Tag: Twitter

The Big Crunch of the digital universe

By Martin Recke

The digital world of today looks like a universe that is recollapsing into the black holes of Amazon, Facebook, and Google. From cosmology, we can only tell that this won’t end well.
Do we want to be part of the problem or part of the solution?

By Martin Recke

For quite a while, we took for granted that we, of course, are part of the solution just by being digital, since digital was perceived to be good in itself, and hence digitisation equals progress. In 2018, it should be obvious that this is no longer the case.
Amongst SXSW 2018’s parties, there’s serious work to be done

By Adam Tinworth

Today, one of the world’s longest-running festivals of technology and digital culture kicks off – SXSW Interactive…
The Twitter Town: local politics via social media in Spain

By Adam Tinworth

The town of Jun in southern Spain has been working with MIT to bring local civic services to the people - by Twitter
Twitter’s flight hits turbulence

By Adam Tinworth

Twitter loses a CEO - and its product focus. Can it make Wall Street happy again?
Twitter is no longer a platform, it’s a service

By Adam Tinworth

Twitter has broken off negotiations with DataSift over access to its "firehose" of data. It's another milestone in the closing up of a once open platform.
NEXT Reeperbahn Festival: your reactions

By Adam Tinworth

Yesterday, we broke the big news we've been working on for months: NEXT is moving to Hamburg (and the autumn) and joining the Reeperbahn Festival. And, thankfully, most people are pleased.
Fact, fiction and Twitter in the New Normal

By Adam Tinworth

As the line between fact and fiction blurs on social media, the New Normal demands more critical thinking of all of us.
5 things I learnt at LeWeb day one

By Adam Tinworth

LeWeb is looking at the next 10 years this week. Here's five great themes that emerged today…
Here be dragons: the corporate community trap

By Adam Tinworth

As the big social networks start tussling for turf - are they starting to behave like the corporate titans of old?
Here be dragons: The Platform Paradox

By Adam Tinworth

The scuffle between Twitter and its customer PeopleBrowsr in the courts is a stark reminder that the "platforms" of today's social networking are only platforms for as long as it suits them.
Big commutes, big trains, big data

By Adam Tinworth

One UK train operating company is taking tiny steps towards using the big data volumes generated by complaining commuters…
Microblogging at a Global Player: Web to Enterprise 2.0
To Hell and Back – the Vodafone Brand in the Digital Age

Florian Steps, Vodafone…
Being up-to-data

Birgit Gebhardt, Trendbüro…
Social Change Through Social Media

Amanda Rose, Twestival…
Building Relationships one Tweet at a Time

Annalisa Bluhm, General Motors…

Tag: Twitter

The Big Crunch of the digital universe

Do we want to be part of the problem or part of the solution?

Amongst SXSW 2018’s parties, there’s serious work to be done

The Twitter Town: local politics via social media in Spain

Twitter’s flight hits turbulence

Twitter is no longer a platform, it’s a service

NEXT Reeperbahn Festival: your reactions

Fact, fiction and Twitter in the New Normal

5 things I learnt at LeWeb day one

Here be dragons: the corporate community trap

Here be dragons: The Platform Paradox

Big commutes, big trains, big data

Microblogging at a Global Player: Web to Enterprise 2.0

To Hell and Back – the Vodafone Brand in the Digital Age

Being up-to-data

Social Change Through Social Media

Building Relationships one Tweet at a Time