When an individual or organization wants to affect social change, the first thing they need to do is raise awareness. As more and more non-profits join Twitter to give their cause a voice and gain support, they are seeking advice on how use the platform most effectively.
That's why we are happy to say that, today, our very own Twitter for Good that guides anyone looking to change the world through a series of best practices that can help them be successful.
The case-study rich book walks you through examples of Twitter’s use in cause marketing, disaster response, and fundraising to show you exactly how creative world changers of all sizes -- from @charitywater-- use Twitter for good.
Follow @hope140 to learn about the latest pro-social efforts happening across Twitter.
Weather: So hot right now
Thursday, August 11, 2011
People send more than 200 Tweets per minute about the weather. When conditions turn severe, weather-related Tweets double, as people share powerful personal stories along with reports of hurricanes, heat waves and blizzards.
Starting today, The Weather Channel and Twitter have teamed up to bring you than 200 U.S. cities that will tweet regular local forecast updates. Now, you can follow your local weather account to stay in the know.
These accounts join a wide variety of other Twitter accounts that provide news, color and commentary around weather events, from the mild to the extreme:
Starting today, The Weather Channel and Twitter have teamed up to bring you than 200 U.S. cities that will tweet regular local forecast updates. Now, you can follow your local weather account to stay in the know.
These accounts join a wide variety of other Twitter accounts that provide news, color and commentary around weather events, from the mild to the extreme:
- @ReedTimmerTVN is a tornado chaser from Discovery Network’s Storm Chasers program, tweeting his storm-chasing successes and failures.
- @AlRoker, the weather and feature anchor on NBC News’ TODAY show, tweets humorous weather news and anecdotes from across the US.
- @USATodayWeather USA Today was the first national newspaper to publish a weather map; now, it tweets relevant forecast information all day long.
- @I80Chains, an account for Northern California’s Interstate 80, reports when snow chains are necessary to travel over mountain passes due to inclement weather.
- @KarlTheFog tweets humorous updates to San Franciscans based on current fog status.
- @capitalweather lets folks near Washington DC keep up with weather-related news
- @JackatNWS, the National Weather Service administrator, tweets about major national US weather events.
- @usnoaagov tweets interesting facts and stories from the U.S. government’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which monitors the condition of the oceans and the atmosphere.
- @wunderground tweets and retweets major local weather events from around the world
- #wxreport: people in the U.S. can include this hashtag in their Tweets to report local weather conditions to the National Weather Service.
Show me more
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Today, we’re rolling out two new features on Twitter.com that help you discover more on Twitter. You can now see when someone favorites or retweets one of your Tweets. You can also learn which Tweets are most interesting and inspiring to the people you follow.
The first new feature offers a simple way to see what's happening on Twitter in relation to you. Just click on the new tab with your @username, and you’ll be able to see which of your Tweets are Favorites, plus the latest Retweets (of your Tweets), Tweets directed to you, and your new Followers.
The other new feature is the Activity tab. It provides a rich new source of discovery by highlighting the latest Favorites, Retweets, and Follows from the people you follow on Twitter – all in one place. It’s easier than ever to explore Twitter, connect with people, and discover what’s happening around the world.
The first new feature offers a simple way to see what's happening on Twitter in relation to you. Just click on the new tab with your @username, and you’ll be able to see which of your Tweets are Favorites, plus the latest Retweets (of your Tweets), Tweets directed to you, and your new Followers.
The other new feature is the Activity tab. It provides a rich new source of discovery by highlighting the latest Favorites, Retweets, and Follows from the people you follow on Twitter – all in one place. It’s easier than ever to explore Twitter, connect with people, and discover what’s happening around the world.
Your world, more connected
Monday, August 01, 2011
Twitter continues to grow around the globe at a record pace. Just a year ago, we delivered 65 million Tweets a day. Today, we generate over 200 million Tweets per day. One year ago, there were approximately 150,000 registered Twitter apps. Now, there are more than one million that connect to Twitter. And our team has grown from 250 people to more than 600 in the past 12 months.
More importantly, Twitter is where people around the globe come to instantly connect to what’s most meaningful to them. This makes Twitter the only place in the world to get a real-time pulse on what people are thinking and doing practically anywhere.
We’ve come very far in a short time. Now we have an opportunity to expand Twitter’s reach with a significant round of funding led by the venture firm DST Global, with the participation of several of our existing investors. We will use these resources to aggressively innovate, hire more great people and invest in international expansion.
Thank you for everything you’ve done to help get us here and for inspiring us to work even harder. We can’t wait for you to see what we have planned to make Twitter even better.
More importantly, Twitter is where people around the globe come to instantly connect to what’s most meaningful to them. This makes Twitter the only place in the world to get a real-time pulse on what people are thinking and doing practically anywhere.
We’ve come very far in a short time. Now we have an opportunity to expand Twitter’s reach with a significant round of funding led by the venture firm DST Global, with the participation of several of our existing investors. We will use these resources to aggressively innovate, hire more great people and invest in international expansion.
Thank you for everything you’ve done to help get us here and for inspiring us to work even harder. We can’t wait for you to see what we have planned to make Twitter even better.
It takes a community to translate Twitter
Twitter celebrated its first non-English launch in April 2008 with the release of most active translators work closely with the team at Twitter to maintain localized versions of the service.
Thanks to the active and growing Twitter community (200,000 translators and counting), the launch of today’s two languages is our fastest to date. From the Translation Center to contribute to Twitter’s localization efforts.
Thanks to the active and growing Twitter community (200,000 translators and counting), the launch of today’s two languages is our fastest to date. From the Translation Center to contribute to Twitter’s localization efforts.
