Twitter recently made a change to their service that makes it impossible to repost the same Tweet within a certain amount of time; probably 24 hours. Some people say that Twitter wants to make life more difficult for spammers. However, I think their approach is so misguided and ineffective that I suspect entirely different reasons. Why post duplicate Tweets? The reason I have been posting Tweets more than once (both privately and professionally) was to accommodate followers in different time zones. Using[...]
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Exploring the use of Social Media for NGOs, non-profit organizations and to support humanitarian relief
About Timo Lüge
I’m passionate about information, communication and how they can be used to make the world a better place.
My two main areas of expertise are:
• Communication through digital media
• Media relations during disasters
Over the last thirteen years I have worked for German national public radio, a wire agency, the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement and the United Nations.
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