Tag Archives: Twitter

Citizen Journalists Break Toronto Explosion Story

August 10, 2008 – 12:34 pm

I got home from my run today to see a Twitter message from Jeremiah Owyang about an explosion and subsequent large-scale evacuation in Toronto’s north end.
Yes, through the wonderful power of the web, the news traveled down to San Francisco and back up to me. A tremendous demonstration of the power of online communications, and [...]

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Plurk - Ooooooh Another Shiny New Twitter-Like Thing!

June 2, 2008 – 9:48 pm

…this is good because, y’know, we can’t move to any of the existing Twitter competitors like Pownce or Jaiku when Twitter’s down, right? We obviously need another tool to fill the gap left by… oh wait… there isn’t a gap.

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Twitter To Finally Find A Business Model?

April 15, 2008 – 9:23 am

Is Twitter close to finally introducing something resembling a business model? The blogosphere is buzzing today with talk of Twitter adding ads to its posts.

By Dave Fleet | Posted in Twitter | Comments (9)

Why SocialThing Trumps FriendFeed… And The Rest

March 21, 2008 – 10:07 pm

Lately, I’ve noticed a growth in aggregation tools. For me, SocialThing leads the way.

By Dave Fleet | Posted in 101, Twitter, event planning, social networks, tools | Also tagged , , , | Comments (6)