Tech Coupons » twitter http://www.longest.com Technology Deals, Coupons and Promo Codes Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:52:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Yammer – Twitter for Companies http://www.longest.com/2010/04/16/yammer-twitter-for-companies/ http://www.longest.com/2010/04/16/yammer-twitter-for-companies/#comments Fri, 16 Apr 2010 20:10:17 +0000 Brian http://www.longest.com/?p=3433

Yammer

yammer As we all know Twitter is growing at an almost exponential pace. Yammer is growing nicely as well, their site states over 70,000 companies use their service. Each of those companies may have multiple users. They call it "Enterprise Microblogging" as the entire corporate can communicate and collaborate in real time. Corporate Social Network As the individuals in your corporate join they create profiles about themselves. This creates a form or company social network. Each profile includes a photo, title, contact info, expertise and background. If you work in a large environment this is an interesting way for individuals to learn about each other. In small startups it is not uncommon to introduce new team members at a weekly or monthly meeting. That allows others to learn a little about each person however any one person would only learn about those joining the company after them. Also, in large companies this would not be practical. The social network that Yammer provides is a good way to allow those in the company learn more about each other and feel more connected. Yammer makes your organization a better place to work by making it feel smaller, helping people to find and meet each other, and busting silos between groups and departments. Also, because it's a network, it becomes more powerful the more people that join. Collaboration Inside and Out Not only can you communicate privately with those in your company but also those outside that you give permission to. There is an admin account for your corporate Yammer account. Now you can also allow contractors, suppliers, and anyone else you may want in your network to join. Searching for Knowledge As with twitter, you can search for keywords. All the information between anyone in the corporate is saved. There may be a past project or any other type of communications you would like to learn more about and can by searching keywords. An amazing ability that we all wish we could do for every spoken word within an organization for various reasons. Mobile They also provide the ability for everyone to access in and through Yammer with mobile devices. Without such a feature it would not be any where as near as useful. Take a look at Yammer to learn more. And by the way, no one asked me to write this. Continue reading →]]> http://www.longest.com/2010/04/16/yammer-twitter-for-companies/feed/ 0 Twitter Shortcuts http://www.longest.com/2009/07/01/twitter-shortcuts/ http://www.longest.com/2009/07/01/twitter-shortcuts/#comments Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:29:50 +0000 Brian http://www.longest.com/?p=1926
  • @username + message
    • directs a twitter at another person, and causes your twitter to save in their "replies" tab.
    Example: @meangrape I love that song too!

  • D username + message
    • sends a person a private message that goes to their device, and saves in their web archive.
    Example: d krissy want to pick a Jamba Juice for me while you're there?

  • WHOIS username
    • retrieves the profile information for any public user on Twitter.
    Example: whois jack

  • GET username
    • retrieves the latest Twitter update posted by the person.
    Example: get goldman

  • NUDGE username
    • reminds a friend to update by asking what they're doing on your behalf.
    Example: nudge biz

  • FAV username
    • marks a person's last twitter as a favorite. (hint: reply to any update with FAV to mark it as a favorite if you're receiving it in real time)
    Example: fav al3x
    • STATS
      • this command returns your number of followers, how many people you're following, and your bio information.

    • INVITE phone number
      • will send an SMS invite to a friend's mobile phone.
      Example: Invite 415 555 1212


