How We Tweet

On any average day, you might be using your personal or business Twitter accounts to promote your ideas, politics, viewpoints, or just that great new pair of shoes you found that you feel compelled to show off to the world. But what do people really use Twitter for most? The new Diffbot Page Classifier API, …

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The Twitter-Lympics

With the 2012 Summer Olympics already well under way in London, many of us are setting our DVR to record events, checking results online, and getting into the spirit to cheer on our favorite athletes. But did you know just how much these Olympics have changed the social media game versus four or even two …

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Part I: Surprising Twitter Facts & Fails

A new Twitter study from Buddy Media is detailing the facts about how marketers use Twitter – and how we’re getting it wrong in some pretty surprising ways. The study (you can get a free copy of it here), which surveyed 320 Twitter accounts for worldwide power brands, looked at a time period extending from …

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You, Me, and Facebook: Surprising Statistics

Facebook knows all about your relationship, whether you believe it or not. It’s true – keeping quiet about your love life isn’t fooling Zuckerberg & Company anymore. Why? Because with close to a billion monthly active users, they have enough data to practically predict what is happening in your love life and when it will …

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Generation G: Our Kids and Our Gadgets

I’ll admit it. When we decided to get lunch at our favorite Mexican restaurant a few weeks ago, we had high hopes for our 20 month old son’s cooperation – but it wasn’t in his plan. Between mouthfuls of tortilla chips and attempting to dump salsa in his lap twice (and succeeding once), he yelled, …

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Pinstagram: Coding Adventure, Genius Results

If you’ve been sucked into the voracious black holes of procrastination otherwise known as Pinterest or Instagram, then you probably want to stop reading right now. Because now there’s – get this – Pinstagram. Are you frightened yet? I am. Pinstagram is the brainchild of Pek Pongpaet and Brandon Leonardo, and was the kooky result …

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