Another trendy Twitter Sri Lanka night #TweetLikeX

many people who start Twitter and do not continue complain that they really dont get Twitter sometimes. Its simple like public SMSing(Only what you want public to know). And the most fun is when everyone starts tweeting to one awesome topic - We call it a "hashtag". A hashtag collects all the tweets to a specific subject. For e.g. If it is Australia vs Sri Lanka match we all tweet using #AUSvSL so all Australians and all Sri Lankans & whoever is on the same page.

Following is a different type of a hashtag we had last Monday called TweetLikeX. What we had to do was to tweet the styles of the person "X". It all started with one @LyricistHeshan tweet - I RTed tagging Kawudaboy imagining all the U2-Bono-Tattoo tweets we can tweet about Heshan.

he.he.we can totally do a #TweetlikeHeshan @kawdaboy savvy? RT @lyricistheshan: we should make a new hashtag like #TweetLikeX:p
— Nadheera Udawatthe (@nnulk) December 17, 2012

I thought it will work for a specific tweep but soon the timeline was flooded with TweetLikeX tweets replacing different names in Sri Lankan twittersphere. Few good ones given below

Hootsuite launches conversation - Internal communications tool

Ive been a loyal Hootsuite user for a long time for managing Twitter and Facebook, both on PC and Mobile. Its pretty simple to use and faster. Not having a great look and feel but does the work.

I was delighted to check out their latest add-on "Hootsuite conversations". Being a heavy user of social media - I think this is a feature that can go a long way. Check out the feature from the video below



Primary need for this type of a feature is the need for internal communication in social media management(In a commercial level). Currently couple of social media management tools offer the same feature but charge a premium. Hope Hootsuite will be able to leverage on this need and add more commercial users. Ideal situation is if they can build on this concept and come up with a fully fledged social media tool.

What tool, Twitter client do you use? And please feel free to share your experience so that others will be able to find out the best twitter client on Mobile on PC.

Zotye Nomad price increase by Gov taxes - My first tailor made Meme

Lots of buzz around memes these days - But what i personally think is that memes are appealing to a very niche target group and is not recommended for mass appeal.  Request was made by Friend and scouting legend - Charitha Ayya by a tweet

I'm surprised that no one has yet done a meme mashing up Gotye & Zotye, maker of dinky little Chinese mini SUVs. @nnulkchallenge accepted?
— Charitha Ratwatte Jr (@Diya_Rakusa) August 27, 2012

For the first time i made a meme for a request. Here is it depicting the result of govt vehicle tax increase this year that jeopardized the vehicle market in Sri Lanka

Twitter Direct Message Spam Virus - "tapping you"

Twitter malware are rare but we have seen many such as "True Twit validation" but this one im going to blog about it is something new on the block. There was this spam that went viral in Sri Lankan tweeps account last few weeks. Basically what happens is you get a DM saying "Did you see them tapping you <link>". The line makes it very much likely to click. Few sample DMs i got given below

When you click on the link you are directed to a "Page not found" in FB -

Or is it running a script and spamming through my DM? IT experts tell me...

50 Shades of Grey Blackberry subtle advertising effectiveness

Its the talk of the town - well at least in Sri Lankan twittersphere. She was the pioneer in driving the hype for the book in Twitter and i was given  a chance to glance through the pages.

Following is the part about Blackberry - Dont know if the author E.L.James(Female) got paid for it or just added to show prestige of Grey using a Blackberry.

In a time where RIM is going down the drain, having doubts about aquisition and this "Blackberry going down" news is all over the media, she tweeted this

hey guys..does anybody know how much a BlackBerry bold is in Sri Lanka??
— Pabasara Palletanne (@Lovely_Paba) August 7, 2012

And i asked her whether it was because of the book, following is the tweet and thats enough for me to prove the effectiveness of advertising. Period.

After seeing my tweet.. @nnulk: (on phone) i know why you wanted a BlackBerry..Christian grey has it! Me:NO! My subconcious: HELL YEAH! :D
— Pabasara Palletanne (@Lovely_Paba) August 8, 2012

Sudden increase of questions/polls in Facebook Sri Lanka

Just a quick posting to get an idea about the trend - Were you active enough to notice sudden burst of questions on your newsfeed last few days? You can see up to 4-5 questions at any given time in the newsfeed ranging from "Best school", "Best telco" to "Best Country" questions.

Some of the questions are like (Updated)
Vote for your country?
To which relign do u belong?
Whats the best mobile operator in Sri Lanka?
Whats your operating system?
What place do you prefer for shopping for work wear?

This surge in questions were even noticed and highlighted by users.

What is your religion? poll in FB and there are people who has ticked in for Buddhism as well.
— Yoshitha Kulatunga (@yoshrox) July 24, 2012

Pls post other questions as you see in Facebook Sri Lanka...

Facebook questions has been there for a long time and such a sudden increase is surprising. What caused this? Facebook themselves pushing this feature? Any idea?

Facebook groups new "Seen by" feature

Last week Facebook announced the new "seen by" feature on groups - pretty useful when you are using Facebook groups for day to day communication. It is basically a record of how many saw your posts in a Facebook group like given below.

This is similar to the "seen at" feature in Facebook chat. This feature makes groups more compatible for day to day communication needs. Like the example given where you want to communicate football practices to the whole team and the post indicates how many saw the notice. This also makes Facebook more consistent for communication. (Can be annoying for some - tough life :P )

This and the recent feature "voice" (Will explain in a seperate post - Enables you to comment as an admin or a fan in Facebook page easily) are targeted at power users who are active on Facebook. But the normal users Facebook activity decline (as explained by "Photo/Video sharing kills Facebook & grows Twitter") continues and hope they come up with features targeting them. 

Do you think "Seen by" is useful? Feel free to comment below with your thoughts...