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Twitter is a privately funded startup with offices in the SoMA neighborhood of San Francisco, CA. Started as a side project in March of 2006, Twitter has grown into a real-time short messaging service that works over multiple networks and devices.

In countries all around the world, people follow the sources most relevant to them and access information via Twitter as it happens—from breaking world news to updates from friends.

Website:
http://www.twitter.com
Address:
402 - 539 Bryant St
San Francisco, California, United States

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ADDICTION: Study Finds Social Media to Be Like Smoking Cigarettes
Firing off a tweet or status update is not unlike smoking a cigarette, new research suggests. According to a study conducted by the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, social media may... [more]
Twitter: Google+ Does Not Concern Us
Twitter has spoken. And Google+ is not on its radar. Co-founder Jack Dorsey spoke at a technology conference yesterday and stated that his company was much more than a social network and that... [more]
Everyone's talking about Summify but can it tame the Twitter fire hose?
Since Techvibes starting covering Canadian technology and startup news five years ago there has never been an acquisition that has got as much attention as Vancouver's Summify. It seems every... [more]
Vancouver's Summify acquired by Twitter
Vancouver's Summify announced this morning on their blog that they have been acquired by Twitter. Congrats to Romanian co-founders Mircea Pașoi and Cristian Strat (pictured below). Terms of the... [more]
Google Reacts to Twitter's Response in Civil Manner, but We Know That Blood is Boiling
Yesterday, Google announced salient changes to its search engine. Most notably, it placed an emphasis on Google+. We’re […] introducing three new features: 1. Personal Results,... [more]
Canadian Television Show Will Bring Creeping to a New Level
The Internet Era has spawned an age of "creeping," in which web surfers have acquired a taste for delving their curious mines into the lives of others through the wonders of online communities. As... [more]
The English-Speaking World is Getting Sadder
If Twitter can accurately represent the English-speaking world, then new research reveals that our overall happiness is on the decline. A team of scientists from the University of Vermont... [more]
Twitter and Ontario Have the Same Lame Slogan
What do Twitter and Ontario have in common? A slogan, for one. The official website of Ontario Tourism hawks the slogan "Yours to Discover"—as does Twitter, most prominently in its new video... [more]
Twitter silently rolls out new timeline features [Video]
Yesterday Pinglio founder Patrick Bisch noticed some changes to his Twitter timeline that no one else did. What appears to be a currently silent, very tiny and/or slow rollout of new features sees... [more]
What Twitter took 3 years to do at first, it now does twice per week: CEO Dick Costolo talks numbers
At the Web 2.0 Summit in San Fransisco last night, CEO Dick Costolo unveiled numerous mind-boggling statistics about his real-time, microblogging social slash information network platform thingy... [more]
'Dear BlackBerry' trends on Twitter and it's not to say I Love You
Somehow, the formula of "Dear Noun, statement of opinion" has become popular online. Sometimes it's good—"Dear Yaletown, I love you. Sincerely, Yorkshire Terrier." But usuallly it's bad. Case... [more]
Twitter Trademarks 'Tweet'
A new report has revealed that in settling a lawsuit, Twitter has finally gained control over the trademark of the word "tweet." Once a sound reserved for describing the utterances of our... [more]
Facebook founding president Sean Parker joins Twitter, apologizes to Mark Zuckerberg
Most non-techsters will know him as Justin Timberlake in The Social Network. Sean Parker, cofounder of Napster and Plaxo, is also the founding president of Facebook, which is probably why he's... [more]
People are happiest on the weekend (according to Twitter)
People are happiest on weekends, according to data extracted from Twitter. Cornell University researchers analyzed 500 million tweets from 2.4 million people in 84 countries over a 2 year time... [more]
Twitter to Double Revenue Next Year
Twitter—which is not a social network—is poised to nearly double its revenue next year, according to a new report by eMarketer. The real-time information network is on pace to make... [more]
Twitter: 'We Are Not a Social Network'
Michael Abbot, the vice president of engineering at Twitter, spoke at the Mobilize Conference in San Francisco today. Michael discussed Twitter and mobile, such as how the startup platform is... [more]
Twitter's expanded promoted tweets program starts rollout today
Twitter has long planned an expansion of its promoted tweets program as part of its goal to generate profit. Rolling out today, Twitter will add paid tweets to users' timelines from companies they... [more]
Twitter announces analytics service for publishers using technology from Toronto's Backtype
Twitter today announced an analytics service for publishers at TechCrunch Disrupt. Twitter's Director of Web Business Development April Underwood unveiled Twitter Web Analytics, leveraging... [more]
Twitter to serve up more ads as mobile usage explodes but company still has no timeline for IPO
Real-time information network Twitter plans to serve up more of its tweet-based advertisements to users as it ramps up for a potential IPO in 2012, although CEO Dick Costolo says the microblogging... [more]
Twitter raises $800 million in funding to help cash out some current investors and employees
Twitter plans on completing its $800 million round of funding within the next two weeks, according to AllThingsDigital. Half of the funding is intended to help investors and employees cash out in... [more]
This Week's Top 5 Trending Topics on Twitter in Canada
1. Harry Potter.  The eighth and final movie in this epic fantasy saga launched at midnight this morning. Twitter users in Canada—and everywhere else, really—have been going nuts... [more]
Twitterstorm: Real-time social network will sign up as many people today as it did in first 16 months
