Category Archives: Newstwits

Library of Congress Acquires Entire Public Twitter Update Archive

Want to be part of the historical record officially?  You will be if you’ve published a public tweet on Twitter since March 2006, because your tweets are going into the Library of Congress archives.

You might not be able to edit those old tweets, but it’s as good a time as any to make sure your future tweets are good. 

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5 Reasons to Learn the Truth about Blog and Twitter Content Syndication

newstex_the_truth_about_blog_syndication_free_ebookDo you know the truth about blog and Twitter content syndication?  Here are 5 reasons you should learn the truth:

Syndication models: There are 3 primary types of online content syndication.  Make sure you pick the right syndication opportunity to reach your goals.
Increased exposure: Licensed syndication can put your content and name in front of influential audiences who might not find it otherwise.Continue Reading

1 in 5 Tweets Mention Brands

According to eMarketer, 18 million U.S. adults access Twitter at least monthly in 2009, and that number is expected to grow to 26 million in 2010.  However, when you put those numbers alongside of the statistics released by Sysomos earlier this year, the story changes a bit.

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The Sysomos statistics told us that over 85% of Twitter users publish fewer than 1 tweet per day and 5% of Twitter users make up for 75% of all activity on Twitter.

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1 in 4 Tweets is from a Bot — How to Find Authoritative Content through the Clutter

twitter-clutterLast month, I wrote a post on the Newstex blog called New Twitter Statistics Tell an Interesting Story where I talked about research conducted by Sysomos on 11.5 million Twitter accounts.  In that post, I discussed the trends related to how people use Twitter (e.g., frequency of posts, numbers of followers, etc.).  Today, I’d like to take a look at the statistics provided by the Sysomos research from the authoritative content perspective. 

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NewsTwits from Newstex – Authoritative Twitter Updates and Twitter Search Made Easy

twitter_searchTwitter is by far the fastest growing social Web site in history, and it shows no signs of slowing down.  Everyday, people are tweeting about companies, brands and products.  The problem is that there is no perfect way to search Twitter for this kind of information.

Even Twitter’s Twitter 101 for Business guide offers only slightly helpful advice by telling businesses to conduct a site search to find conversations happening “right now” on Twitter. 

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New Twitter Statistics Tell an Interesting Story

A new research report from Sysomos, a social media analytics company, was released in June and provides interesting insight into the world of Twitter.  The research was conducted on a large sample — 11.5 million Twitter accounts. 

First, check out the graph from Sysomos below which shows the growth of Twitter users between March 2007 and May 2009. 

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‘The Truth about Blog and Twitter Syndication’ Free eBook Passes 1,000 Downloads

newstex_the_truth_about_blog_syndication_free_ebookThe free ebook from Newstex, The Truth about Blog and Twitter Syndication, passed 1,000 downloads this week.

The Newstex team is very happy to hear feedback from readers that the ebook has cleared up a lot of confusion about licensed syndication and started some interesting conversations about the subject.   We’d also like to thank everyone who has helped us to spread the word about the free ebook.

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Newstex eBook – The Truth about Blog and Twitter Syndication – Now on Amazon Kindle

ebook-kindleIf you have a Kindle wireless reading device from Amazon and enjoy reading books and ebooks on your Kindle, then you might be interested in hearing that the new ebook from Newstex, The Truth about Blog and Twitter Syndication, is now available on Amazon Kindle.

The Truth about Blog and Twitter Syndication is available at the lowest price point available through Amazon Kindle, $0.99, which includes free wireless delivery. 

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Best Twitter Apps for Video Sharing

I’ve written a lot about online video on the Newstex blog, and I’ve written a lot about Twitter.  Today, I thought I’d combine the two into a post about sharing videos on Twitter and the best Twitter apps to help you do it.

There are a number of Twitter video apps available offering a variety of features and functions (some far more than others), but I chose the two that seem to be leading the pack these days to highlight.

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Free eBook – The Truth about Blog Syndication

newstex_the_truth_about_blog_syndication_free_ebookThe term syndication has a variety of meanings depending on who you ask. For example, Newstex provides licensed blog syndication as part of its package of Authoritative Content offerings to professionals and influencers.

But what does licensed blog syndication mean, and how can it help bloggers? What makes it different from other kinds of syndication?

A new FREE ebook from Newstex, The Truth about Blog Syndication, makes sense of all the myths, confusion, and hearsay about blog syndication.Continue Reading