Twitter has become hugely popular and is only getting bigger. Some users don’t understand that the formatting and content of their tweets has a huge impact on how well or poorly they are received as individuals, and by extension, how likely they are to be followed. I participate extensively on Twitter with my personal account: @danielpunkass, and my company account: @redsweater. One of my applications, @marsedit, also tweets with a mind of its own. I have strong opinions about what works wel...

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One of the primary benefits of Twitter for me has been the opportunity to connect with other journalists. As a grad student, I took my professors’ advice and began following journalists and academics recommended through #FollowFriday references and lists of journalism “must-follow” Twitter users. It was through their tweets that I first noticed the #wjchat hashtag and began participating in online chats. Not only has it served as a way to meet and learn from journalists across the country, i...

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Breakdown of the tools you’ve suggested we investigate during the Ben Franklin Project. As you read the list feel free to offer feedback on those you like or those you take for a test drive. Survey Monkey — http://www.surveymonkey.com/ Polldaddy — http://polldaddy.com/ Open Office — http://www.openoffice.org/ Flckr – http://www.flckr.com YouTube — http://www.youtube.com/ UStream — http://www.ustream.tv/ LiveStream — http://www.livestream.com/ Chats – CoverItLive — http://www.coveritlive.com/...

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Answer (1 of 34): I've done a LOT of journalism on my phone (I was the first to broadcast live video from a cell phone from the World Economic Forum, for instance). To have a really complete set of apps, you need to put them into groups. 1. You need to capture the scene and be able to share it quickly. That means having a good set of photography apps, but the one I use most is Instagram. 2. You need to be able to record audio interviews of people. I use CinchCast for that. 3. You need to ...

will allow you to mute your friends on Twitter when they become too noisy for your taste. If you do it manually and unfollow the -temporarily- loud twitterers, you risk forgetting to follow them back again. Here's where comes valiantly in your rescue: you define and (or muute 'em?), we do the remembering part. Please notice that the "mute" action is performed by temporarily unfollowing your contact. More info and definitions in the Help area. Like it? Spread the love! Tweet about Muuter, cli...

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