Insights into social platforms, creator tools, trends, algorithms, audience behavior, and the evolving role of social networks online.

How to Get Followed on Twitter |Twitter 101

Misty Belardo 3 min read
So many people are still obsessed with getting so many followers on Twitter.  And resort to so many tactics.   Don't you just hate getting those DMs telling you how they made so many money online? Or sometimes on the stream itself saying get a million followers in so and so number of days just to en ...

Twitter Lists | Plain and Simple

Are you one of those people who has heard of Twitter lists, but you haven't yet understood their value or use? Well, there is a lot of debating going around right now about whether they are a good addition to Twitter and to what use. As Social Media expands more and more each day, it's hard to somet ...

How To | Get Your Stories Out via Web Press Release

Misty Belardo 1 min read
If you are a small business and have limited budget to tell the world of your new product, PR Web maybe a good option.  A  news release, media release, press release or press statement is a written or recorded communication directed at members of the news media for the purpose of announcing somethin ...

Social Bookmarking | What is it?

Misty Belardo 2 min read
The web is a great resource of all types of information.  What if you find a cool reference?  Some people would bookmark it in their own computer, but this only gets messy in the long run and you can only access it from that one computer.  The solution, why not use social bookmarking service. Soc ...

15 Features of Google Wave| Step by Step

Arnt Eriksen 1 min read
One of the aims of Bitrebels is to always make sure that we do not just write about existing technologies but also aid you whenever we can.  If you already have your Google Wave invite but still confused as to how to start and make the most out of it?  Here is a video.  A step by step tutorial on wh ...

Why Have A Channel on You Tube?

Arnt Eriksen 1 min read
Everyone who has joined YouTube can view their personal information on their Channel or Profile page. It's a centralized location where other users can see your public videos, favorites, comments, subscribers, video log, bulletin status, and recent activity. Users can also see stats about you, like ...

Social Media Idiot | A Company View

Alright, the Social Media word in itself has probably been used so many times this past year that it's starting to have the same impact as the moon has each and every day of your waking hours. It should be clear to most of the people using the Internet in the world what it is all about. If not, well ...

Don’t Miss These 5 Things About Google Wave!

Diana Adams 3 min read
A few nights ago as I was playing on the wave, I learned how to embed video, MP3s, websites and many other very fun things that would make any self proclaimed geek super excited. Then, my dear friend, Fernando Fonseca @fjfonseca, invited me to wave with him where he taught me that I was doing it ...

Conversation with Evan Williams @ Web 2.0

Misty Belardo 1 min read
Very interesting conversation between John Battelle and Twitter co-Founder Evan Williams @ Web 2.0. Summit.  They discussed a lot of very interesting topics and issues concerning Twitter. The revenue model, 3rd Party Application, the No-Tweet Clauses in Celebrity Contracts. New Features, Where is ...

SuperModels Take It Off for Climate Change

Arnt Eriksen 2 min read
Last 24 October, people in 181 countries came together for the most widespread day of environmental action in the planet's history. At over 5200 events around the world, people gathered to call for strong action and bold leadership on the climate crisis. What does the number 350 mean? 350 is t ...

Is it twittering or tweeting?

Arnt Eriksen 1 min read
The guys from Twitter are indeed busy! More and more people are interested and intrigued with what is going on with the company.  Here is a funny question. Is it Tweeting or Twittering?  Here is cool video of an interview with Biz Stone and EV on The View. I just needed to share this very funny and ...

The way Social Media is explained is WRONG

After a couple of days of pondering what Social Media really is all about I set out on a quest to find the easiest way to describe it. I know there are countless of blog posts and articles out there that really tried their best to deal with this question. Each and everyone has their own answer. But, ...
What is Google Social Search?

What is Google Social Search?

Arnt Eriksen 2 min read
Google Social Search is an experimental feature that helps you find relevant public web content from people in your social circle, when you're signed in to your Google Account. With Social Search, you'll be able to more easily find relevant public content from your social circle, such as the foll ...

5 Reasons To Smile When You Get A Negative Blog Comment

Diana Adams 3 min read
Most of what I write about on this blog comes directly from personal experience. When I look back at my posts, they read almost like an online diary. This particular post really hits home in that way. When I first started writing for BitRebels, I admit I was very fearful of negative comments on ...
Measure Social Media | ROI

Measure Social Media | ROI

Misty Belardo 1 min read
You always see the word ROI or Return on Investment on articles, and on twitter.  You always read about measuring your involvement or for some business measuring social media investments  for their respective brands. Now for social media, ROI stands for Return on Influence.  Is measuring social medi ...
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