Twitter was by no means a lightning bolt out of the gate. The peculiar, 140-character-based "real-time information network" was a niche on a good day and a straight-up outcast on a bad one. It... [more]
Canadian Twitter users are on the Internet twice as much as others: Study
Twitter's constant flow of real-time conversations and news has got people hooked: Twitter users in Canada average  over 33 hours a week online, while their non-Twitter counterparts clock in... [more]
There are now one million apps for Twitter. To celebrate, company introduces new developer site
Twitter blogged today that it has achieved a milestone: there are now one million apps in the Twitter ecosystem. The real-time social information network, which is an app unto itself when on... [more]
Twitter buys Toronto-born BackType
BackType announced this morning on their blog that they have been acquired by Twitter. We’re thrilled to announce that BackType has been acquired by Twitter! We’ll be bringing our... [more]
What the $10-million acquisition of AdGrok means for Twitter's business model and future
This article was written by Douglas Idugboe and originally published on Smedio. Twitter, the wildly popular micro-blogging service, announced this week it’s acquiring the start-up... [more]
Twitter buys social media dashboard app TweetDeck for $40 million
Twitter has officially bought TweetDeck for $40 million, if CNN's early morning report holds true. The $40-million cash-and-stocks deal would see Twitter own TweetDeck entirely just a month after... [more]
7 Twitter rules you must ignore
This article was written by Douglas Idugboe and originally published on Smedio. Though there’s no doubt that Twitter is a proven success story, I strongly believe the best is yet to... [more]
There's finally a way to get paid for tweeting - but it's not what you'd expect
Everybody would love to get paid for tweeting. Well, it's going to become a reality for one profession - but not one you'd expect. No, I'm not talking about the newly minted "social media... [more]
7 things to NOT do on Twitter
This article was written by Douglas Idugboe and originally published on Smedio. When Twitter launched, critics questioned the limitation of 140 characters to make a meaningful conversation,... [more]
The AntiSocial Media Election: As it turns out, politics and social media just aren't clicking
Social media and election campaigns, in theory, should be the best of friends. But something is amiss. According to a first-of-its-kind survey conducted by Ipsos Reid, political engagement via... [more]
Twitter adds Vancouver and Montréal to its Trends tool, just in time for the Playoffs
Obviously, the folks at Twitter know Canadians like their hockey. What else could explain the company's timely decision to add Vancouver and Montréal to its list of Trends—they're the... [more]
Canada's first 'Tweetup for Democracy' happens later today
Canadians know they're the world's most avid users of the internet and social media, so it was only a matter of time before the country engaged in a national Tweetup for Democracy. Canadian... [more]
Vancouver's Politwitter gets busy as federal election gains momentum
Vancouver engineer Trevor May is the man behind Politwitter.ca, a website that tracks politicians' use of social media, analyzes the data, and pumps it out into charts, bars, and graphs.  As... [more]
Federal Election 2011: Who is winning the social media war? [Infographic]
There was a time, not very long ago, that social media didn't exist. And when it first came about, it didn't really seem like a platform appropriate for politics. But U.S. presidential candidate... [more]
Trust us, they're everywhere: 8 ways to identify a social media douchebag
We’ve all been there—peacefully tweeting along, reading up on our favourite blogs… when suddenly you spot one (or worse, it makes contact). We’ve all seen that dreaded... [more]
What if Google bought Twitter?
I understand this proposition seems slightly outrageous, but the title was really meant to draw your attention to a few things I have noticed in the past little while. Twitter needs a revenue... [more]
Is Twitter useful for serious journalism?
Happy fifth birthday, Twitter. You’ve come a long way, baby. And what better time than a fifth birthday to reminisce about one of the most gruesome gangland murder trials in Canadian history?... [more]
Twitter's Birthday: Celebrating five years of tweetastic times #5yrs
It was on March 21st, 2006, that the world's first tweet was sent. Tweeted by co-founder Jack Dorsey, it read, "just setting up my twttr." The website was called a fad before it even got popular,... [more]
Twitter says it's nowhere near an IPO - 'We are really just getting started'
The rumours have been churning with an ever increasing pace over the past couple of months, but Twitter insists it's not planning for an IPO. In fact, it's not even close to that stage. Twitter... [more]
#FollowFriday: Four Podcamp Toronto speakers we're following - and why you should follow them too
This week for our Follow Friday Four feature, we've decided to take a look at four people who are involved in this coming weekend's Podcamp Toronto 2011 event. What's Podcamp Toronto? PodCamp... [more]
It looks like real-time info network Twitter isn't worth $10 billion after all
The Wall Street Journal recently reported that Facebook and Google were circling Twitter with potential for an acquisition, which seemed viable after Google came out forthright with an aggressive... [more]
Twitter struggles with 'New Twitter' transition; sends out survey to pinpoint problems
Change is hard for some Twitter users. Unveiled to much hype and fanfare last Fall was "New Twitter," the major reiteration of the real-time information network since it launched in Spring of... [more]
Tweet2O: Twitter is the new water, but Facebook is just in your face
There is an interesting contrast between the approaches of Twitter CEO Dick Costolo and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Well, there are actually many: Dick is older and balding, while Zuck is still... [more]
Twitter in talks with Facebook and Google over acquisition prospect
Can you imagine if either social network giant Facebook or search titan and Android maker Google got ahold of Twitter? Apparently, it's a remote possibility. According to the Wall Street Journal,... [more]
The Techvibes 2010 Advent Calendar: only two days left to win $8,000 in tech stuff!
