Tweeting With The Stars (The Real Ones)
After being hit with a lawsuit from St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony LaRussa over an individual impersonating him on the site, Twitter took steps to launch a verified accounts beta program to ensure that no other celebrity suits of this nature will arise. It is a move that should benefit both public figures, and the people looking to connect with them.
Read MoreEmil Wilbekin Ditches GIANT for Essence
Industry veteran, Emil Wilbekin has been named Managing Editor of Essence.com. Emil, best known for his 12-year tenure as Editor-in Chief of “Vibe” magazine, and more recently for his work as Editor-in-Chief of GIANT Magazine, will join Essence.com’s General Manager, Lesley Pinckney, to comprise the Essence.com leadership team. As Managing Editor, Emil will lead the Essence.com [...]
Read MoreHow To Sharpen Your Twitter Following
After you’ve been on Twitter for a little while, you will find that you’re following people who you’re actually not all that interested in. You want to remove them, but it seems like such a pain that you never bother. Not only that, but some of these people followed you just so you would follow [...]
Read MoreEminem Takes Over Vibe Verses
Vibe Verses is an online community based on Kickapps and actually owned by Vibe. It’s specifically geared towards aspiring artists. It’s been around for quite a while, running contests to grow and stimulate the community. Once you’ve created your profile, you’ll find many of the standard features you’d expect to find on any social network, [...]
Read More7 URL Shorteners and Why You Might Use Them
There are about a million different was to shrink a URL these days. I asked my friends on Twitter and FriendFeed what service they use. Most of you picked TinyURL or whatever service your software chose for you. Further discussion revealed that many of us have no clue how useful a URL shortener can be, [...]
Read MoreChi.mp: Not Just Another Data Aggregator
I previously talked about Chi.mp in regards to uniting your online identity. After getting a chance to speak directly to the Chi.mp team (Thanks guys and gals!), I gained new insight as to what the service is for. Chi.mp does have the ability to aggregate your data, but that’s not really what it’s for. It [...]
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