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We have so many! It's hard to pick one.
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What are six things you could never do without?
Phones, computers, quick access to the internet, electricity, friends and amazing things to explore
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How do you use Twitter in your professional life?
We use it to keep our readers informed, update them about our progress, product announcements and find out what they like.
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What's your favorite Twitter app?
Echofon
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Twitter or Facebook?
I have to be honest here. Both platforms are different and they each provide unique services. As a tech site, we have to use both.
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What feature should Twitter add?
Integration with other social networks. The interface could benefit from an uplift and to make it easier for users to track conversations
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Who do you wish had a Twitter feed but doesn't?
I believe almost everyone has a Twitter feed, don't they?
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Is there someone you want to follow you who doesn't already? If so, who?
Yeah, this is a wish list that will never be fulfilled. Where do I begin?
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Have you ever unfollowed someone? Who and why?
No, we never unfollow anyone. Everyone is unique. Their tweets are unique.
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MakeUseOf is a small outfit with a miniscule number of followers compared to other big-time Twitters. It would mean a lot to us.
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#MakeUseOf #rocks
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We've met a lot of interesting people and especially developers for both desktop and web apps. We use Twitter to keep each other updated.
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We run a multiple-author site and we append their Twitter usernames at the end of their tweets -- AUTOMATICALLY.
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To share interesting, useful & funny posts with my readers and followers; and getting them to share it with their friends
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Ever get called out for tweeting too much?
Nope! Never enough tweets to satisfy the IT crowd
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140 characters of advice for a new user?
Pick the people you want to follow wisely.
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How long can you go without a tweet?
Around 8 hours. That's probably because I'm asleep.
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What question are we not asking here that we should?
How many times do you tweet a day?
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We wanted to a medium to spread our cool ideas and websites we find; Twitter is the perfect way to do that.
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Has Twitter changed your life? If yes, how?
Yes, Twitter has definitely changed the way I manage my communication and source for information
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I supposed I'd like to ask Twitterers to retweet older posts but that's kind of hard to do at the moment
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We will continue to see amazing advancements in the field of technology and we will be there to cover it.
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Is this a trick question?
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