As you're all well aware by now, we're giving away more than $8,000 in tech gadgets and accessories - from computers to tablets to smartphones - through our holiday themed giveaway... [more]
Is Twitter worth four billion dollars?
A staggering 25 billion tweets occurred during the past year. During this time, Twitter added 100 million new accounts. Thanks to a new round of venture capitalism, which netted Twitter $200... [more]
Morgan Freeman is alive, despite what Twitter says
Fear not, world; the calming, authoritative voice of morgan freeman has not left this earth. A hoax going around social media this late afternoon claimed the Academy Award-winning actor and voice... [more]
5 tips for getting your content retweeted
Have one of your tweets retweeted by another Twitter user is a good feeling, and it can help expand your audience or network without any extra work on your behalf. But having your content retweeted... [more]
Last thing before sleeping and first thing upon waking: Social media use borderlines addiction in Canada
A staggering three quarters of Canadians who use social media confessed in a recent survey that the last thing they do at night, and the first thing they do in the morning, is use an electronic... [more]
Naheed Nenshi elected mayor of Facebook, er, Calgary
Monday saw the election of a new mayor in Calgary, and Naheed Nenshi’s victory certainly is deserving of the term “underdog victory.” Running in Canada’s most... [more]
HootSuite now available for BlackBerry
BlackBerry loving tweeters - today is your day. HootSuite for BlackBerry is here and available for download. The new BlackBerry App is free and gives RIM fans the tools to update both Facebook and... [more]
One expensive tweet: NFL receiver set to be fined for breaking League's social media policy
Always humble and extremely low-key Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Terrell Owens admitted that he violated the National Football League’s social media policy by sending a tweet too close to... [more]
Vancouver's Hootsuite collabs with Twitter for new Promoted Products feature integration
Hootsuite was recently announced as Twitter’s preliminary launch partner for the newly expanded Promoted Products suite, which includes Promoted Tweets and Trends. Hootsuite will... [more]
News in Short: Yahoo revamps search engine, Twitter revamps search engine
Yahoo revamps search engine Yahoo is rolling out a new interactive search system today, with "intelligent shortcuts" and some intuitive enhancements that offer localized search results and more... [more]
Exclusive: Techvibes interviews #NewTwitter team lead
“Process and talent won’t get you anywhere if you don’t have a team that shares a vision and trusts and respects each other. – Kevin Cheng - @k – Sept 28 2010.”... [more]
News in Short: Twitter changes CEO (again), Google gives iPhone some Goggles with visual search app
Twitter changes CEO (again) Twitter yesterday announced that Dick Costolo has become its new chief executive officer (CEO). Dick will replace @Ev, also known as Evan Williams, who is a co-founder... [more]
Breaking: Twitter's Evan Williams is stepping down
Evan Williams, who helped popularize communicating in 140 characters at a time, is stepping down as CEO of Twitter.  In a Twitter blog post entitled, #newtwitterceo, Evan said: The... [more]
Twitter's Biz in Japan
Techvibes' own Warren Frey has relocated to Japan for an undetermined length of time and was lucky enough to attend the New Context Conference put on by Digital Garage. Biz Stone of Twitter,... [more]
Twitter topples MySpace as third-most popular social networking site. (What took so long?)
Finally, MySpace is knocked down a notch. The former heavyweight social networking champion, who fell hard from glory in the wake of Facebook and others, has been bumped from third to fourth place... [more]
Twitter's first real leap into monetization – do Promoted Tweets actually work?
