June 15th, 2012

#FailedTechBands Is Funnier Than Most Hashtags, Shows Genius Of Twitter Personalized Trends

Twitter Smart Bird

“The Black IPs” lol. I follow nerds on Twitter, so rather than just the latest pop stars and sports games, I was delighted to see a nerdy hashtag in my Trending Topics. It’s thanks to Twitter’s new Tailored Trends that launched on Tuesday and shows you personalized trends based on who you follow.

“Creedence ClearRecentHistory? Revival” brilliant. In just a few days Tailored Trends has shown… → Read More

October 1st, 2010

Twitter Promotes Promoted Trends To The Top Of Trends

Sometime in the past few hours, Twitter made a subtle, but not insignificant change: their Promoted Trends are now appearing at the top of the Trends area on Twitter.com. Previously, these were at the bottom of the area, buried under the inevitable topics about Justin Bieber.

Obviously, anything at the top of a list is going to be more visible than something at the bottom of the list — and… → Read More