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Linkedin launches hashtags and as usual has jumps the gun on Facebook, confident in its position in the digital landscape. A no non-sense approach to making its social networks practical and in touch with the ever growing needs and demands of always on users. The addition of a #hashtag feature works exactly in the same… [Continue Reading]
A good friend of mine recently asked me for guidance on starting on Twitter. May sound strange but yes, there are still people who aren’t on Twitter. It is definitely a matter of fact we tend to forget. If and once she gets on Twitter, I will definitely make sure to shadow and guide her… [Continue Reading]
When it comes to the coming data explosion, the wholly grail resides not in collecting data, not in storing it but in actually using and harnessing it to extract its value. There are two variables that will command data harnessing: algorithms complexity and processing power. A recent Twitter connection, and not of the least engaging ones,… [Continue Reading]
It was at that same event I was told I was personally destroying journalism and someone called me a malevolent capitalist. I kinda liked the malevolent thing, though it’s the opposite of what I think. Demotix began precisely because I was interested in actively benevolent business. We come at the world with a very deliberate free speech agenda. And business is helping us spread that agenda globally.
Twitter nevertheless keeps a tight fits on analytics and when you do share an image through Twitter you can say goodbye to the number of times your picture has been seen. This move will surely speak to the hurried folks and those not caring about analytics.
Timely Tweets: Through its blog today, Twitter announced today that it would be moving tweets from select companies and promoted tweets (currently only appearing in the list of trends) higher up in our timelines.
It is with great fanfare that iOS 5 was unveiled at the WWDC 2011 in San Francisco today. One of the notable features announced today is the take over by Twitter of the email function in iOS 5.
“I don’t think anybody out there in the media, UN, human rights organisations, has any moral right whatsoever to level any accusations against me or against Rwanda” Is this an example of rhetoric 2.0 that we’ll be witnessing in the future? Or will this serve as further deterrent to all public figures out there to — despite bowing to social media pressures to “be public” and engaged — should “stay put” and not engage in confrontations Will we — with the U.S. 2012 presidential elections — witness unprecedented volumes of conversations and tweet-fights? I am pretty sure that the future promises to be very fun on socio-planet. What’s the craziest Twitter sparing you can imagine, featuring political figures among themselves, with journalists, supporters or constituents?
Today, Twitter unveiled its long awaited photo and video sharing, not only leaving the likes of Twitpic, Yfrog and Twitvid in the dust… with a twist: pushing hashtags. In watching the official unveiling video below, Twitter is smartly appealing to users’ love-hate relationship with the ubiquitous 140 characters limit: too limiting to ramble but fantastic to consume and digest.
15,000 cancellations from tourists around the world since the Argana bombing in Marrakech. Wondering how you can help the Red City ride out the storm… all the while having fun and making new friends?
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