Google Launches New ‘Realtime Search’ URL

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Google announced yesterday that they are ramping up their Realtime Search functionality. They first introduced the real-time search features last December, with a goal to provide real-time content from a comprehensive set of sources, integrated right into your usual search results. Yesterday they made significant enhancements, giving real-time information its own URL for easier viewing … [Read more]

Why You’re Not Going to Find Conference Sponsorship on Twitter

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Are you looking for a sponsor so you can attend BlogWorld? If so, are you asking for sponsors on Twitter? Well stop right there, because chances are it’s not going to happen. Now, there’s a few different ways to land a sponsorship, but Tweeting out your intentions aren’t going to land you that gig. Because … [Read more]

9 Ways to Use Twitter for Your Business

Twitter’s a great tool to connect with others, but what else can it do? Is it worthy of the hype, and will it be around long-term? There is actually a lot you can do with Twitter, and more uses are being discovered every day. Every niche uses Twitter differently (lawyers may use it to get … [Read more]

How To Reach Out On Twitter

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Last week, I was talking about my personal Twitter philosophy with the posts The Problem with Follow Friday and Twitter: The Quality Versus Quantity Debate. One of the comments on the first post really struck a cord with me: Hello Allison, I like the suggestions here. I am new to blogging, social media and, specifically, … [Read more]

Fast Follow Twitter Users Without a Twitter Account

You’ve always been able to stalk follow Twitter users without having your own Twitter account, just by going to their specific handle page on the website. For instance, anyone can check out my latest tweets by going straight to www.twitter.com/nikki_blogworld. But now Twitter made it easier, having introduced a feature that allows you to follow … [Read more]

Twitter: The Quality Versus Quantity Debate

Yesterday, I posted a piece called The Problem with Follow Friday, and the comments really got me thinking more about the numbers game on Twitter. There’s one camp that believe it is best to get as many followers as possible (quantity). There’s another camp more interested in a smaller number of followers that they personally … [Read more]

The Problem with Follow Friday

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Every Friday, I see this influx of tweets labeled #FF or #followfriday. While I think it is great to acknowledge your favorite followers, I do think that almost all of people using the #FF tag aren’t making the most of Follow Friday. Essentially, most people are just clogging Twitter. The Follow Friday trend was started … [Read more]

Twitter to Add 'Shout Out' Feature?

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Two new Twitter features very well may be launching soon! Blogger Louis Gray pointed out on his blog that two accounts (@TwitterShoutout and @TwitterOnNotice) are almost exclusively followed by Twitter staff. And of course they are private, allowing for testing and tweaking before a full-scale launch. TwitterShoutout has a tagline of Contribute your shoutouts to … [Read more]

Twitter Rolls Out 'Suggestion For You' Feature

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For those who love the Facebook’s “Friends You Might Know” feature and/or are sick of the #FF stream, this weekend’s Twitter announcement is perfect for you! In a new blog post, they reveal their latest feature for users: Suggestion For You. The algorithms in this feature, built by our user relevance team, suggest people you … [Read more]

Twitter Users Not Willing to Pay For Service

It seems that Twitter users aren’t really willing to pay for the service, according to a new study conducted by the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. As part of its annual “Digital Future” report (which tracks online and social media behavior in the U.S.) researchers found that while half of … [Read more]