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Astronaut Scott Kelly Tweets Photo Of Bermuda
Astronaut Scott Kelly — who is spending one year at the International Space Station — tweeted a photo of Bermuda today [July 3] saying we are “looking pretty good right now”, with the photo attracting over 1500 “favourites” and “retweets” in the first hour alone. According to NASA, “Kelly and cosmonaut... Read more of this article
Bermuda’s June Klout Social Media Rankings
[Written by Don Burgess] D’General is in charge! Bermuda Heroes Weekend provided a bump in his monthly Klout score. Jason Sukdeo [aka D’General] picked up three points and joined the growing number of locals in the 70+ plateau. Jason helped organize the highly successful event, and earned a well-deserved spike in his score. Next month’s scores... Read more of this article
OBA Remove Photo From Official Twitter Account
[Updated] The One Bermuda Alliance appears to have deleted at least two of its tweets, including the one containing the photo of Eron Hill, Chris Famous, and Makai Dickerson that bore the caption “Catherine Jenner Support Group.” As of today [June 10], clicking the link that originally took you to that tweet leads to a message stating “page... Read more of this article
Social Media Postings Were “Simply Unkind”
[Opinion column written by Shari-Lynn Pringle] If there’s anything that the recent Bermuda social media debacle highlighted is that some people have too much time on their hands and not enough love in their hearts. During a month that I’ve tried to lay low on social media, it is extremely difficult to watch what is in play and not say something. Don... Read more of this article
Hill: OBA Tweet Is “Spurious, Highly Defamatory”
Following recent social media exchanges, the One Bermuda Alliance has received a letter indicating there could be legal action taken over the OBA Twitter account posting a photo with a caption saying “Opposition PLP makes mockery of women & transgendered.” The photo depicts Eron Hill, Chris Famous and Makai Dickerson in attendance at... Read more of this article
Bermuda’s Top 50 Twitter List For May 2015
[Written by Don Burgess] We had two names drop completely off the Bermuda Twitter Top 50 this month — but that is only because they were changed. With the merger of XL and Catlin, the old XL Insurance Twitter handle was changed to reflect this with its new moniker of @XLCatlin. Also getting an upgrade was the Pink Lady as The Hamilton Princess dropped... Read more of this article
Bermuda’s May Klout Social Media Rankings
[Written by Don Burgess] Klout has added ‘Expert’ tags to people’s profiles. Users will be able to easily see who the experts are for all topics found on Klout and identify individual Klout expertise. To be considered a Klout Expert on a topic, users must be in the top few percentages of all global users. In a press release, a Klout spokesperson... Read more of this article
Passenger Live Tweets From Norwegian Dawn
Even as the cruise ship Norwegian Dawn ran aground in the North Channel yesterday afternoon [May 19], at least one of the vessel’s reported 2,675 passengers took the time to document the events via Twitter, sharing a number of photographs and insights originating directly from the scene. The grounding was also captured on camera, with a time-lapse... Read more of this article
Bermuda’s Top 50 Twitter List For April 2015
[Written by Don Burgess] Baltimore has become a hotspot of social media activity. The death of Freddie Gray has sparked an intense scrutiny over that city’s policing methods. Many in the community took to the streets to peacefully demonstrate, while some elements saw it as an opportunity to create mayhem. On Twitter, the hashtags #Baltimoreriots and... Read more of this article
Bermuda’s April 2015 Social Media Rankings
[Written by Don Burgess] Many users saw their Klout scores reach unheard of numbers last week. Some people in Bermuda saw their Klout score reach 364. But the joke was on us — Lithium, which bought Klout in 2014 — was pulling an April Fool’s prank to give us all a laugh. The perks for such a having such a high score were funny too. The mythical... Read more of this article
Bermuda’s Top 50 Twitter List For March
[Written by Don Burgess] The past month saw two live-stream video apps for Twitter released. The first out of the gate was Meerkat, but that was usurped by Periscope at the end of the month. Twitter paid a reported $100 million for Periscope and is throwing its weight behind it to make it successful. I tested both apps and had more success with Periscope.... Read more of this article
Bermuda’s March 2015 Social Media Rankings
[Written by Don Burgess] Who will be the next James Bond? And will his Klout score matter? Lithium Technologies, which purchased Klout last year, released a list of the top 10 James Bond potential candidates who have the most social strength. P. Diddy topped the list with an 89.89 score followed by Robbie Williams [88.89] and Russell Crowe [87.46].... Read more of this article
