So this Twitter-fueled situation happened on Sunday night in Houston:
Now it’s heartening to read about a different restaurant-related incident that took place, again thanks to Twitter, last night in the New York City area:
Twitter is All About the Links →
Via steverubel:
Fortune recaps statements from Twitter on engagement. And there’s no surprise here….
“80% of Twitter engagement consists of people clicking on a tweet, while the remaining 20% is a Retweet or a Tweet.”
This is why brands on Twitter need to view themselves as curators. Tweet 75% of the time with links that are relevant to your zone and 25% about yourself. There’s too much competition for people’s time these days. It’s not about you.
“The genius behind @MayorEmanuel is Dan Sinker, who has a heart made out of Chicago and balls of punk rock.”
Alexis Madrigal reveals the man behind the the notorious, lovable, f-bomb spewing @MayorEmanuel. (via theatlantic)
A great story – and great coverage of it.
Via markcoatney:
Love this.
Who Tweets? (new report from the Pew Research Center) →
Answer: only eight percent of American Internet users.
Related: “half of Twitter users never listen to a word anyone else says.”
Houston friends –
Join a bunch of us tonight, incl. @TWalk, @coffeegroundz – http://bit.ly/Oct21. 6:30 pm #HouNews #Oct21 #tweetup