Explainist » Twitter http://www.explainist.com A celebration of explanation Wed, 26 Oct 2011 01:37:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 1000+ Twittering Explainers http://www.explainist.com/2009/05/16/1000-twittering-explainers/ http://www.explainist.com/2009/05/16/1000-twittering-explainers/#comments Sun, 17 May 2009 02:52:02 +0000 Tom http://www.explainist.com/?p=125 If you’d like to inject more explaining into your Twitter stream, check out Jane Hart’s impressive list of “learning professionals and others” who tweet, complete with summaries.

]]> http://www.explainist.com/2009/05/16/1000-twittering-explainers/feed/ 0 Twitter Uses Explanation As House Ad http://www.explainist.com/2009/03/17/twitter-uses-explanation-as-house-ad/ http://www.explainist.com/2009/03/17/twitter-uses-explanation-as-house-ad/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:10:55 +0000 Dave http://www.explainist.com/?p=74 Continue reading →]]> I just noticed a new box in the top right of the signed-in state of Twitter.com:

Twitter / Home

It’s a rotating set of ads in the form of definitions that explain Twitter’s supplementary services, and also direct users to them. Great way to both educate new users on what’s available and advertise for those services, in one fell swoop!

Twitter / Home

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