Twitter Articles

Twitter
is a free social networking and micro-blogging service that allows
users to send “updates” (text-based posts, up to 140 characters long)
via SMS, instant messaging, email, to the Twitter website, or an
application such as Twitterrific. Twitter was founded in March 2006 by
San Francisco start-up company Obvious Corp. In April 2007, Obvious, LLC spun off the service as a separate entity under the name Twitter, Inc. with Jack Dorsey as CEO.

YouTube Is Social Media - How Machinima Targets YouTube's Social Power

I had the pleasure of spending some time at the Machinima LA Offices not too long ago, and I got to talk to a lot of great people about all the different facets of life at Machinima. One of those was Allen DeBevoise, the CEO. ...

Google+ Strategy For Taking On Twitter & Facebook: Choke The Life Out Of Them

You've probably seen the news that Google Search is now infused with more personalized content from your Google Plus and Picasa accounts--I say you've probably seen the news because it's everywhere. They're calling it Search Plus Your World. I'm not interested in rehashing the details ...

The Week's Best Viral Videos & Marketing Lessons - Silverback Edition

The first week of 2012 proved to be a strong one in the world of online video, as the new year did nothing to slow down the clever brands and amateurs piling up the views with creative videos. This week we have a few bloopers ...

Logitech Brings 1080p HD To Home Video Conferencing With New Webcam

Logitech is announcing today a new webcam that allows up to 1080p video conferencing when used in conjunction with the compatible software. The Logitech HD Pro Webcam C920 will also be able to do 15MP still images with one-touch uploads to social networks. "People are increasingly ...

Nielsen's Top Online Video Destinations & Web Brands Of 2011

A lot changed in 2011. Of course... a lot stayed the same too. Nielsen's year end numbers chart everything from the top web brands to the top social networks and the top online video destinations. And looking over the lists, there's an awful lot of ...

Your Video And Social Media--The YouTube Creator Playbook Conclusion

So what have we learned from The YouTube Creator Playbook over the past three months?  I'll tell you what I got most out of it.  Being a success on YouTube requires more than making great content and simply uploading it to the site.  In fact, ...

Watch It Button Will Revolutionize How You Watch Movies

Plexus Entertainment has looked at the Internet and has said, "If there was only a way people could read a review or watch a trailer for a movie and then click a simple button to be notified when and where that movie becomes available on ...

Popular Twitter Feed "S*** Girls Say" Becomes A Web Series

It's a flimsy premise, to be sure, but I know lots of people out there will find this really funny.  "S*** Girls Say" has over 60,000 Twitter followers, and is run by writers/comedians Kyle Humphrey and Graydon Sheppard.  They released their first episode on December ...

The New Twitter Design Reveals Secret Crush On Video Content

Everyone's buzzing this week about Twitter's new design--actually, I should say that "everyone who cares about Twitter" is buzzing about Twitter's new design. If you don't use the service, you might not even know there's a new version. But there is. And despite the new ...

Hyundai Christmas Ads Make YouTube Creators Into Celebrity Pitchmen

I need to take a few minutes and give some love to Hyundai. The car company has embraced online video in ways most brands haven't dreamed, and they've almost sort of become a champion for the scores of YouTube creators hoping for a shot at ...

Social TV Comes To Sony Bravia Connected TVs

A recent firmware update for the 2011 Sony Bravia TVs brings with it the ability to do some social networking right on your TV without ever leaving the program, something I have stated I would like and I'm sure some others would as well.

The Top 20 Global Online Video Ads For November 2011

November could well be rechristened 'Bro-vember' on the evidence of last month's Global Ads Chart. With guns, explosions, cars, gangsters, supermodels and even Chuck Norris all featuring in an action-packed top 20, November's most shared commercials at times felt like one big, hairy, testosterone-filled bromance. But ...

Old Milwaukee Has 90% Of A Killer Video Marketing Campaign On Its Hands

Here's what we know for sure: actor Will Ferrell was recently in Davenport, Iowa to film some commercials for Old Milwaukee beer. We know this because there were numerous local news stories about citizens bumping into Will at a local bar. We also know it ...

Panasonic Viera Headed For OTT Converged Screen Combat With Viera Connect Market

Panasonic seems completely serious when it comes to combining online video with normal TV. They have no less than a dozen pre-installed apps planned for their upcoming Viera connected TVs and the expected total available apps now sits at around 120. The big names like Netflix ...

Online Video Relationship Marketing with Social Media Expert, Mari Smith

I had the pleasure of conducting a video interview with Mari Smith at the Blogworld conference in Los Angeles this past week, where we talked about her newly released book, along with some benefits and tips for online video business-minded people with her strategy of "New ...