This is a guest post by Manal Assaad from The Manalyst.
You can follow her on Twitter @TheManalyst.
I live in the Middle East and you don’t need statistics to know that people here are more of Facebook fans, probably because we tend to be very talkative and 140 characters simply doesn’t cut it for most of [...]
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With Twitter going mainstream and gaining masses of newcomers on a daily basis, I see more and more senseless messages floating around. To be completely honest, it’s not only the new guys, but some seasoned twitters as well. People say “Social media is 90% common sense”. In regard to that, the “rules” I will list [...]
If you use Twitter search, you probably noticed that all tweets do not show up. That is because Twitter started filtering out certain tweets from Twitter search. And there are not many worse things than your tweets not showing up in the search results, especially if you use Twitter for business. Being filtered out is [...]
What’s the first thing you look at when you check someones profile? Most of us read the bio first and that is one of the decisive factors when deciding whether to follow or not follow that person. If your bio is not filled out or is not very descriptive, you are missing out on potential [...]
Guest post by Ryan from AdMazing. Check out his blog, and follow him @admazing.
The Twitter invasion is here. True, Twitter has been here for a while now, but the hype is finally topping the scales. Everybody who’s anybody has entered the exciting world of microblogging and is expanding their network. Many are professing to be [...]
Whether you use Twitter for personal or professional use, most people recommend that you use both your first name and last name in your Twitter username. But using your name isn’t always possible. What if your name has already been taken? Or if your name is too long? Don’t worry, read on.
If you have chosen [...]
Yesterday, Twitter was hit by a really nasty exploit. A worm, apparently originating from the owners of the website StalkDaily.com (even tho they claim they did not do it, do not visit this site for the time being), that can infect users simply by visiting a friend’s profile on Twitter.com.
Twitter said they have taken [...]
If you are new to twitter, let me first explain you what retweeting is. Retweeting is a process where people copy your message (tweet) to their followers. If somebody likes your tweet, they will retweet it and share it with their followers, so that more people can be aware of it. Retweeted posts are usually [...]
Many people who see Twitter for the first time ask what’s the point in that, especially after they see the big question “What are you doing?”. I must admit I was one of them for a long time. However, I have soon realised people are using it for so many other purposes, quite often as [...]