At any given point in time, there are 10 trending topics on Twitter, plus a bonus one at the bottom. This one is special because it's accompanied by a little yellow box that reads "Promoted." That... [more]
Don't Drink and Tweet: Interesting recent tales involving Twitter
Describe this wine in 140 characters. Facebook is developing a mobile phone with INQ. Research in Motion is getting ready to launch a tablet. And Twitter? Well, they're just making wines. Sounds... [more]
Believe it or not, Twitter actually works on professional levels
If Twitter should be known for anything, it's that the social networking site has made the world realize how much can be communicated, conveyed, or accomplished in 140 characters. Sometimes, it's... [more]
Twitter acquires Vancouver startup Dabble DB to develop real-time analytics dashboard
Earlier this year, Twitter acquired Dabble DB, a startup founded in Vancouver. Expanding upon Dabble's efforts, the explosively trendy social networking site has plans to develop a real-time... [more]
Twitter got hacked: The official details of revealed by Twitter Safety [updated]
Earlier this morning, Twitter was apparently hacked, and a virus was allegedly spread via shortened links. Everyone also had zero followers and were following zero people. This supposedly only... [more]
The New Twitter.com
On Tuesday night the good folks at Twitter announced a bunch of cool upgrades to their service. Earlier in the afternoon, Twitter CEO @Ev (Evan Williams) announced that Twitter would be making... [more]
The new way to get hired: Student creates YouTube Instant, it goes viral, YouTube CEO offers job via Twitter
Google Instant has inspired the very impressed YouTube Instant, but the latter wasn't created by Google OR YouTube. It was built by Feross Aboukhadijeh of Stanford University).... [more]
News in Short: YouTube still not profitable according to Google CEO; Twitter owes Justin Bieber big time
YouTube still not profitable according to Google CEO The popular video site has been "near" profitability for a long time, according to Google. Most recently, Google CEO Eric Schmidt confirmed... [more]
I Can Stalk U – it's a very scary thing: A warning about posting photos on Twitter
Years ago, you needed sharp detective skills to pull off a successful stalking session. Now, your targets will do the work for you. A website called "I Can Stalk U" reveals precise geotagged... [more]
Twitter announces forthcoming updates regarding apps
Over the coming weeks, Twitter will be making two important updates that will impact how users interact with Twitter applications.  Acccording to Twitter, there are more than 250,000... [more]
I calculated my Klout Score and all I got was a chip on my shoulder
Klout Broke my Heart It all started with a harmless list of 10 most influential tweeters in Toronto; and soon after, "klout" became a trending topic on twitter. EVERYONE was rushing to their... [more]
TweetMeme shifts to DataShift as Twitter launches official Tweet button
From Twitter's blog: Today we’re launching the Tweet Button to make sharing simple. It lets you share links directly from the page you’re on. When you click on the Tweet Button, a... [more]
Research suggests modern email marketing is less marketing, more promotion of social media outlets
These days, email marketing ought to be called "email click-these-socia-media-links!" StrongMail is a comprehensive, reputable provider of email and social media marketing solutions, and conducted... [more]
News in Short: Twitter achieves 20 billion tweets; iPhone's FaceTime is sexy time in the porn industry
Twenty billionth tweet achieved  It took four years for Twitter to reach its historical record of 10 billion tweets. And everyone thought that was pretty good. Well, it took less than a year... [more]
News in Short: Internet Explorer 9 beta coming this September, Twitter adds feature on who to follow
Microsoft progresses with IE 9 Microsoft CEO Kevin Turner announced this week that their forthcoming upgrade to the dying legend that is Internet Explorer, version 9, will open beta in September.... [more]
News in Short: America makes iPhone "jailbreaking" legal, Kindle enables social networking
U.S. passes law to legalize mobile device jailbreaking In the U.S., pwners of Apple's iPhone will be able to deliberately break electronic locks on their devices in order to download... [more]
Vancouver's Rebus Creative tests social media marketing waters through BC Book Prizes auction fundraiser
For the first time, Rebus Creative, a Vancouver-based firm specializing in event management, publicity services, and fundraising, is bringing social media marketing into the picture for its... [more]
News in Short: Twitter use reached new heights during World Cup, Facebook struggles with users' deaths
World Cup delivers largest-ever period of sustained Twittering In post on the Twitter blog, employee Matt Graves said that the final match of the World Cup “represented... [more]
HootBerry? Hootsuite Twitter client for BlackBerry on its way
This week has been a big one for Vancouver's HootSuite with a Social CRM release for their web client but they didn't stop there and they seem to have something for everyone. To go along with... [more]
Another Reason To Worry About Facebook Privacy: Alimony
The negative consequences of posting too much private information on social networks are pretty well known, from identity thieves stealing your info to burglars invading your home after you post... [more]
An Ultimate List: 10 prime examples of social media gone horribly, horribly wrong
Viral videos, self-destructive Facebook feeds, and the disrespecting of dead children. It's here, it's terrible, and it's true. Social media is a great tool to wield—but just like a hammer... [more]
News in Short: Canadians comfortable but cautious with social media, email decreasing in popularity
Canadians are comfortable but cautious with social media The 2010 Digital Influence Index was released in Canada last week by Fleishman-Hillard and Harris Interactive. The study, which measures... [more]
