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Twitter is used by people all over the world; you can communicate with friends, get updates in your industry and talk to celebrities. It is a truly global tool that allows people to be heard by millions, but what happens when it goes wrong?
The ‘Twitter fail’ list has become a big talking point over the last few years with major companies, political groups, celebrities and even just the average person posting tweets they wish they hadn’t. (more…)
In the 21st century you are what you Tweet, which means in the near future our MPs should be gaining a lot more depth due to a recent Commons’ decision. An amendment that would effectively have banned the use of social networking sites such as Twitter in the chamber was recently defeated by 206 votes to 63. In an age where MPs are increasingly looking to the digital realm to engage with their constituents and voters, the use of social media was deemed on the whole to be important. (more…)
In recent months I’ve started following Joey Barton on Twitter. For those of you not in the know, Joey is a footballer with a less than stellar reputation. Now I’m not here to pass judgement on Joey for some of his previous antics. I’m here to show how Joey uses Twitter to put his opinion across, how journalists are using Twitter to create stories based on Joey’s tweets and the perils of being used as social media political propaganda. (more…)
Social SEO is fast becoming the new buzzword of 2011 with the combined nature of SEO best practice, natural links from external websites and now social links from the likes of Twitter.
Why? Both Google and Bing have openly admitted that social links are part of their ranking algorithms and in order to shape a healthy, successful and future proof SEO campaign, social media has to be considered. (more…)
After last month’s riots, there were some suggestions flying round that in times of public disorder, the police should be allowed to shut down Twitter in order to stop the spreading of information that seemed so instrumental in the instigation of violence and looting.
Isn’t that the sort of action that tyrannical despot governments take? Didn’t Egypt do that a few months ago to widespread uproar? Surely that wasn’t really an option for the UK government? (more…)
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