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Twitter to introduce paid pro accounts

Dug away in an article about Twitter in the Wall Street Journal: Mr. Stone says Twitter recently hired a product manager to oversee the development of ...

0 Comments. Posted by Dave on Thursday, March 26, 2009 at 4:10 pm.

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Twitter Tales: Euston’s choir

I didn't think much of it at the time. In fact, all I thought was that it was shame I couldn't record it happening -- ...

3 Comments. Posted by Dave on Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at 11:36 pm.

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Is the BBC reporting on Twitter too much?

In the last six months, thanks to a certain Stephen Fry, Twitter has catapulted from being a past-time restricted to, mainly, geeks and journalists into ...

3 Comments. Posted by Dave on Sunday, March 8, 2009 at 11:00 am.

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Not convinced? 10 things to change your mind about Twitter

Yesterday I went up to Birmingham to visit Paul Bradshaw and his online journalism class. Knowing Paul's area of expertise -- social media, web 2.0 and ...

16 Comments. Posted by Dave on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at 5:51 pm.

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Awesome cit-journo shot of New York plane

This brilliant image was taken by Janis Krums, a Twitter user (@jkrums) who in his day-to-day life works on improving the performance of athletes. But ...

0 Comments. Posted by Dave on Friday, January 16, 2009 at 1:00 am.

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Notdailymail_uk saga: Associated Newspapers step in

Mystery one has been solved. Associated Newspapers Limited have, according to the fake Daily Mail blogger, got Twitter by the short and curlies and demanded they ...

1 Comment. Posted by Dave on Monday, January 12, 2009 at 7:30 am.

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(Updated) Two mysteries behind the fake Daily Mail tweeter

The fake Daily Mail Twitter account has been causing a few laughs lately. Status messages like: "Tomorrow's front page "COULD CURRY GIVE YOU CANCER?" Also ...

0 Comments. Posted by Dave on Saturday, January 10, 2009 at 12:16 am.

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Democracy can come alive on Tweetminster

Barely a moment goes by when I'm not defending the usefulness of Twitter. If I was given a shiny tenner each time someone asked me ...

0 Comments. Posted by Dave on Thursday, December 18, 2008 at 2:46 pm.

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Patience is key to online networking

In the past year, I've had the pleasure of teaching lots of people about online journalism. First, a guest lecture at the University of Lincoln about ...

0 Comments. Posted by Dave on Thursday, November 20, 2008 at 6:28 pm.

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I look forward to meeting you…

We journalists love a tipple -- just ask our old pal Adam Smith. The hardest part is finding other journalists to drink with. There something very ...

0 Comments. Posted by Dave on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 10:19 am.

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BBC Internet Blog: How should we use our Twitter?

Making my debut on the BBC Internet Blog today. Would like feedback on how we are to use our Twitter feed. Read the post here!

1 Comment. Posted by Dave on Friday, November 7, 2008 at 1:48 pm.

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Show me the money: It’s make or break time for Web 2.0

Starting any piece of writing with 'in these turbelent financial times' is becoming somewhat of a cliché these days, but when it comes to all ...

3 Comments. Posted by Dave on Friday, October 31, 2008 at 11:40 pm.

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Twitter Charts: When do you tweet?

I'm normally the last to find these online tools, but Twitter Charts is an interesting one, I think. It shows, in beautiful graphic format, what days ...

0 Comments. Posted by Dave on Monday, October 27, 2008 at 9:06 pm.

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How should we be using Twitter?

Twitter. For months we weren't sure whether it was useful or not, but it seems journalists have come to accept that it is very handy ...

3 Comments. Posted by Dave on Saturday, October 11, 2008 at 12:42 am.

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The bashing together of young journalism heads

Every month I take part in the Carnival of Journalism. It's a fun little event where a selection of invited bloggers bash their collective heads ...

21 Comments. Posted by Dave on Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at 5:49 pm.

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Outdated and useless wire services: BE GONE!

Reuters mobile journalism kit. I really, really want one. Picture: KevGlobal (Flickr) This post is for the June Carnival of Journalism. Andy Dickinson has posed this ...

7 Comments. Posted by Dave on Sunday, June 22, 2008 at 6:42 am.

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Give me advice: How can this Google map involve the Wellington community?

View of Hataitai, Wellington. Picture: Peter from Wellington (Flickr) Howdy! This, I hope, will be a very exciting project. Not only for Whitireia students, but also ...

5 Comments. Posted by Dave on Thursday, June 5, 2008 at 9:26 am.

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Web 2.Much!

(image from Flickr, by premiardiego) Can you ever be too Web 2.0? I'm starting to think so. Zac Echola posts this brilliant list of tools for streamlining ...

8 Comments. Posted by Dave on Sunday, June 1, 2008 at 7:40 am.

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Twitter overkill: You can only liveblog LIVE events!

I'm a big admirer of Paul Bradshaw. It's heartening to know that we have tutors of his quality working in journalism education. But I can't see ...

3 Comments. Posted by Dave on Friday, April 4, 2008 at 2:38 pm.

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