http://www.twitterfools.com Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:09:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.twitterfools.com/news/2011-will-see-the-rise-of-mini-social-networks-but-will-they-be-worth-your-time/ http://www.twitterfools.com/news/2011-will-see-the-rise-of-mini-social-networks-but-will-they-be-worth-your-time/#comments Wed, 12 Jan 2011 20:43:10 +0000 TwitterFools http://www.twitterfools.com/?p=3723 2011 will see the rise of mini-social networks, but will they be worth your time? Do your 2011 plans include building your own social network? The idea of moving past Facebook and Twitter with the idea of forging your own destiny with the dreams of ad sales and billion dollar buyouts? Who wouldn’t want to [...]]]> http://www.twitterfools.com/news/2011-will-see-the-rise-of-mini-social-networks-but-will-they-be-worth-your-time/feed/ 0 http://www.twitterfools.com/opinion/sir-patrick-stewart-does-not-tweet/ http://www.twitterfools.com/opinion/sir-patrick-stewart-does-not-tweet/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:48:32 +0000 TwitterFools http://www.twitterfools.com/?p=1984 Patrick may not tweet, but he doesn’t leave home without his iPhone. What say you? What is the most important communications device that you use?]]> http://www.twitterfools.com/opinion/sir-patrick-stewart-does-not-tweet/feed/ 1 http://www.twitterfools.com/opinion/apple-tablet-will-change-everything/ http://www.twitterfools.com/opinion/apple-tablet-will-change-everything/#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:24:09 +0000 TwitterFools Editorial Staff http://www.twitterfools.com/?p=1931 Over the last few months the internet has been swirling with predictions about the forthcoming announcement of Apple’s tablet. Tech blogs are brimming with excitement and YouTube is rife with fake video “previews’. Whether Apple’s tablet is ultimately called the iSlate or the iPad or some other name, there is one thing these Twitter Fools [...]]]> http://www.twitterfools.com/opinion/apple-tablet-will-change-everything/feed/ 1 http://www.twitterfools.com/opinion/twitter-is-not-a-cash-register/ http://www.twitterfools.com/opinion/twitter-is-not-a-cash-register/#comments Sun, 10 Jan 2010 20:13:17 +0000 TwitterFools http://www.twitterfools.com/?p=1877 Don't be tempted by the promises of Twitter millions that too many 3rd party Twitter software companies will promise you. In short, a twitter account on auto pilot will not make you rich or popular. What it will make you is irrelevant and other people will either unfollow you or simply tune you out.]]> http://www.twitterfools.com/opinion/twitter-is-not-a-cash-register/feed/ 0 http://www.twitterfools.com/news/our-2010-predictions-for-twitter/ http://www.twitterfools.com/news/our-2010-predictions-for-twitter/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:47:27 +0000 TwitterFools Editorial Staff http://www.twitterfools.com/?p=1838 Most psychics are busy this time of year making predictions about what's going to happen next year. While we won't pretend to have the ability to peer deeply into the mysteries of the future, we're willing to go out on a limb and make some predictions about what to expect from Twitter in 2010.]]> http://www.twitterfools.com/news/our-2010-predictions-for-twitter/feed/ 4 http://www.twitterfools.com/opinion/do-twitter-ads-harm-or-heighten-user-experience/ http://www.twitterfools.com/opinion/do-twitter-ads-harm-or-heighten-user-experience/#comments Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:04:19 +0000 TwitterFools Editorial Staff http://www.twitterfools.com/?p=1789 Twitter advertising models have come and gone over the past year. Some have failed and still others are gaining traction. As more and more twitterers are exploring this avenue for monetizing their twitter accounts, it seems only right that we provide you with a place to sound off. Do you find that Twitter ads harm or heighten your user experience?]]> http://www.twitterfools.com/opinion/do-twitter-ads-harm-or-heighten-user-experience/feed/ 4 http://www.twitterfools.com/opinion/twitter-scrooges-to-avoid/ http://www.twitterfools.com/opinion/twitter-scrooges-to-avoid/#comments Mon, 07 Dec 2009 23:14:11 +0000 TwitterFools http://www.twitterfools.com/?p=1631 Twitter Scrooges You Should Avoid. Some who are greedy, some who we think misuse twitter, and still others who profess that Twitter - something that makes us pretty darn happy - is a waste of time.]]> http://www.twitterfools.com/opinion/twitter-scrooges-to-avoid/feed/ 7 http://www.twitterfools.com/opinion/how-do-you-value-twitter/ http://www.twitterfools.com/opinion/how-do-you-value-twitter/#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:22:22 +0000 TwitterFools Editorial Staff http://www.twitterfools.com/?p=1413 About once a month now we see a news item placing a dollar value on Twitter. In a recent post on the subject Robert Scoble suggested Twitter is worth $5 - $10 billion. Then in October Mashable reported the value at closer to $1 billion. Still more recently, the folks at Gigaom cited sources that instead values Twitter at about $526-$674 million. Any which way you go that's alot of moolah and we aren't the kind of TwitterFools who are qualified to comment on the valuation of a business. We are, however, eminently qualified to shift the discussion. We are content to let the venture capitalists and number crunchers duke it out, we are much more interested to find out how You value twitter.]]> http://www.twitterfools.com/opinion/how-do-you-value-twitter/feed/ 1 http://www.twitterfools.com/opinion/sound-off-sex-on-twitter/ http://www.twitterfools.com/opinion/sound-off-sex-on-twitter/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:25:09 +0000 TwitterFools Editorial Staff http://www.twitterfools.com/?p=1242 If you are auto-following people you probably tuned into your friends list one day and wondered, "hey, where did all the half naked people come from?" On the other hand, you may be seeking them out and following them intentionally, either way - we want to know what you think. Is Sex on Twitter okay with you?]]> http://www.twitterfools.com/opinion/sound-off-sex-on-twitter/feed/ 7 http://www.twitterfools.com/opinion/sound-off-twitter-automation/ http://www.twitterfools.com/opinion/sound-off-twitter-automation/#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:11:34 +0000 TwitterFools Editorial Staff http://www.twitterfools.com/?p=869 Tweets heralding the benefits of Twitter Automation are everywhere these days! Software programs and websites claiming to manage your Twitter account on auto-pilot so you can do something else appears to be a booming business. Twitter Cash automation schemes abound! So we wondered, is Twitter Automation really a good thing? Here is your chance to sound off! Tell us what you think.]]> http://www.twitterfools.com/opinion/sound-off-twitter-automation/feed/ 9