Man bailed but suspended by his employer after ordeal by interrogation By Mark Hughes and Jason Walsh Monday, 18 January 2010 When heavy snowfall threatened to scupper Paul Chambers’ travel plans, he decided to vent his frustrations on Twitter by tapping out a comment to amuse his friends. “Robin Hood airport is closed,” he wrote. [...] Read more »
Twitter Joke Led to Terror Act Arrest and Airport Life Ban
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Pimp Out Your Twitter Username In Style With TwittaBling
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by Leena Rao on January 18, 2010 Ever since I saw Israeli Blogger Orli Yakuel rocking a necklace with her Twitter username on it (@orli) at last year’s TechCrunch50 conference, I’ve been a huge fan of Israeli startup TwittaBling. The retail site creates custom jewelry made out of your Twitter handle, including rings, bracelets, earrings [...] Read more »
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Ranking Tweets: Google Says Reputation Analogous to Links
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Over at MIT’s Technology Review, they have the goods on how Google ranks tweets. Ok, like your regular old organic results, they didn’t learn the secret sauce. But they did get some good info on how you can optimize your Twitter account so your Tweets have a better chance of appearing in real-time search results. [...] Read more »
Categories: Google, Search Engine Optimization, SEO, Social Media, Twitter - Tags: Google, ranking tweets, tweet ranking alogrithm, twitter
Got Twitter Clout? New Tools Rate You
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Kristin Burnham, CIO Thursday, January 14, 2010 (01-14) 09:39 PST — How influential are you on Twitter? That’s what several sites are now promising to judge, labeling you by doing everything from calculating your “social capital” to knocking you for a “low Twitter efficiency.” These Twitter ranking sites vary in how calculations are made–some basic [...] Read more »
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Wyclef Jean’s Yele Haiti Foundation Gets Social Media Boost
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By Michelle Kung Literally moments after the news about the devastating earthquake in Haiti hit the airwaves Tuesday evening, Haitian-born musician Wyclef Jean tweeted a message to his almost 1.4 million followers: “Please text ‘Yéle’ to 501501 to donate $5 to Yéle Haiti. Your money will help with relief efforts. They need our help.” And [...] Read more »
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