interactive

February 2, 2009

I watched the Super Bowl last night with my wife, and a ton of other friends. We had a great time heckling the two teams, screaming when our favored teams scored, and marveling at how flexible Bruce Springsteen still was up on stage, even though he’s pushing 60.   The comments were flying back and [...]

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10 Reasons You Need to Be On Twitter

January 30, 2009

This is a guest post by Phil over at PTMoney.com.  He’s got a great blog and tons of great insights, so check it out and subscribe via RSS!  Oh, and of course, he’s on twitter too! I’m by no means a Twitter power user, nor do I know how to use all the cool Twitter [...]

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Twitter For Business

January 28, 2009

This video shows how a fantastic small business is using Twitter to enhance his business – Fantastic example

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Why I Love Twitter

January 27, 2009

Video from Problogger with clips of why people love twitter.

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