Category Archives: Twitter

A Twitter-only Mobile Device: Silly, But It Sends a Message.

By Larry Port on November 3, 2009

Peek makes devices that focus on doing one thing and doing it well.  Their flagship products are mobile email device readers, and that’s all they do: email + text.  In other words, no browser, no apps, nothing fancy.  The interesting thing: people love ‘em.
So when Peek announced a Twitter-only device, reviewers and consumers reacted in [...]

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Using Twitter to build Dialog for Business and Celebrities

By Larry Port on March 27, 2009

We’ve been enjoying the use of Twitter to put a personal and humorous touch to our business. If you’ve been following us, you’ll see our product announcements, ruminations on Software as a Service and cloud computing, as well as discussions about blanket-related infomercials.
The New York Times today featured an article about business and celebrity use [...]

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Rocket Matter Training Via Twitter – Increasing Legal Productivity

By Larry Port on March 10, 2009

We’re embarking on a new experiment, using Twitter to train people how to increase their productivity with Rocket Matter!
The idea is this:  Rocket Matter is easy to use.  But a lot of its productivity features go undiscovered.  So, using Twitter, we can send out the very basic instructions.  This way, in about 2 minutes someone [...]

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How Twitter Tipped Over at Legal Tech – Interesting Anecdotes

By Larry Port on February 8, 2009

The prevalence of Twitter at this year’s Legal Tech was remarkable. It reached a tipping point, and to get an idea of how this new technology is changing things, here are a couple of anecdotes that paint this picture…
Someone I knew forgot their cell phone charger at home. They shall remain anonymous. [...]

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How I initially didn’t get Twitter and how I came to embrace it

By Larry Port on January 29, 2009

A while back I was implored by Grant Griffiths, my social media Obi-Wan Kenobi, to get on Twitter. I signed up and followed a few people, and I’ll be honest:  I didn’t get it.
Now I get it.  It took me a while to learn the ropes, but gradually I began to appreciate the appeal of [...]

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