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The New Math is Twitter

An interesting press release http://smub.it/dyga

 ST. LOUIS, Sept. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following comments were delivered today by Dr. Benjamin Ola. Akande, dean of Webster University's School of Business & Technology, to introduce Twitter creator, co-founder and chairman Jack Dorsey as the University's "Success to Significance 2009 Person of the Year." The event was presented by Webster's School of Communications and School of Business & Technology.

 (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090918/DC78509)

 My favorite equation in mathematics is the original equation, one from which all other equations evolve. In my opinion, it is the holy grail of mathematics. The irrefutable law of mathematics. It is the convention in conventional wisdom. 1+1 equals 2. May I dare suggest to you that this universal truth may become something of our recent past? The reason: Twitter.

 Twitter has successfully created a new equation which states that, 1+1 equals countless possibilities.

 1+1 is equal to 3, to 300, 3 million. It is equal to the power of the written word -- 140 characters, succinct, precise and concise. Twitter is equal to the possibility to make a difference, to be a contributor to society for the greater good of mankind. Twitter is becoming the definitive equation of our time not just for its simplicity but also for its exponential potential of increase.

 One of the ways in which we verify the overwhelming impact of a product and an idea is when it becomes a verb, a part of our lexicon.

 Much like Google, Twitter has become a universal descriptor for sharing ideas in a concise format that speaks to universality, democracy, immediacy and transparency.

 Twittering is a conversation between two people yet the definition of two is singular, infinite and boundless. Twittering has become a language unto itself. Words and symbols strung together in a deliberate order to create spontaneous, and sustained, bursts of ideas.

 Twitter has in effect dismantled the constraints and boundaries of time and space between us. It is an enabler of ideas that has empowered the young and the young at heart to share and stay connected.

 Twitter has fundamentally transformed the way we talk and listen to one another; the manner in which we inform each other and has extended and strengthened the power of the written word.

 If I were to state the impact on society in 140 characters or less, I'd tweet "Twitter is to our generation what Guttenberg's printing press and Bell's telephone was to theirs."

 In just three short years, Twitter's 40 million users have made it a public forum for the discussion of politics, business, culture, news, celebrity, gossip and idle chatter.

 People are tweeting to raise money, to recruit talent, to make government more responsible, to find and distribute news, to discover knowledge, to build personal or business networks, or to just kill a little time with friends and family.

 In the new book by Shel Israel, entitled Twitterville, the author makes a convincing case that Twitter's worth is not only the ability to broadcast short messages, but also the ongoing and transformative conversation that these tweets can ignite.

 You know, every generation produces individuals who come along and make life better for those around them. They are notable individuals who rise from small and big places. They come from humble beginnings, unrecognizable even while in our midst. They are innovators, doers, ordinary people who enable others to achieve what has never been done before. The new math is Twitter.

Twitter Iran. What Else to Say

I must admit I'm mostly at a loss for anything meaningful to add. I know little about Iran but nothing has made it more real for me than Twitter. Never would I have imagined social media having this kind of global effect.

Twitter a lifeline to Iranian protesters
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Neda, young girl brutally killed in Iran, becoming symbol of rebellion
New York Daily News - New York,NY,USA
"Neda you broke my heart, too young to die," was one of a flood of messages on Twitter. "RIP Neda, the world cries seeing your last breath," read another. ...
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The Alexa rankings confirm that Twitter's penetration in Iran is ...
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In Iran, one woman - Neda - becomes a symbol
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The strengths and weaknesses of Twitter
Noam Cohen questions whether the label Twitter Revolution is really a fair label, despite its use in organizing mass protests in Moldova in April and in Iran.
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Tweeting from “the Barricades” in Iran | The Moderate Voice
By DORIAN DE WIND
Twitter, or this so-called “social networking,” has been a crucial tool to get the “message” out of Iran, as the Iranian regime does everything in its power to prevent the world from seeing and hearing what is taking place in the ...
The Moderate Voice - http://themoderatevoice.com/

Obama throws a tweetup. Banks and Nightline jump on Twitter bandwagon

Twitter Alert for: 5-12-09

Yes and I remember having discussions with VP’s at banks when they said they’d never be able to participate in social media (regulations).

Banks try social networking, jump on Twitter wagon
USA Today - USA
Wells Fargo (WFC) and Bank of America (BAC) have begun to "tweet" — post messages of 140 characters or less on Twitter .com — with customers about .
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E! Online

Seriously Obama just needs to hold tweetups. That’d be awesome.

Demi & Ashton: Twitter Correspondents During White House Dinner
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"I'm trying to figure out why anyone would let me sit this close to the president," Ashton first tweeted. He even tried uploading video from the event, ...
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ABC News

Internet only twitter targeted news media. I’m very intrigued.

