Archive for the ‘twitter’ Category
Twitter Wants You to Share Your Twitter Stories
Twitter has launched a new section of its website called Twitter Tales, a collection of "examples of great Twitter use [that] will also likely inspire others to use the service in innovative and interesting ways."On the official TwitterTwitter blog, communications staffer Carolyn Penner wrote that Twitter Tales is intended to ...Read More
How People Are Signing In Across the Web [STATS]
Identity management provider Janrain has just released its latest usage study detailing what social networks and services people use to sign in and share activities across the web.As in its last report back in April, Google and Facebook continue to dominate websites that offer third-party login options. Across the 250,000 ...Read More
Kid Receives 26,000 Texts After Justin Bieber Tweets Phone Number
On Saturday, Justin Bieber broke a sacred rule: He tweeted "everyone call me [number] :) or text" to his 4.5 million followers. The number wasn't his, though, and the boy it did belong to was inundated with thousands of calls from Bieber's fans.Bieber deleted his tweet shortly after publishing it, ...Read More
Why Location-Based Social Media Needs to Get “Passive” Aggressive
Jesse Thomas is the CEO and Founder of JESS3, a Creative Interactive Agency. JESS3 designs products and experiences for brands like Google, Nike, Facebook, MySpace, C-SPAN, Microsoft and NASA.Ten years ago, Seth Godin predicted the demise of "interruption marketing" and the rise of "permission marketing." His idea was that intrusive ...Read More
North Korea Joins Twitter [REPORT]
North Korean media outlet Uriminzokkiri -- one of the few local outlets to write in English for a foreign audience -- has opened a Twitter account: @uriminzok.Although it is hard to determine who exactly updates the site, it is believed to be directly run by the North Korean government. Thus, ...Read More
Mashable Weekend Recap: 12 Stories You May Have Missed
It's Monday morning, and you know what that means: It's time to rejoin the rat race. Make sure you have a head start by reviewing these news stories and resources you might have missed this Saturday and Sunday.This weekend, TwitterTwitter let a bug slip by that (for just a couple ...Read More
25 Essential Social Media Resources You May Have Missed
If you've some catching up to do this weekend, we've got a list that's hot and fresh from the Mashable HQ kitchen. This is your one-stop shop for all the resources you might have missed.In the social media department, you'll find some useful tools to track those pesky TwitterTwitter unfollowers, ...Read More
Twitter Allows Tweets Longer Than 140 Characters (By Accident)
Update: Twitter just fixed it. Tweets now display properly or not at all.If you're crafty, you can now publish a tweet longer than 140 characters. It's not a feature, but rather a bug, so don't expect it to be possible for much longer. We first read about the bug ...Read More
Top 10 Twitter Trends This Week [CHART]
If you think teens aren't a chatty demographic on Twitter, think again. We've seen many teen culture trends hit the top of the charts over the last few months, and this week, Fox's Teen Choice Awards dethroned Inception, which had carried the top spot for nearly a month.The explosion of ...Read More
One Man Will Try to Tweet the Bible Over Three Years
File this under "people with good intentions, a whole lot of commitment and an Internet connection." A UK worship director has planned to tweet the Christian Bible -- or summaries of each chapter, at least -- from Genesis to Revelation, one chapter each day.The project started just a few days ...Read More