02.25.12 @ 20:09♥9
The Life of an Internet Meme, by me.
Nike is engaging its fans to build a motivational community via an engaging online and in-store campaign. The ‘Make It Count’ campaign urges the public to share personal pledges on Twitter via the hashtag #makeitcount.
10.22.11 @ 12:40
(via How Twitter Tracks the Spread of Disease in Real Time)
“Unlike basic Internet search … Twitter seems to have introduced too much noise into the process: As opposed to search requests, which are generally motivated only by a desire to learn more about a given subject, too many Twitter conversations about swine flu seem to be motivated by desires to fit in, do what one’s friends do (i.e. tweet about it) or simply gain more popularity,” explained one NPR article. In a paper about the study published in April, the research team describes its results as “promising” for assessing not just disease activity, but also ancillary issues like treatment side effects or potential medication shortages. At the same time, they’re also realistic about Twitter’s limitations for tracking disease. Not everybody uses Twitter, and there are some places where the social media tool has very few users. Twitter activity is also not constant throughout the week, and the demographic of Twitter users is not representative of the general population.
A new study in the journal Science examined the contents of more than 500 million tweets sent in 84 countries over two years, looking for signs of good moods and bad. It found what a lot of us could tell by looking at our own lives. (interactive chart)
via ACMTechNews
09.05.11 @ 18:35
08.02.11 @ 14:30♥8
New Twitter Algorithm Could Out Dudes Pretending to Be Lesbians (via The Atlantic Wire)
Researchers have put together an algorithm that can predict the gender of a tweeter based solely on the 140 characters they choose to tweet.
07.19.11 @ 15:20♥6
07.06.11 @ 20:55
Twitter Testing With Facebook-Like Profile Wall
(via GizmoCrazed)
Twitter is experimenting with a Facebook-Like message wall to its users’ profile pages, that will allow twitter users to send “@ replies or mentions” directly from their profile. The change is apparently coming in order to enhance conversation between tweeters.
(via Reuters)
Thais face jail if they campaign during Sunday’s election on social media sites such as Twitter, with more than 100 police monitoring sites to make sure the law is enforced.
06.23.11 @ 17:02♥1
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The Cliques Of Social Networking Sites
