Tag Archives: #OBL

DiscoverText on the Road

 Posted on October 18, 2011 by Joseph Delfino

For the past month, Texifter technical and business development staff have been occupied with multiple large projects including, the cultivation of the GNIP Beta, updating system performance, experimenting with lead generation, and digging through the #OBL:-) Funniest Tweets. However, this has not … Continue reading →

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The Crazy Life of a Tweet

 Posted on October 15, 2011 by Josh Sowalsky

On the evening of May 1st, Osama bin Laden was killed in Pakistan. Over the following hours (and days), bin Laden was mentioned by millions across the twitterverse. Among the first of those tweets came from a young, gay, homeschooled … Continue reading →

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The OBL Script

 Posted on October 13, 2011 by Stuart Shulman

  #ir12 – IGNITE TALK SCRIPT Slide #1 – Hi I’m Stu and I’m going to talk today about the power of crowds for performing certain tasks. I want to thank Josh Sowalsky for managing this project and drafting the … Continue reading →

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The OBL:-) Voting Options

 Posted on October 11, 2011 by Stuart Shulman

Note: Voting will remain open until the end of #IR12. Thanks for the idea of posting the ballot Sarah! Tweet #OBL:-) plus the number of the Tweet you think is funniest.                   … Continue reading →

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Crowdsourcing: the #OBL:-) Project

 Posted on October 10, 2011 by Stuart Shulman

Tomorrow morning I will present this 5-minute talk at #IR12. If you want the sneak peek, or if you cannot make it to Seattle for the talk, here is your chance to see the results and, more importantly, be a … Continue reading →

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