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Enable two-step verification on Twitter

As we said in the past, two-step verification is an important tool to improve the privacy and security of online accounts. This system was implemented long ago by Google, Dropbox and Facebook, while Twitter activated it this week .

you do not remember, the two-step verification is to enter a mobile phone number to the account data to protect. When logging with conventional logging data (e-mail and password), the service sends a text message a single-use code that the user must enter on the web to verify their identity.

Enable two-step verification on Twitter is not difficult, although it can cause confusion because it is a function that new. The first thing they’ll do is log on to Twitter.com, display the options menu and enter “Settings” .

Once there go down until you find the section “Account Security” with the “Order a verification code when logging ‘. By default, the function is disabled and will require the entry of a phone number. This will click the link “Add a phone,” to appear in the description.

This step is simple: complete the required data on the screen, the saved and continue any extra instruction.

Afterward the configuration screen, look again what option “Require a verification code when logging ‘ and marked with the tittle .

Automatically

service will send an SMS test to prove that the system works properly.

If the message they arrived safely simply tap “Yes” and enter your password to save changes.

From now on every time you log on to Twitter.com have to enter the verification code received by text message.

use Twitter client for desktop and mobile will have to meet a few more steps. As these applications are not prepared for the use of security codes, should create a “temporary password” to use instead of the original log. Clarify again that this is only for mobile apps and desktop clients, in the web version of Twitter have to keep using the same password as always.

To generate the key section go to “Applications” in the left pane of the settings.

Once there

simply tap button “Generate” and copy the key on the screen.

If not used within the first 60 minutes since its inception, password will no longer and will have to order a new one.

At first it seems a complicated process but it’s really easy. If you follow the steps described here will work fine. Anyway comments are open to your questions on this technique.

How to download a copy of your personal data stored on Facebook, Twitter or Google+

Sometimes we do not realize the amount of personal information we got on social networks. I’m not just talking about specifics as our name, date of birth, place of origin and email, but also photos, videos, notes, files and status updates .

There are several reasons for wanting a copy of our information on Facebook, Twitter and Google+ . With these data we can build back up with multimedia, retrieving old records chats with friends or just check what we publish since we opened the accounts.

In this paper we focus on Facebook, Twitter and G+ because social networks are the three most subscribers while offer integrated tools to download data . The three processes are simple and relatively short time delay.

Facebook

To obtain a copy of the staff we log into Facebook.com and enter in “Account Settings” .

Below the summary of our personal data find the option “Download a copy of your information” .

In the new window we see a green button with the “Create my file” . If you click there Facebook collect photos and videos shared, private messages, chat history, publications on our wall and the names of our friends .

File
armed may take more or less depending on the age and the amount of data from our own. An interesting point to mention is that Facebook offers an expanded file with more detailed and technical information, as history with IP addresses used in logins.

Either option is chosen, we will receive a notification by email when the file is ready for download.

Google+

Google has long
to save a copy of your data stored on its services by Takeout. From there it is possible to get a file with G+ key information. The first step is to log on Google.com, open the Account section and enter the section “download your information” in the left menu.

blue button new page leads directly to Takeout, while below it are links to information stored in files with specific services.

Takeout
If we have the ability to download a single file with the information in all Google services. If we are interested only supported by G+, open tab “Select Services” and choose the sections related to the social network: Profile, Circles, News & +1 .

Once created
we keep the file in ZIP format in the computer. We control the process from tab “Downloads” .

Twitter

Twitter
the situation is similar to that of Facebook and Google: we log on Twitter.com and open section “Settings” .

paragraph “Account” went down to almost the bottom of the page and we click on “Request your file” .

Twitter
process all our data, including the tweets posted , and we will send an email with the download link. The process is very fast and have the information available in a few minutes.

March 20, 2013 | admin | Tags: copy, data, Download, Facebook, Google, Personal, stored, Twitter | Comments Closed

Vine, a new way to share videos on Twitter

Vine to capture a small video and display through Twitter . How is it used? What is its potential?
What is Vine

Vine is a new service offers users Twitter the option to upload a short video 6 seconds .

Once the video was released, fans can see it in the same way that the photos that are published through Twitter : in this case, displaying an option below Tweet listed as “ View multimedia content “, instead of “ View Photo .”

Steps to use Vine

Vine is available only for the moment, for mobile iPhone and iPods Apple . Android users and other systems should await the release of a compatible version. To post a video through Vine should be:

Having an updated version of iOS , 6.0 or newer.

