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News: Twitter Changes Updates to Tweets

In the grand scheme of things, this news seems a bit insignificant in light of other current events However, it is significant in the world of Social Media. As mainstream audiences embrace new media, every subtle nuance introduced from here on out reverberates across the social landscapes that define, shape, and dictate its evolution and [...]

Facebook Top Trends of 2009

Contrary to popular belief, Twitter wasn’t the only story of 2009. Facebook skyrocketed to over 350 millions users in 2009 and continued its rise to global pervasiveness becoming one of the top visited sites on the Web. As aspiring digital anthropologists and sociologists, we thoroughly enjoy and appreciate the trending topics readily available for review and [...]

The Twitter Star: Nova or Supernova?

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Nova: a star showing a sudden large increase in brightness and then slowly returning to its original state
Supernova: a star that suddenly increases greatly in brightness because of a catastrophic explosion that ejects most of its mass
I recently wrote about reports on the documented decline of visitors to Twitter.com. A good friend encouraged me [...]

On Twitter, What Are You Doing Was Always The Wrong Question

What are you doing?
Perhaps, Twitter asked the wrong question all along.
In all honestly, who cares…it was really never about “what you were doing” that inspired your network to stay connected nor was it the siren for attracting new followers. We chose to follow you because you moved or encouraged us to do so – with [...]

Guess How Many Tweets Fly Across Twitter Each Day

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1 million, 5 million, 10 million…?
If you guessed 10 million, you weren’t even half right.
According to new data from Pingdom, Twitter users are averaging 27.3 million tweets per day with an annual run rate of 10 billion tweets. Just last month, Caroline McCarthy of CNET reported that the 5 billionth tweet posted.Pingdom’s report highlights the [...]

Hollywood’s Next Production: Gagging Social Media

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I carefully considered this topic before sharing my views. In doing so, my perception might have altered since the news of Hollywood studios banning film stars from using Twitter initially broke.
It’s not a secret that Hollywood has a long history of controlling what is said in the media. Like in almost every industry it touches, [...]

RT @Twitter: New Retweet Feature Goes Live

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This is breaking news at the moment, therefore this post will update as new information trickles in.
Twitter is making good on its recent promise to introduce new features to bring users back to Twitter.com.
Similar to the way that it rolled out Lists, Twitter is incrementally releasing its new Retweet feature initially previewed in August [...]

Twitter Releases New Widget for Lists

Twitter recently expanded its new Lists service to users network-wide and in doing so, injected a sense of excitement, confusion, and also utility. Lists represent a significant milestone for Twitter as it transcends asynchronous conversations and and broadcast messages into a form of intelligence gathering, education, entertainment, and news.
Twitter Lists are also stirring controversy as [...]

The Science of Retweets on Twitter

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Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to work with “Viral Marketing Scientist” Dan Zarrella on special projects related to Twitter. His focus on social science and psychology as it relates to new media and online interaction and behavior is in line with my philosophy and approach to understanding and documenting socialized [...]

Twitter Celebrity Hotlist: August 2009

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The power to analyze behavior and sentiment on Twitter and translate it into trends and direction is limited only by our powers of observation and imagination. As you may or may not know, I have assumed the role of data analyst at PeopleBrowsr, in addition to the other ventures I’m running or advising. Recently, [...]