During NBC’s coverage of the U.S. Open golf tournament, a video was played that featured the reciting of The United States Pledge of Allegiance. Ironically, during the video segment, “Under God” was omitted twice – and during the second omission, the phrase “one nation” was also omitted. This instantly caught the attention of the Twittersphere where […]
Category: Twitter
This upcoming election season is going to heavily engaged with social media – Twitter and Facebook leading the charge. But in a recent news release from President Barack Obama’s reelection staff, the President will actually be writing his own updates on Facebook and Twitter. And you’ll be able to identify the tweets coming from President […]
Rumors are spreading fast on the web that Twitter pulled the trigger and just bought Tweet Deck – a Twitter application – for a reported $40 million to perhaps as much as $50 million dollars. Tweet Deck is one of the most popular applications for the Twitter. The app allows you to split Twitter streams […]
Something has been on my mind the last couple days regarding entrepreneurism, and specifically the role the Internet plays in entrepreneurial ventures. The way I see it, being an entrepreneur today nearly requires you to be engaged online. Is it an “absolute” that you need to be leveraging the web to be successful with your […]
If the Oracle from Omaha Warren Buffet is your gauge for where to invest your money, then you more than likely won’t even be glancing in the direction of social media and tech companies like Facebook, Twitter, and Groupon. According to Warren Buffet, while speaking from New Delhi, India about the price valuation of tech […]
This is a great idea, in my opinion! The British Parliament is getting ready to vote on the issue of allowing politicians to use Twitter actively during debate sessions in the House of Commons. In my opinion, Twitter facilitates instant feedback from constituents that could be invaluable to politicians who are having debates on […]
It used to be, about five years ago, when SEO (search engine optimization) was the fixation of every online publisher. From blogs like this one, all the up to massive content producing sites like NYTimes.com, the focus was dead set on search optimization and getting higher rankings in Google and the exclusive environment of Google […]