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I Speak To Twitter. And The World. 06:19:2009

Filed under: #iranelection,#Moussavi,@Alyssa_Milano,@BaghdadBrian,@ProtesterHelp,BBC,blogging,blogosphere,CNN,Confusion,conversation,facebook,God,Guardian,Huffington Post,leaders:followers,life,Mainstream Media,media,MsNBC,Noise:NewsRatio,Open Letter,opinion,patriotism,politics,reality,thoughts,tweeps,twitter,Twittersphere,unapologetic,unbelievable — Schones Feuer @ 6:54:pm

At 7:00p.m., Guardian.co.uk posted an article written by Mohsen Makhmalbaf titled: I speak for Mousavi. And Iran. This article sparked the largest episode of Noise-to-News Ratio related confusion I have ever seen on Twitter.
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Is it really a war? 06:18:2009

Filed under: #iranelection,BBC,blogging,CNN,iran,iranian,life,Mainstream Media,mousavi,muslim,news,open,opinion,peech____,politics,religion,smallworldnews,thoughts,tweeps,twitter — Schones Feuer @ 12:44:am

Notes: There are no NSFW links or photos on this blog.  Please be aware of what you click on and what you read when you go outside of this blog and the links on it.  Look for the words “graphic,” “18+” and “NSFW [Not Safe For Work]” when surfing the web.

In the most recent days, Twitter has shown itself to be one of the most powerful tools the world has for communicating and sharing ideas.  Powerful enough, in fact to have the U.S. Department of Justice be rumored as asking @ev, @biz, and @twitter not to shut down for maintenance and gotten the oft-referenced and internet-empowered group Anonymous involved with their site http://iran.whyweprotest.net/
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Can twitter change the world? or The Twitter Effect 06:15:2009

Filed under: blogging,change,life,news,politics,the revolution will be tweeted,thoughts,twitter — Schones Feuer @ 8:24:pm

Can twitter change the political landscape? Can it change the way we hear our news? Is the equalizer of us all? I have a feeling it’s on the way to doing just that – changing the way we see ourselves in connection to the rest of the world. (more…)

 

How To Use Twitter In 5 EASY Steps. 06:06:2009

Filed under: blogging,celebrities,conversation,gossip,how to,interesting,networking,social media,the twitterati,twitter — Schones Feuer @ 5:02:pm

So I was reading “People are sheep on twitter” and I completely disagreed with it.  It was a well written enough blog, but inflammatory to some (which means it will probably do well) and so generalized as to do a disservice to twitter users who:

A) Are new and will eventually ramp up to twittering every day,

B) Already have a main twitter account and use a secondary one for business or writing purposes (i.e. A Pen Name) or,

C) Are older (or younger) and haven’t quite gotten the hang of twitter yet.

So for those of you in category C, I decided a little how-to will get you going with the rest of us who tweet 500 times in one day.  With no further ado, here’s How To Use Twitter In 5 Easy Steps.
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