Sometimes crowdsourcing works. Sometimes it does not. This is an example that shows how wrong it can go. Brizzly Guide is a sideproduct from the great Twitter client “Brizzly”. In that guide every user can add a description about a trending Twitter topic. And as of now, easter is a trending topic. The given explanation […]
Continue ReadingBrizzly Keyboard Shortcuts
As a Twitter client I use Brizzly for as long as they are around. But just recently I started to use my keyboard more for navigating trough the tweets. I compiled a short list for the keyboard shortcuts I have found and used so far. r: Reload and fetches new tweets j: Jump to the […]
Continue ReadingSwiss Cablecom Now Supports Customers on Twitter
Cablecom, on of the two biggest Internet Service Providers in Switzerland just started to support their customers on Twitter. With the account @cablecomwebcare the Cablecom has launched a testphase of two months to see how well this goes for them and their customers. The process is simple: You follow the Twitter account @cablecomwebcare and the […]
Continue ReadingTracking Your Feed with Feedburner, Twitter and goo.gl
People asked me, how it comes that my blog feed is published as goo.gl shortened URL in Twitter. The solution is rather simple. All you need to do is have your feed being publicized by Feedburner and active the following settings: “Publicized” -> “Socialize” and add your Twitter account. Thanks to OAuth, Google does not […]
Continue ReadingHow To Correctly Inform Your Customers, @slideshare
SlideShare is updating its webservers. How I know this? Because I got lucky. There is no notice on the website or on the blog. The homepage loads fine. But if you click any link or want to view a presentation, all you see is a stupid 500 error message. At around 7:21 am CET, the […]
Continue ReadingThe Online/Offline Gap
Maybe it’s because I am working on my own recommendation system or because I keep my eyes open on all things. But recently I have started to see a larger and larger gap between my online and offline (real) life. For example just today Facebook suggested, I say hello to a co-student of mine. I […]
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