Biz Stone, Evan Williams and Jason Goldman, three key founders of Twitter announced last week that they are launching a new company… The Obvious Corporation the company that originally incubated Twitter. They blogged…
In more than a decade of developing large scale systems on the Internet, we’ve never been more excited than right now. The possibility to reach and connect expansive numbers of people fundamentally changes the nature of what’s possible when it comes to building businesses on the Internet. Also, there’s room for innovation in how businesses measure success and more meaningful definitions of ambition.
I sure will be watching for The Obvious. What about you?
Heather M. O’Connor, Whitby, Ontario writer writes…
Social Media is about knowing where who you want to talk to hangs out. For writers, this is Twitter. I’m not a texter — I don’t even have a cellphone. Nonetheless, I plunged into this 140-character world ready for action.
Equipped with the basics thanks to my Social Media Circles course, I proceeded last February to set up a profile and build a following. In just one month, I added over 800 writers, editors, agents and publishers to my network, gained 200 followers, and was added to 15 lists.
Fast forward to today. I’m now following 2000 industry members. I have almost 800 followers. I’m listed on 37 lists as an author and a writer. I have connected and networked meaningfully with lots of agents, authors and publishers, and found a treasure trove of writer-specific resources.
I even had a lighthearted, but extended, #sixwordnovel exchange with Penguin USA that I plan to leverage when pitching my novel. Here’s how it started:
@penguinusa: The Year Penguin Published My Book #sixwordnovels (this one’s dedicated to all our future writers!)
Always use secure connection (HTTPS) in Facebook and Twitter settings as it’s more secure as it encrypts your account information. You can do this by adjusting settings.
On March 2nd, Charlie Sheen smashed the Guinness World Record for fastest person to garner 1 million followers on Twitter, doing so only 25 hours 17 minutes after his Twitter profile went live. Today – one week later – he has over 2.3 million followers.
Businesses may not enjoy the same spiking popularity as celebrities in meltdown mode, but Charlie Sheen has certainly highlighted the fact that a massive, active audience lurks on Twitter, ready to follow anyone who can capture attention with “winning” ways.
Twitter blog announced changes that will roll out as a preview over the next several weeks including the following video:
During the preview, you’ll be able to switch back and forth so you have time to grow accustomed to the way things work, but eventually, everyone will have the updated version of Twitter.com.
Mom and Dad always told me that I should never say anything or put anything in writing that I did not want repeated. This rule has served me well over the years and is a staple in my social media presentations because technology can never be trusted to delete content, nor can privacy/security settings in my experience.
As a result, changes in our legal system don’t effect me personally, but could very well put journalistic sources at risk if they use social media to relay their information…
As a result of its current law enforcement guidelines, Twitter is going to divulge the information. The provision is fairly typical for technology startups to include in their policies as a way to protect themselves from getting involved in legal issues pertaining to the platform’s users. With such a policy, Twitter is not held responsible, and in many ways it should not be. According to the media lawyers we interviewed, this kind of government request is not unique.
Today we’re launching a revamped version of business.twitter.com – a site that provides the basics on how businesses can use Twitter effectively. We’ve seen tremendous growth in the creative ways businesses and organizations are leveraging Twitter, and we want to make sure you have access to their great ideas. We’ll continue to update the site with fresh use cases, tips, tools, and resources.
On March 2nd, Charlie Sheen smashed the Guinness World Record for fastest person to garner 1 million followers on Twitter, doing so only 25 hours 17 minutes after his Twitter profile went live. Today – one week later – he has over 2.3 million followers.
