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Twitter completed eight years of its inception today. Doesn’t it seem like Twitter has been there for ever and ever? But, not quite! It was created on March 21, 2006 by Jack Dorsey, Evan Williams, Noah Glass and Biz Stone. Today, it has become eight years old. It’s the world’s second most popular second networking website behind Facebook. How amazing this fact is, when Twitter is much simpler and with far less functionalities than Facebook. It could not have been ever thought of that the world could share so much in 140 or less characters. But it is what has been through all those tweets. According to statisticbrain.com, there are more than 645 million active registered users on Twitter today. The average number of tweets a day amounts to astonishing 58 million. And, there are 190 million unique visits Twitter every month. Twitter has gone through so much in such a small period of time. But in its eight years of inception, what are the moments that top the rest? Which are the most defi...

Twitter has developed quickly as a highly effective medium for spreading information among large mass of people very quickly. But it doesn’t mean that all those sensational tweets, which gather focus of people all around the globe, carry any element of truth at all. There have been many instances in which a false information has spread like a fire amongst people , leading to detrimental consequences. One particular case occurred during the London Riots of 2011. What happened during the turn of events was that tweeters spread deceptive information about animals being released from London Zoo and London Eye and Selfridges being set on fire. This led to widespread panic with police attention being diverted from the actual case that needed attention. But such situations may not arise in near future. There have been reports that researchers across Europe are collaborating to devise a Lie Detector for Twitter to analyze the truthfulness of accounts that appear on social media on real time b...

Over the past few years, social networking sites have changed the lives of humans in so many ways. The way people communicate with each other, share ideas, give their opinions and learn about how things are progressing around the globe, have been drastically changed by such social networks. As of today, the total social network usage forms a huge chunk of the overall internet usage. They may have their pros and cons but a large portion of internet users spend their maximum time on the likes of Facebook , Twitter and Google Plus . So what are the most used social networks today? We present to you over here the most used social networks as of now. These most used social networks have been selected and ordered on the basis of their recent Global Alexa Rankings. 10. Ask.fm Alexa Ranking: 156 Founded in: June 16, 2010 Overview: Ask.fm is a social networking website where users can ask questions among each others. There is also the option of anonymity available. It is based on Riga, Latvia...

If you have your brand on twitter, it’s indeed essential for you to evaluate the value of a follower. So, what are the potential benefits a twitter follower can bring to your brand? A latest official inforgraphic from twitter evaluates, in figures, the benefits your brand/business can enjoy from every twitter follower. The figures are based on aspects of sales , reach and word of mouth . See the full inforgraphic below. What do you think about the figures?

Twitter , as it continues to rise as a communicative and informative tool is becoming more useful for reporting and sharing stories. A lot of stories break through this micro blogging site and quickly gain popularity. Media is using this tool as never before and thus engaging more and more reporters and journalists to use this effectively. While there are Social media norms and regulations for journalists from their respective media houses to make use of this tool, Twitter itself coming up with a guide to help journalists looks impressive. Twitter for News rooms (#TfN) helps media houses find resources to help journalists at every step of the reporting and publishing process. Well, there’s nothing new info except organized form of helping newbie on the sites. Anyone using twitter for sometime should have explored out all these themselves in the mean time. And most of the information, I believe, was already available on help section of Media guidelines on twitter. However, popular s...