ReadWriteWeb: Twitter Archives

Written by Sarah Perez / August 19, 2009 8:31 AM / 12 Comments

According to a new study from social media solutions provider Rapleaf, the most popular Twitter client is the web. After looking at the 20 most recent tweets from over 4 Continue reading »

FCC Tweets and Blogs for National Broadband Plan

Written by Dana Oshiro / August 18, 2009 7:44 PM / 4 Comments

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The Federal Communications Commission launched a Twitter account and Blogband - a blog that will chronicle the progress and development of the National Broadband Plan. Said FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, Continue reading »

10 Ways to Archive Your Tweets

Written by Sarah Perez / August 11, 2009 6:48 AM / 53 Comments

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Did you know that your tweets have an expiration date on them? While they never really disappear from your own Twitter stream, they become unsearchable in only a matter of Continue reading »

YourOpera: The Royal Opera House Wants You to Write the First Twitter Opera

Written by Frederic Lardinois / August 10, 2009 11:10 AM / 1 Comments

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If you ever dreamed of writing your own opera, your time has finally come. Thanks to @youropera, you can now submit your tweets for inclusion in the first Twitter Opera, Continue reading »

Twitter's a Mess: First the DDOS, Now Koobface Returns

Written by Sarah Perez / August 10, 2009 6:16 AM / 11 Comments

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Twitter can't catch a break these days. Still reeling from the ongoing denial-of-service attacks that hit late last week (and have yet to let up), the company soon faced yet Continue reading »

Twitter Hammers Nail in Coffin for Tr.im

Written by Dana Oshiro / August 9, 2009 6:34 PM / 5 Comments

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The list of URL shorteners just got shorter. tweetmeme_url = 'http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/twitter_hammers_nail_in_coffin_for_trim.php'; tweetmeme_source = 'rww'; According to a blog post by Nambu, the company is shutting its doors on URL shortening Continue reading »

Is Twitter Testing a New Ad Format? Nope

Written by Frederic Lardinois / August 7, 2009 9:01 AM / 3 Comments

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Earlier this morning, we noticed a blog post that claimed that Twitter had started to test a new ad format on its users' profile pages today. These ads, which only Continue reading »

Social Media 2009 Outage Day 2: Everyone's Up Except Twitter

Written by Sarah Perez / August 7, 2009 8:07 AM / 19 Comments

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Yesterday, Twitter, Facebook, LiveJournal, and Google's Blogger were targeted by a person or persons unknown, in a denial-of-service attack (DDOS) that attempted to silence the voice of one individual. The Continue reading »

Twitter, Facebook, and LiveJournal Down at the Same Time! (Update)

Written by Sarah Perez / August 6, 2009 7:32 AM / 75 Comments

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For those of you addicted to social networking, Thursday morning is starting out pretty rough. The two biggest sites for updating your status - Twitter and Facebook - are both Continue reading »

Twitter's Most Active Users: Bots, Dogs, and Tila Tequila

Written by Frederic Lardinois / August 5, 2009 12:00 PM / 30 Comments

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Only 5% of Twitter's users account for 75% of all the activity on the service, and almost one third of all the tweets posted by the most active users come Continue reading »

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