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Twitter tweaks terms of service

Stoned"Ownership--Twitter is allowed to 'use, copy, reproduce, process, adapt, modify, publish, transmit, display and distribute' your tweets because that's what we do. However, they are your tweets and they belong to you."Mr. Stone,What, precisely, is the value of ownership in this context - beyond attribution?The concept of ownership implies authority/control....

Tags: terms of service, tweet, Twitter Inc., Twitterers, Stone

Discussion threads 2009-09-11

Company sues for defamation over tweet

Company sues for defamation over tweetIn cases like it shouldn't stay 'between you and them'Because it is usually a systemic problem when things like this come up. I would like to believe that companies 'do the right thing', however I have had enough experience TO THE BLEEPING CONTRARY that I...

Tags: defamation, tweet

Discussion threads 2009-07-28

What a difference a name makes: What if Live Search did Tweet searches?

The Bing phenomenon continues and one day Microsoft's search rebranding effort may make a great marketing case study. Microsoft renamed its search Bing, added some neat logic, focused on important verticals. Microsoft has even snared a bit of search market share and has generated buzz unforeseen among tech's peanut...

Tags: Microsoft Live Search, Microsoft Corp., Twitter, Tweet, Bing Phenomenon, Web 2.0, Marketing Research, Internet, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-02

To blog or to Tweet? That is the question . . . here is an answer

To blog or to Tweet? That is the question . . . here is an answerMore Reasons to Believe Generations are Dumbing DownBeing born in the Sixties I am afraid I probable be the last generation who can express my ideas in paragraph form. Titter forces one to dumb down...

Tags: Blogging, Pretty Much, Tweet, blog

Discussion threads 2009-06-29

Iranian protesters take to the tweets

Iranian protesters take to the tweetsWhich precisely why.....net neutrality is important. No single entity or groups of entities should have the right to control what flows over the internet. That is the best way to ensure survival of freedom and democracy.Iranians, are your ports/websites being blocked?Take control of your Freedom.Set...

Tags: INTERNET, Government, Iranian protester, tweet, protester

Discussion threads 2009-06-16

Cybercriminals hijack Twitter trending topics to serve malware

A currently ongoing malware serving campaign across Twitter, is continuing to abuse the momentum offered by Twitter's trending topics in order to trick users into visiting bogus exclusive video sites and infect them with malware. The campaign, spreading since last week, is relying on a growing number...

Tags: Malware, Video, Twitter, Tweet, Corporate Communications, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Marketing, Security, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2009-06-09

Hey, Wired President. You Wouldn't Tax the Internet, the Cell Phone or the Tweet. Would You?

Hey, Wired President. You Wouldn't Tax the Internet, the Cell Phone or the Tweet. Would You?Not a fan, but....Not a fan of taxing what for so long has been free, but I do see a silver lining. If email were taxed, or we were charged in some way for each...

Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Personal finance, Internet, phone, Comrade, cell phone, tax, Wired Inc., Tweet

Discussion threads 2009-04-29

Twitter's big tweet: Oprah

Twitter's big tweet: Oprah4Chan says helloI am sure they will add to her tweetsRE: Twitter's big tweet: Oprahnice to have you aboard

Tags: tweet, big tweet, Oprah Winfrey, Twitter

Discussion threads 2009-04-17

Should Villanueva have posted to Twitter during NBA halftime?

Twitter popularity is growing and you can now find several celebrities and sports stars using this social networking service. It seems that Charlie Villanueva took it a bit far last week as he posted a Tweet at halftime of a NBA game. Villanueva is a player for the Milwaukee Bucks...

Tags: NBA, Twitter, Tweet, Villanueva, Games, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-03-19

Additional Resources

What's Happening Twitter? Slight languages changes have meaning

"For eons, people described Twitter as an application that asked..."Eons?This stupid thing has been around in the public domain for a whopping 2 1/2 years (July 2006). That's "eons" to you? Please.Oh no!How dare a writer use hyperbole?! I could very well say of your reply, "Whopping? 2...

