How do you know if you’re addicted to Twitter? For starters, if you talk in less than 140 characters and you get depressed if nobody re-tweets you then, maybe, you have a problem….
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Political advertising coming soon to Twitter
Having gradually rolled out commercial advertising, Twitter confirmed it will begin displaying political ads this week, with US presidential candidate Mitt Romney rumoured to be one of the first clients, writes Ben Smith.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: The Greens and GetUp!
Crikey readers have their say.
Political snippets: Going early should suit Andrew Wilkie
The independent member for Denison is not man to joke
What Tw(i)tt(e)r looked like as a wee bub
When Twitter was born five years ago it was known as the vowel-less ‘twttr’ and looked rather green, and more than a little ugly. Marshall Kirkpatrick rewinds the clock.
A new, Twitteriffic alarm clock
A new alarm clock app for Apple devices has an innovative way of ensuring you wake up in the morning. If you sleep in, it will log into your Twitter account and embarrass you, reports Lauren Dugan.
infographic The social network habits of UK adults
According to a recent study from a British PR firm about 77% of UK adults have Facebook profiles, 66% are registered with Youtube and 33% are on Twitter. Media Bistro have represented the stats in a groovy infographic.
Closing the book on social media 1.0
While social media platforms won’t be disappearing into the ether any time soon, growth for sites such as Facebook and Twitter has rapidly slowed in recent years. It’s the end of social media 1.0 — and the beginning of a new era in consumer engagement, writes Brian Solis.
With a tweet, short is sweet
Twitter allows a maximum of 140 characters per tweet, but even that might be too many. If you want re-tweets your philosophy should be: the shorter the better, writes Shea Bennett.
The perils of tweeting and eating
What happens when you slam a restaurant on Twitter while you’re eating there? For American diner Allison Matsu, a damning tweet resulted in a swift escort off the premises, writes Katharine Shilcutt.
The Twitter bird has a name. And his name is…
The ubiquitous Twitter bird is a world famous mascot for one of the internet’s largest social media platforms. And his name has been confirmed: it’s Larry, reports Shea Bennett.
MDA’s ‘amazing’ journey into social media
Limited funding has restricted the Media Doctor Australia (MDA) website’s ability to actively promote its monitoring of health news in Australia. In May the team tapped into Twitter and Facebook. The diagnosis? There’s been incredible results, says Justine Smith and Amanda Wilson.
London riots: the good and bad of social media
A Facebook page set up as a tribute turned into a call to action to protest Duggan’s death. Crikey intern Sophie Malcolm tracked the riots, and the public reaction, online…
London riots: the (social) media is to blame, apparently
According to some British media, Twitter was responsible for the London riots. We’ve been here before.
The govt department with a census of humour
Statistics aren’t known for being sexy. Or funny. So how was the 2011 Census Twitter account allowed to be so cheeky? Meet David McHugh, the man behind the account.
Media briefs: The Age black hole … Fairfax wants bloggers …
A black hole to trouble with an odd Age picture. Fairfax wants bloggers in Brisbane, the financial crisis makes concerned traders international stars and other media news.
Using Google+ to track breaking news
Facebook and Twitter are often a media junkie’s first stop to share breaking news, so what can Google+ offer? Quite a lot, says Elana Zak.
How Twitter followed the #NotW scandal
Starring the giant floating heads of Rupert Murdoch, News International exec Rebekah Brooks, PM David Cameron and a host of others, this Guardian infographic explains how the phone hacking scandal broke over Twitter this week.
Running a country, tweet by tweet
Twitter is widely used as a communication tool for politicians, but what if it were used for a lot more — say, to hold press conferences? To host elections? Anything is possible in the Twitterverse, says Lauren Dugan.
Top 20 twitterholics in Australian politics
Want to know which federal Australian politicians tweet the most? Labor MP Ed Husic rules the roost, pumping out such innocuous observations as “I blame the office of @SenMarkArbib office for the pain that will stem from this next workout.”
Come in Spinner: From scrolls to codices to iPads — welcome @thePope
While the Christians lead the way with the codex, they are catching up, a bit late, with the next piece of revolutionary technology — the digital pad.
Media briefs: Newspaper sales audit change … Aussie editor freed …
Front page of the Day … ABC announces “milestone” changes to auditing rules for newspaper sales … Australian media boss Ross Dunkley free after conviction in Burma …
The Tele’s bogus ‘too many tweets’ attack on Barry O’Farrell
This week The Telegraph published a story criticising Barry O’Farrell for tweeting too much. However, engaging with the electorate is always a positive thing and O’Farrell is one of few politicians who uses the platform properly, writes Mr Tiedt.
Aaron Sorkin and David Simon don’t ‘get’ social media
Oscar-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin knew virtually nothing about Facebook before he wrote The Social Network and The Wire’s David Simon is critical of twitter’s impact on journalism. Maybe one day they’ll come around, writes Shea Bennett.
Innovation in Journalism: real news … power to the people
Acts of journalism by the citizenry are powerful, important, and will not go away.
