When URL shorteners first came about, spammers used them to disguise malicious links. Now that social networks like Twitter have propelled short… Continue reading
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How to Plan Your Social Integration Strategy
No longer does a business wonder whether its site should contain social components and functionality. The utility of social plugins on websites… Continue reading
5 URL Expanders to Help You Avoid Spammy Links
Santorum’s Sweater Vests Spawn @FearRicksVest, Facebook Page, Blog and Music Video
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum’s sudden boost in the polls is more obvious on Twitter than in traditional national news polls. Could the spike in positive sentiment be because of the V-neck sweater vests that Santorum routinely wears while on the campaign trail? Stranger things have happened. While other GOP candidates make public appearances in […] Continue reading
Top 25 Most-Shared Stories in December
Social media ended 2011 on a high note as Facebook rolled out Timeline to everyone and Twitter unveiled a new design, brand pages and embeddable tweets. But what got your share-happy fingers clicking the most? A story about hilarious auto-corrected text messages from Damn You Auto Correct (see gallery below) tops December’s list of most-shared […] Continue reading
Senator Calls on Twitter to Block the Taliban [VIDEO]
Sen. Joe Lieberman is calling on Twitter to block accounts affiliated with the Taliban and accounts that support the organization. The chair of the Senate Homeland Security Committee has asked the micro-blogging site to remove users such as @Abalkhi and @alemarahweb, which regularly send messages that incite violence. SEE ALSO: Taliban, NATO Spar on Twitter […] Continue reading
Twitter Takes TextSecure, Texting App for Dissidents, Open Source
A technology that helped start a global movement is now being put into the hands of the people. TextSecure, an Android app that encrypts text me… Continue reading
The New Twitter: Everything You Need to Know
Twitter is dead. Long live, Twitter!
The Internet’s most popular microblogging service got a major upgrade today, rolling out a bran… Continue reading
What Do You Think of Twitter’s New Look? [POLL]
Twitter just unveiled a major redesign, aimed at simplifying the interface and attracting new users to the popular social network. It’s a… Continue reading
Twitter Unleashes Embeddable Tweets
Along with Twitter’s redesign announcement Thursday, the service has rolled out a new way to let website developers and bloggers embed twe… Continue reading
Twitter’s Jack Dorsey: “What Can We Do Better?”
If you have ever wanted to tell Twitter how you feel about its 200 million-member social network, now is the time to do it. Twitter’s Ex… Continue reading