Archive for the ‘Twitter’ Category

Has the Old Spice Man mentioned you?

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Today on Twitter, you may see that the “Promoted” Trending Topic is for men’s grooming products company, Old Spice. So, what marketing strategy does this company have up their sleeves?
Promote their brand through personalized commercials, of course!
By tweeting anything to @OldSpice, you may be lucky and have your own commercial with your [...]

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Waka Waka?!

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What’s the buzz lately? Here’s the 411:
Last week we mentioned how the 2010 World Cup is in full effect. Lately, Facebook statuses and tweets have been flooded with phrases such as, “GO USA!,” “Viva México,” and… “Waka Waka?!”

Here at BuzzTxt, we had to find out what this “Waka Waka” business was all about. With the [...]

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Get your geek on!

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Hey New Yorkers! (Or anyone who happens to be in the city..)
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As of yesterday, it’s Internet Week 2010 in the Big Apple. This is the one week of the year when thousands of bloggers, marketers and internet lovers get together at various web-oriented events to network, party and even meet new friends.
Internet Week [...]

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How do you get your news?

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There is no doubt in our minds that social media networks are taking over the news world.
So, do you catch yourself getting your news from sites like Twitter, rather than grabbing your remote and turning on CNN and/or Fox News?
As we all know, Twitter is perfect for obtaining real-time information, with the hottest [...]

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So, what’s next for the iPhone?

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Doesn’t it seem like Apple always has something new up their sleeves? Here at BuzzTxt, we can hardly keep up with what Apple CEO Steve Jobs has to offer next–but we like what we’re hearing!
Back in February, our friends at Mashable released a blog titled “Video Chat Coming to iPad and iPhone?” …Did [...]

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Twitter RT Updates

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Interesting updates rolling out from Twitter. A couple weeks ago we saw the “Beta Test” message about the lists, now they are live and active! Today we received this Beta Test… When will it be public? I am betting 1 week

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What is Project Retweet?

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What is Project Retweet?

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Through the Twitter culture, new trends develop daily to make it easier to share information with followers in those 140 characters. One of the most popular trends is called Retweeting. When a user wants to resend information from someone else or “retweet” it, they use the following tweet format “RT [...]

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