Tag Archives: twitter
Self-hosted microblog
The open source microblogging platform StatusNet has two interesting options for users. Microblogging, for the uninitiated, is online publishing of status updates within a limited space, normally 140 characters. Think Twitter or the wall on Facebook. StatusNet offers its software … Continue reading
Twitter down
Twitter seems to be down. I just tried to login for the first time this week. The outage must be causing some angst for people who are addicted to it.
Tweet cloud
Neat new Twitter tool called Tweet cloud: @mgorey on Twitter.
Twitter or Facebook?
Twitter or Facebook. I currently have accounts with both. Also with identica, Tumblr and Type Pad. Twitter is the one I use most. The Twitter updates also feed through automatically to my wall on Facebook. Let’s take a look at … Continue reading
Twitter psychological profile
Social and viral marketing scientist Dan Zarrella has released a web tool to analyse people’s psychological profiles on Twitter. Zarrella claims that TweetPsyc uses two linguistic analysis algorithms (RID and LIWC) to build a psychological profile of a person based … Continue reading
On Twitter and Shorts
I’m experimenting with a self-hosted Twitter-style multi-user blog at www.shortsay.com. It uses a modified version of the P2 theme. Anyone can login using their webmail or Facebook account to post or comment. The experiment is because I like the short … Continue reading
Mike Rann tweets
I’m impressed the South Australian Premier, Mike Rann, is an active twitterer. He posts news, personal information and opinions several times a day. I’m one of his 1552 followers (and counting) and find his posts interesting. He makes most of … Continue reading
