Video Science! Truthy Project Detects Online Deception
Published October 2, 2011 | 
Have you ever strongly questioned tweets you receive or read on Twitter as possible fraud, especially when it comes to the political world? In case you didn’t know many of the tweets are created by automated computer programs or “robo-tweets,” so no wonder they are suspect messages, especially when it happening within an era of “digital deception.” This video features scientists at Indiana University that are using Twitter to investigate the nature of truth, lies and politics. Check it out and maybe you can tell when some things aren’t what they seem.
Warning! Both political campaigns and special-interest groups are setting up and using countless fake Twitter accounts and creating the notion of broad grass-roots political manifestations where none exist. In case you don’t know, faking political movements has been termed “Astroturfing.”
The Truthy Project Ferrets Out Online Deception
Twitter Video: Discover What’s New in the Twitter World!
Published September 15, 2010 | Team Altman Awesome Twitter Video!
Many of us feel that Twitter is the best way to find out what’s new in your world, for anything from football to film to generosity and charity, people the world over are using Twitter to learn what’s new about whatever they might find interesting, and are curious about.
Now you know already that Twitter has always been about getting a whole lot in a little. The limitation of 140 characters drives succinctness and lets you rapidly find out and share what’s happening. Yet, we’ve continued to learn something since Twitter first started, and that is life doesn’t always fit into 140 characters or less.
Twitter is introducing a new, re-engineered Twitter.com that provides an easier, faster, and richer experience.
When you visit the site, you’ll see the familiar timeline, but underneath each Tweet are a handful of information including more in-depth context, and even embedded media. So, you just simply click on an individual Tweet and a detailed pane slides out on the right and reveals this content.
Discover What’s New in Your Twitter World!
Awesome Movie Parody Video! Twitter Movie Trailer!
Published August 14, 2010 | Team Altman Hilarious Fake Movie Trailer Video!
The makers of the “Twitter Movie Trailer – Rated Awesome” ask, “If Hollywood can make an overly dramatic film about the early years of Facebook, why can’t we make an overly dramatic movie about Twitter?”
This is a well-made and very funny exclusive video (parody) mock-trailer for a fake movie, dubbed The Twit Network, which pokes fun at just how strange and dumb some tweets’ content are, our collective self-absorption with Twitter and many other social networks including Facebook, our obsession with celebrities and the crazy way people have of affixing “tw-” to beginning of any word related to social media, and sometimes just any word. However, the “Twitter Movie Trailer” is definitely laugh-out-loud material!
As always enjoy, and share the Twitter Movie Trailer – Rated Awesome!
Great Social Media Video! Social Media Revolution 2 (Refresh)!
Published May 23, 2010 | Team Altman Awesome Social Media Revolution 2 Video!
The number of users on the web world and social media and social network users seem to continue to grow at an amazing exponential pace, and this Social Media Revolution 2 video has been updated with the latest statistics that are just as amazing as the first great SMR video, if you haven’t seen the first video check it out at Social Media: Revolutionizing the World as We Know It!
As always enjoy, and share the Social Media Revolution!
Google Buzz! Changing the Game!
Published February 16, 2010 | 
Google’s launch of Google Buzz (a service for sharing thoughts, multimedia, and your social media feeds with your friends utilizing Gmail as the conduit) really caught most people by surprise, simply because they weren’t expecting the potential game changer that Google Buzz is, but it didn’t take everyone long to take notice, especially after the Google Buzz posts and comments were averaging over 160,000 per hour nearly right after launching.
It was evident from beginning this was no average launch of an “oh by the way, if you have time check it out,” kind of application, and no one could have predicted it would become so popular, so fast.
Why has it grown so fast? And more importantly, what does the release of Google Buzz mean to the social media world, especially Twitter and Facebook?
Speculating as to what Google might do if it wanted to make things interesting for developers it might offer ad revenue sharing for the creation of Google Buzz apps, and start building its very own app store, specifically for the crazy mobile market. Gmail advertising is already extremely will developed, and next time you sign on to Buzz, notice that Google ads are already being placed, and by offering the ability to monetize apps with the Google Buzz structure would almost immediately pull development resources that currently are focused on Twitter, Facebook, and other mobile platforms (i.e. Android, iPhone, etc.).
The name of the game now is momentum for everyone from users to developers, to businesses both big and small that now have to keep a close eye to what is taking place on Google Buzz, especially in anticipation of methods to drive traffic, or a viral event that takes off with a life of its own, and finally to keep up with additional features that might be released in the future.
The social media landscape continues to quickly evolve, but with the release of Google Buzz it has been permanently altered, and anyone with more than just a passing interest in social media should ignore what is taking place at their own peril, which would be a huge mistake, since we are looking a real game-changer in Google Buzz.
Google Buzz Has Completely Changed the Game: Here’s How!