Twitter Expert

Matt is an internet consultant, commentator, freelance writer and Project Manager based in the UK. He is available for hire. Matt edits the Wardman Wire and Twexpert, and writes at Poligeeks, Total Politics, and occasionally in several other places.

The shortening service tr.im is closing down, for want of a business model:

Of the url shortening services:

Tinyurl.com is the big daddy of them all, and generates a large amount of traffic even to its own site, but as far as I am aware even that is a spare time project, which now runs in “maintenance mode”.

Bit.ly has been best of breed for some time by providing a portfolio of statistical services, and other features.

ow.ly is the in house shortening service at Hootsuite, which is established as the leading service for managing multiple Twitter accounts.

I think there is an analogous lesson for another zero monetary cost but time-sink activity - blogging.

As a bolt-on commentary or marketing channel, whether to a consultancy business, a political career, or as a “proof” of ability as a writer, blogs add enormous value; as a standalone platform, they can be a time (and therefore money) pit.

Another batch of “Interesting Tweeple”.

This article is crossposted to Twexpert and the Wardman Wire.

I’m looking for a number of people willing to comment on the draft of my Twitter E-Book.

If you are interested, please email mattwardman AT gmail DOT com.

I really appreciate any help.

Thanks.

A few days ago I noted that @DowningStreet had seen an amazing growth in Twitter followers, after being added to the “Opt-in” list displayed as part of the Twitter sign-up process.

This morning, Jason Calcanis - an prominent blogger and Internet Entrepreneur, has offered Twitter $250k for a two-year slot on the “suggested” list.

Is it a good thing?

Another batch of “Interesting Tweeple”.

This article is crossposted to Twexpert and the Wardman Wire.

Today: Tweeters in Thinktanks and How to do Polls by Twitter.

Another batch of “Interesting Tweeple”.

This article is crossposted to Twexpert and the Wardman Wire.