Tags: Twitter Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-20

What's Happening Twitter? Slight languages changes have meaning

For eons, people described Twitter as an application that asked, "What are you doing?" When you first hear that, you might think it's invasive. I've always wanted to tweet, "None of your business," or "What's it to you?" When a...

Tags: Twitter Inc., Productivity, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2009-11-19

Politician wants Twitter banned from use by....wait for it -- politicians!

I'd rather see them ban lobbyists...If there is anything that affects the quality of their service to the public, it's not Twitter. It's lobbyists. I say let them use Twitter all the time and ban lobbyists instead.Twitter abuseNot trying to put politicians and football players in the same category, but...

Tags: Social networking, James 3, Twitter Inc., Twitter Banned

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

CRM Association-Netherlands Rocks Het Huis!

I'm in love with Amsterdam....no wait, I love it but I'm not in love....no, hold on, I like it a lot, but I'm not in love, nor do I love it. The Theory.... Interestingly enough (to me at least and who else am I really writing this for...

Tags: Car, Amsterdam, Conference, CRM, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2009-11-16

Facebook, Twitter, Last.fm and Zune video coming to Xbox LIVE

The Xbox is expanding its purpose from just a gaming console and a way to access Netflix. Starting November 17, Facebook, Twitter, Last.fm and Zune HD video will be accessible from Microsoft Xbox 360 consoles. To access the new goodies, you'll...

Tags: Game, Last.fm, Facebook, Twitter Inc., Microsoft Zune, Microsoft Xbox Live, Video, Microsoft Xbox, Game Players, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Rachel King

Blog posts 2009-11-13

Gruml 0.9.14 (Mac)

Gruml allows you to view and manage your feed subscriptions of your Google Reader account on Mac OS X. Read your newsfeeds, manage them in folders, tag them, and much more - all in sync with your Google Reader account. Always in sync Gruml and Google Reader are always in...

Tags: Google Inc., Apple Macintosh, Google Reader, Gruml, Apple Mac OS, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-11-12

SimplyTweet Twitter with Push Notifications for iPhone 2.5 (Mobile)

SimplyTweet Twitter with Push Notifications for iPhone support for mentions and direct messages, works similar to receiving a text message. supports multiple accounts. Works with mentions and direct messages sent from any app. Browse conversations like display the reply chain of a message in one screen, notes, and multiple drafts....

Tags: Message, Apple iPhone, Mobile, Twitter Inc., MotionObj, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-11-11

Tweet Architect 2010 (Windows)

Tweet Architect helps you with a powerful simple tweet editor to save time and concentrate on what most people overlook: writing compelling quality tweets that pull in sales. Shuffles tweets randomly, you can edit and delete tweets and export and import files for easy tweet management.

Tags: Editor, Sales Strategy, Microsoft Windows, Sales Force Management, Sales, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-11-10

MeshWrite 1.4.7 (Mac)

MeshWrite is a next generation GTD / Note-taking application.Some of it's main features are. You have great ideas. Get them down. Share them if you want. Whatever you want you need the best tools available to get to where you want to go. A place to think. Think about content,...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Idea, Note, Mesh Labs, MeshWrite, Productivity

Software downloads 2009-11-09

CYK Desktop Twitter Interface 1.05 (Windows)

CYK Desktop: Twitter Interface Easy Version is an simple to operate no training required Twitter Interface. It has been designed with HCI Human Computer Interaction in mind - and the desktop is intuitive to use and manipulate. CYK Desktop gives you the ability to log into your Twitter Account securely...

Tags: Twitter Inc., Microsoft Windows, APO Networks, Desktops, Web Browsers, Hardware, Internet

Software downloads 2009-11-06

Twitter and web forgery

Fools spewing private dataThese sites are for foolish people who do notunderstand putting your personal life on apublic Internet and the fact your data is NOT owned by you anylonger.RE: Twitter and web forgeryTrust and identity is a glaring missing piece on Internet. Eventually someone has to provide something to...

Tags: web forgery, Twitter Inc., Web

Discussion threads 2009-11-05