Twitter is providing a service that replaces the need to take screenshots of tweets in order to cite a source. It calls this service Blackbird Pie and offer it through Twitter Media. From the site that's made famous the term 'fail whale', will Blackbird Pie be reliable enough for journalists and bloggers to switch to a styled embed method from simple screenshots? Using … [Read more...]
Archives for 2010-05-04
Bit.ly’s New Features
Bit.ly has revamped its simple URL shortening service and the changes have made it one slick site. Dubbed the Fugu release, bit.ly is now a pretty seamless process with extra attention being paid to sharing via Twitter and link analytics. Having a bit.ly account and linking it to your Twitter account is starting to give some real advantages to websites and bloggers. Instead of … [Read more...]