Nightline Teams Up With Twitter for New Web Show
ABC News - USA
"Nightline" is expanding its ongoing relationship with Twitter to develop "NightTline," a new half-hour digital program hosted by the show's anchors and ...
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I get the whole link juice argument, but I really like the metrics. Plus I think the innovation happening here is only going to get better.

The Twitter Friendly Links Plugin « WordPress.tv
By Michael Pick
Twitter Friendly Links is a plugin for WordPress that provides you with your very own URL shortening service within your own domain name. Get Twitter Friendly Links at the WordPress plugin directory or at the official plugin page ...
WordPress.tv - http://wordpress.tv/

This is really a good book and Rheingold is a must follow in this space.

Smart Mobs » Blog Archive » New City Brights (SFGate) post on ...
By Howard Rheingold
My latest post on SFGate, Twitter Literacy (I refuse to make up a Twittery name for it) builds on previous Smart Mobs blog posts about “Why I'm hooked on Twitter” and “Tuning and Feeding: Myy Best Practices for Getting The Most Out of ...
Smart Mobs - http://www.smartmobs.com/

Twitter Alerts for 5-11-09

This is what people thought back in the mid 90’s. Human communication is not doomed. We are not going to stop socializing with each other in real life.

Social media -- the end of human communication?
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
She was lamenting all the commotion with Twitter, Facebook, e-mail, LinkedIn and social networking today. She commented that she likes to connect by talking ...
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We’ve heard a lot about Google and Yahoo execs jumping ship but it’s strange to hear of a Twitter exec leaving. They’re just getting going.

Ex-Microsoft, Twitter Execs Launch Startup
Appscout - New York,NY,USA
Hire execs from the top tech companies; Twitter and Microsoft will do nicely in a pinch. A new company called Digiting has done just that. ...
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TechCrunch

Get The Real-Time Twitter Scoop With Twitscoop
TechCrunch - Atherton,CA,USA
by Leena Rao on May 11, 2009 Twitscoop, a real-time visualization tool that lets you see hot trends and buzz on Twitter, is getting a makeover and adding ...
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Ten Twitter Mythconceptions
Technologizer - Daly City,CA,USA
By Harry McCracken | Posted at 5:01 am on Monday, May 11, 2009 Poor Twitter! It may be the hottest service on the Web, but it's also profoundly ...
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I wonder how much longer checking email, tweeting, and other such activities will be considered rude.

Kutcher twitters during Obama dinner party
Press Trust of India - New Delhi,India
London, May 11 (PTI) Ashton Kutcher is one avid Twitter user as the actor connected with fans even while having dinner with US President Barack Obama, ...
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So basically she’s saying, ‘Hi, I don’t get it. I’m a dork.’

I am a Twitter quitter
News & Observer - Raleigh,NC,USA
I logged onto Twitter last September and threw myself into the fray, but keeping up with it was overwhelming. I felt pressure to follow back my followers, ...
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Really, get over it. If they put out on the Web, it’s public domain. If you don’t want people seeing it lock it down (which Facebook does make difficult but it is possible).

Employers shouldn't be snooping on employees' Facebook, myspace ...
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com - Newark,NJ,USA
The courts are sure to be grappling with more of these questions in this age of Facebook, texting and Twittering. But there's an easier way to decide what ...
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Originate labs sounds like a self funded incubator/accelerator. Refollow sounds like it has a lot more going for it than first meets the eye.

Originate Labs Launches Refollow, a Twitter Application to Help ...
PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA
This web based application allows users to graphically filter and explore their Twitter relationships, bulk follow and un-follow, and navigate through ...
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It’s kind of like the 4 stages of addiction. Next come the 12 steps of Twitter recovery.

The four stages of the average Twitter user | Between the Lines ...
By podcast@zdnet.com (Dan Farber, Larry Dignan...
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Scientists warn of Twitter dangers
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Seriously? This is freaking ridiculous. Just stupid.

New York Times

Putting Twitter’s World to Use
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This is the 2009 version of flash mobs.

Amazon Says Error Removed Listings
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Twitter who threatened suicide to appear on TV
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So what's she going to do next time she wants attention?

Twitter attracting techie labs
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By Bob Brown April 13, 2009 (Network World) As Network World's Alpha Doggs network research blogger, I've been searching Twitter in recent months for vendor ...
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Twitter cleans up after weekend worm attacks
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by Elinor Mills Twitter security engineers were cleaning up on Monday following a series of worm attacks over the weekend, including at least two credited ...
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A short diatribe: don’t get too hung up on Twitter
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Get Twitter in Adium
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by Jason Parker Mac users: Are you a Twitter user who also uses Adium? If you are, you'll definitely appreciate third-party plug-in, twitterim. ...
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Twitter tormented by nettlesome computer program
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A nettlesome computer program that tormented Twitter over the weekend is another reminder of the challenges facing the rapidly growing ...
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Tila Tequila Hit By Death Hoax On Twitter
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Logged onto Twitter to tell you guys. She was signed on already. Tila Tequila is dead." Shortly after 4 am, Tequila, 27, allegedly logged on to clarify that ...
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Kara Visits Twitter’s San FranTwittCo HQ! | Kara Swisher ...
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Well, BoomTown is too and that's why I fired up the MINI and motored top-down on over to Twitter'sSan Francisco HQ yesterday to get myself a tour of the place by none other than Co-founder No-Biz-Like-No-Biz Stone. Here's the video.
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Shenanigans: Shenanigans: Twittering about birthdays, taxes ...
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By chanceychance
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Analyzing Twitter with Excel, Part 2
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This just seems wrong on so many levels. Twitter in Excel?

