Tag Archive: Twitter

TweetMeme Button WordPress plugin

I have installed the TweetMeme Button on this blog. It’s a nice WordPress plugin that is focused, it’s about retweets and nothing else. The plugin shows a button and the number of retweets so far.
I used Tweet This before but it had too many features compared to what I want.
Update.
I have switched to SexyBookmarks for [...]

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Mashable’s Twitter Guide Book Now Available for Download

Mashable posts that Mashable’s Twitter Guide Book Now Available for Download. It’s sponsored by Adobe so the guide book requires Acrobat 9 or Adobe Reader 9 for viewing.
You can read it online at Twitter Guide Book – How To, Tips and Instructions by Mashable which is described as:
a one-stop shop for getting up to speed [...]

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How Twitter is Changing the World of Professional Poker

ReadWriteWeb has an interesting article about How Twitter is Changing the World of Professional Poker. Professional poker players are using Twitter during tournaments, commenting on the game as well as providing information about themselves and their intensions. But just as in the game of poker they might be bluffing.
The article mentions PokerRoad as a site [...]

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New versions of Tweetdeck, Seesmic square off

At cnet is a post about New versions of Tweetdeck, Seesmic square off.
I use Tweetdeck and there are two new features that I look forward to, synchronization and multiple account support. Synchronization means you do not have to recreate groups and search queries on other computers if you use Tweetdeck on several ones. I have [...]

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10 Twitter Tools to Organize Your Tweeps

Mashable has a great post about 10 Twitter Tools to Organize Your Tweeps.
Among the tools mentioned I use TwitterGrader and FriendOrFollow, I found some new ones that I shall take a look at.

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TweetMe, tweet when you publish a post

TweetMe is a WordPress plugin that creates tweets when you publish a post in your WordPress blog.
TweetMe is a simple Wordpress Plugin that posts a tweet to Twitter when you publish a blog post. You decide what format the tweet takes by modifying sample string like below. You have access to 2 special tags #title# [...]

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5 Ways to Share Images on Twitter

Mashable has a post about 5 Ways to Share Images on Twitter. Under some of those ways there are several services listed, in all there are about a dozen.
In the comments someone mentions SnapTweet that works in combination with Flickr.
Personally I am not keen on giving my Twitter password to other services. That means I [...]

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The reason why I do not autofollow on Twitter

Image source: Mashable.

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Guide: Are You on Twitter (Yet)?

Over at Wishful Thinking is a post called Are You on Twitter (Yet)?, it is an excellent introduction to Twitter.
Mark writes “Think of Twitter as a virtual cocktail party.” I see Twitter as my virtual water cooler, slightly different but you get the general idea. Don’t just promote yourself and your business, instead chat with [...]

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Ten Ways To Be Useful on Twitter

TwiTip has a great post about 10 Ways To Be Useful on Twitter. This is a nice summary of advice ranging from “Be you” to “The Art of the Retweet” and “Have a Tool Box”:
Everyone has something to bring to the table that’s engaging, fun, and can help the conversation. So Be Useful, and [...]

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