Submitted by Mogston
from blog:
Twitter and LinkedIn are syncing status updates as the microblogging network looks to serve a growing number of users who are tweeting for business purposes. In many ways, Twitter has become like a living resume — people use it to promote their ideas, to build relationships or to do research by asking their followers questi (Read More)
Submitted by Mogston
from blog:
A partnership between the business networking site and the microblogging service mean that status messages can be interchangeable between the two: great for all those marketers who use the two to broadcast their own brands. (Read More)
Submitted by Elizabeth Hannan
from Twitter:
RT @rohitbhargava Influential Marketing Blog: 5 Ways To Use Twitter's New List Feature For Marketers http://retwt.me/1GqgK. (Read More)
Submitted by Mogston
from blog:
How nonexclusive is Microsoft’s deal with Twitter? So nonexclusive that just hours after it was announced, rival Google lurched forward to say that it has entered into a similar partnership with the microblogging service.The search giant may be second to this party, but it's not going to be late.But make no mistake--this is (Read More)
140Char:
Back in December 2008, Six Apart acquired Pownce and promptly shut it down. Now we can see whether that was a wise move, as Six Apart has launched TypePad Motion, a microblogging service ‘evolved from the Pownce codebase and community’.It’s written in Python using the Django framework, and the idea is that it’s easy to buil (Read More)
Submitted by Mogston
from blog:
A few weeks ago, we wrote about Swedish startup Twingly and its stealth memetracker Twingly Channels. Tonight, Twingly is launching in closed beta. In the past, Twingly has brought us a microblogging search tool, a. (Read More)
readwriteweb:
Brion Vibber, CTO of Wikimedia and lead developer for Wikipedia and MediaWiki, announced today that he's leaving the company to work for StatusNet (formerly Laconica) as their chief architect.StatusNet is the open-source microblogging platform that powers sites such as identi.ca, which impressed us from its inception as a " (Read More)
louisgray-com:
For the most part, starting a successful business in Silicon Valley and having to raise money from venture capitalists (VCs) practically go hand in hand. Like most things here in the Valley, there are no guarantees. Raising $100 million doesn't guarantee success. Raising funding from specific venture firms with solid track (Read More)
TechCrunch:
As Twitter continues to mull over how to make money, startups are looking to capitalize on the advertising potential of the microblogging platform. Media network Glam Media is going to be launching a Twitter ad network. And today, Ad.ly, an Los Angeles-based startup, is launching a Twitter-based advertising network to conne (Read More)
Submitted by Stewbagz
from blog:
Jack Dorsey The Creator Of Twitter Said Friday That His Next Venture Would Be Based On Themes Similar To The Microblogging Service'S And May
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Submitted by Buebi
from blog:
Twitter hat in meinen Augen ein Problem. Erfahrene Twitternutzer dürften den Dienst längst nicht mehr direkt nutzen, sondern über verschiedene Dienste, von denen aus getwittert wird und andere Funktionen angeboten werden. Die größte Gefahr droht aber aus dem Hause Facebook zu kommen.Das Microblogging funktioniert auf Facebo (Read More)
Delicious/zara_lockwood:
Hi - just an update - what Zara is up to: Â Firstly !FB is a code that should mean that none of my updates with links in go to my facebook profile page - this is because a change in the facebook rules that mean's business posts / status updates aren't allowed to have sponsored links in - and if you are anything like me, i (Read More)