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Twitter hits the mainstream and a crossroads: Time for an open server

by Tris Hussey on April 17, 2009 · 3 comments

So an actor named Ashton gets a million followers and a talk show host named Oprah joins Twitter and the world rejoices. Twitter has hit that magic point of becoming mainstream.
Of course, there isn’t universal cheering, but that is to be expected. I’m sure the academic community was aghast when AOL users could send and receive email from the Internet proper.
The questions on my mind were echoed by Fredric on RWW:

Can the Mainstream Handle Twitter?
On its own site, Twitter will also have to explain its utility better if it wants [...]

Tagged as: microblogging, microsharing, online services, Social Media, software, twitter, Twitter clients, Web 2.0, web services

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Tweetdeck getting funding isn’t crazy, it’s the next move forward: stuff that works

by Tris Hussey on January 16, 2009 · 1 comment

in Internet Life, RSS, Web 2.0

Yeah I love TweetDeck , it’s open all the time and one of the first things I installed on my netbook. TweetDeck is the only way I’ve found I can get much out of Twitter at all. Iain is a very talented guy and eventhough I didn’t “get” TweetDeck at first, now I do.
Om Malik thinks Iain getting $500k in angel funding is a sing of Twitter insanity, I have to strongly disagree.

[From Tweetdeck Funding…a Sign of Twitter Insanity]

TweetDeck freakin’ works. Everyone who I’ve turned on to it [...]

Tagged as: Adobe AIR, infostreaming, knowledgestreaming, Mind Mapping, RSS, software, tweetdeck, twitter, Twitter clients, Web 2.0, web services

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TweetDeck hits 0.20, becomes more useful, and almost my dashboard

by Tris Hussey on November 17, 2008 · 1 comment

in Internet Life, RSS, Social Media, Web 2.0

Over the weekend we got word that version 0.20 of TweetDeck was nearly done and being sent to early testers (Iain, pls can I be an early tester for the next round) and planned for updating today (ish). True to form TweetDeck told me that an update was ready for me and I quickly said “Yes! Upgrade me!”. Here are the release notes for this new version:

Version 0.20 beta – 17/11/2008 (more info)
* – Added patches 0.19.1, 2 & 3 fixes
* – Added API rate limit info added [...]

Tagged as: Adobe AIR, AIR apps, infostreaming, knowledgestreaming, microblogging, microsharing, NetNewsWire, RSS, Social Media, tweetdeck, twitter, Web 2.0, web services

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Okay we need to swiften up with passwords

by Tris Hussey on November 13, 2008 · 0 comments

in Blogging, Internet Life, Social Media, Web 2.0

Okay folks we really blew it this week. How many times have we been told not to give out our passwords? How many times have you refused to give a tech support person your password? Yeah lots, but this week I think we collectively blew it. Not just once, but twice!
First was SocialMinder then it was Twitterank. Both spread like wildfire working off what powers social media the most, us.
A friend passes something along or see a tweet with “My Twitterank is…” from a friend, well of course it should [...]

Tagged as: Blogging, blogs, computer security, microblogging, Social Media, twitter, Web 2.0, web services

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