FredericMartin - Blognotes 2.0

Starting a blogpage dedicated to Twitter

Microblogging is establishing as the new modern way to socialize, keep current and communicate. No frontiers, no social barriers and the world is the playground. Among all microblogging platforms, Twitter is the absolute leader and is widespreading at light speed. It looks like Twitter is on its way to establish as a mass media. If you're a politician, an expert, a brand, an enterpreneur or just a a chatter, Twitter is the place to be. For those reasons, I'm starting a new blogpage where I will post on key-tools to become a top microblogger or user. I will also post on company best practices, how Twitter is used for brand marketing, business etc. Follow me here.

10+ reasons why you should use Twitter

I started using Twitter two years ago. I mean NOT using Twitter. It sounded like a gadget at that time, it was unclear what it would bring. Twitter has now matured to a solid discussion platform where millions of people interact worldwide on a daily basis to report on any crap or interesting things second per second. I use it now on a daily basis and have identified 15+ reasons why everybody should use it.
1. Twitter is an easy bookmarking tool but also
2. a fantastic note taking tool and
3. a socializing platform
4. It enhances productivity: to do´s, reminder etc in combinations with platforms like Remember The Milk
5. With it, you listen to the whole world in real time, millions voices from single individuals
6. It helps stay at the forefront by listening to experts and opinion leaders
7. You can collect new ideas and best practices in specific fields by following the right people
8. Social, hierarchy and racial barriers fall down, it´s an open world
9. You contribute to a collective knowledge in real time
10. Being on Twitter is a sign that you´re in.

What else?

Happy new year! [web 2008 flashback]

Europe has now entered 2009. All my best wishes to you, thanks for visiting here last year and welcome back in 2009. I´ll do my best to raise the level and regularity of publishing this year. And I hope to interact more with you here and via Twitter. A nice flashback: this 4 min video reminds of key-sites and events in  2008. I feel Twitter was the most impacting web site with millions of people chatting around across the world, with amateur journalists reporting on the attacks in India minute per minute and with the future US president getting an amazing traction. What else?

A nice desktop client for twitteroholics

split your Twitter into three columns and enhance the reading with advanced functionalities (mark, clear, filter, favorite, add to a group, search, reply etc): this is what Tweetdeck is proposing. An excellent interface for heavy Twitter users.

Twitter in plain English

Already presented Commoncraft in previous posts. they have cool videos to explain web 2.0 concepts in easy words. This one is on Twitter. A must see if you are not familiar with Twitter yet.

Micro-Blogging Project Management

Harvest Co-op is an easy micro-blogging application which helps follow a project team, track timings and keep updated on who´s doing what. Learn more here.

 

Tweetmas: what would U like for XMas?

Tweetmas: you have 140 characters to tell the world what you would like for Christmas. Remind you of something? Bingo, Twitter is everywhere for any crazy idea. If you're lucky, you could even find your friends or family here and discover what they wish. That's the concept of this service. The title says Tweetmas 2008. Not sure it will survive another year, what do you think?

Spying conversations on Twitter

via AccessoWeb - With this new service called TwitterSalk,  people's conversations on Twitter can be followed without their noticing. A new kind of spying game.

The new Twitter-like for companies

Yammer is the new Twitter-like  application for a private usage. With that great tool you can start and organize open conversations inside your company to keep inform on your projects and keep current with others . The platform is very much like Twitter except that it´s fully private. By the way, Yammer just won TechCrunch50 top award.

Twitter: you have a voice message

There is not a day without a new Twitter service, lots of them being boring. Twitsay is quite  an interesting one: you call a regional number, leave a voice message, it appears in seconds on your Twitter account and your followers can listen to it.