Twitter in Plain English

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Screen Casts Rock - Here's Who's Rocking Them Now

Sort by ReadWriteWeb (Free subscription) - 22/08/2008

Screen cast videos are one of the most powerful ways to show off anything on the web. They are also quite difficult to do well. That sounds like a pretty sweet spot for specialization and sure enough, a new class of freelancers is emerging to fill the demand. In this post we look at the work of four of our favorite screen casting freelancers. We think you'll enjoy their work and we hope that you can...

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The Best Explanation of Twitter: It's Like Working in a Cafe

Sort by Digital Inspiration (Free subscription) - 05/05/2008

While twittering is fun and simple, it is tough if you were to explain the concept of twitter to someone who has never heard of this service before. The Common Craft team did a good job of explaining twitter in plain English with their stop-motion videos but here’s a even simpler explanation from Bill Thompson that [...]

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Phishing Scams in Plain English

Sort by Get Rich Slowly (Free subscription) - 18/11/2008

Internet con artists are clever. Even smart people can be duped sometimes. Even those who keep active watch against scams and schemes can make mistakes. As I checked e-mail this morning, I was baffled by a notice from Paypal. “Your eCheck payment of $29.90 USD to jdroth@xxxx.com has been deposited into your recipient’s account,” the message [...]

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TwittEarth: Watch tweets from around the world

Sort by Gadling (Free subscription) - 21/04/2008

Filed under: Internet Tools I have to admit, at first I didn't really understand Twitter. Microblogging? Who cares? But then I signed up for an account , connected with a few friends, and -- like most everyone else using the service -- became addicted. It really is a great way to stay up-do-date and connected with friends and family. Heck, Gadling even has a Twitter account , but we're still working...

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RSS, subscriptions, and Twitter

Sort by Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog (Free subscription) - 30/05/2008

There are several ways to follow the posts on Kevin, M.D . Apologies to those who find this tutorial too basic. RSS is the main way. Standing for "Really Simply Syndication", RSS is a format for delivering regularly changing web content. Many news-related sites, weblogs and other online publishers syndicate their content as an RSS Feed to whoever wants it. You need a reader to view RSS. I suggest Google...

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WoW Insider Twitter returns with updates from the whole team

Sort by WOW Insider (Free subscription) - 08/05/2008

Filed under: WoW Insider Business , Virtual selves , Odds and ends Back during Blizzcon last year (it seems so long ago now, doesn't it') we started up a WoW Insider Twitter account so you folks could get updates from right there on site as the event went down. After Blizzcon ended, though, we left the account to lay dormant for a while, and we didn't post any tweets in a few months. We're back, though...

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On Election Day, Twitter The Vote

Sort by Capitol Annex (Free subscription) - 03/11/2008

The folks at Twitter The Vote have created a great project to track lines at polling places and more on Election Day. We encourage all Capitol Annex readers to participate. Instructions are below: How to participate Quick Guide: Yep, I Twitter | Nope, Don’t Twitter But Want to Start | Don’t Twitter and Don’t Care To | What Then? Yep, I Twitter. Now What Do I Do? It’s simple. We voters are using Twitter...

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Video of the Day: Twitter Explained

Sort by LAist (Free subscription) - 07/05/2008

The geniuses at Common Craft created this video explaining Twitter in plain English. We only wish that governments would hire them to explain how parking ticket revenues worked and how to best follow a city council motion from creation to approved city ordinance. LAist tweets too, you can follow us here . Related -- What is RSS? Common Craft explains RSS on RSS Day -- Using Twitter in Car Culture...

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Gadling is on Twitter

Sort by RssDaily (Free subscription) - 11/10/2008

Filed under: Internet Tools "What are you doing?" We at Gadling want to know about the little things that happen in your life, particularly those little things surrounding travel. We want to know if you're packing for a four-wheeling trip to Utah, relaxing on the beach in Cancun, or stranded at the airport in New York. We're curious to hear if your road trip to Colorado is going well, if you're waiting...

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Hello New Social App. Why Should I Use You?

Sort by Stowe Boyd's (Free subscription) - 06/07/2008

by Matt Balara, Hamburg Germany My first post on the /message left a little confusion in its wake. I didn't introduce myself, so many thought Stowe wrote it. David Cushman did it right in his first post, and I'll follow...

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Twitter in plain English video

Sort by Real Lawyers :: Have Blogs (Free subscription) - 06/04/2008

The number of lawyers using Twitter as a social networking tool is starting to grow. Seeing them all trying to figure out what Twitter is, I thought Common Craft must have kicked out a Twitter in plain english . Sure enough.

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Miscellaneous Ramblings - I’m Rich Edition

Sort by John Chow dot Com (Free subscription) - 03/05/2008

World's First $2 Billion House Miscellaneous Ramblings - I’m Rich Edition For most people, their house represents the bulk of their net worth. However, this rule doesn't apply to Billionaires. And when you're worth $43 billion, like Mukesh Ambani is, you can afford to spurge a bit for a crib. Mr. Ambani was a feeling a need [...]

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Why I'm Using Twitter

Sort by Shadowscope (Free subscription) - 09/10/2008

Quite a while back I signed up for Twitter and didn't use it for a long time. I even asked why Twitter was such a big deal at one point. Over the last few months I have started using it...

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Pandora on Twitter

Sort by Pandora (Free subscription) - 17/04/2008

If you use Twitter, follow Pandora's twitter stream for quick tips, answers, and fun! It's just one more way to have a dialog with us and keep up with all things Pandora. Cheerio, Lucia And if you don't know what Twitter is, see here .

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Film Du Jour: Twitter Defined

Sort by SFist (Free subscription) - 07/05/2008

Our sister site, LAist --which is a fantastic read, by the way, even if you live north of the Grapevine --came across this handy video explaining how Twitter is used. Check it out so you can follow SFist (or, you know, pathetic SFist staff members who tipsily tweet while watching King of Queens reruns), which will send out regular Twitter updates starting tomorrow.