I wouldn’t hesitate to hold Tweetie up as one of the best iPhone apps ever made, period. It was every bit as polished and clever — if not more so — than Apple’s own apps. No app is perfect, no app will please everyone, but Tweetie came damn close.
The Associated Press to its Journalists: Don't State Your Opinions on Twitter
RETWEETING
Retweets, like tweets, should not be written in a way that looks like you’re expressing a personal opinion on the issues of the day. A retweet with no comment of your own can easily be seen as a sign of approval of what you’re relaying. For instance:
RT @jonescampaign smith’s policies would destroy our schools
RT @dailyeuropean at last, a euro plan that works bit.ly/xxxxx.
These kinds of unadorned retweets must be avoided.
However, we can judiciously retweet opinionated material if we make clear we’re simply reporting it, much as we would quote it in a story. Colons and quote marks help make the distinction:
RT Jones campaign now denouncing smith on education: @jonescampaign smith’s policies would destroy our schools
RT big European paper praises euro plan: @dailyeuropean “at last, a euro plan that works” bit.ly/xxxxx.
These cautions apply even if you say on your Twitter profile that retweets do not constitute endorsements.
That’s the AP’s internal policy on retweeting stories.
Tweetbot for iPhone Makes Twitter Fun Agin
Tweetbot is a new Twitter client for the iPhone that I’m absolutely in love with. Check out my full, in-depth review on iDB.
AT&T announces intention to marry T-Mobile; after the wedding there will be no reception.
Twitter’s first logo
Can’t really complain with what we’ve got now, can we?
15 Strat Tips For Crafting the Coolest and Most Impressive Twitter Bio
These are great.
There’s an art to stuffing the maximum amount of coolness and success into 140 characters or less, and I’m basically the Da Vinci Code for how to do that. Here are 15 of my proven strat tips on how to really jack your follower count by making your Twitter bio as effective as possible at tricking people into thinking you’re important.
1. You can’t just like stuff. You have to take your interests to an unhealthy extreme by identifying yourself as an “addict” or “junkie” of those things. (ex. Social Media Junkie or PowerPoint Addict)
2. Make it super clear that your “views are my own” so your controversial opinions on last night’s episode of The Bachelor are in no way misconstrued to reflect negatively on your employer.
3. Ascribe super-heroic significance to your job, no matter how mundane, by adding “Guy” or “Girl” to the end of what you do. (ex. Data Entry Guy or Marketing Girl)
4. Nothing is cooler than being geeky, so you can never overstate how much of a total geek you are. The key is to be the geekiest geek in the whole geekoverse. (ex. Major ____ Geek, King Geekster or Her Royal Geekness)
5. If you go out to bars like every night of the week, you’re not alcoholic. You’re a Foursquare Ambassador.
6. You can add “-ista” to the end of literally any word to make yourself sound approximately 47 times more stylish and savvy. (ex. Digitalista or Barista or Unemployista)
7. A great way to sound really smart and cool is to combine a vague/abstract word like “Idea” with an impressive or scientific-sounding title or profession. (ex. Idea Architect or Solution Ecologist)
Queen’s English 50 Cent Twitter Account
A translation of 50 cent’s tweets into real english. Brilliant.
How to post links straight from mobile Safari to Tweetie on the iPhone
Had no clue @atebits had something like this! Very helpful.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS MEAANS???!?
Why must @aetbits torment me so?
I’ve tried taking advantage of Tumblr adopting the Twitter API and in turn set up my Tumblr account in Tweetie 2 for iPhone.
I like the straight-forwardness of the set-up, but I still don’t see the functionality of integrating these two services together. Don’t get me wrong it’s definitely a step in the right direction, but I think the Twitter API is still not polished enough for a service as complicated as Tumblr. You can’t even see previews easily for photos like you can for yfrog or twitpic.
What would really make this integration more useful would be if you could see your own personal tumblr feed with with your post’s likes and reblogs in the “@” tab in Tweetie. I know this is too much to ask. The bottom line is the Twitter API isn’t sophisticated enough yet for a blogging platform, and there aren’t any Twitter clients sophisticated enough for the tumblr platform.
It’s a step in the right direction as usual Tumblr guys. Twitter… make your API better.
Twitter’s New Digs
Twitter recently expanded to a new headquarters in NYC. For a company with no business plan, they seem to be doing very well.
9-25-09: it’s time to #kneelbeforezod
The season 9 premiere of Smallville is TONIGHT! This has been my favorite show since season 1 and I’m super excited to see what the show delivers in season 9!
But enough about me, tonight on the CW the season 9 premiere of Smallville entitled “Savior” airs! This episode is gonna be huge and if you’re the kinda person that enjoys knowing what’s going on; head over to the SHoE website (the official unofficial Smallville podcast) and read an advanced review of Savior!
Also, if you use twitter like myself, SHoE is trying to get the hash tag #kneelbeforezod into twitter’s trending topics to help promote the return of Smallville tonight! So get yourself a 9-25-09 Smallville avatar over at the SHoE website and tweet #kneelbeforezod all day today! The podcast is trying to reach 1K followers before the end of the day as well, so if you don’t follow SHoE already and would like to be kept up on Smallville and Superman news through twitter: follow them here.
Have a nice day and remember to #KNEELBEFOREZOD tonight on the CW @ 8/7c.
