Articles tagged “twitter”

As more developing nations turn to Twitter for public discourse, will Twitter allow its users their space -- as it did during the Arab Spring -- or become something of a policing unit for media partners, as seen during this week’s Olympics coverage?

The combination of viral, confessional social media and the locked-down environment of the most corporate Olympics ever is producing quite the sideshow this time around.

From shutting down Twitter accounts of critics to banning non-McDonalds french fries (unless sold with fish), this year's games have done an admirable job meeting the needs of corporate sponsors. But what about everyone else?

It’d be great if we could all avoid the overwhelming options for travel guides and rely solely on a tweet for instant recommendations. Unfortunately, most travelers can’t all rely on an active Twitterverse to come to their rescue.

Vermont isn't the first destination to copy Sweden -- that honor goes to New Zealand -- and as long as there are tourism marketing managers short on ideas, it certainly won't be the last.

This will be the first Olympics of the Twitter era. Fingers crossed that participants will tweet their accomplishments rather than create a trail of regretful boasts or sore winning.

First rule of social media marketing: Make sure lots of people don't hate you before you drop a self-branded hashtag onto Twitter.