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Articles tagged with: Twitter and Facebook
Study: mobile microbloggers struggle to make their postings interesting
A study shows that mobile microbloggers struggle hard is to make postings interesting enough to keep audience coming back and commenting. The analysis by researchers from Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT, Google and Elisa shows that microbloggers sometimes put in teasers to postings and highlight interesting aspects of their everyday experiences, inviting others to comment. However, perhaps due to publicity of the postings, microbloggers generally avoid revealing intimate emotions or experiences. more
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Air Force used Twitter to track NY flyover fallout
As the Pentagon warns of the security risks posed by social networking sites, newly released government documents show the military also uses these Internet tools to monitor and react to coverage of high-profile events. more
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Telecom executives spend an extra 10 hours a month learning (and teaching) online
At a time when companies are increasingly blocking staff from accessing social networking websites, a study run by online business networking service, MeettheBoss found that their bosses are spending an extra 10 hours a month online sharing their professional experiences and learning from their peers. more
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UK Motorists Using Twitter While Driving
..ection of driving 'Tweets' from the past week: Tweet - "Driving with my knees and peeling an orange…Probably not the safest thing to be doing."Tweet - "Driving school bus"Tweet - "Irresponsible twitte more
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Young, Wealthy - and Going Wireless
Even in a downturn, the wealthy are eagerly adopting the latest in mobile device functionality on smart phones like the BlackBerry and iPhone, according to the aptly named, Luxury Institute. more
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Twitter Support for 2-Way SMS Returns to Canada
Bell Canada has announced that Bell Mobility will be the first wireless carrier to resume Canadians full SMS support for interacting with the micro-blogging site, twitter. Last November, twitter stopped supporting 2-way SMS traffic, citing the high costs of sending the replies back to the handsets. more
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Facebook-Twitter talks break down
Opinion piece by Madan Sheina, principal analyst at Ovum
What would have been the first major consolidation between two social
networking giants has failed to materialise, as FacebookÃ's attempts to woo
twitter with an all-stock offer fell on deaf ears. FacebookÃ's valuation seems
to have been the sticking point. But with neither company as yet able to
demonstrate that it can make money on a scale that matches its number of users,
the outcome might not be a bad thing.
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