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How to use the new Twitter

There are already a lot of ‘new Twitter’ guides and helpful notes out there about all the changes Twitter’s been making recently, so I’m just going to summarise some of the most interesting bits, and link to the best guides …
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10. December 2011 by The Geecologist
Categories: Geekery | Tags: guide, how to, new twitter, oEmbed, twitter, web intents | 2 comments

All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace

Adam Curtis’ new documentary currently showing on BBC is All Watched Over By Machines Of Loving Grace.
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29. May 2011 by The Geecologist
Categories: Geekery, Vids | Tags: adam curtis, alan greenspan, all watched over by machines of loving grace, anarchy, atlas shrugged, ayn rand, bbc, control, corporate power, corruption, documentary, edward bernays, facebook, game theory, government, pencils, power, prozac, rupert murdoch, social media, the century of the self, the fountainhead, the power of nightmares, the trap, twitter | Leave a comment

Bing use Japan earthquake as marketing opportunity

Japan suffers the worst earthquake it’s ever had, and Microsoft’s search engine company, Bing, use it as a marketing opportunity. They’re going to donate just $1 to Japanese quake survivors if you retweet their message to all of your friends…
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12. March 2011 by The Geecologist
Categories: Geekery | Tags: adwords, bing, brand, disaster, donate, earthquake, google, japan quake, microsoft, survivors, twitter | 3 comments

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