Twitter Asks What’s Happening
By admin, November 21st, 2009 in News | Comments
There was a seismic ripple across the twitterverse earlier this week. Did you feel it? Quietly, almost imperceptibly, Twitter changed the question that has urged its millions of users to tweet. No longer are we expected to respond to “What are you doing?” No, now the ubiquitous Tweet preamble is “What’s Happening?” It’s a subtle shift for sure, one that went unnoticed by millions of users who access Twitter in ways other than using its web interface. We wonder, however, will this change the way people tweet?
Twitter Marketing Requires Trust
By TwitterFools Editorial Staff, November 18th, 2009 in News | Comments
Twitter has been around since 2006, and you can’t really talk about Twitter’s meteoric rise without at least mentioning the legions of affiliate marketers who try to use Twitter to sell something. It’s hard to gauge how many affiliate marketers are using Twitter, but there are clearly a lot of them, and it’s also clear that many of them have no clue how to sell on Twitter. We’re not the first to notice this. Recently, the affiliate blog on ClickBank covered how not to use Twitter for affiliate marketing. Last year, ProBlogger also did a series of posts about affiliate marketing on Twitter, and concluded that it has a place, as long as affiliates make sure they follow a few critical tips.
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Twitter Lottery is Now Peep Lotto!
By admin, November 16th, 2009 in News | Comments
Recently we were surprised to learn that the Twitter Lottery has become the Peep Lotto. Of course, this news might have some people wondering if this is a bait and switch, but we are here to put your minds at rest. If you entered the Twitter Lottery previously you are still good to go – there is nothing to worry about. If you haven’t entered, we’ll review the simple entry procedures one more time. Like any lottery, you have to enter to win.
How Do You Value Twitter?
By TwitterFools Editorial Staff, November 13th, 2009 in Opinion | Comments
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. In October Mashable reported the value at $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.
Utah Tweets
By TwitterFools Editorial Staff, November 11th, 2009 in News, Reviews | Comments
Utah has been long known as a paradise for outdoor enthusiasts. Endless horizons and breathtaking vista welcome natives and visitors alike to more than a handful of national and state parks, ski resorts, and championship golf courses. But Utah can claim much more than just natural beauty. It’s cities offer art and culture and its communities literally wrap you in safety boasting one of the lowest crime rates among the states. With so much going for it, it is no wonder Utah is the first to provide the nation with a State Twitter Portal.
