ReadWriteWeb:
Has Twitter spam gotten a little out of hand? According to today's top story on Techmeme, it has. Apparently, marketers are calling for Twitter to filter out spam and other adult content from the microblogging service. You know, so their all-important tweets about the products and services they're pushing don't have to shar (Read More)
readwriteweb:
If you were a little blue bird, with a good pile of money and a whole lot of hype, what would you buy to spice up your nest? There are so many little services being built on top of Twitter that we wouldn't be surprised to see some more of them acquired by the company soon. That would mean more features for everyday users (Read More)
ReadWriteWeb:
We're sure by now you've heard about the upcoming extensions that will soon arrive in Google's Chrome browser. Already we've seen a handful of these become available including AdSweep, a PageRank checker, Cleeki, and, as of yesterday, a new bookmarking extension from Delicious. However, if you've been running the standard C (Read More)
Submitted by Fruchter
from Google Reader:
Recently I’ve run into a number of companies who call themselves a “social media agency”. Here are some examples (this is not a joke):1.) Company AThis company sells “engagement marketing” services. They use an ASP Buzz Monitoring tool (a pretty good one) to identify brand mentions in Blogs, Forums, etc. When they see a (Read More)
: "So…before you hire, think about your Social Media strategy and what you really need from an outsourced vendor to execute it well. And remember that at the end of the day, relationships can’t and shouldn’t be outsourced."
Mashable!:
For a complete collection of Twitter resources, check out The Twitter Guide Book, Mashable’s hub for all things Twitter.-Most Twitter users probably follow under a thousand other people, but that’s enough to make it hard to keep track of the real-time stream. I actually started having trouble keeping up when I hit about 50 (Read More)
Mashable!:
For marketers, Twitter has been a dream come true. It’s an open platform growing at a phenomenal rate. This combination can allow a single tweet to be seen by thousands of potential customers. But as Twitter continues its mainstream ascent, it has been targeted by spammers and scammers, something that doesn’t help legitim (Read More)
Submitted by Justifyleo
from blog:
Twitter Clean UpI wrote a post before on how to do a Twitter cleanup by using FriendorFollow.com to remove all non-followers on Twitter and using Twitter directories like Twellow.com or Wefollow.com to find and increase your niche follower count. The reason for a Twitter clean up is to remove all the non-engaged followers (Read More)
Submitted by Magitam
from Google Reader:
Name: Amanda Hamilton Twitter name: @ dreamingspain What is your main Change challenge at present? Shifting. (Read More)
readwriteweb:
You know that scene in Alice in Wonderland where Alice is tumbling down the rabbit hole past all those miscellaneous chairs and birds? That same feeling of confused dread is often how users feel when they're attempting to navigate a site that has never been tested. We know that developers pour their souls into their project (Read More)
mashable:
As a lot of e-commerce businesses and Twitter users are noticing, the entire Authorize.Net infrastructure crashed a few hours ago. For anyone who makes a purchase online, this is huge; Authorize.Net is the largest service for accepting credit cards and e-checks through the web. This means that millions of web-based transa (Read More)
Mashable!:
The web’s response to the passing of music legend Michael Jackson has been staggering. Social media was pounded with tributes last Thursday after the news broke, but next Tuesday could be a huge test for the entire infrastructure of the web, when the memorial for Michael Jackson will take place.The tribute and remembrance (Read More)
mashable:
This week we ran a special Summer of Social Good charity promotion and many of you got involved. Mashable and the whole Summer of Social Good team would like to thank everyone who donated, tweeted, retweeted and showed their support. While the promotion might be over now, because of the great response we will be doing this (Read More)
Mashable!:
This post is part of Mashable’s Spark of Genius series, which highlights a unique feature of startups. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. The series is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark.Name: LaunchlyQuick Pitch: Launchly showcases new websites to an audience to (Read More)