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Play matchmaker with TwitLuv

tony — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 14:48:45 +0000

TwitLuv is a fun application that calculates the possibility of a love match between two Twitter users.

TwitLuv is free, simple and requires no registration. There is no technical or mathematical formula that calculates why some users work together and why some users don’t.

Locked profiles and Twitter handles that include underscores can be analyzed with this particular application. To begin, select two tweeters and place their names in the opposing boxes. Click submit and TwitLuv will display the percentage of how much of a match the two people are.

Each match-up is followed by a TwitLuv saying. “Eternal love,” “Can smell there’s love in the air,” “Perfect match,”and “Have something serious going on,” are just some of the many phrases that TwitLuv displays at the end of each match-up.

TwitLuv gives individuals the option to tweet the results of the tweeters they pair together. The results will be shown on your page as well as on the official Twitter page of TwitLuv.

Overall, TwitLuv is just a fun way to past the time. This application is in no way a professional matchmaking tool, please use at your own risk. If you think two of your friends should be together, why not test your matchmaking skills with the TwitLuv application.

Automatically Create Twitter Followers Using Tweet Adder

tony — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 10:37:40 +0000

Tweet adder is the new application in the social networking circle. It allows you to build up your twitter following to your event, charity, business and website. It has an auto follow feature that allows you to follow your tweets with simplicity. You can also find like minded people on twitter in a matter of seconds with no any hassle.

This twitter software also offers you a feature that allows you to have multiple accounts and unlimited twitter profiles and also a feature to automate direct messages.

It also provides greatest twitter friend search functionality and you can spend time on other tasks while the program works for you. You can also unfollow tweets with the automated unfollow feature that is found with the software.

This new software has taken social networking to entire new level, because apart from making twitter user friendly it has also permitted people using it to undertake added tasks while at the same time monitoring what is happening on twitter and their friends. So bosses need not lose sleep that their employees are spending too much time social networking instead of doing their jobs.

The other good thing is that it is compatible with both Windows and Mac operating systems and with the launch of this software there has been an enormous new twitter users signing up to be connected with like minded twitters.

You can grow your business by following the methods in the twitter adder networking software by auto following like minded twitter followers. Once you have done that they will check out your profile page and see who you are and if they like what they see and like what you are all about they will follow you back and all your tweets will appear on that profile page for everyone to see.

Using Tweed Adder Software you can target your audience. To ensure conversion, sales, prospects and earnings, in any kind of traffic generation, you want to locate people that are expressing interest in the niche/product/service you are marketing. And this is what this application will do for you on auto-pilot. If you desire to use twitter for marketing to grow your profits, itâ€™s absolutely critical to have a software to automate tasks like Increase Twitter Followers. If you try to do things manually, it will be just too overwhelming, boring and time-consuming for any person.

And as you grow your network many people get to see you and check you out increasing your traffic and network abilities or even direct sales to your site. With twitter adder you are guaranteed an increase in your followers

@anywhere

tony — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 10:17:19 +0000

When we designed Twitter, we took a different approach—we didn’t require a relationship model like that of a social network. Keeping things open meant you could browse our site to read tweets from friends, celebrities, companies, media outlets, fictional characters, and more. You could follow any account and be followed by any account. As a result, companies started interacting with customers, celebrities connected with fans, governments became more transparent, and people started discovering and sharing information in a new, participatory manner.

We’ve developed a new set of frameworks for adding this Twitter experience anywhere on the web. Soon, sites many of us visit every day will be able to recreate these open, engaging interactions providing a new layer of value for visitors without sending them to Twitter.com. Our open technology platform is well known and Twitter APIs are already widely implemented but this is a different approach because we’ve created something incredibly simple. Rather than implementing APIs, site owners need only drop in a few lines of javascript. This new set of frameworks is called @anywhere.

Twitter will be part of our favorite sites!

When we’re ready to launch, initial participating sites will include Amazon, AdAge, Bing, Citysearch, Digg, eBay, The Huffington Post, Meebo, MSNBC.com, The New York Times, Salesforce.com, Yahoo!, and YouTube. Imagine being able to follow a New York Times journalist directly from her byline, tweet about a video without leaving YouTube, and discover new Twitter accounts while visiting the Yahoo! home page—and that’s just the beginning. Twitter has proven to be compelling in a variety of ways. With @anywhere, web site owners and operators will be able to offer visitors more value with less heavy lifting.

