msnbc buys breakingnews.com
Posted on January 5, 2010 by Budi Putra in Media
Following the acquisition of the @breakingnews Twitter account more than a month ago, msnbc Digital Network took the deal a little further with the purchase of the domain www.breakingnews.com. “We know that people want news in different ways in varying circumstances,” said Charlie Tillinghast, president of Redmond-based company, adding that the acquisition will help it target “breaking news loyalists.” The purchase price of the BreakingNews domain was not disclosed.
[via TechFlash]Seesmic acquires Ping.fm
Posted on January 5, 2010 by Budi Putra in Tech
Get ready to update 50 social networks from Seesmic! Seesmic, a social software application site offering Seesmic Desktop for Twitter and Facebook updates as well as browser based client for Twitter, just acquired Ping.fm. Actually, Seesmic originated as a short social video sharing service, founded by European entrepreneur and LeWeb conference founder, Loic Le Meur.
Your friends are not all in one social network, but we want to help you stay in touch with them anytime and from any device. That is Seesmic’s vision and to deliver this faster, we have acquired Ping.fm. You can now update 50 social networks using Seesmic+Ping.fm from email, chat, sms, Blackberry, Android, web, Windows, OSX and much more soon.
Ping.fm has more than half a million active users who post daily from any device just by sending an email, a text message or chat – simple tools that existed since the early stages of the Internet are available on all connected devices. This is why Ping.fm is extremely easy to use and access -just send an update and it can touch on 50 social networks including Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, Ning, WordPress, TypePad, Yammer,Status.net and many more. Ping.fm is compatible with every single Internet device in the world, which is why it has become so successful among thousands of users.
Good move, Seesmic!
[via RobinMalau]Show it, don’t tell it: Self-proclaimed social media gurus on Twitter
Posted on December 28, 2009 by Budi Putra in Tech
In May 09 when we first used Tweepsearch to count of the Twitter bios of self-proclaimed social media gurus, experts, superstars and ninjas there were 4,487. A mere seven months later, we were shocked to see that there are now nearly 16.000. They are multiplying like rabbits.
As a result, they have reduced the meaning of “gurus”, “experts” and “superstars” even “social media” itself. Yeah, you don’t need to tell everybody that you’re a social media expert; just show it –by engaging your network personally and properly.
‘Someone unfollowed me on Twitter. See you in court!’
Posted on December 20, 2009 by Budi Putra in Tech
The essential function of social networking service like Twitter is keep sharing and interacting with others. What are you trying to share? Everything. From “what are you doing?” until “what’s happening? Yeah, everything. Everything that might be useful for others, for your friends, or followers.
But if one day you found a bad tweet –a very very bad tweet, and addressed directly to you (intentional or unintentionally), what would you do? You can respond (through tweet or DM), telling him/her that you’d upset with the tweet, then ask for the clarifications. If he/she admitted the mistakes, felt regret and ask for forgiveness, and case closed, right? Simple.
Yeah, please don’t bring everything to court! Life is too short. Why bother having busy with this crap? The Indonesian actress Luna Maya case regarding her tweet, for instance, reminds me to a funny tweet that I ever read: “Someone unfollowed me on Twitter. See you in court!”
Twitter hacked and defaced
Posted on December 18, 2009 by Budi Putra in Tech
TechCrunch reported that they’ve received multiple tips right around 10 pm. ”We’re looking into this and waiting on a response from Twitter.”
The message reads:
Iranian Cyber Army
THIS SITE HAS BEEN HACKED BY IRANIAN CYBER ARMY
U.S.A. Think They Controlling And Managing Internet By Their Access, But THey Don’t, We Control And Manage Internet By Our Power, So Do Not Try To Stimulation Iranian Peoples To….
NOW WHICH COUNTRY IN EMBARGO LIST? IRAN? USA?
WE PUSH THEM IN EMBARGO LIST
Take Care.
Twitter hacked and defaced
Posted on December 18, 2009 by Budi Putra in Tech
TechCrunch reported that they’ve received multiple tips right around 10 pm today. ”We’re looking into this and waiting on a response from Twitter.”
The message reads:
Iranian Cyber Army
THIS SITE HAS BEEN HACKED BY IRANIAN CYBER ARMY
U.S.A. Think They Controlling And Managing Internet By Their Access, But THey Don’t, We Control And Manage Internet By Our Power, So Do Not Try To Stimulation Iranian Peoples To….
NOW WHICH COUNTRY IN EMBARGO LIST? IRAN? USA?
WE PUSH THEM IN EMBARGO LIST
Take Care.
Screenshots of Twitter’s contributors feature
Posted on December 17, 2009 by Budi Putra in Tech
The following is the screenshots of Twitter’s upcoming business-friendly feature called Contributors, thanks to Mashable post.
Screenshots of Twitter’s contributors feature
Posted on December 17, 2009 by Budi Putra in Tech
The following is the screenshots of Twitter’s upcoming business-friendly feature called Contributors, thanks to Mashable post.
