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Category Archives: Twitter
Twittering the Iran Election
June 23, 2009
Following the elections that took place in Iran on June 12, Twitter has become one of the most popular mediums for distributing information about the protests. Daily visits to Twitter.com (excludes mobile & desktop applications) increased 13% on June 12th... Continue reading...
Posted by Heather Dougherty at 02:52 PM
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Twitter Switches Up Shorter URLs
May 06, 2009
Websites that shorten URLs have become a hot category over the past few weeks, mostly due to the increasing popularity of Twitter and their use to fit URLs in tweets without going over the 140 character limit. One website, TinyURL... Continue reading...
Posted by Heather Dougherty at 06:23 PM
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Top Searches on Twitter Search
April 07, 2009
What do people search for on Twitter? We collected search terms that we took place within Twitter’s search engine to identify the topics that are being searched most often on Twitter for the week ending March 21, 2009. Searches for... Continue reading...
Posted by Heather Dougherty at 04:03 PM
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Twitter catches up to Digg
January 20, 2009
Twitter has become a popular pastime for many who like to update their daily thoughts and activities, as well as for the voyeurs who just enjoy reading the tweets. Last week, the market share of visits to Twitter surpassed Digg... Continue reading...
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In Categories Social Media | Social Networking | Twitter