Download the application
Vine from the App Store .

Register an account
, using an e-mail account or associating Twitter .

Configure
application data to import contacts Twitter

Record a video : through the camera icon that appears to the right Vine .

Customize text completing the video, publishing mode, and hashtags .

Post the video.

What uses can be given to Vine?

Vine
brand comes only to feed the insatiable demand for new, more social ways of sharing information.

The main idea is to serve just as Instagram: offering quick and easy opportunities to transmit little moments , sensations, moments of everyday life. But perhaps, also, Vine have a more productive vein advertising for certain sectors of the market, and can be an interesting tool for Community Managers and anyone using Twitter to disclose their work and products .

Creativity and limitations

videos

It is difficult to associate
actually quality videos Vine with an animated gif , as we often see in advertisements on a website. Especially the videos consist of different capture less time.
The video can be recorded without cuts if the user holds down the finger on the screen while recording, but you can also create video catches consist of 3, 2 and 1 second.
Such
choppy video invites creating more creative clips (especially for those trying to sell a product or attract more attention to something).
So can create , with multiple images, sequences that tell a story, or places further described, for example, tell what happened in your day with 3 videos of two seconds each playing some moments the day. The videos also sound , and ultimately the result is a file that is balanced between quality and size limitations.

We can not expect these tiny clips are a work of art, or even something like what you get at YouTube , but the transmission always tends to be fast growing compressed, be it music, photography, text or video, everything tends to simplification .

In a computer world as well, it makes little sense to emphasize the limited quality of Vine videos . Moreover, if any criticism should stress could be quite the opposite: for now, wait a long time , too many seconds of computing time currently to play a clip of Vine .

Vine

vs. Facebook vs. Twitter

Android is not the only major inconsistency with which, for the moment, has Vine . She is added Facebook . While Vine is designed by and for Twitter , originally included the option to find (import) contacts via email, Twitter , and Facebook . But Facebook did not allow that possibility, so if you choose this option, an error message appears.

company Mark Zuckerberg was strongly against the relationship with Vine , stating that “have policies against the attempts of small applications using Facebook to accelerate growth in ways that add little value to users of the social network, and does not provide simple form to share information. “

manifest as strong against Vine be seen in the history of clashes between Twitter and Facebook , where recently extracted episode with Instagram . Similarly, Facebook disabled the option to make Instagram photo are viewable through Twitter .

Bottom

Vine Will the next big application of the moment? So far, not a service devoid of bugs and incompatibilities, and some discomfort , especially for the more impatient.

But broadly is simple to use and fast , and certainly brings a new multimedia platform Twitter (characterized by its textual basis). Give some room for creativity , and also for productivity .

Vine is a tool more to consider, whether to share ideas and moments of everyday life, or to disseminate information and publish it.

January 28, 2013 | admin | Tags: share, Twitter, videos, Vine | Comments Closed

5 free tools for Twitter users

social network Twitter has become an indispensable tool for everyone who wants to use it for business purposes. With over 100 million users assets , many professions they have come in handy, from journalists to marketing gurus. Every day new online companies, associations or blogs are enlisted in this microblogging network and after some time need to manage a community of hundreds or thousands of followers very difficult to monitor.
Beyond
known Hootsuite often Twitter users miss free application specific enough to undertake comprehensive strategies “social media” that serve to win followers or extract data simple which is published every day and let them know what files are most valuable to his followers.

Here are some tools to use Twitter that can be very useful for all users, especially community managers who want to campaign to increase the number of follows or improve interaction with their followers.

Justunfollow

Justunfollow is an excellent tool useful to know what people you follow have not returned the follow or what have stopped following you. Often in marketing campaigns , the community manager will need to know who has not done follow back for the number of its followers is not less than the people who Klout is and thus does not fall into the depths. You can also find out what twitters are inactive.

The free version lets you have only one account, make 25 “follows” and “unfollows” in a day and record up to 50 people on the black list of blocked or white friends. It’s a little confusing, but if you have 2 tabs open (your twitter and your justunfollow) just press the button “unfollow” those who do not interest you from your Twitter account when you spend the 25 day.

Link: Just unfollow

Thanks4follow

One of the options that are Just unfollow payment is precisely what gives us free Thanks4follow. The accounts Twitter with new followers every day require excessive attention if you want to welcome you all individually. In an account of a company, government agency, professional association or perhaps even your convenience to schedule a welcome direct message. All you have to do is type the message and press a button to send the welcome new followers.

