Posts Tagged ‘Twitter’

Some of our favorite ads of the moment appear to be targeting our Inner Child.

We love Aleksandr Orlov, founder of comparethemeerkat.com. So much so that some of us have become his fan on Facebook and are following him on Twitter. (more…)

And why brands, marketers and advertisers should take it seriously

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Essentially it looks at how Twitter is yet another example of interactive media giving consumers more ability to filter their media consumption and insulate themselves form the traditional ‘pitches’ of marketers

And as a result it will reinforce the importance to marketers of real life endorsement and support from their consumers. Word of mouth to you and me

OK, so I had got it completely wrong

Twitter is actually a ‘human search engine’

(see article at the end of this link: Twitch Hiker )

Great story about someone who is planning to hitchhike from the UK to New Zealand using only recommendations and help from users of Twitter (more…)

Ok, so I’ve been doing a bit more reading and Twitter is beginning to make some sense now (see yesterday’s post)

Attached is an article from the Sunday Telegraph (22 February)Twitter Sunday telegraph 22nd Feb 2009 describing how travellers are using Twitter to help plan their trips and benefit from up to date opinions from others with similar interests

When I find more I’ll continue this thread

I’ve been hearing a lot about Twitter recently and figured it was time to get myself connected

The concept is refreshingly simple - you write a short post, 140 characters, telling the world/your friends what you are doing NOW

However, I ask myself why?

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