technologyreview.com/view/52… Tweets are getting shorter and changing the way we communicate.

designtaxi.com/news/361015/I… Infographic: The History Of The Hashtag

feedproxy.google.com/~r/Tech… In Race With Twitter, Facebook, Like, Fluffs Its Social TV Numbers

webuyanytoycar.com/ A brilliant brand response by WeBuyAnyCar to a funny viral image.

designtaxi.com/news/360971/A… Animated Fan Petition: Four Rules The New Star Wars Films Should Follow

designtaxi.com/news/360971/A… Animated Fan Petition: Four Rules The New Star Wars Films Should Follow

bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23… Facebook use 'makes people feel worse about themselves'

socialmediatoday.com/mleiter…! Some useful best practises for engaging with people on Twitter.

moz.com/ugc/how-to-use-tumbl… Using Tumblr for SEO and marketing. Pitcher.io can post things to Tumblr...

medium.com/responsive-engine… 21 radical ideas about people in organisations.

With pitcher.io you could schedule tweets for every #northeasthour so you never miss out even when you're busy. Launching soon.

github.com/gwintrob/crime-do… In San Francisco, the crime rate goes down as your elevation increases (even accounting for land area). #interesting

transferwindow.info A very pretty visualisation of the football transfer window. #interesting

Lots happening this week, and a ton of new signups. Awesome. Thanks for following.

theatlantic.com/infocus/2013… Some *incredible* photos from the Red Bull Illume contest. #awesome

spring.org.uk/2013/08/facebo… Facebook is a mirror. Twitter is a megaphone. How people choose a social network to use. #interesting

Hello #northeasthour. We're a new North East startup making an app to help manage your social media marketing - pitcher.io :)

At pitcher.io we'd really like to connect with social media professionals. If you know one, ask them to pop us a message. :)