How To Report Spam on Twitter

tony — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 10:15:03 +0000

Spam on Twitter is annoying, and we’re constantly working to improve our ability to find and remove it. Clicking on one of the “report for spam” links:

Alerts us that the account is a possible spam account, and
Blocks the account from following you or replying to you

This action doesn’t immediately or definitely cause an account to be suspended, but it’s an important tool we use to identify and investigate spam accounts.

What is spam?

“Spamming” can describe a variety of different behaviors. Here are some common tactics that spam accounts often use:

Posting harmful links (including links to phishing or malware sites)
Abusing the @reply function to post unwanted messages to users
Creating lots of accounts or using automated tools to create multiple accounts
Spamming trending topics to try to grab attention
Repeatedly posting duplicate updates
Posting links with unrelated tweets
Aggressive following behavior (for instance, mass following and un-following in order to gain attention)

Behaviors that constitute “spamming” will continue to evolve as we respond to new tactics by spammers. You can find a more comprehensive list of spam behavior in the Twitter Rules.

How do I report spam?

When you’re logged in to your Twitter account, you can report a user as spam directly from their profile page. Look for the “report for spam” link in the Actions section of the user’s right sidebar. You can also find this link in the drop-down Actions menu.

When you click on this link, you’ll see a pop-up message asking you to confirm your report. Hit “OK” and you’re done. We’ll also block the user from following you or from replying to you.

(Note: If you want to block a user, but not report them as spam, you can find out how on the Blocking Users help page. This page also shows you how to unblock an account if you’ve changed your mind).

What happens when I report an account as spam?

Twitter’s Trust and Safety Team looks at user reports of spam in combination with other signals for spam investigation. You may not immediately or definitely see this account suspended. Once you’ve reported an account as spam, it is no longer able to follow you or reply to you.

State of Twitter Spam

tony — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 10:10:44 +0000

If you look “spam” up in the dictionary, you’ll find two definitions. There’s the “canned meat” and then there’s the “unwanted email.” At Twitter, we see spamming as a variety of different behaviors that range from insidious to annoying. Posting harmful links to phishing or malware sites, repeatedly posting duplicate tweets, and aggressively following and un-following accounts to attract attention are just a few examples of spam on Twitter. Like it or not, as the system becomes more popular, more and more spammers will try to do their thing. We’re constantly battling against spam to improve the Twitter experience and we’re happy to report that it’s working.

Percentage of spammy tweets posted per day is way down.
While the battle will never be over, we’re doing well on the front lines. Advertising Age recently profiled our Trust and Safety team noting the strong progress we’ve made keeping Twitter light on spam. With help from engineers on our Research team like @wfarner, we’ve moved the percentage of spam flowing through the Twitter network way down—and counting. To help us battle spam, you can click the “report for spam” link on any suspicious profile page. This action alerts us about the account and blocks the account from following or replying to you. If you like, you can also send a tweet to @spam. For more information, read How To Report Spam on Twitter.

Tweaking the Twitter homepage

tony — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 10:02:43 +0000

Twitter’s homepage is a work-in-progress. Today, we’re testing a new design that bubbles up more of the information flowing through Twitter. This builds on a series of changes starting last year when we redesigned the homepage to make search and trending topics more visible and easily accessible to everyone. With that version, we brought the power of search.twitter.com and the Twitter Toolbar to the homepage and let people explore the value of Twitter without an account.

With the new design, we’re intentionally featuring more dynamic content on the front page, revealing a sample of who’s here, what folks are tweeting about, and the big topics that they’re discussing. The homepage now features a set of algorithmically-selected top tweets that automatically appear every few seconds. It also highlights a random sampling of suggested sources; hover over any of them to see a profile summary and their latest tweet. Trending topics now scroll across the page, allowing us to present a large set of trends using little page real estate. Hovering over some of these trends will show a description explaining why the keyword is (or has recently been) popular.

All of our recent changes embrace the notion that Twitter is not just for status updates anymore. It’s a network where information is exchanged and consumed at a rapid clip every second of the day. With so much being shared, we know that there’s something of value for everyone. People who internalize the value of Twitter understand the power of this simple medium. But it hasn’t been easy to make that value transparent or obvious for curious folks coming to Twitter for the first time.

