Twitter sure has been busy lately. First, Twitter lists. Now they've recently rolled out their new Retweet function to a beta group of users, making it easier to regurgitate others' tweets. The feature was rolled out to me today, but after testing it out I've started questioning, Does the new feature enhance or diminish the quality of the retweet?
Explanation of Retweet Features:The following is Twitter's example of a retweet. Retweets appear in a user's timeline as the original tweet with a note below indicating the user (the person you're following) who retweeted it:
Here's an example of a retweet that appeared in my timeline. Full story...
This article is probably less classically informative than our last few SXSW posts, but in this event, hearing from creative/comic Ze Frank was something I wanted to share.
Today, on the Day Stage at SXSW, there were a slew of speakers on Internet and social media marketing -- just check out the schedule.
Today, on the Day Stage at SXSW, there were a slew of speakers on internet and social media marketing - just check out the schedule.
Chris Messina from Google kicked of the Saturday sessions at SXSW Interactive with a scene from the movie Fight Club, in which Ed Norton's character is talking about his Ikea
obsession.
Walking by the Austin convention center, I saw a group of people huddled near one of the doors.
It's 2 p.m. at SXSW, and the sessions are packed. Today is the first day of the annual interactive festival that brings developers, social media experts, film mavens and more for five days in Austin, TX where spring and sunshine are in the air.
Brian Solis is principal of FutureWorks, an award-winning new media marketing and branding agency in Silicon Valley.
I was looking at Salesforce.com a bit today, and its market cap is nearly $10 billion. Well done to Marc Benioff and friends.
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