TweetDeck, a Twitter app, breaks out multiple columns for different kinds of tweets and different groups of friends.

Assuming you’ve got the basics down, there are many less obvious tips and tweaks to get more from your tweeting.

OPRAH WINFREY granted pop superstardom in April not to another fraudulent memoirist, but to Twitter, the online social network that has lured both Hollywood celebrities and basement amateurs away from their blogs.

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I think this video combines everything that is wrong with America into one crazy stew that somehow comes out tasting delicious. Let’s review all that is going on here. The guy’s name is Dr. Bummer. He’s a gynecologist. He has a Steelers jersey that he personalized with his own name, and he decides to bid “69 dollars” in the opening game.

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What’s so special about May 4, anyway? Was that the original date of the release of “Star Wars”? (Nope, that was May 25, 1977.) It’s based on “May” and “fourth” and how much the word “fourth” sounds like the word “force”…well, you get the idea. May the fourth be with you. It’s wonderfully silly, it’s harmless, and we always welcome both of those.

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Obama’s first 100 days in office, as told through his Facebook page.

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@aplusk v. @cnnbrk

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The other day I was having a conversation with my friend that’s a reporter about the future of newspapers. We were in disagreement. She stated the ultimate demise of newspapers in the near future. I didn’t see how that was possible. Newspapers are an important source of information for society I insisted, they are too necessary to simply disappear.

As we delved further into each other’s positions it became clear where we were misunderstanding each other. She was referring to traditional print. Of course I agree with her. I don’t know how much longer traditional print will be with us, but it’s days as a primary distribution method are numbered to be sure. I rarely read a printed paper these days. It’s all online for me and often read off my Blackberry (I sympathize with President-Elect Obama).

Having this discussion a couple of days ago is what made the following article all the more fascinating. The rise of independent online new organizations would seem to be expected, but how good some of them have become so quickly is something I did not expect.

Web Sites That Dig for News Rise as Watchdogs

By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA

Published: November 18, 2008

As newspapers shrink, rival operations have arisen in several cities, forcing the papers to follow their lead.

Tags: Internet, New Media, Newspapers, Online