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May 2008 - Posts

Missing some Tweets from Friends on Twitter?
Missing some Tweets from Friends on Twitter?
In the past month or so I've seen lots of comments from people stating something like, "I'm not getting all the tweets from my friends. I end up getting only part of the conversations." In addition to the recent poor performance from Twitter, I have a couple of other explanations, and some tips to help decrease some of the tweets you are missing. Twitter has a request limit. Make sure you're using it wisely. Twitter normally has a rate limit of 70 request per hour from any application: Clients are...
Posted: May 31 2008, 01:21 PM by Dan Hounshell | with 2 comment(s)
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Who is digging TFF Ratio?
Who is digging TFF Ratio?
I noticed over the Memorial Day weekend that traffic for TwitterRatio.com picked up quite a bit. I've also seen the TFF Ratio auto-responder sending out replies to a lot of newcomers to the TFF party. I'm excited to see the site and bot getting some love and the following are some of the reasons Twitterers have discovered it recently: TwitterRatio.com on StumbleUpon http://www.stumbleupon.com/url/twitterratio.com/ TwitterRatio.com reviewed on SheGeeks.net http://shegeeks.net/twitter-apps-twitter...
Hannah Montana sings my favorite song
Hannah Montana sings my favorite song
Now I know why I couldn't get that new Hannah Montana (Miley Cyrus) song, "Rockstar", out of my head. It sounds a lot like one of my favorite songs of all time... Lustra's "Scotty doesn't know". Well that and the fact that my 9-year-old daughter plays it constantly ! Read more and listen to both songs on E! Online. Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | kick it! | live it!
Posted: May 15 2008, 12:45 PM by Dan Hounshell | with 3 comment(s)
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Question about URLs from SEO presentation at WMDODN
Question about URLs from SEO presentation at WMDODN
During my Search Engine Optimization for ASP.NET Developers presentation at the Western Michigan Day of .NET a young man asked me a question about formatting URLs. Though we were running short on time I tried to answer as many questions as I could, but I didn't completely understand the question at the time and I didn't want to hold up the entire presentation to gain an understanding. Instead I talked to the young man afterwards and then found that he had emailed me yesterday for clarification. By...
Posted: May 12 2008, 03:14 PM by Dan Hounshell | with 4 comment(s)
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Best @TFFRatio Requests, Part II
Best @TFFRatio Requests, Part II
I received some good response from my last Best @TFFRatio Requests post , plus a request to do another one soon. I aim to please so here goes (again in no particular order): evolvingWe @ tffratio How do I compare to Gretchen now? 09:23 AM April 29, 2008 scottcreynolds @ tffratio what are the chances a girl like me and a guy like you could end up together in this crazy world? 01:05 PM April 29, 2008 rkierner @ tffratio Ultimate Frisbe was cancelled tonight so I may have a few free hours this evening...