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Top 5 Useful Twitter Applications

May 11, 2010 1 Comment

The thing that makes Twitter so amazing isn’t Twitter itself, but the users. It is the users of Twitter that have made up many of the rules and multitude of applications. Here are my top five applications: Tweetdeck As a friend of mine put it, ‘So that’s what Twitter should look like’. It enables you ... Bookmark to:

Tags: , , , Social media, Twitter

The Science of Retweets

March 18, 2010 1 Comment

When measuring the success of your Tweeting it is important not to simply count the number of followers you have. You need to think about how many potential people are within your network. For example, let’s imagine you have 200 followers. 2 of those followers retweet your link to their 200 followers. Suddenly you have ... Bookmark to:

Tags: , , , Online marketing, Twitter

Is Twitter bad for blogging?

September 24, 2009 2 Comments

Before Twitter all of our thoughts where focussed into our blog and discussions took place on both our own blogs and other people’s blogs.  You referred to other’s blogs in your own posts and continued the conversation that way. Now we see a blog post that we find interesting, Tweet it and then continue the ... Bookmark to:

Tags: , , , Blogging, Twitter

Can we really blame the internet for the demise of newspapers?

August 10, 2009 1 Comment

Last week Rupert Murdoch announced that his newspapers would start charging for online content.  One of the main challenges News Corp will face is that the majority of their competition is offering the same product for free.  All of the big UK newspapers have free content, so the only hope that Murdoch has of making ... Bookmark to:

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Basic Features to Have on Your Blog

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Top Tips for Writing a Blog Post

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Why Blog?

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When Websites Fail

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The Times Great Paywall Debate

The outcome of Murdoch’s paywall experiment with the Times will have a huge impact on journalism. I have spent...