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Lindsay Lohan, Nicole Richie, Ashlee Simpson-Wentz: Leave us alone ...
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Yes.

A Twitter PR agency: Just what the world needs now
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Saw this one before. See previous article.

 Business? Please stop talking to me about business.

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Want a business model for Twitter? They should sell user names like domain names. That was a missed opportunity.

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Rumors, rumors, rumors. The price of being the hot new toy.

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A very elegant Twitter client but not very useful if you follow very many people. 

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Twitter: Discovery Engine, Capital Hill and Opera

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Twitter Confirms And Details New “Discovery Engine”
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Twitter And (Not) Monetizing The Attention Economy
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G20 Media Hype and Twitter's Critical Role
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FYI, this just in: Twitter is all the rage on Capitol Hill
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In the microblogging world of Twitter, this is your Congress at work. In bursts of 140 characters or less, Twittering is now all the rage on Capitol Hill. ...
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Is Twitter Turning Into MySpace?
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At the Web2.0 Expo today in San Francisco today, Twitter's Alex Payne discussed the technical details of the programming language he hopes can help his company handle the upswing in traffic it's experienced over the past few years. ...
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Can you Twitter an opera plot? | Culture | guardian.co.uk
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Charlotte Higgins: An opera-geeks' Twitter craze – to summarise an opera plot in 140 characters or fewer.
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"All of us have to find a way to fall in line with it because it's happening with or without us," said Moses, who used Twitter to announce previews of "Bruno" footage at the recent South by Southwest Film Festival and then to monitor ...
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Twitter seems to be, first and foremost, an online haven where teenagers making drugs can telegraph secret code words to arrange gang fights and orgies. Permalink :: Trackback (0) :: Sphere It! :: ...
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Designer sues Love for launching hate campaign on Twitter
Indopia - India
London , Mar 30 Another celebrity has landed in soup for Twittering. Singer Courtney Love has been sued by a designer for allegedly launching a hate ...
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The NBA Is All A Twitter
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A few minutes later he called the crew out for previous issues between the team, again via Twitter. Then Sunday morning came this Tweet: just found out got ...
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Dallas Mavericks owner Cuban fined for Twitter comments
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He added that Twitter has become so popular he thought it was just a way to have fun with fans who interact with him on the site. ...
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ON TWITTER: Tracking Tiger Woods at Bay Hill
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3rd hole, Par 4, 426 yards How do you follow up a much-needed birdie? For Tiger Woods, he follows up his masterful play on No. 2 with a blast off from the ...
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Lance Armstrong Back on Training Bike Three Days After Surgery
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“Got on the spin bike for half an hour today,” Armstrong wrote beneath a posted photo on his Twitter feed. Before his surgery, Armstrong said he should be ...
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Mayer Has No Love for Twitter or Jen
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First things ended for Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer and now it looks like he has called quits on Twitter, the social site that his addiction to might ...
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Twitter still has no business model, and that's OK : News ...
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Maybe Twitter really is different. Maybe it doesn't need to rush to generate revenue.
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Mark Cuban's Twitter Bill: $510 a Word | Peter Kafka | MediaMemo ...
By Peter Kafka
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has racked up more than $1.5 million in fines from the National Basketball Association for various transgressions. But he's still finding ways to plow new ground. The latest: A $25000 bill from the ...
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Rip City Culture - Behind The Blazers Beat
By Joe Freeman, The Oregonian
Twitter: "Twitter?" No hoops: "I'd probably be an owner, probably in real estate or something." $: "I think the NBA game is a great game. I'd pay to see any of our guys and any of the guys on the Olympic team play." ...
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Brick and Click : We're All Geeks Now
By Jeff Crites
I was on Twitter, as I frequently am, and my eye caught a retweet of Steve Rubel (@steverubel) tweeting about an Advertising Age article: Who Says Everything Has To Be Monetized? (subtitle: Marketers Use 'Communication Machine' Twitter ...
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Mark Cuban Fined for Referee Tweeting -- NBA FanHouse
Mark Cuban recently utilized everyone's favorite social media tool, Twitter, in order to criticize the referees in a recent Mavericks-Nuggets game. Cu.
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A tweeter is a loudspeaker designed to produce high frequencies, typically from around 2000 hertz to 20000 hertz (generally considered to be the upper limit ...