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Tips For Live Tweeting An Event Live tweets from an event are a great way to catch people's attention and build a following. Especially if they're done right. I've live tweeted several events, most notably Barack Obama's Inauguration...

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10 Pros And 10 Cons Of Twitter For Journalists Like anything, Twitter has its advantages and disadvantages. Whether you're new to Twitter or not, it's important you're able to identify these and adjust to use Twitter in the best ways possible. Here's...

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How To Verify A Tweet Twitter is the great equalizer. It doesn't matter if you have 100 followers or 10,000, you can break news. That's because all tweets are recorded and indexed at search.twitter.com. If someone types the...

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Short And Sweet: A New Generation Of News If it's not in 140 characters or less, you may lose them. They glance at what you say. If you're good, they may spend a few extra seconds. If not, they've moved on. Words. Links. Short, sweet, and...

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The Many Ways Journalists Can Use Twitter Because of its simplicity, Twitter has great potential for many different uses and applications. With a little creativity, the possibilities are nearly endless. A recent survey out of Norway sheds...

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Iran: A New Defining Moment For Twitter And Journalism?

Posted by Craig Kanalley | Posted in News | Posted on 21-06-2009

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Alister Cameron, a blogger and avid Twitter user in Melbourne, Australia, tweeted the following today:

  1. Alister Cameron
    alicam Great quote from last week: “Will Iran’s election be for Twitter what the first Gulf War was for CNN?”

He could be on to something.

Quick Tips For Newbies

Posted by Craig Kanalley | Posted in Tips | Posted on 20-06-2009

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New to Twitter? It can be awfully intimidating at first, but don’t fret. Here are some tips to help you out.

How To Choose Who To Follow

Posted by Craig Kanalley | Posted in How To's | Posted on 19-06-2009

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It may seem a trivial place to start, but choosing who you follow is one of the most important parts of the Twitter experience.

A Handy Resource For Tweeting Journalists

Posted by Craig Kanalley | Posted in News | Posted on 10-06-2009

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It’s June 2009. If you’re a journalist and you’re not on Twitter, you should be, in my humble opinion. It’s my hope that this blog will help skeptics find value in the service, teach newbies new tricks and also prove valuable to regular Tweeters.