From the monthly archives:

December 2010

Most Important Social Media Events of 2010 [Infographic]

December 30, 2010

By Marlene Friis and Mindjumpers

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Who’s Using Twitter And How They’re Using It [Infographic]

December 30, 2010

Click to enlarge: Flowtown – Social Media Marketing Application

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Should you EVER repeat the same tweets?

December 28, 2010

UPDATE: You may want to also read “The most complete guide to finding the best time to Tweet.” The most famous example of someone who repeats the same tweets is @GuyKawasaki. He’s tested and found that repeating the same tweet three times nearly triples the number of clicks the link in the tweet gets. So, [...]

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What Is A “Fake” Retweet? What Can You Do About It?

December 28, 2010

A question from a person new to Twitter: What is it with retweets? On many accounts they seem of no value at all and look nearly random. Plus, I’ve retweeted others but get no reciprocation. Am I missing something? Fake and semi-fake accounts often use retweets as a means to look real, or to promote/validate [...]

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How We Manage The TweetSmarter Twitter Account

December 22, 2010

Our account has, since the first months we started it, been one of the most-retweeted in the world. You may also be interested in some data about how we get followers. What we do We answer tons of questions every week, and we find interesting and educational articles about Twitter to share. We also get [...]

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Fixing Twitter.com’s Browser Problems

December 21, 2010

UPDATE: You may want to read “Why New Twitter is broken, and how to fix it.” The Twitter.com website and API has long had a wide variety of minor and not-so-minor issues with caching. Closing and restarting your browser or app can fix problems, or you can bypass/reset your browser cache with keystroke. Here’s how: [...]

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How Twitter Compares To Facebook: Infographic

December 20, 2010

Click image for larger view. Update—Typo: “In College” means “Some College.” Don’t miss all the interesting comments here

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Do you like the #NewTwitter web interface, or do you want to keep old Twitter?

December 16, 2010

Update: Here are some of the differences between new and old Twitter. Controversy? The new and old Twitter web interfaces are extremely different. Even some people who find the changes worthwhile report trouble changing. But more importantly, many users can’t access the New Twitter. Twitter has been working on the problem, but will the new [...]

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Twitter 2010 Infographic–The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

December 14, 2010

(Click to enlarge:) Flowtown – Social Media Marketing Application

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How Our Followers Created Santa Tweety And Other Seasonal Changes

December 12, 2010

How Tweety Bird Evolved for Christmas: Hat & Boots Belt Beard Bag of Toys Tree Thanks to all our Christmas contributors! Accepted suggestions: Little Christmas tree (@ellyvanamstel) A Santa Bag/Bag of Goodies (@Lisa10750, @dagutzyone, @passaggio, @TheHomeworkDog, @MustangSally250, @tea_n_me, @Brainiacro, @whilyn) Beard (White/Tiny/Beak/Big Bushy) (Suggested by @HDRKC, @InspiringAlways, @paragon24, @reddirtisland, @baisebeige, @Liz_Nicole1920, @CruzynNitro,@CosmicOmelette, @lala_purple, @Justin_or_Caleb, @honeyberk, @Warmnfuzzy, @Jeterfan0208, @jisackson, @nsbrwtt, @whilyn, @jvdgraaf, @ynq25335) Presents (@sassydork, @radiojohnnyd) Belt (@nelaknight) Boots (@SarahJL) Additional Suggestions: Mittens/gloves (@RaiEntertain, @thefallowband, @MaurryT, @stvrod, @PlatoDesign) (Jingle) Bells (@nelaknight, @Colebiffle, @JadeOnlineMedia, @nelaknight) Snow (@MikaWeirFan, @STPBud, @Starzfan9, @surekhapillai) Holly (@onin3, @rmsro, @kaydeeweb) Rudolph [...]

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