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Digital Coffee? Starbucks Lets Users Tweet Coffee To Friends
Internet November 10, 2013
I love coffee. I mean, I LOVE it. My wife calls me a coffee snob, but I don’t mind at all. I like all sorts of flavours and all sorts of strengths. I am the last person in the world to turn down a free cup of wonderful, hot,... Read more
The Twitter IPO For Investing Newbies
NewsSocial Media November 6, 2013
Twitter’s IPO is the hottest piece of news in the tech scene this week. Tomorrow, the microblogging slash social media platform is going to offer its stock to the public, which is inherently what an IPO is. Some of you may have a good bit of investing knowledge, but... Read more
Twitter Direct Messages For All
Internet October 19, 2013
The communication kings over at Twitter have increased the lines of virtual communication with a new option which allows users to receive direct messages from any user on Twitter. The feature is opt-in and appears to be in state of current roll out. Some Twitter users, but not all,... Read more
Recently, Twitter announced a partnership with Americas number one pay TV broadcasting company, Comcast which they hope to propel the world of Social TV. With a new ‘See It’ feature on Twitter, Twitter users will be able to view or record their favorite TV shows. See It Comcast would... Read more
Have you ever opened a time-capsule? Lifting the lid on memories from times past is like a secret door into an unknown time, where you can live the experiences of those who were kind enough to share them. Thanks to the new app Recmember Me, you can send your... Read more
Twitter have said recently it will help users receive special alerts from government agencies and aid agencies during emergencies. Users who sign up for this service will receive smartphone notifications via the Twitter app as well as SMS text messages, assuming they agree to handover their cell phone numbers,... Read more
NASA Joins Instagram
Internet September 15, 2013
NASA has officially joined Instagram, so anyone who enjoys sharing photos of the universe, be prepeared to be seriously outdone by the new account. NASA social media manager John Yembrick explains that “We’re always looking at new ways to connect the public with NASA, which produces a lot of... Read more
Twitter IPO Ready
Internet September 14, 2013
Social media giant Twitter is very much mainstream in most people’s lives today and has come to chronicle everything from world events to personal opinions. On Thursday this week it announced that it intends to make its stock market debut. The filing was revealed in a tweet on the... Read more
Social media giant, Twitter, is adding a few nifty new features and will clarify a few of its rules in response to recent rape threats, bomb threats, and other general abuses that has hit the site, of recent times. Specifically involving European authors, journalists and Members of Parliament. Albeit,... Read more
There are countless tools online that you can use to make your life easier, especially if you are a social media professional. Every pro has his own particular favorite, but for those who have interacted with me, it is no secret that I love Buffer. What started out as... Read more
The Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington DC lost a red panda, aptly named Rusty, over the weekend. To find him the zoo turned to social media, namely Twitter for help. Poor Rusty had only been a resident at the zoo for three weeks and was acquired as a breeding... Read more
So everyone who said that the Facebook event was going to be all about Instagram video was right. The “big idea” from a “small team” indeed turned out to be video sharing via what used to be a photo-only platform. And yes, the filters are there. Of course, this... Read more
Facebook to use Hashtag
Internet June 16, 2013
The “hashtag”, which has come to be synonymous with Twitter, is to be adopted by Facebook according to an announcement on Wednesday. Facebook will be rolling out this new feature in a move to help its users and advertisers channel discussions around specific events and topics. The “hashtag” feature... Read more
Twitter Founders Launch Medium
NewsSocial Media April 11, 2013
Twitter co founders Evan Williams and Biz Stone have launched a joint publishing application called Medium, which allows multiple people to submit photos and text to Pinterest-style content hubs. It has been launched, ironically enough, by the San Francisco based The Obvious Corporation founded by Williams and Stone. How... Read more
In the more than 10 years since the Tribeca Film Festival was founded, the event has given emerging and established directors the chance to have their work showcased to the rest of the world. From the exposure we’ve seen, it looks like the festival’s mission of helping “filmmakers reach... Read more
Twitter’s global ad revenue is increasing and is expected to hit new heights, according to a new estimate from eMarketer. According to the estimate, Twitter’s ad revenue will almost reach $1 billion in 2014. The numbers are much higher than previously expected. The reason for the huge increase in... Read more
This Is How China Censors Its Version Of Twitter
NewsSocial Media March 12, 2013
The rest of the world may live in the Twitter stream, checking updates and sending tweets more often than they check email, but in China, it’s Weibo that rules. Weibo is the Chinese term for microblog, and it was originally launched in 2009. In 2011, the domain name was... Read more
Twitter Gets Rid of its TweetDeck
NewsSocial Media March 11, 2013
If you are a heavy Twitter user, you may be disappointed by Twitter’s announcement that they will be shutting down multiple TweetDeck apps. If you aren’t familiar with the app, TweetDeck is a Twitter tool that tracks real-time conversations, across multiple accounts and topics. It’s official that TweetDeck AIR,... Read more