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LANjackal
Trending topics & Following are now collapsible on @Twitter
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Mark Edwards
Help! I'm looking for a way to bulk block spammers and bots. I know there are programs to bulk unfollow, but are there apps that will do the same for junk followers?
Willem
fav.or.it - Using Twitter to Control Your Computer - http://fav.or.it/post...
fav.or.it - Using Twitter to Control Your Computer
Codegeeks.net domain expired.... - Mark Stang
Thomas Ward
Twitter Followers 'Can Be Bought' [The question is, would you want to?] - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2...
I'm a bit confused about how they can sell blocks of 1000 followers who also just happen to be interested in your topic. The whole concept of buying and selling followers seems so silly and contradictory to the purpose of Twitter altogether. - LuluGirl896 via BuddyFeed
René Fischer
Chris Jones
Peter
Peekr - One click to view twitter backgrounds - http://peekr.net/
Peekr - One click to view twitter backgrounds
Robert Guyan
Hi - and a question - after I get my pics from ourdoings to ff, how do I get them on to twitter?
Giancarlo Caparo
This proves that Twitter has some serious issues with spam and bots. I just created this Twitter Account not even an hour ago.
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Josh McConnell
TweetDeck for the iPhone keeps randomly crashing a couple times a day (didn't before). Anyone else seeing this now?
Mainly on startup or when adding someone to a group. - Jonathan Greene via iPhone
It's crashes for me much more frequently. It crashes immediately if I add a user to a group and randomly other times. - Vaughn via fftogo
Hmm. Interesting. Wonder why all of the sudden people are experiencing more crashing. I didn't have a problem at all for the first while. Mine is mainly at startup and adding someone to a group as well. Hopefully the next release will be more stable. - Josh McConnell
I had issues from day #1. I'm looking forward to the update too. - Vaughn via IM
Twitter
TweetCraft for WoW Players - http://blog.twitter.com/2009...
freaking awesome. - Morgan Collins via BuddyFeed
Willem
Twitter Friends Bio at a Glance for Greasemonkey - http://userscripts.org/scripts...
"See bio text, following & follower count, and most recent Tweet for all friends and followers on the Twitter follow or friends list" - Willem via Bookmarklet
I wish we had this for Chrome :( - Gil Francisco III
please update the Twitter Bios at a Glance script. I put up a new version to go along with Twitter's update this past week. http://userscripts.org/scripts... - Al
Alex Schleber
Interesting: "Short Is Sweet: Postcards Begat SMS Begat Twitter - TechCrunch" - http://www.techcrunch.com/2009...
Interesting: "Short Is Sweet: Postcards Begat SMS Begat Twitter - TechCrunch"
Eloy Romero
estoy Probando si esto funciona
Kenya Airways
Kenya Airways is now tweeting to its clients.Social media is proving to be a valuable tool for airlines too!
lelapin
Twitter active enfin les Hashtags | Descary.com - http://descary.com/twitter...
Twitter active enfin les Hashtags | Descary.com
Twitter a enfin activé les Hashtags sur son site. Ce qui veut dire que vous pouvez maintenant les utiliser comme des hyperliens. En cliquant sur un Hashtags, vous démarrerez une nouvelle recherche sur Twitter Search. - lelapin via Bookmarklet
Martin Bryant
Hashtags are dying – here’s how to save them – The Next Web - http://thenextweb.com/2009...
Hashtags are dying – here’s how to save them – The Next Web
"Hashtags are dying. In mid-2009 it’s getting difficult to see a point for them. What started as a helpful tool for tracking news from events has descended into a combination of misguided overuse and outright spammy manipulation." - Martin Bryant via Bookmarklet
Guilty of using them to comedic effect and irony. - Derrick
They just seem like an excuse to link to a search for specific keywords anyway #guiltyofhashtagabuse - Rahsheen ™
just let people use it how they want.. you can't stear the internet, another pointless "article" :) - Pascal
The internet is one of the most naturally evolving civilizations even though based on algorithms due to ease of access. Resistance is not futile but the outcome is almost predestined. The growth of the internet has been with non tech people who not only want an easy button but one that pushes itself. - Stephan Miller via fftogo
Hans Kainz
Dear Friends/Followers! If i see your message including "XXX new followers in a day - TOTALLY FREE - NO SALE" i will instantly stop following YOU!! pls RT
rvillacieros
Twitter
Twittering from the Tractor - http://blog.twitter.com/2009...
I wish twitter, friendfeed, facebook and google come up with a feature to send audio tweets, soo that this technology benefits non-english and illiterate people around the world. - gtp19
gtp19, if you have an iPhone you can download the app "TweetMic" It enables you to post audio tweets. - Kevin Winn
hey tats amazing, but unfortunately i don own an iphone yet.. but glad to hear somebody is providing that feature. - gtp19
Have you tried combining blip.fm and ping.fm with something like digsby ... may work. - Simon Hamer
Mike Chelen
Batch generation of Twinfluence statistics for scientwists
source listing comes from http://www.sciencebase.com/science... and contains over 500 twitter users - Mike Chelen
html can be scraped using xpath "//div[@class='scientwist']/a[contains(@href,'twitter.com')]/@href" for example in google docs http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc... - Mike Chelen
the twinfluence api http://twinfluence.com/about_a... returns xml files which can be concatenated together - Mike Chelen
Peter
Twitter volgens Google Trends: Nederlands derde taal
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Een zoekopdracht naar Twitter bij Google Trends. Nederlands de derde taal. Nederland het eerste niet-Engelstalige land. Het dunbevolkte Groningen de eerste regio binnen Nederland. - Peter
Dat laatste komt volgens mij doordat @erwblo regelmatig elders in 't land verblijft. ;-) - Ton Zijp
Grappig verschijnsel overigens dat niemand dit bericht een like geeft hier. ;-) - Ton Zijp
Sardar Mohkim Khan
Twitter makes changes to its interface: Easier to connect with Tweeples | Startup Meme - Technology Startup and Latest Tech News - http://startupmeme.com/twitter...
