How to use twitter hashtags to record events

In web terms it’s been a relatively short period of time since twitter came onto the scene and the conversation is still in full swing as people discover how twitter works for them. I’ve been tweeting since March and as I said in a previous post I’ve discovered where twitter fits in for me.
I think [...]

Why twitter works for me

A while back I wrote a post stating that I was ready to go back to twitter and give it another chance. I’ve given it a really good go and come to some conclusions about twitter and how it fits into ‘my’ social media mix.
According to wikipedia, “Twitter is a free social networking and micro-blogging [...]

I’m a twit…hear me tweet

Ok, ok, after much thought I’m giving twitter another chance.
I do see the merit in it for micro-blogging conferences, projects and sharing quick snippets of info that don’t warrant a full blogpost. If you have no idea what twitter is take a look at this quick video explanation by the folks at Common Craft - [...]

twitter and the tremor

Last night in the UK an earthquake tremor of 4.7 was reported on the east coast of England. What was significant about this event was the way the news of the tremor spread. twitter users beat the major news networks in reporting the story and in collecting factual information to back-up their comments. The news [...]