Link: Thanks4follow

Twiangulate

Twiangulate is one of the best choices I’ve had to find new followers . Company accounts are beginning and have a small number of followers usually make a recruitment campaign at first to get followers: the strategy for this is to keep you waiting first return the follow.

Using this tool is easy. Using the keywords tab, you can do a search segmented on Twitter of the users that have to do with your industry. The identified because in the description of this profile or word is related to the one you’ve written. It teaches you a photo, name, description, number of follows and followers and a button to follow from your Twitter account.

can also write the address of two or three users and see who still common to filter those that do not interest you. It is certainly a very quick, useful and free to undertake campaigns social media .

Link: Twiangulate

Twitpic

Since Instagram Facebook acquired in September 2012 and broke decisively with Twitter, to the point that they could not see the images, Twitpic has increasingly become an increasingly popular tool. With their own applications for Android and iOS is one of the best ways to post photos and videos on the microblogging network instantly.
You can also add tags
your posts so that people can find them easily. The usage is very simple. You go to the Twitter account and you’ll see the option to upload a file GIF, JPG or PNG from your computer up to 10 MB in size . You can also tweet videos of no more than three minutes in most formats.

Link: Twitpic

Tweet

Archivist

For those unwilling to purchase a plan Social Bro, this is probably one of the best tools for finding hastaghs and get some statistics . It only tells you what the most wanted, but offers other relevant data such as the number of tweets, users said they use most hastagh, related images, urls on the web, where the devices have been issued, the language of user and, in short, comprehensive information about the search term used.

The only downside to this site may be in the free version with a specific tweets hastagh not appear in real time and there is usually a lag as an hour. However, it remains a very appropriate tool for any community manager you want to measure the temperature of a term or social network user.

Link: Tweet archivist

January 26, 2013 | admin | Tags: Free, tools, Twitter, users | Comments Closed

Twitter surpassed 200 million active users per month

As regards social networks, Twitter is one of the most relevant is worldwide. While the microblogging service has a different number of users of Facebook, has become one of the sources chosen by companies, media executives, celebrities and artists to get in touch with the public.

platform growth remains constant, reaching 200 million active users per month . This information was communicated from the official Twitter account, but without giving too much importance. Managers chose thank service users using the traditional 140 characters.

“There are more than 200 million monthly active users of Twitter. You are the pulse of the planet. We appreciate the continued support! “, published.

There are now more than 200M monthly active @ twitter users. You are the pulse of the planet. Ongoing’re grateful for your support!

– Twitter (@ twitter) December 18, 2012

While
is a very important brand, the number of active accounts remains less than half of all registered users . In April this year, Twitter reached 500 million profiles created worldwide, and the current figure should be higher.
Anyway
continues to be a remarkable growth, and in 2010 the microblogging service had 175 million users in total. How Twitter can grow? We invite you to comment in the comment section.

December 19, 2012 | admin | Tags: Active, million, month, surpassed, Twitter, users | Comments Closed

Thanks 10,000 (plus another 6,000!): MuyLinux triumphs on Facebook and Twitter

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almost 2 years ago we announced the beginning of our activity on Twitter and Facebook, and 24 months after can only thank you to all for having made this initiative a success.

In fact, late yesterday we surpassed 10,000 followers MuyLinux page on Facebook, and not long ago we were also able to overcome the barrier of 6000 followers MuyLinux official page on Twitter.

growth has been steady and has actually accelerated in recent times, of course, the more people who follow us, the easier it is to these people “drag” other-and both Facebook and Twitter have become fantastic allied official website MuyLinux.

Although
activity also started Identi.ca, the Open Source alternative to Twitter does not seem to materialize and just as we reached the 150 followers. On the official page in Google+ MuyLinux, rub and 1,000 followers, but the lack of write API in cumbersome service makes the upgrade process, so you will see that long ago no update, something we want to resolve as soon as possible.

