Category Archives: twitter

The Geography of Hate Maps Geotagged Hateful Tweets

Posted on May 13, 2013 by glenn

A few days ago I sent out a tweet about some Interesting research from HSU (Humboldt State) on the geography of hate and the Hate Map of racist and homophobic tweets – interesting to see that today the maps seems … Continue reading →

Posted in maps, Social Media, twitter |

Tweets from the GeoGeeks in Palm Springs at #DevSummit

Posted on March 26, 2013 by glenn

No doubt some of you are in Palm Springs this week for the annual Esri BP Summit and the Dev Summit where team Esri will be showcasing their latest solution offerings and sharing their roadmap for the future… those of … Continue reading →

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Too Busy to Tweet? If @astro_ron can do it from space then you have no excuse!

Posted on March 11, 2013 by glenn

So, you say that you’re simply too busy to tweet, re-tweet, or reply to a tweet eh?? Humbug… if @astro_ron can do it from the ISS then any excuse you give me for your lack of engagement is just downright … Continue reading →

Posted in nasa, Social Media, twitter, video |

TweetPing is Mapping The World’s Twitter Activity in Real Time

Posted on February 4, 2013 by glenn

I simply had to share details of this awesome  real-time map of the world’s Twitter activity so you could enjoy the awesomeness of it! Enter TweetPing. The project, reportedly based on Node.js has been designed by Franck Ernewein. Users view … Continue reading →

Posted in Social Media, Social Media Tips, twitter |

Twitter May Be Resetting Your Password, But Don’t Worry

Posted on February 3, 2013 by glenn

So, you may have received an odd email message from Twitter recently suggesting that you go change your password.. actually, not even suggesting but rather, they’ve reset it for you and you need to go to a provided weblink and … Continue reading →

Posted in Social Media, twitter |

Reasons For Using Hashtags to Increase Your Visibility #Twitter #SocialTip

Posted on October 22, 2012 by glenn

Hashtags are a quick, convenient, and useful way to make your important keywords stand out. Made popular by Twitter as a way of search enabling and categorizing your short posts, hashtags are much more useful than you might think. Delimiting … Continue reading →

Posted in Social Media, twitter |

HootSuite Grabs Seesmic as The Owls Add The San Fran StartUp to the Nest

Posted on September 6, 2012 by glenn

I follow a number of HootSuite “owls” on Twitter and I’m pretty sure I stumbled onto details of this minutes after the news broke last night as details are now emerging about Vancouver StartUp, HootSuite acquiring competitor Seesmic. HootSuite is … Continue reading →

Posted in British Columbia, business, Social Media, Social Media Tips, twitter |

Social Tip – Twitter Rolls Out New, Simple Embed Timeline Widget

Posted on September 5, 2012 by glenn

Sure you Tweet… you aren’t? Well, perhaps you should think about it… for those of you who do, Twitter has just this week announced a new tool for quickly and easily embedding your tweets into your blog or website. Using … Continue reading →

Posted in Social Media, Social Media Tips, twitter |

Twitter Building the User Interest Graph to Appeal to Advertisers

Posted on August 31, 2012 by glenn

Indeed there’s many changes going on at Twitter these days but what does that mean for you, the user? Well, with Twitter you never really know and for the user Twitter really can be defined as being useful for many … Continue reading →

Posted in Social Media, Social Media Tips, twitter |

Awesomeness from Team @GenSoc A film Going Inside The World of Social Media on CBC

Posted on August 17, 2012 by glenn

This is damned cool, check out this trailer and details of a cool Kickstarter project that dives into lurkers and the world of social media. the film shot in Vancouver also will feature Hootsuite CEO Ryan Holmes and others in … Continue reading →

Posted in Social Media, twitter, video |

10 Useful Twitter add Ons For the Business User

Posted on August 15, 2012 by glenn

Sure Twitter is cool… but what about making it even cooler and more useful?  Here’s  a small sampling of just 10 add-on apps that can make your Twitter experience even more productive for your business. who.unfollowed.me Do you ever wonder … Continue reading →

Posted in Social Media, Social Media Tips, twitter |

How to Follow the Esri Federal User Conference #EsriFedCon

Posted on February 22, 2012 by glenn

It’s February, Ash Wednesday to be precise, and that means it’s time for the Esri Federal User Conference, taking place in D.C this week from Feb 22-24. This is no shorts, flip flops, and back back Geo gathering, rather, we’re … Continue reading →

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