Twitter makes changes to its interface: Easier to connect with Tweeples | Startup Meme - Technology Startup and Latest Tech News
I really wish all of these Tech blogs would think before writing. The Twitter "followers/following" UI changes are a total FAIL, & definitely don't make it any easier to connect, in fact other than showing the last tweet per user, it's several huge steps backwards: As I wrote below, "They took away showing a follower's bio on hovering over their username...Showing the last tweet in... more... - Alex Schleber
BTW, ZDNet wrote "Twitter adds better friend management", which is just as silly of a claim. How is being able to view the last tweet plus the DM & "mention" options better "followers/following" MANAGEMENT? I would have much rather seen an on-demand (i.e. AJAXed), per user expansion insert with the last 3 tweets (while keeping the bio hover), because the "Followers" page is really... more... - Alex Schleber
Given how poor the follower management in Twitter is after the changes, I have to recommend http://refollow.com Not quite perfect, but a big step up. This is what Twitter should have been aiming for... - Alex Schleber
People who say "tweeple" should be banned from the Internet for at least 48 hours on each offense. - David Chartier via iPhone
when somethign is absolutely 'unmanageable' a bit of a move in that direction is worthy to be something 'manageable' enough. This still takes a lot of time but at least gives an impression that Twitter is heading on in some sort direction to make things better. - Sardar Mohkim Khan
Peter
nrcnext.nl » Twitterfoto op groen! En dan? Met een muisklik verander je de wereld niet. - http://www.nrcnext.nl/blog...
.Garin Kilpatrick.
Twitter NEWS: Twitter now supports "List View" or "Expanded" organization of your followers list within the browser.
I like the expanded version, but when you look at who you are following now it doesn't show direct message anymore so you cannot tell if they are following you back or not...does it? Oh great, thanks for the info Garin! Libby - Libby Baker Sweiger
Expanded version is better I agree but you can see more people from list view. If you click the gear icon you can see if someone is connected to you by whether or not you are able to send a direct message. - .Garin Kilpatrick.
You are welcome! - .Garin Kilpatrick.
Mike Bracco
BootyTweet is the new booty call – “I @reply the finest birdies I know but we never met in real life so I look like a creeper…” - http://thenextweb.com/2009...
LANjackal
"An interesting article in MediaPost describes both marketers and Twitter users noticing an increase in pr0n-related spam, and they are not liking it. The issue makes us wonder: should Twitter stamp out pornography; and how should they go about it?" - LANjackal via Bookmarklet
pisses me off too... - Rob Sellen :o)
Personally I think Twitter should crack down on spam in general, and not focus specifically on porn. There are a lot of legit accounts out there by actual pornstars who use them to stay in touch with fans. Porn's also very easy to avoid: don't follow accounts that have it, duh. Besides, the service doesn't support media natively, so all you're seeing is links anyway. Relax. - LANjackal
Markus Jakobs
Create A Status Update URL For Twitter « Zeek Interactive - http://zeek.com/create-... (über http://friendfeed.com/markusj...)
Create A Status Update URL For Twitter « Zeek Interactive - http://zeek.com/create-a-status-update-url-for-twitter/ (über http://ff.im/4JjhM)
How am I updating from my friend feed? I dunno, check this out and you should be led to the direction of Yet Another wonderful app - duckdaotsu
This just inspired a blog post -- THANKS! - William McCamment
LANjackal
"Just a few of the new features: * track plays, fans, profile views and comments across MySpace, Last.fm, iLike, SoundCloud and YouTube * track airplay from over 3,500 terrestrial radio stations * view real-time reviews about your music on aggregator Musebin * view real-time comments on Twitter * 8 different types of scores relative to your music including hotnes, fandom, and brand strength, among others" - LANjackal via Bookmarklet
Martin Bryant
BBC - dot.life: Twitter - too corporate by half? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs...
BBC - dot.life: Twitter - too corporate by half?
"Is Twitter suddenly in a dangerous place, risking alienating users by becoming far too corporate, while failing to make any cash from those feeding off it? Three incidents in 24 hours have provoked that question." - Martin Bryant via Bookmarklet
Valid points, but most of this can be avoided by simple common sense: 1) Don't follow anyone unless you're absolutely interested in them. I know this violates the unwritten follow reciprocation rule on Twitter, but I'd rather my Twitter home page have stuff I actually care about than be full of noise 2) Trending is a "spammy" concept. Use real-time search if you really wanna see what people are saying about something that *you* are particularly interested in. Most trends are inconsequential crap. - LANjackal
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