Anyway, what is clear is that both Twitter and Facebook experience has been a success. Thanks for joining on the road

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October 30, 2012 | admin | Tags: 10000, 6000, another, Facebook, MuyLinux, Plus, thanks, triumphs, Twitter | Comments Closed

Twitter blocks the option to find friends from Tumblr

Following the lines of what happened with Instagram, Tumblr is the new service affected by the strict terms included in the new Twitter API. The popular blogging platform was forced to remove the option of finding friends through Twitter , which is why this feature was limited to Facebook and Gmail.
The team Tumblr was disappointed with the network of microblogging. This is an excerpt from the official statement sent to reporters:

To our dismay, Twitter has restricted our users the ability to “find Twitter friends” on Tumblr. Given our history of making its platform, this is especially annoying. [...] While we are delighted with the response to our integration with Facebook and Gmail, we are really disappointed by the decision of Twitter.

A similar situation was experienced with Tumblr to Instagram July purposes. The photo app also had to remove the feature to find friends through Twitter, generating criticism from many users. It should be clarified that the “lock” is limited to finding not affect users and content publishing to Twitter from Instagram or Tumblr .
At the moment Twitter did not speak this, although one of its engineers was not quite agree with the decision of managers. “This movie stinks business” , Alex Choi published a tweet.

@ nickbilton I wholeheartedly agree, But This @ tumblr business just stinks.

– alex choi  (@ xc) August 23, 2012

Via | The Next Web | The Verge.

August 23, 2012 | admin | Tags: blocks, find, friends, from, option, Tumblr, Twitter | Comments Closed

Twitter for iPhone OS and Android updated with several improvements

If you are “tweeters” are common good luck because Twitter added several new features to their applications for IOS and Android. The update included several features that were claimed for a long time, the first to note are the push notifications for tweets .
With this option, from now on will be possible receive alerts for every tweet or retweet by the people we follow. Another interesting addition is the expanded tweets that let you preview content available on partner sites, this option will be available gradually.
The new version of IOS and Twitter for Android also features improvements in search: The auto is working better and allows easier access to tweets or users. But that’s not all, since it also added the ability to enter the profiles of other people doing “tap” on their avatars.
applications for popular mobile platforms were also equipped with performance optimizations and solutions for bugs . In the reviews I read several user reviews for problems that appeared after the update, although not experienced in my devices.
If the failures persist will surely release a new update to address them. If you do not have applications on their smartphones or tablets can download from Google Play Store or App Store.
Image via Twitter.

July 11, 2012 | admin | Tags: Android, improvements, iPhone, several, Twitter, updated | Comments Closed

Twitter denies rumors of an alleged hacking

Yesterday afternoon Twitter users encountered the web version was inaccessible and mobile apps not loading new tweets. Microblogging platform was falling for 40 minutes and speculation did not wait, even a hacker group called UGNazi took responsibility for “knock down” the site.

However the network responsible for the bird came out to deny rumors of a denial of service attack. In an official blog post indicated that the cause of the problem was “a cascade bug” , which is why they were forced to return to the last stable version of the site.

From Twitter ensure that the error was corrected, but still made a comprehensive study to avoid similar situations in the future. According to statistics for 8 months that the social network did not suffer a fall so long, so it is not surprising that the speakers have offered their apologies:

We know how critical is Twitter back to you and for many of us. Every day closer to their heroes, causes, political movements and more. [...] It is imperative that we remain available to everyone, and today we stumble. That’s why we offer our sincere apologies and hope they can breathe easier now.

The last sentence is related to a tweet included in the post, through the which a user said to be whether Twitter is “the closest thing to live without oxygen.” What do you think?

June 22, 2012 | admin | Tags: alleged, denies, hacking, rumors, Twitter | Comments Closed

Twitter redesigns its bird

social network Twitter has redesigned its logo, the cheerful little bird we all know as the image of the social network of micro-blogging world’s most famous. The company has shown a new bluebird that will identify the microblog network. Twitter has stressed that no longer need to include letters in the design, because the bluebird is now recognized worldwide. The company stressed that “Twitter is the bird and the bird is Twitter” as that is a sign of its commitment to this new image.
So far, the bird of Twitter has been the image of service, although it has been accompanied by the name of the company. However, since the network of micro-blogs consider that it is no longer necessary. So they have introduced a new logo design, in which a new model of the blue bird is the only protagonist. The new design is an evolution of the image back , with the blue bird of Twitter on white background. The new design has sharper lines and looks like a simpler set. Since Twitter has explained where they exit this design, based on simple geometry shapes . In a video presented the process of creating the logo, which arises “from three series of overlapping circles.”
Click here to watch the video

June 7, 2012 | admin | Tags: bird, redesigns, Twitter | Comments Closed

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