How to Follow Two-way Conversations on Twitter
While Twitter is a pretty cool place for sharing stuff, it’s just about impossible to actually follow a discussion. I can’t count how many times I’ve seen two people carrying on a discussion about something interesting and was left scrambling to follow the thread of conversation. Twitter’s API does provide a way to see what a tweet was in reply to, but this does little to help you follow an ongoing discussion. Here are a few tips you can use to keep up with conversations on Twitter:
Read More5 Easy Ways to Test Your Website’s Usability
Ever wonder you could be a fly on the wall and see just how your website’s visitors are interacting with your application or content? Join the club! Many of us do but don’t have big budgets for lengthy usability testing. Here are five ways to test your site’s usability easily, affordably and conveniently:
Read MoreTwitter Lists Gather Latest Info on Fort Hood Tragedy
Last week’s shooting rampage at a military installation in Fort Hood, Texas quickly became the top news story across the country, and several major news organizations used Twitter Lists to aggregate information coming from local news outlets after the shooting, including the New York Times, CNN, and the Austin-American Statesmen. The Times prominently displayed their [...]
Read MoreBET.com News Producer Tracy Stokes Dies
The journalism world and Black Entertainment Television lost a true professional and friend Sunday afternoon when BET.com news producer Tracy Stokes succumbed to complications from kidney failure. He was 37 years old. BET.com News Producer Tracy Stokes According to his mother, Lilly Stokes, a retired teacher living in North Carolina, Tracy died a 4:07 p.m. [...]
Read MoreWhy You Should Care About Twitter Lists
Taking a look at the public lists others have added you to lets you get an idea of how they see you. Even for the average person, this is important to know because you might care about what people think. For a brand or company, this will help you figure out if the image you think you are putting forward is the one people are seeing. Obviously, this isn’t a fool-proof method of measuring the success of your brand on Twitter, but it’s definitely worth including in your toolbox. Check out 3 other reasons why Twitter Lists matter.
Read MoreBloggers, Is Your Content Safe Under The “Fair Use” Doctrine?
As blogging evolves, it is becoming increasingly important to recognize the legal limitations associated with building upon the works of others. Under 17 U.S.C. §504(c), damages for a single copyright infringement can range from anywhere between $750 to $30,000 per infringement. Paradoxically, some of bloggers’ best content incorporates the authorized works of others. The safest course of action is to properly consider the four questions raised in the statute:
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