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One quarter of all tweets generated by bots!

It turns out that 24% of all tweets are not generated by people, but rather by bots! But not to worry, these are not all spam bots. You might even be using a ‘bot’ yourself! You know, those wonderful tools that allow you to send out a tweet when you post to your blog. That is [...]

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Not on Twitter, maybe you are out of the loop?

It really is amazing how the internet has evolved. For a while it just sat there being the internet. Now it is so much more than just a pile of information. It is social. Facebook, Twitter and bebo have connected long lost friends and so much more. Twitter has become such an important information stream, [...]

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Twitter: Do you tweet celebrities?

I expanded the list of people I follow  on  twitter lately, not being as strict about who I followed as before. I mean twitter can help you expand your social networking from the usual blogger types and tech nerds of the internet. But there is another – well established class of people using twitter, they hail from [...]

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Poll: Does Twitter have a future?

Poll stays open all week, feel free to add your own option to the poll! [polldaddy poll="1393079"] Tweet

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Automatic Direct Messages on Twitter

I am not sure about you folks but I find it a little annoying when you follow someone on Twitter, and you get an obviously automatic direct message (which also hits your mail box). This morning alone I had three waiting for me. I am just getting into twitter, so maybe it is something you [...]

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Famous and on Twitter

Britney Spears: # Bio Yes! This is the real Britney Spears! We’ve got updates from her team, her website and yes, even Britney herself! Stephen Fry: # Bio Dancer, couturier, superheavyweight boxer, neo-plasticist and rapper Barack Obama Wil Wheaton: # Bio I’m just this guy, you know? Jonathan Ross: # Bio Number One Twitter Detective. [...]

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