When does microblogging your life take over your life? Sifting through the swamp of spam
I recently came across a column in a prominent national paper, The Globe and Mail, that made be fear for society. Lisan Jutras was the author of "Twidows," a column outlining a study that she... [more]
News in Short: Flattr sparks debate over content compensation, Twitter users tighter-knit than Facebook users
Flattr fuels fights Flattr, the latest business dropping vowels for the sake of trendiness, is getting mixed reviews - and it's still in closed beta. The concept of Flattr is that content... [more]
Website effectiveness waning? VKI Studios suggests how to avoid stagnation
Having YouTube on your client list is many web strategy studio's dream. For Vancouver's VKI Studios, it's a reality. But after crafting more than 1,000 variations of YouTube interface, with subtly... [more]
BC's Victoria makes Social Media Day official
UPDATE: Today is the day, folks! Happy Social Media Day to everyone! Wednesday, June 30th: Social Media Day. On this day, Twitterati, Facebookers, those of LinkedIn, Bebo, and more, will... [more]
Tomorrow's Technology Part 1: Virtual business cards may be way of the future
Business cards are a networking staple. They have been for ages. And they will continue to be for ages. The question is, in which format? With the rise of smartphones and other handheld digital... [more]
Facebook fuses with Twitter: Social media integration of the year
Twitter has made official announcements regarding its Facebook and LinkedIn applications. They're bringing in additional functionality and a new level of integration. The Twitter, which is... [more]
LPV9 pre-coverage: An interview with Michael Fergusson from Ayogo Games
This is the third post in a series dedicated to covering the entries at Launch Party Vancouver 9. Today, I talk with Michael Fergusson of Ayogo Games. KT: Give our readers... [more]
Social networking online: Where to go, and where not to waste your time (Part 1)
Networking has mattered since the dawn of business. Nobody's going to deny that. But never has there been such ample opportunity to network as now, with so many high-tech social networks rampant... [more]
Twitter buys Vancouver's Dabble DB
Twitter announced this morning on their blog that they have acquired Vancouver-born Dabble DB. Every day millions of people use Twitter to create, share and discover information, and as we... [more]
Nine Free Twitter apps your business needs
Many businesses today have their own Twitter account. They're used to releasing news, advertising products and sales, and interacting with potential customers and established clients. However,... [more]
No more followers on Twitter
Now that you have no more friends, what are you going to do?  Will you attempt to have more friends than Barak Obama?  Maybe you'll try calling (using a mobile device or that thing called... [more]
Vancouver man arrested for sexual assault aided by GPS app
The Vancouver Sun is reporting that there has been an arrest made in an August sexual assault.  The assault was facilitated by the mobile software Grindr an application that allows gay and... [more]
Twestival Toronto tonight
Are you ready for Twestival Toronto tonight? This year, the global Twitter community is looking to raise awareness and funds for Concern Worldwide. Concern is an international humanitarian... [more]
#TwestivalTO returns to Toronto
  After raising $16,000 in 2009, the good folks behind Twestival Toronto are at it again.  As part of the global Twestival, the Toronto Twitter community will gather on March 25 at the... [more]
Mashable's Ben Parr keynotes 140 | The Twitter Conference
140 The Twitter Conference is underway at the Bell Harbour Conference Center in Seattle and Mashable's Ben Parr is being keynote interviewed by Tweet House's Steve Broback. Here they are on... [more]
140 The Twitter Conference in Seattle fast approaching
140 | The Twitter Conference is coming to Seattle on March 8th at the Bell Harbour Conference Center and Techvibes is proud to be a media sponsor. The schedule for the one-track conference is... [more]
Followformation curates Top Olympic Tweeters
Vancouver's Followformation unveiled their unofficial tool to help Twitter users find and follow top Olympic “Tweeters.” Followformation is a tool for Twitter users who want to follow... [more]
140 - The Twitter Conference comes to Seattle
140 | The Twitter Conference is coming to Seattle on March 8th at the Bell Harbour Conference Center and Techvibes is proud to be a media sponsor. The schedule for the one-track conference is... [more]
Statistics Canada joins Twitter
Statistics Canada, the government department in charge of gathering and publishing statistics on the Canadian economy, culture, population, resources and society has started micro-blogging on... [more]
Bill Gates now tweeting
The world's most famous geek is now tweeting. Sometime yesterday the founder of Microsoft joined the micro-blogging site Twitter.  His first tweet was, "Hello world". In his bio section, Bill... [more]
HootSuite makes $1.9 Million round official
HootSuite Media, Inc.'s CEO Ryan Holmes announced the finalization of USD $1.9 Million of financing today in a press release. The official announcement comes on the heels of rumors and two... [more]
Tracking tweets from CES
Although the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is winding down, there was such a flury of activity on Twitter from attendees that it may have been hard to follow. Ottawa interactive marketing... [more]
Twitalyzer 2.0 takes analyzing Twitter - and over analyzing yourself - to a whole new level
You may remember Twitalyzer from the bit of hubbub it caused last year, when the tool was used to select the top 100 Twitter users in Portland. Well, it turns out that Portland—the town that... [more]
Vancouverite joins Twitter
Vancouver has been a hotbed for Twitter-related development in 2009. In addition to a handful of Twitter apps, both Hootsuite and Nambu call the West Coast home along with their respective... [more]
Toronto start-up proposes to monetize Twitter.
