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Business Twitter

2 Things You Must Do To Experience Explosive Growth on Twitter

Twitter sometimes gets a bad rap because of it’s lack of “social finesse” that is found on other social networks like Facebook.  You see, on Twitter, the primary action taken by someone is outbound broadcasting – I send out some bits of information with the hopes of you liking it, and with the hopes of […]

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iPad Twitter

Official Twitter For iPad Launches

Tweeters rejoice! The official Twitter for iPad is here and the announcement came by, you guessed it, Twitter.  The new Twitter for iPad is completely redesigned from the ground up in the slick HTML5 format. According to the announcement from Twitter, the new Twitter for iPad will be rolling out to iPad owners over the […]

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Technology Twitter

Women’s World Cup Sets Twitter Record With 7,196 Tweets Per Second

It was a monumental moment in the history of Women’s soccer today as the U.S. battled it out with Japan.  In the end, Japan came out on top with the game being decided in a penalty shootout. There was something else happening during the Women’s World Cup soccer match today that ended up setting a […]

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Facebook Twitter

10% Of Household Pets Have Facebook Profiles

Here’s something I never even considered before, but the presence of pets in social media is growing exponentially. Research conducted in the UK states that 1 out of 10 pets in Britain have a Facebook or Twitter profile. So is your pet on Facebook?  Share his or her profile below in the comments. via Gizmodo

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Facebook Twitter

Ads Are Coming To A Stream Near You

Pretty soon you will see ads (sponsored content) showing up in your Twitter streams. Twitter announced plans to embed sponsored tweets in your stream which should start showing up within the next 8 weeks or so. But it’s not just Twitter who’s entertaining the idea of sponsored content in the stream, Facebook has also been […]

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Facebook Twitter

FTC Approves Facebook Photos & Updates To Be Used On Background Checks

Facebook is about to become even more embedded into your life with a recent FTC approval that would allow a certain background check company to use your Facebook photos as part of an applicant verification process. According to Forbes, The FTC determined that Social Intelligence Corp., in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act, is allowed […]

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Politics Twitter

And here’s President Barack Obama’s First Tweet…

Earlier this morning I wrote about how President Barack Obama will start personally tweeting from his Twitter profile @BarackObama. Well it didn’t take very long for us to see the President’s very first tweet, and it didn’t have anything to do whatsoever with his Presidential re-election – it was actually to wish all the dads […]