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Why Brands ABSOLUTELY DO Belong on Twitter

Via Mashable December 14, 2008 – 6:54 pm PDT – by Lon S. Cohen 29 Comments Lon S. Cohen is a writer and social media strategist. He is @obilon on Twitter. A Mashable article by Dr. Mark Drapeau was passed … Continue reading

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News About News, in 140 Characters

Via the New York Times By JENNA WORTHAM Published: December 14, 2008 With staff changes and reductions across the media industry, even a blog post can be too time-consuming a way to announce who is in and out of a … Continue reading

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Dealing with Friend Inflation on Twitter, Digg

Via Media Shift by Simon Owens, December 8, 2008 It happens several times a day now. Ever since I opened my Twitter account approximately three months ago, the follow alerts have been gradually increasing in frequency to the point that … Continue reading

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HOW TO: Quiet the Twitter Noise

Via Mashable December 8, 2008 – 3:47 pm PDT – by Jun Loayza 18 Comments Jun Loayza is the Co-Founder and CMO of Future Delivery. He authors a blog at Junloayza.com. Twitter is my news stream. I use it to … Continue reading

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Journalists Are a Chatty Bunch, as CNN Finds Out on Twitter

Via the New York Times By BRIAN STELTER Published: December 7, 2008 CNN says it wants newspaper feedback as it creates a news wire service to compete with The Associated Press and other services. At a meeting last week, one … Continue reading

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I Can’t Believe Some People Are Still Saying Twitter Isn’t A News Source

Via Tech Crunch by Michael Arrington on November 27, 2008 Update: CNN says “It was the day social media appeared to come of age and signaled itself as a news-gathering force to be reckoned with.” Twitter is emerging as a … Continue reading

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Stalk That Twitterer

Via Tech Crunch by Michael Arrington on November 21, 2008 A new site called TweetStalk is in private beta. It allows you to “follow” Twitter users without them knowing you are doing it (Twitter tells you when someone new has … Continue reading

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HOW NOT TO: Build Your Twitter Community

Via Mashable November 17, 2008 – 11:30 am PDT – by Sarah Evans Sarah Evans is the director of communications at Elgin Community College (ECC) in Elgin, Illinois. She also authors a PR and social media blog. In my previous … Continue reading

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HOW TO: Build Community on Twitter

Via Mashable November 10, 2008 – 9:42 am PDT – by Sarah Evans 40 Comments Sarah Evans is the director of communications at Elgin Community College (ECC) in Elgin, Illinois. She also authors a PR and social media blog. Your … Continue reading

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A Missed Opportunity – Britney On Twitter

Via Tech Crunch A Missed Opportunity – Britney On Twitter by Guest Author on October 26, 2008 This guest post is written by Narendra Rocherolle, the cofounder of 83 Degrees. Previously he was the cofounder of Webshots, which was sold to Excite@Home in 1999. … Continue reading

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