As many of you know, Toronto is a brewing with young tech companies.  And with social media becoming more mainstream by the minute there are even more companies looking at how various... [more]
TweetUp for a good cause
This evening saw the grand opening of the Toronto exhibit of Pictures Talk at the Red Eye Studio Gallery in the historic Distillery district. In 2008, four years after the tsunami of 2004, 41... [more]
Can Tweets translate to Cash for Twitter
Most of us are probably focused on using micro blogging site Twitter to make money for ourselves. But is Twitter making money for itself? Twitter has become a veritable cultural phenomenon and one... [more]
This Is How Twitter Will Die. (And, thus, live forever.)
Perhaps the most difficult part of forecasting technologies’ pace is discerning which technologies will be short-lived fads and which will become ingrained in our lives. Often, millions of... [more]
Sonia Ryan with Shel Israel at Twitterville Book Launch
In September social media author Shel Israel did a whirlwind 5-day, 5-city book launch tour across Canada for Twitterville: How Businesses Can Thrive in the New Global Neighborhoods. His Vancouver... [more]
Twitter and LinkedIn unite.
Twitter-In is what Biz Stone refers to as the teaming up of the two platforms Twitter and LinkedIn. LinkedIn is a business oriented social networking site used for professional use and with Twitter... [more]
Tweetup looks at How to use Twitter to Sell (video)
The Tech Valley Social Club hosted their second Meet & Tweet event last night and Stephen Jagger of Ubertor/Reachd/Outsourcing Things Done was their speaker. Justin Carlson of Carlson Media was... [more]
What Separates 37signals And Twitter ?
There has been a flurry of news recently about Twitter raising $100 million at a $1 billion valuation from new investors including T. Rowe Price and Insight Venture Partners, alongwith from... [more]
Telling the story of a Twitterville: Shel Israel at Third Tuesday Vancouver
Ending his 5-day, 5-cities, whirlwind book launch tour in one of the hottest Canadian hubs of the information technology industry (Vancouver), renowned social media author Shel Israel launched his... [more]
Canadians representing at Twitter conference
Arguably one of the hottest upcoming "Twitter conferences" this year, 140tc next week in Los Angeles will be featuring an impressive speaker lineup that includes Biz Stone, Tony Robbins, Guy... [more]
Twestival Goes Local: Vancouver Twitterati to Raise Funds for BC Childrens Hospital Foundation
Twitter's potential for fundraising has become evident in the past few months. Globally, Twestivals have taken off as offline gatherings of people who "tweet, meet and give". As indicated by... [more]
Politicians and Twitter - all together in one place
CKA Networks' Trevor May hopes that his new PoliTwitter website that will change the way Canadians see politics. PoliTwitter is a non-partisan service that uses Twitter to connect elected MPs and... [more]
Kelowna wants to be first city to fully adopt Twitter
The Okanagan Science and Technology Council in now on Twitter and they want every business in Kelowna to join them. Through an initiative called Kelowna Twitter Business Day (@TwitBizDay), OSTEC is... [more]
Is Twitter Right for My Business?
I had a conversation with a photographer about social media the other day. He owns his business and has just started dabbling into the world of social media. Our conversation centered around... [more]
Twitter's Life Cycle & What it Means to Marketers
There have been few more exciting times to be a marketer than today. We are living in an age where the amount of mediums avaliable to us has never been larger, while metrics and analytics tell us... [more]
The true value of social media
With yesterday's Twitter and Facebook interruptions, we're faced with asking ourselves some difficult questions. There's the "What do I do all day?" question that you'll have to answer on your own.... [more]
Twitter Corporate Info Hacked And Sent To Bloggers
This is hard to believe. Twitter, a company which has received $55million in VC funding, has millions of celebrity users and probably valued in the billions - has had a security incident which is... [more]
OneRiot Unveils Slick API for Realtime Search
Boulder, Colorado startup OneRiot, makers of a neat realtime search engine, have taken a strong step today in announcing the general release of their first realtime web search API. Using it, third... [more]
What's all that Twitter about? Apparently not much
"Twitter gets a lot of press, and usage figures show impressive growth, when you look at its awareness and use among mainstream online Canadians, you get a completely different picture" - Mark... [more]
Twittergate in Portland
An entertaining debate is raging over the Top 100 Twitterer list in Portland at the SiliconFlorist blog. Local startup Twitalyzer and Rick Turoczy have conspired to drum up a little (good natured)... [more]
One Tweet Shopping with TinyMassive.com
Vancouver's TinyMassive.com announced today that it has launched a Twitter application to help users find the lowest product pricing on the Web. The integrated feature allows users to "tweet" their... [more]
Adarsh Pallian is Big on Twitter
Vancouver's Adarsh Pallian is doing some very cool stuff with Twitter. Last month we reported that Pallian's Chart.ly application had been acquired by StockTwits and WallStrip founder Howard... [more]
Vancouver Twitter app acquired by Howard Lindzon
