Twitter Expert

For want of a business model, the shortening tr.im service was lost

Matt Wardman — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 08:30:04 +0000

The shortening service tr.im is closing down, for want of a business model:

Of the url shortening services:

Tinyurl.com is the big daddy of them all, and generates a large amount of traffic even to its own site, but as far as I am aware even that is a spare time project, which now runs in "maintenance mode".

Bit.ly has been best of breed for some time by providing a portfolio of statistical services, and other features.

ow.ly is the in house shortening service at Hootsuite, which is established as the leading service for managing multiple Twitter accounts.

I think there is an analogous lesson for another zero monetary cost but time-sink activity - blogging.

As a bolt-on commentary or marketing channel, whether to a consultancy business, a political career, or as a "proof" of ability as a writer, blogs add enormous value; as a standalone platform, they can be a time (and therefore money) pit.

Wednesday Tweeple and How to Update Your Status in Different Places

Matt Wardman — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:28:00 +0000

Another batch of “Interesting Tweeple”.

This article is crossposted to Twexpert and the Wardman Wire.

Twitter E-Book: Looking for Volunteers willing to Comment

Matt Wardman — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 18:54:42 +0000

I'm looking for a number of people willing to comment on the draft of my Twitter E-Book.

If you are interested, please email mattwardman AT gmail DOT com.

I really appreciate any help.

Thanks.

$250,000 offered for place on Twitter “suggested” list: is it a good thing?

Matt Wardman — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:19:25 +0000

A few days ago I noted that @DowningStreet had seen an amazing growth in Twitter followers, after being added to the "Opt-in" list displayed as part of the Twitter sign-up process.

This morning, Jason Calcanis - an prominent blogger and Internet Entrepreneur, has offered Twitter $250k for a two-year slot on the "suggested" list.

Is it a good thing?

Drop.io - a file sharing service for Twitter. Review.

guest-writer — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:12:24 +0000

This review of the drop.io file-sharing service is a Guest Post by Al Iguana, who blogs at "Up the Valleys" - often about politics, Wales and anything else interesting.

This piece is about the Drop.io file sharing service, and why you will find it useful, particularly if you use Firefox, Twitter, or an iPhone.

Thursday Tweeple and How to do Twitter polls with TwtPoll

Matt Wardman — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Another batch of “Interesting Tweeple”.

This article is crossposted to Twexpert and the Wardman Wire.

Today: Tweeters in Thinktanks and How to do Polls by Twitter.

Wednesday Tweeple and use Tweepsearch to find people by interest

Matt Wardman — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:00:00 +0000

Another batch of “Interesting Tweeple”.

This article is crossposted to Twexpert and the Wardman Wire.

Twitter in Plain English for Beginners: What is it for?

Matt Wardman — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:30:50 +0000

"I just don't get it" is still a common reaction to Twitter.

This video from Commoncraft, is a pretty good introduction in two and a half minutes.