Promoted Tweets. Finally explained in 140 Seconds.

Juli 8th, 2010 • View Comments Media, Tools, Twitter
Tags: Diy, Media, Promoted Tweets, Social Media, Tools, Twitter

Promoted Tweets are already live for about two months now. But I (as most of you) did not have the chance to take a deeper look at it by now. Check out this crisp little tour to our kind-of-favourite new social advertising vehicle…or whatever you make out of it. (via)

Trends. The Info Snob Lifecycle.

Februar 15th, 2010 • View Comments Trends, Twitter
Tags: Diagram, Trends, Truth, Twitter, visual, World

Getting the latest news can be a fetish thing when you’re well connected. Thanks to twitter or (maybe) google Buzz you have the choice: Being at the top of the information pyramid or the idiot who retweets breaking news two weeks after it happened. Here is a completely not data driven, but nevertheless pretty accurate visualization of a twitter trend lifecycle. Thanks to Meg Pickard for the wonderful diagram (and Dustin for the link) even though it’s a little bit older. Yeah, I am the idiot this time…

2010. What’s going to happen in 140 characters or less.

Dezember 23rd, 2009 • View Comments Business, Reports, Strategy, Twitter
Tags: Brands, Business, Cool, Diagram, Experimental, Ideas, Prediction, Presentation, Reports, Social Influence Marketing, Strategy, Trends, Truth, Twitter, World

As the year ends it’s time to think of the next big…year. 2010 is coming closer and while the Mayan Calendar seems to save us from the rapture for two more years, it is still time to think about next year’s trends. Okay…we get drown in trend predictions lately, but I liked this one – Trendspotting‘s third annual prediction report following major trends in six categories. This time with trend predictions by the industry’s rock stars in 140 characters or less. Good to go?

High Five. Twitter to Users: Go *!&*$”%& Yourself.

November 14th, 2009 • View Comments Twitter
Tags: Cool, Funny, Service, Tools, Truth, Twitter

Comedy.com has just reached out to twitter to ask about a response on frequent user complaints. Mark Logan, Twitter’s spokesman, has made a video to address all of these concerns. And I think…customer service isn’t exactly twitter’s strength.

Cool. Band gets social to apply as Faith No More’s Support Act.

Oktober 27th, 2009 • View Comments Twitter
Tags: Cool, Creativity, Funny, Ideas, Lifestyle, Music, Twitter, We like

I love clever little ideas. The kind of ideas with a clear message, no agencies involved…just something to make you smile. This one is one of these ideas: For about 17 years now I am a fan of Faith No More. I almost cried when they made worldwide reunion tour earlier this year. As they have just announced their U.S. tour, L.A. based band called “Feast of Fetus” applied to play as their support act. How?

Simply by writing a song which is basically a plea with the Prog Rock Gods. Enter your twitter username and password and you send a twitter message together with the song to Faith No More’s band members Roddy Bottum and Mr Gould. Nice, funny and hopefully effective (via FNM Blog).

But only if you support Feast of Fetus.

Twitter. If the community were 100 people.

September 1st, 2009 • View Comments Twitter
Tags: Community, Diagram, Statistical, Trends, Twitter, visual

I found this beautiful piece of data viz on informationisbeautiful.net. I think I belong to the 5 loud mouths…

Twitter. The story so far.

Juli 5th, 2009 • View Comments Twitter
Tags: history, Twitter, visual

The story of twitter is not very old. In fact, it is just two years. But apart from selfish idiots tweeting about where they have a Chardonnay tonight, a lot of interesting things happened. Especially lately. Check out this cool visualization by Manolith (via Flowingdata) By the way. I am @ghensel.