Earlier today TechCrunch's Erick Schonfeld wrote that "businesses that are being built on top of Twitter are starting to consume others that were in fact features of those very businesses to begin... [more]
The Twitter effect at Convergence 2009
Twitter’s phenomenal growth was reflected in “The Twitter Effect,” a packed session at Cossette West’s Convergence 2009 conference held at the new Vancouver Convention... [more]
Twitter Two-Way SMS returns to Rogers, Fido
In a bold move that show just how ahead of the curve they really are, Rogers and Fido have reached a deal with Twitter to bring back the ability to send and receive updates to the microblogging... [more]
Nambu named Best Multi-purpose Twitter App for the iPhone
Over the weekend, Vancouver's Nambu picked up "Best in Show" in the Multi-Purpose category when Mashable's Jennifer Van Grove covered 29 Twitter Apps for the iPhone. Nambu: Nambu’s iPhone... [more]
Top 10 Twitter Referrers for April 2009
Twitter continues to be our good friend and thanks to Google Analytics we can drill down into the Twitter stats and look at who is sending eyeballs our way. Here are the Top 10 Twitterati sending... [more]
Embracing Social Media: The Good, The Bad and the Just Do It
There is an interesting article in Canadian Business Online today about how Canadian companies are learning to embrace their new online personalities on social media sites, like Twitter, and how... [more]
Vancouver’s top Twitterers close in on John Chow
Vancouver’s own John Chow is king of the heap for local Twitterers, according to a Twitterholic.com breakdown by location of the top 100 Vancouver twitterers. And that makes sense, given that... [more]
One Stop Shop: Edit in Picnik and Post to Twitter
Did you know that now you can now post pics to Twitter that you just edited in Picnik without having to venture off the site to make the changes?  The Seattle startup now lets you link up your... [more]
PostRank Announces Twitter Newsroom
PostRank has added their blog discovery engine to Twitter by providing feeds of its most popular topics. The company has dubbed their service “Twopics”, which enables Twitter users to... [more]
Vancouver's Web Based Twitter Client TweetLens is Released
I came across TweetLens on bmann's blog (Boris Mann).  TweetLens is a rich web based Twitter interface that is in alpha preview release built by Vancouver's Ben Wong @mostlygeek. ... [more]
Twitter and Oprah: It's Friday a Show You Can't Miss
Anything Oprah talks about, reviews and touches turns to gold.  And today, during her Friday show, which is in a real-time discussion panel format, she is going to make her first tweet! ... [more]
Toonlet captures your Twitter comedic genius for posterity
There are some pretty witty folks on Twitter. I, for the record, do not happen to be one of them. But they are there. I’m talking about people like former Portlander Simon... [more]
Waterloo Regional Police Now On Twitter
It seems like everyone and everything is signing up for Twitter these days, even police stations. Police across North America are using Twitter to keep the community updated on their activities,... [more]
Electronic Arts backs Ashton Kutcher's Twitter Ego
A couple days ago, actor and Twitter-fanatic Ashton Kutcher promised to punk CNN founder Ted Turner if he beats CNN to be the first Twitter user with one million followers. Kutcher is currently... [more]
Honest Advice for Startups: Do Something Awesome
I really like this post from TC about Twitter Co-Founder Evan Williams' advice for startups. He was recently interviewed at the Web 2.0 Expo and someone asked him about starting up.  His... [more]
Twitter causing a backlash?
Are longtime Tweeps really getting fed up with an increasing number of fail whales caused by Twitter's mainstream acceptance? CNN's John Sutter seems to have put his finger on a creeping... [more]
Vancouver-born Twitter Apps
Building applications on the Twitter API is all the rage and there are now hundreds of Twittter Apps competing for mindshare in the Twittersphere. Every developer community seems to have their... [more]
You've Made It When a Ghost Writer Tweets For You
I want to be Guy Kawasaki's next ghost writer. Maybe I'll ask him in person what I need to do to get the gig when he comes to Vancouver next week. And after reading this article in today's New... [more]
Twitter Search Not Useful at #SXSW?
According to a post by CNET's Daniel Terdiman, this year's SXSW is so oversatured by tweets that it's almost impossible to find anything valuable when searching for news from the geekfest. He says... [more]
Twitter gets grouped with Tweetizen
One of the great unsung features of Twitter is its ability to form de facto groups of like-minded people, all determined on what you tweet about. If you’re a Canucks or Maple Leafs fan,... [more]
Twitter was Stupid: Game On
Heard in a boardroom: "Twitter is stupid." "Twitter is a waste of time." "I don't get the exhibitionist SMS fetish that Twitter users have."This is understandable given the way that most people... [more]
Top 10 Twitter Referrers for February 2009
As blogged last month, we've noticed that Twitter has been working its way up the list of referring sites when looking at traffic sources - it's #1 (excluding search engines) according to our... [more]
Twitter and the thought maelstrom
Ian Andrew Bell is a Techvibes Guest Contributor and this post orginally appeared on his blog. When I was a boy growing up in Burnaby, we would gather each March in the parking lot at the Crest... [more]
Twitter: Micro-Thinking?
