Twitter trending topics - What the trend

By Jim Robinson in Anywhere  |  1 year ago  |  0 comments

If you still don't know what "Cala Boca Galvao" means or you think this is about saving a bird, then you'll find this tool very handy. Of course, this will be less interesting for your friends which won't have the chance to make fun of you...

So this magic tool is called What the Trend and breaks down the mystery regarding the trending topics on Twitter. 

This goes also for professionals. By subscribing to the Pro Trend service, they can access to a lot more information about trending topics: descriptions, statistics, definitions, reports by date, category and rank.

Twitter Applications

By Myriam Benali in Anywhere  |  1 year ago  |  0 comments

Did you know that in Settings, Connections, you find all third applications that access your Twitter account to perform different tasks (upload images, schedule tweets, manage and filter following list etc)?

Twitter backgrounds from Themeleon

By Emilia Despa in Anywhere  |  1 year ago  |  0 comments

I'm not obsessed with Twitter. Denial is the first sign of addiction though.

If you want to change your Twitter background, try Themeleon. This is a tip from Twitter. 

Display the full URL behind shortened URLs with Google Chrome extension

By Sorin Olexiuc in Anywhere  |  1 year ago  |  0 comments

With more and more sites using shortened URLs, it's difficult to know where a link is actually leading. Fortunately, if you're using Chrome you can download an extension that lets you see the entire URL behind shortened URLs just by hovering over the link.

View Thru expands short URLs and display the full URL as a tool tip over the short URL. It supports bit.ly, cli.gs, ff.im, goo.gl, is.gd, nyti.ms, ow.ly, post.ly, su.pr and tinyurl.com.

Twitter tip

By Jean-Yves Edmond in Anywhere  |  1 year ago  |  1 comments

Don't start a tweet with @username if you want all your followers to see it.

Add hashtags to TweetMeme retweets

By Jean-Yves Edmond in Anywhere  |  1 year ago  |  0 comments

You can add hashtags to the end of the Tweet that the Retweet Button generates using tweetmeme_hashtags option. You can add any number of Hashtags separated by comma.

<script type="text/javascript">
tweetmeme_url = '[YOUR URL]';
tweetmeme_hashtags = '[TAGS COMMA SEPARATED]';
</script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js"></script>

Twitter's whale

By Lilly Harper in Anywhere  |  2 years ago  |  0 comments

Fail Whale is what you see when visiting the twitter.com website during the times that it's unavailable. It was designed by Yiying Lu. 

Lu created a site with all of the Fail Whale inspired images she could find last year. You can see the entire collection of images on Lu's website.

Twitter image host

By Jim Robinson in Anywhere  |  2 years ago  |  0 comments

Img.ly is not just another image host for Twitter. It has a great design and, unlike most sites, minimal advertising.

Not only it looks fine, but it's also one of the most feature rich image hosts out there: you can tag users in images, you can embed images in your website along with tagged users, you can leave comments without having to tweet them, and more.

If you aren't an Img.ly user yet, you should start right away!

Tip: How to find new people to follow

By Jim Robinson in Anywhere  |  2 years ago  |  0 comments

Google developed an application which helps you find people to follow on Twitter.

Follow Finder analyzes public social graph information (following and follower lists) on Twitter. You just type in the username and the search suggests you tweeps you might like and Tweeps with similar followers.

Tweeps - New word invented by Twitter

By Jim Robinson in Anywhere  |  2 years ago  |  0 comments

Tweeps comes from the conjuction of Twitter+people+s and it designates a person with a mutual following on Twitter.