    Continue reading →]]>     http://www.longest.com/2009/07/01/twitter-shortcuts/feed/ 0     StockTwits Real Time Investor Chat http://www.longest.com/2009/04/17/stocktwits-real-time-investor-chat/ http://www.longest.com/2009/04/17/stocktwits-real-time-investor-chat/#comments Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:47:46 +0000 Brian http://www.longest.com/?p=1479 StockTwits. New services built around Twitter appear daily. Many would ask why use Twitter in the first place, and it appears that one answer is to think of it as a platform. Companies and individuals like StockTwits are using it as such. Here is how they explain their service:
    StockTwits is an open, community-powered investment idea and information service. You can think of it as Bloomberg for the little guy and gal. Eavesdrop on what traders and investors are talking about RIGHT NOW or contribute to the conversation and build your reputation and following as a savvy market wizard.
    You can follow others, as you normally would in twitter, and follow specific stock tweets as a $ precedes the stock ticker. For example $EBAY. If you would like to post a general comment, not about a specific stock, you simple add a space and two $$ at the end of your tweet. For example Today's market volume is extremely low, any ideas why? $$. They also have 5 predefined streams for discussions. Take a look at StockTtwits.com if you enjoy the investing world and would love to have real time discussions as you make your millions day trading in the quiet of your own home, now you have a community to chat with in real time. See StockTwits
    Continue reading →]]>     http://www.longest.com/2009/04/17/stocktwits-real-time-investor-chat/feed/ 0     Twitter is the Fastest Growing Social Network Site in 2008 http://www.longest.com/2008/12/19/twitter-is-the-fastest-growing-social-network-site-in-2008/ http://www.longest.com/2008/12/19/twitter-is-the-fastest-growing-social-network-site-in-2008/#comments Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:26:55 +0000 Brian http://www.longest.com/?p=808 Nielsens blog, Twitter had the largest growth rate of the top social network sites in 2008. Sample Size To be fair to the others on the list, Nielsen did mark both Twitter and Ning with an asterik stating that these two sites do not meet the minimum sample size standards which means their measures of these two can fluctuate greatly month to month. Top Growth Social Networks Other growth social network sites were Tagged, Ning, LinkedIn, Last.fm, Facebook and others. It is interesting that Twitter is considered a social network. I am not sure what their definition of a social network is, but I am guessing since you can follow others it meets their criteria, as opposed to a micro-blog. Continue reading →]]> http://www.longest.com/2008/12/19/twitter-is-the-fastest-growing-social-network-site-in-2008/feed/ 0 Update Twitter with your Blog Posts Automatically http://www.longest.com/2008/11/19/update-twitter-with-your-blog-posts-automatically/ http://www.longest.com/2008/11/19/update-twitter-with-your-blog-posts-automatically/#comments Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:13:46 +0000 Brian http://www.longest.com/?p=571 Continue reading →]]> http://www.longest.com/2008/11/19/update-twitter-with-your-blog-posts-automatically/feed/ 3 Yammer is Twitter for Businesses http://www.longest.com/2008/11/17/yammer-is-twitter-for-businesses/ http://www.longest.com/2008/11/17/yammer-is-twitter-for-businesses/#comments Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:10:39 +0000 Brian http://www.longest.com/?p=555 Continue reading →]]> http://www.longest.com/2008/11/17/yammer-is-twitter-for-businesses/feed/ 1 Manage your Twitter Account with Tweetdeck http://www.longest.com/2008/11/02/manage-your-twitter-account-with-tweetdeck/ http://www.longest.com/2008/11/02/manage-your-twitter-account-with-tweetdeck/#comments Sun, 02 Nov 2008 21:24:17 +0000 Brian http://www.longest.com/?p=309 Continue reading →]]> http://www.longest.com/2008/11/02/manage-your-twitter-account-with-tweetdeck/feed/ 0 Top Twitter Tools http://www.longest.com/2008/10/28/top-twitter-tools/ http://www.longest.com/2008/10/28/top-twitter-tools/#comments Wed, 29 Oct 2008 04:27:43 +0000 Brian http://www.longest.com/?p=297 Continue reading →]]> http://www.longest.com/2008/10/28/top-twitter-tools/feed/ 78 Twitter Autoresponder Tweetlater http://www.longest.com/2008/10/28/twitter-autoresponder/ http://www.longest.com/2008/10/28/twitter-autoresponder/#comments Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:33:29 +0000 Brian http://www.longest.com/?p=298 Continue reading →]]> http://www.longest.com/2008/10/28/twitter-autoresponder/feed/ 2 Follow Twitters on the Mac http://www.longest.com/2008/06/24/follow-twitters-on-the-mac/ http://www.longest.com/2008/06/24/follow-twitters-on-the-mac/#comments Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:43:44 +0000 Brian http://www.longest.com/?p=233 Twitterific (for the Mac). Continue reading →]]> http://www.longest.com/2008/06/24/follow-twitters-on-the-mac/feed/ 0