I remember Evan Williams, the founder of Twitter, addressing the Web 2.0 Summit 2007 on the value of simplicity in site design and use. Williams quoted with approval from Tantek Celik: “the... [more]
To what purpose do you put Twitter?
The Guardian's Digital Content Blog asked a simple yet very interesting question: "What do you use Twitter for?" (Blogger's Note: Out of style snobbery regarding the ending of sentences in... [more]
BrightKit follower-sources new HootSuite name
After being online for less than three months, Twitter toolbox BrightKit premiered on the Vancouver Startup Index today in the #23 spot - very impressive. Now, I've just learned that they've... [more]
Top 10 Twitter referrers to Techvibes.com
January 2009 was a record traffic month at Techvibes - thanks to everyone for reading. Over the past couple of months we've noticed that Twitter has been working its way up the list of referring... [more]
1,000 Twitter Followers and counting
Thanks to a wave of follows from 6S Marketing employees on Twitter, Techvibes has hit the 1,000 mark for followers on Twitter. Not a surprise really considering 6S' Chris Breikss was responsible... [more]
Twestival is coming to a city near you on February 12th
Over 100 cities around the world will be hosting events called Twestivals on February 12th, 2009. The Twitter community in each city will come together to meet and interact with one another, and to... [more]
Twitter apps start to get funded
On the day that a Twitter tool closed an angel round worth almost $500K and Techvibes nears the 1,000 mark for Twitter followers, Felipe Coimbra of Monteal-based twtapps continues pumping out... [more]
Twittering for business: goldmine or waste of time?
In the world of social media marketing, Twitter is being touted as the new hot tool to add to your marketing mix. At this month's High-Tech Communicators' Exchange event Twitter guru Stephen... [more]
Grab your Twitter ID before someone beats you to it
The Vancouver Sun's Gillian Shaw is a big Twitter fan and today she's warning her readers to grab their Twitter name before someone squats on it. We're in complete agreement and can be found here... [more]
Twitter heads featured in the Vancouver Courier
Michael Mccarthy of the Vancouver Courier sat down for a Twitter tutorial with Steve Jagger (Ubertor & Reachd) last week and the article is worth a read. In honor of Twitter, here are the first... [more]
BrightKit - the ultimate Twitter toolbox
Vancouver's Invoke Media is at it again. Today they launched a Twitter app called BrightKit - the ultimate Twitter toolbox. BrightKit allows Twitter users to manage multiple Twitter profiles and... [more]
Costs Cause Twitter to Cut Off SMS to Canada
The thing one must admire about Twitter is how far they can cut back service while still retaining a rabid user base. This morning comes news that outbound SMS messages to Canada have been disabled... [more]
Twitter buys Values of n, snags CEO
Portland-based Values of n announced on November 24 that they will be closing its doors on Monday, December 8. The good news? Their intellectual property has been bought by Twitter, so fans of... [more]
Supreme Court Bans Man From Twitter
The Daily Seagull, Vancouver's equivalent of The Onion, reported today that the Supreme Court has finalized stepped in to take down one of Toronto's Twitterati. The Supreme Court of Canada has... [more]
Twitter To The Future With TweetLater
140 characters seems short, but managing a Twitter account can be time consuming. Especially if you're operating an account for your business, you may not be able to send messages and respond to... [more]
Twitter is the new black, according to Kevin Rose
During his presentation at the recent Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, Digg founder Kevin Rose encouraged startups to communicate cheaply and with immediacy: "I really believe that email... [more]
Introducing Techvibes on Twitter
I'm not a huge Twitter user myself, preferring to try and actually work during the day, but I appreciate the value of the service and the people I've been able to interact with through it. Instant... [more]
Twitter for Reputation Management
Steve Jagger of Reachd.com and Ubertor knows a thing or two about getting PR. In advance of his co-hosted seminar on The Case for New Communications Tools at the Vancouver Board of Trade tomorrow... [more]
Vancouver Board of Twitters?
The Vancouver Board of Trade has a great panel on board next week for a seminar called Tough Talk for Tender Causes, The Case for new Commnuncations Tools: Blogs, Twitter, Facebook and Social... [more]
Marketing, Customer Service, and Brand Management with Twitter
Jason and Linda of Elastic Path were recently down in San Jose for the Search Engine Strategies conference, and shot a number of video interviews for the Get Elastic blog. In this video, they talk... [more]
Conversations A-twitter
A web app that comes up often in social media discussions is Twitter. It's also probably the one service that people have the most trouble understanding the nature of it's use. It's often called... [more]
Vancouver’s CTV Fumbles Social Media
We were watching the news with half an eye the other night, when the announcement of a “new feature” caught our attention. The new “web correspondent” Heron Hanuman was... [more]

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