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Twitter Location API: Rewards and Risks

by TwitterFools Editorial Staff on September 2, 2009

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Recently Twitter announced the upcoming release of its geo-location api. The new feature set will make Twitter truly ‘location aware’ and while there could be many rewards of the expanded data, there are also a few risks worth observing.

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7 Shiny New Twitter Apps From Rails Rumble

by TwitterFools Editorial Staff on August 31, 2009

Rails Rumble is a programming competition where teams of up to four developers get 48 hours to produce an innovative internet application using Ruby on Rails. Among the many applications developed in this year’s competition that began 8/22 and ended 8/23 was a large selection of interesting new Twitter apps. Some are slick and sophisticated and some are definitely in need of further development, but all of them are shiny and new.

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Stop Twitter Spam

by TwitterFools Editorial Staff on August 15, 2009

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Users who will try to leverage twitter to deliver spam to your tweetbox are growing rapidly. Whether they are robo-tweeters or simply misguided people with their accounts set on auto-overdrive the result is the same: Spam in the twitter system. Here are a few ways to Stop Twitter Spam.

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URL Shortening Services – Choose Wisely

by TwitterFools Editorial Staff on August 10, 2009

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In the early days, like 12 months ago, URL shortening services could get by if they just make big urls into little ones.  These services are now providing more value than simply url shortening and choosing an url shortening service is like forging a business partnership.  You do your part by creating, finding and …

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TwitterFools Takes in the View @TweetVisor

by TwitterFools Editorial Staff on July 28, 2009

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The interface is so easy to use that we were up-to-speed in no time. As an alternative to a desktop app, TweetVisor is every bit as useful as Seesmic and TweetDeck.

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10 Great Twitter Plugins for WordPress

by michael on July 27, 2009

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As we were building twitterfools.com, we looked at lots of Twitter plugins for Wordpress. Here’s our list of great Twitter plugins for your Wordpress blogs.

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TwitterFools like TweetLater

by TwitterFools Editorial Staff on July 8, 2009

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How do you manage and grow your twitter following while cultivating real relationships on a scale that purposefully targets enormity? Uh, and also run a successful business, lead your staff, and create the masterworks you do so well? Well, with TweetLater in your arsenal of tools, you’ll be on your way to twitter fame [fortune not guaranteed, but much more likely] in no time. Here’s why enthusiastic twitter fools like us, like TweetLater …

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Twendz Review

by TwitterFools on July 8, 2009

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Twendz is a pretty slick site with one main purpose – to leverage the power of the twitter search engine find conversations about the topic you specify. On the Twendz site, they say: twendz is a Twitter mining Web application that utilizes the power of Twitter Search, highlighting conversation themes and sentiment of the tweets [...]

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TweetDeck Review

by TwitterFools Editorial Staff on July 8, 2009

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I have to say that I like Tweetdeck a lot. It’s fast, and has plenty of features for serious tweeple. Tweetdeck isn’t for everyone, so read on to see if it’s for you. First of all, Tweetdeck is written in Adobe Air, and is available on the PC, Mac, and there’s even an iPhone …

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