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Why I’m giving social media a rest for a while

For a while now I’ve grown increasingly impatient with twitter and I fell out of love with Facebook months if not years ago. So what’s gone wrong with social media? I have a healthy fascination with the Internet, to the

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My year on twitter

So, 2012, the year that was, but what were my (@iChrisTaylor) most used words on twitter? It comes as no surprise to me that my most use word is iPad. I love it, I recognise it’s failings, but it’s still

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Has your company got a social media policy?

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[This post originally featured on EamonnMallie.com] Social media can be a powerful marketing tool that any business, no matter how big or small, should use, but what are your policies governing its use? Perhaps a better place to start is

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How To Use Twitter Lists

Twitter has allowed you to create lists of other twitter users for a while now, but not many people seem to use the feature. Read on to find out why you should consider using them. If you’ve not heard about

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Twitter – do we care about the fail whale?

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Yesterday we had the latest Twitter fail: “We are currently investigating a problem causing many users’ timelines to be delayed.” http://status.twitter.com/ I have to say for me personally this was not the disaster that many are making it out to

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Twinkle, twitter the iPhone way

As you know, I like twitter and the spontaneous nature that comes with it.I also now have an iphone, which does not support twibble, so what to do? Fear not, I’ve been twittering away using Twinkle, a location based twitter

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twibble upgrade

Twibble has had a pre release announced on twiitter.com/twibble. It has had a significant make over and should be treated as beta, hence why it is not freely available on the main twibble site. I’ve upgraded and it looks more

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What is the future for twitter?

After securing further funding last week ($15 million raised valuing the company at $80million), speculation has grown over what direction twitter takes now to make it into a profitable company. Many commentators argue that any commercial model risks alienating its

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twitterfox add on for firefox

As previously stated, I’m using twitter now and I’m finding it very useful. However, a little app that I’ve found has increased my twitter use no end, as it integrates twitter into firefox. Twitterfox is a Firefox extension that notifies

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When will IM take off?

Instant messaging is all about communicating quickly and efficiently with a friend or a colleague.Instant messaging (IM) has been around for a long time, but has yet to sweep the main stream.Why is this and who really needs it?This is

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Chris Taylor
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Chris Taylor

Hi I'm Chris Taylor and I'm a web publisher from Belfast and you can find me all over the web (although I'm taking a break from twitter) at the sites below.

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