We’ll be monitoring the data on this homepage design, and how its effects ripple out to other areas. Expect us to continually try new ideas that help users more easily discover who and what they can find on Twitter, and how they can personalize and filter the stream of rapidly flowing information.

Twitter for iPhone

tony — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 09:48:18 +0000

Twitter has been growing by leaps and bounds around the world. Mobile has always been a focus for us—starting with SMS which lead to the 140 character limit. People everywhere should be able to access Twitter without friction or confusion. Careful analysis of the Twitter user experience in the iTunes AppStore revealed massive room for improvement. People are looking for an app from Twitter, and they’re not finding one. So, they get confused and give up. It’s important that we optimize for user benefit and create an awesome experience.

We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve entered into an agreement with Atebits (aka Loren Brichter) to acquire Tweetie, a leading iPhone Twitter client. Tweetie will be renamed Twitter for iPhone and made free (currently $2.99) in the iTunes AppStore in the coming weeks. Loren will become a key member of our mobile team that is already having huge impact with device makers and service providers around the world. Loren’s work won the 2009 Apple Design Award and we will eventually launch Twitter for iPad with his help.

As we work to provide the best possible Twitter experience on all of the major mobile platforms, momentum will increase dramatically. Millions more active, engaged, mobile users means more opportunities for all of us. Developers, services, and publishers will be able to leverage the Twitter iPhone and iPad applications to create additional innovative tools and integrations for users. We’ll have more specific information on this once Loren is officially on board. In the meantime, please join us in welcoming Loren to the Twitter team.

Hello World

tony — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 09:44:05 +0000

Although our services extend beyond the Web, Twitter ranks as one of the most popular sites on the Internet. Over the years, we’ve resisted introducing a traditional Web advertising model because we wanted to optimize for value before profit. The open exchange of information creates opportunities for individuals, organizations, and businesses alike. We recognized value in this exchange and planned to amplify it in a meaningful and relevant manner.

Stubborn insistence on a slow and thoughtful approach to monetization—one which puts users first, amplifies existing value, and generates profit has frustrated some Twitter watchers. Believe me, when your name is Biz and you’re a co-founder of Twitter, it also means putting yourself at the mercy of folks like Stephen Colbert who hit home runs with lines like, “So, I assume that ‘Biz’ in ‘Biz Stone’ does not stand for ‘Business Model’.”

We hope you’ll share in our enthusiasm as today we unveil a simple service we’re calling Promoted Tweets. It’s non-traditional, it’s easy, and it makes a ton of sense for Twitter. Our COO Dick Costolo will be talking about this much anticipated offering in detail today at the AdAge Digital conference. Tomorrow at Chirp, both Dick and our fearless leader Evan Williams will further discuss this program and what it means for the Twitter ecosystem.

This announcement is a long time coming and we’re thrilled to finally be able to share it with you. As this project matures, there will be more to talk about. We will learn a lot as the program grows. In the meantime, if you have questions about Promoted Tweets, please read through this Q&A provided by the small but incredibly hard-working team behind Promoted Tweets. Hopefully, you’ll get a good idea of what we’re working to achieve.

Q: What are you launching? What are Promoted Tweets?
A: We are launching the first phase of our Promoted Tweets platform with a handful of innovative advertising partners that include Best Buy, Bravo, Red Bull, Sony Pictures, Starbucks, and Virgin America—with more to come. Promoted Tweets are ordinary Tweets that businesses and organizations want to highlight to a wider group of users.

Q. What will users see?
A. You will start to see Tweets promoted by our partner advertisers called out at the top of some Twitter.com search results pages. We strongly believe that Promoted Tweets should be useful to you. We’ll attempt to measure whether the Tweets resonate with users and stop showing Promoted Tweets that don’t resonate.

Promoted Tweets will be clearly labeled as “promoted” when an advertiser is paying, but in every other respect they will first exist as regular Tweets and will be organically sent to the timelines of those who follow a brand. Promoted Tweets will also retain all the functionality of a regular Tweet including replying, Retweeting, and favoriting. Only one Promoted Tweet will be displayed on the search results page.

