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What Was The iPhone 5 Twitter Buzz On Launch Day? [INFOGRAPHIC]

Lauren Dugan — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 10:00:00 +0000

Yesterday was a big deal for Apple aficionados, as the company announced the eagerly-anticipated iPhone 5. Whether or not it is the holy grail of smartphones is yet to be seen, but if the buzz on Twitter during announcement day is any indication, it’s gonna make a big splash.
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POLL: Twitter Is The Least Popular Tech Brand, After Google, Apple And Facebook

Lauren Dugan — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:00:25 +0000

We love Twitter here at AllTwitter. We’d do a pretty poor job of writing about it all day if we didn’t. But it looks like we’re not among the majority when it comes to our obsession with 140 character soundbites – according to a new poll by ABC News and the Washington Post, American’s aren’t so fond of the microblogging network, giving it a thumbs-down when compared to other tech giants like Facebook, Apple and Google.
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iPhone Vs. Android: The Social Apps Battle [INFOGRAPHIC]

Lauren Dugan — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 17:00:13 +0000

Is there a difference between how iPhone users and Android users access their social media? Apparently so. Owners of each device favor Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Foursquare differently, accessing some social apps more than others.
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Twitter Sees 4 Billion SMS Per Month, Expects Much More Growth

Lauren Dugan — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 13:20:33 +0000

Twitter is going through quite a boom. In the past nine months alone, the company has seen more infrastructure growth than in its previous five years. And a lot of that action is happening on mobile.
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Twitter To Host iOS 5 Developer Conference Mid-October

Lauren Dugan — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 09:35:16 +0000

It is common knowledge by now that Twitter is going to be deeply integrated into Apple’s forthcoming iOS 5 operating system. And it looks like Twitter thinks this will be a game changer: they’re holding two developers conferences outside of San Francisco to ensure that their developers are ready for their new playground.
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CONFIRMED: Twitter To Be Built Into iOS 5

Lauren Dugan — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 16:30:48 +0000

As was anticipated, Steve Jobs took to the Apple World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) today to announce Apple’s next generation of mobile operating system, iOS 5 – and that Twitter will be deeply integrated into the system. More details on just how deeply from the Twitter blog below.
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Parody @CEOSteveJobs Twitter Account Suspended

Lauren Dugan — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 10:20:39 +0000

He had been tickling the funny bone of Apple fanboys and haters alike. But now, it appears as thought the Steve Jobs parody Twitter account @CEOSteveJobs has been suspended by Twitter.
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Apple’s App Store Signs up for Twitter

Lauren Dugan — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 10:16:10 +0000

The Apple App Store created its official Twitter account yesterday, which will bring updates and deals exclusively to Twitter followers. In a move that indicates a growing relationship between Twitter and Apple, the company has expanded its Twitter presence.

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Apple Leans on Parody Twitter Account @ceoSteveJobs to Stop Poking Fun

Lauren Dugan — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 09:32:09 +0000

With more than 370,000 followers and quotes splashed all over the media, the parody Twitter account @ceoSteveJobs is a mini-celebrity. However, Apple is now asking the account to change its name, image, bio and other feature that tie it to Steve Jobs, as it has received a complaint from either Jobs himself or someone authorized to represent him.
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iPhone Alarm Anger Erupts on Twitter

Lauren Dugan — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 14:30:51 +0000

iPhone users had one more excuse to be late for work the first day of 2011 thanks to the ongoing glitch in the alarms on Apple’s iconic mobile phones. While a few extra hours of sleep may seem like a belated Christmas gift from the company, most users did not agree.

And where do frustrated, well-rested techies go to gripe? Twitter, of course.

Should Brands be Able to Own Certain Hashtags, Permanently?

Lauren Dugan — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 16:45:49 +0000

As more companies jump on purchasing Promoted Products on Twitter, we’re beginning to see some interesting uses of certain phrases, hashtags, and topics. The Washington Post captured a significant portion of chatter around #elections, CocaCola was at the center of World Cup buzz with the purchase of #WC2010, and Target had the first tweet for #BlackFriday. These are smart marketing moves, designed to promote brand awareness through secondary topics. However, when one brand capitalizes on the popularity of another, we have to ask ourselves: should Twitter sell permanent control of certain Promoted Products to brands with trademarks?
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Twitter Partners with Apple’s Social Music Network, Ping

Lauren Dugan — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 09:00:28 +0000

Twitter has announced a partnership with Apple’s social music network Ping. This deal allows Ping users to link up with their Twitter account, and activity on Ping will be shared with their Twitter followers. While we haven’t tested this out yet, it looks like a move in the right direction for Ping.
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An iPad Won’t Make You Better At Twitter (Or Anything Else That Requires Work And Engagement)

Shea Bennett — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 14:39:16 +0000

Does this sound familiar?

You buy a fancy new piece of computer technology, perhaps an iPad
You hurry home with your new toy and, excited, search for, download and install all your favourite software that you used on your last (once equally-adored, now essentially abandoned) device. (If you bought an iPad, this almost certainly includes TweetDeck. And why not? It looks gorgeous.)
You carry on using that software the exact same way you always did
Repeat

Technology continues to improve all the time, often at a rate that’s hard to comprehend – think about what the average person had access to in the 60s or 70s, or even a decade ago, compared to today (certainly in the West and Asia). It’s mind-blowing.

The thing is, while it’s certainly true that the tools are always developing, many times we, as individuals, are content to stay the same. We don’t adjust with the tech. We maintain the same old habits, often to a level that’s self-destructive. And all the more exposed.

So many bloggers will come bursting out of the gates to upgrade to WordPress 3.0, raving about all the bells and whistles – and then carry on updating their blogs the exact same way they always did.

How many beautifully-crafted Facebook pages with tens, even hundreds of thousands of fans are almost entirely ignored by their creators a few months after the novelty has worn off? How many never do even a single wall post?

Here’s the thing: it’s dangerous (if normal) to assume that new tech means a new you. If nothing has changed except the equipment, then nothing has changed. Sure, the iPad might make using Twitter a more enjoyable experience (certainly on your commute), but it won’t make a lick of difference to the way that you use Twitter – or anything else – unless you make sure that you grow and improve, too.

And if you have to choose, it’s far better that you invest in yourself than new technology. (Cormac McCarthy wrote nearly all of his novels, screenplays andÂ correspondence, from 1960 to the present, on this vintage Olivetti typewriter.)

That is, unless you’re content to be invisible, to not stand out from the pack. As Elbert Hubbard once observed, “One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man.”

A 3.0 web, and all the tech, wonder and opportunity that brings, needs a 3.0 you. Anything less is a waste.

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