Because Twitter's not just for twits ;)
In the beginning there was but one tweet, and no-one could have foreseen the might marketing machine that Twitter would become.
Now, with sponsored tweets and third party text ads, it’s easy to forget the innocence of Twitter all those years ago.
Or would be, if Mashable hadn’t produced this fab infographic to remind us 
Infographic originally published on Mashable.com, found via 
By: Stephen Bray
I haven’t thought lots about Twitter recently. I haven’t been using it – or so I thought?
There have been lots of reasons for this. Firstly a busy business and family life reduces the time I can devote to Twitter, which can be a distraction.
Secondly, I find that once I’m following more than a few hundred people it becomes difficult to relate directly to most of them. British anthropologist Robin Dunbar theorized that “the limit is a direct function of relative neocortex size and relates to all human relationships, not just Twitter. If you have a respectable neocortex you may even be able to relate to as many as 150 people.
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At a speech in Kuwait this February British Prime Minister David Cameron stated:
‘The Internet and social media’ is a powerful tool in the hands of citizens, not a means of repression. It belongs to the people who’ve had enough of corruption, of having to make do with what they’re given, of having to settle for second best.” Perhaps this is what bothers him?
No matter, in doing so he echoed some of the sentiments I’ve made here in some earlier posts. The Internet is a great leveller and no part more so than Social Media. Since it’s inception we’ve seen Twitter become much more than a place where in 140 characters one can pitch the latest offer to a gullible audience.
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I’ve noticed a trend on twitter recently. Why is Amy Winehouse/Xfactor/Big Brother trending when there are more important things going on in the world?
I find this quite sad. It implies that we can only be single minded in our pursuits on twitter (and by extension, in life) and to have room for interest in popular culture is somehow inferior.
Image by Sean MacEntee via Flickr
This has been the end of an extraordinary and horrifying week. The rioting in London which then spread all over the UK has shocked and frightened the general public and has caused a huge amount of damage to homes and businesses and tragically, the deaths of several people. While we all struggle to come to terms with what’s happened, some important questions have been asked about the role of Twitter and other social media in the riots: did people plan riots or incite them on Twitter? Should the social media accounts of these people be blocked and/or monitored? I personally came across one or two tweets that seemed to me to show a flippant attitude towards the rioting and I did find that disturbing. However, most tweets are on public record and if people were actually involved in planning or inciting riots through Twitter, it will surely be a lot easier to track them down than it would be otherwise.
According to this infographic they are 
Infographics are increasingly becoming one of the best ways of sharing a story, study or chunk of information in a visually attractive way. Sites like Mashable often feature and create infographics based on the latest tech stories, and links to infographics tend to spread around Twitter like wildfire.
Inographics are also a great promotional tool. Create one in your area of expertise, add your business logo and link to the bottom, and you can expect to see plenty more traffic coming your way as a result. Particularly if it gets picked up by one of the big sites.
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I have always stated that Twitter is the greatest lead generation and marketing tool ever invented but convincing others of that fact is very difficult. I decided the best way to convince people was to show them and to this end I created my dedicated @msrfr twitter account which stands for Mark Shaw’s request for recommendations.
@visua1print: @msrfr I have just confirmed a nice order from a new client in Ireland via your service. Deserves a shout out..See it does work
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It was a sad day indeed when Google removed the Twitter real time results from their search results – but it did seem a little like overkill that they removed ALL real time results – no news, blogs, or anything else!
Rumour has it that they’re going to be replacing the real time results with results from Google+, which I have to say is a brave move if it’s true, given that Google+ has some way to go to reach critical mass.
I'm happy to use Increase Sociability.
