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What We Tweet: A Breakdown Of The First Five Billion (PHOTO)

Posted 10.20.2009 | Technology


It's a dubious distinction: the world has posted its 5 billionth Tweet. The "Pentagigatweet" was a plain 'n simple "Oh Lord!" in response to another...

The Democratization of Passion

Thomas Scriven | Posted 09.24.2009 | Media


Thomas Scriven

Our new application Twalkin allows you to instantly make live, vocal connections with a friend, a group of followers or wide broadcast to whomever wants to listen.

To Tweet or Not To Tweet: That is the Question

Maggie Van Ostrand | Posted 11.21.2009 | Comedy


Maggie Van Ostrand

We've prepared a time-saver for those hipsters, geeks, and Twitteristas who haven't the time to reduce the classics to Twitter's required 140 characters, counting spaces.

Celebrity Twitter Wisdom

beliefnet.com | Posted 11.18.2009 | Living


Sure, a lot of celebrities on Twitter -- the popular social networking service that allows readers to post short messages (tweets) of 140 characters o...

12 Media Professionals on Twitter Who Rock The Planet

2morrowknight | Posted 11.18.2009 | Media


2morrowknight

If you're a media observer like myself, you not only follow the hot trends, and follow the new and emerging technologies, but, you also follow the people whose and body of work permeate the social landscape.

To Tweet or Not To Tweet?

Jessica Rovello | Posted 09.28.2009 | Business


Jessica Rovello

Let's face it, if you've been brave enough to ignore the Twitter trend you're considered an old media fossil.

Mayor Bloomberg's First Tweet On Twitter (PHOTO)

Huffington Post | David Weiner | Posted 09.11.2009 | New York


Mayor Bloomberg is well on his way to joining the Twitterati after tweeting his first 140-character message this morning. Hizzoner wrote: Good morni...

Why I'm Releasing My Novel on Twitter

Matt Stewart | Posted 08.14.2009 | Media


Matt Stewart

Tweeting my novel provides the ultimate in easy sampling and information triage before purchase, the equivalent of watching a clip of a TV show before deciding to order the season on Netflix.

Food Revolution Sprouting on Twitter: Tweet with Food, Inc. Director

Sarah Newman | Posted 07.19.2009 | Green


Sarah Newman

Three times a day we have an opportunity to make a statement about what we eat; be part of the conversation this Friday to help build this movement.

Twittering Through American History

Ben Fractenberg | Posted 07.10.2009 | Comedy


Ben Fractenberg

"The British are coming! OMG! Wake up the militia! Sound the church bells! Update your Facebook status!"

The Cheese Sandwich Tweet

Moira Gunn | Posted 06.12.2009 | Media


Moira Gunn

How Twitter, blogs, and all the rest will be used in the end is yet to be seen. But it's not hard to guess that all that twitters is not gold.

Qikker than Twitter

Stephen Balkam | Posted 05.28.2009 | Media


Stephen Balkam

We're going to have to get used to a Truman Show-type existence where we will both star and direct our own as-it-happens video show.

My Twitter Love Affair with Jane Fonda

Richard Laermer | Posted 05.10.2009 | Media


Richard Laermer

Stars cannot just show up online and expect to succeed. It takes work! Social media means getting to know someone -- not hiring someone to fake it like celebrities always do.

My First Day on Twitter

Greg Mitchell | Posted 04.24.2009 | Media


Greg Mitchell

I've generally been dismissive of Twitter as a further dumbing down of our discourse and journalism but after one day I see the useful side of it.

There's More to Influence on Twitter Than Being Famous

Joanne Bamberger | Posted 03.31.2009 | Media


Joanne Bamberger

Al Gore, it's not really kosher Twitter etiquette to have 160,000+ people on your list and then only be interested in what two of them are tweeting.