It’s all over the blogosphere, so rather than rewriting what has already been written, here are some links to news about the recent Twitter phishing attack - in short, it’s wise to change your password NOW if you’ve inadvertently clicked on the links.
I’m not saying it’s the best way or even that it’s the right way, but it’s the way that I use it and will continue to.
Firstly be aware, I tweet a lot. A LOT. If you don’t follow many people, then it could seem at times that I’m the only one tweeting. And it could get annoying.
Expectant father Corey Menscher wanted to “create a device that would give me a chance to be aware of our baby’s movements”. He created a waistband for his wife which sends a Tweet everytime the baby kicks, naming the project “Kickbee”.
Although I can easily think of several individuals I’d like to place on this list, I figured it would be too mean to actually call them out by name (and possibly result in a libel suit). So the list below contains ten archetypes that I’ve noticed on Twitter. I’m sure there are many others, so feel free to add your own in the comments section.
1) The Pimp - The pimp is always looking for avenues of self-promotion. If almost every tweet is a reference to a blog post and even conversations end in links to posts, you’re following The Pimp.
Heard of Twitter but don’t totally understand how it works or how to leverage it to develop business relationships? Watch this flowgraph created by Jordan @ GDMI providing the basics on Twitter, and primer articles on how to leverage this powerful social networking platform.
admin | Twitter Apps | Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
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