“The twitter-based Word of the Day competition that helps clever people look clever and helps the rest of us learn new words.” Improve your vocabulary and make yourself look good to your followers by using Artwiculate’s Word of the Day - words from the past week include ennui, mellifluous and sempiternal.
German utility company Yello Strom is keeping its customers informed by enabling meters to tweet about energy use.
Each “Yello Sparzähler” smart meter (designed by IDEO) is allocated its own Twitter account, which is automatically updated with energy consumption data. The owner can follow the account to receive regular updates, leading to greater awareness and hopefully lower energy use.
( via SpringWise.com )
www.Skittles.com | have converted there home page to the twitter search page for anything skittles post related. Before entering you have to register your age, as twitter does not control what people post. This marketing strategy is all about “The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about” theory.
“Truisms” (1977–79)
Spectacolor electronic sign. Times Square, New York, 1986. (via Jenny Holzer)
Jenny Holzer is an American conceptual artist best known for her work ‘Truisms’ where she compiled a series of statements and aphorisms (“Money creates taste” & “Protect me from what I want”) publicising them in a variety of ways including posters, t-shirts, stickers and billboards.
In an interview with the New York Times Magazine, Holzer shares her thoughts on Twitter and Text Messaging.
Does your office policy forbid you from using Twitter? Concerned that you boss might think you’re spending too much time on Twitter
Introducing Spreadtweet. It’s Twitter disguised as a spreadsheet. ( via @elliottkember)
”Most people think Twitter was “created” in 2006. These are same people who think Richard Gere created Buddhism in the 1990’s. Just before Madonna created yoga.”
Brilliant Twitter satire (via Historical Tweets)