Q. You said, “first phase”; what else do you have planned?
A. Before we roll out more phases, we want to get a better understanding of the resonance of Promoted Tweets, user experience and advertiser value. Once this is done, we plan to allow Promoted Tweets to be shown by Twitter clients and other ecosystem partners and to expand beyond Twitter search, including displaying relevant Promoted Tweets in your timelines in a way that is useful to you.
A: While we are excited about the platform in general, there are several specific aspects of the launch that we are delighted to highlight. Since all Promoted Tweets are organic Tweets, there is not a single “ad” in our Promoted Tweets platform that isn’t already an organic part of Twitter. This is distinct from both traditional search advertising and more recent social advertising. Promoted Tweets will also be timely. Like any other Tweet, the connection between you and a Promoted Tweet in real-time provides a powerful means of delivering information relevant to you at the moment.

Q: Is this what you said we would love and would be awesome?

There is one big difference between a Promoted Tweet and a regular Tweet. Promoted Tweets must meet a higher bar—they must resonate with users. That means if users don’t interact with a Promoted Tweet to allow us to know that the Promoted Tweet is resonating with them, such as replying to it, favoriting it, or Retweeting it, the Promoted Tweet will disappear.
A. This is a new thing and we expect to iterate to make it better. We’re really excited to get it out to you and look forward to getting your feedback.

Q. Anything else to say?

Tweet Preservation

tony — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 09:40:32 +0000

The Library of Congress is the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States and it is the largest library in the world. The Library’s primary mission is research and it receives copies of every book, pamphlet, map, print, and piece of music registered in the United States. Recently, the Library of Congress signaled to us that the public tweets we have all been creating over the years are important and worthy of preservation.

Since Twitter began, billions of tweets have been created. Today, fifty-five million tweets a day are sent to Twitter and that number is climbing sharply. A tiny percentage of accounts are protected but most of these tweets are created with the intent that they will be publicly available. Over the years, tweets have become part of significant global events around the world—from historic elections to devastating disasters.

It is our pleasure to donate access to the entire archive of public Tweets to the Library of Congress for preservation and research. It’s very exciting that tweets are becoming part of history. It should be noted that there are some specifics regarding this arrangement. Only after a six-month delay can the Tweets be used for internal library use, for non-commercial research, public display by the library itself, and preservation.

The open exchange of information can have a positive global impact. This is something we firmly believe and it has driven many of our decisions regarding openness. Today we are also excited to share the news that Google has created a wonderful new way to revisit tweets related to historic events. They call it Google Replay because it lets you relive a real time search from specific moments in time.

Google Replay currently only goes back a few months but eventually it will reach back to the very first Tweets ever created. Feel free to give Replay a try—if you want to understand the popular contemporaneous reaction to the retirement of Justice Stevens, the health care bill, or Justin Bieber’s latest album, you can virtually time travel and replay the Tweets. The future seems bright for innovation on the Twitter platform and so it seems, does the past!

It’s Alive!

tony — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 09:22:52 +0000

Last month we previewed an incredibly simple set of web tools which enable partner websites to easily integrate Twitter functionality into their site experience called @anywhere. The idea is that web users will be able to engage with existing Twitter features from all of their favorite sites. Today, we’re happy to announce this service is live and ready for anyone who wants to build a little Twitter into their online experience.

Our friends at Foursquare call @anywhere “aggressively simple.” Other partners like Amazon are excited that customers can “conveniently follow suggested Twitter accounts without ever leaving” the shopping experience. Bing implements the new tools so users can “seamlessly interact with Twitter.” HuffPo already went all-out and built a Twitter edition and the WSJ.com told us, they hope @anywhere “will help us connect readers with the broader story.”

Citysearch says that @anywhere “will help our users get a complete real-time snapshot of a merchant and, when they’d like, engage that merchant via Twitter directly from our site. And, in the UK, The Guardian is using @anywhere to innovatively connect readers with those running for public office: “Now, from within our pages you can ask questions your prospective parliamentary candidates and of our journalists. This is a clear indication of how we’re trying to lower barriers between our audience and those who hold power or seek to hold office, and between our readers and our journalists.”

The full list of sites who have been working on @anywhere implementations pre-public launch include AdAge, Amazon, Bing, Citysearch, Digg, Disqus, eBay, Foursquare, Gawker, Google, Gowalla, The Guardian, The Huffington Post, Hunch, Mashable, Meebo, MSNBC.com, The New York Times, Salesforce.com, WSJ.com, Yahoo!, and YouTube.

We’ll soon be highlighting their integrations here and at media.twitter.com. Let’s see what you can do with @anywhere. We can’t wait.

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