Army voices Twitter fears
ZDNet Government — October 27th, 2008 Army voices Twitter fears Posted by Richard Koman @ October 27, 2008 @ 8:31 AM Categories: Intelligence Tags: Voice , Twitter , Blogging , Text Messaging/SMS/MMS , Telephony , Internet , Cellular Phones , Consumer Electronics , Personal Technology , Online Communications If you think people who send dozens of Twitter tweets a day have too much time on their hands – or not enough of a life – consider the geniuses at the Army’s 304th Military Intelligence Battalion. They spent ...

Election coverage sets Web record; Social networks stayed busy
Between the Lines — November 5th, 2008 Election coverage sets Web record; Social networks stayed busy Posted by Sam Diaz @ 10:20 am Categories: General , Social networking , Blogging , Facebook Tags: Web , Facebook , Network , Coverage , Twitter , Social Networking , Channel Management , Internet , TVs , Tv & Home Theater Right around the time that Barack Obama was being declared the winner of Tuesday’s historic election, an Internet usage record was being broken. At the ...

Twitter is smart to reject Facebook and go it alone
Between the Lines — November 24th, 2008 Twitter is smart to reject Facebook and go it alone Posted by Sam Diaz @ 10:30 am Categories: General , Web Technology , Innovation , Facebook Tags: Facebook , Twitter , Operational Accounting , Finance , Sam Diaz Talks between Facebook and Twitter have broken down, Kara Swisher reports in a post on the Boomtown blog today, and - on the surface - it looks like the dividing issue was money. (Isn’t it always?) Facebook was offering $500 million in Facebook stock based on what what ...

Twitter & Facebook: If not now, maybe later? [Video]
Between the Lines — November 25th, 2008 Twitter & Facebook: If not now, maybe later? [Video] Posted by Sam Diaz @ 1:33 pm Categories: General , Web Technology , Social networking , Facebook , Twitter , Microblogging Tags: Facebook , Video , Twitter , Corporate Communications , Internet , Networking , Marketing , Sam Diaz In this video, Sumi Das and I talk about the broken down talks between Facebook and Twitter and where a relationship between the two might be in the future. Both need to ...

SMS fees impacting Twitter feature
Between the Lines — November 26th, 2008 SMS fees impacting Twitter feature Posted by Sam Diaz @ 2:58 pm Categories: General , Verizon , Twitter Tags: Wireless Carrier , SMS , Twitter , Text Messaging/SMS/MMS , Telephony , Cellular Phones , Wireless , Consumer Electronics , Personal Technology , Online Communications Just this week, I was applauding Twitter for rejecting an offer from Facebook. One reason I noted was that Twitter’s SMS text feature makes alerts from twittering (tweeting?) ...

EIC podcast: Yahoo trial balloons; Mumbai and Twitter;
Between the Lines — December 4th, 2008 EIC podcast: Yahoo trial balloons; Mumbai and Twitter; Posted by Larry Dignan @ 3:00 am Categories: General , Podcasts , EIC2 Tags: Mumbai , Yahoo! Inc. , Twitter , Podcasts , Internet , Larry Dignan In this week’s EIC [image] squared podcast Dan and I talk about the Yahoo rumor mill, the holiday shopping season on tech land and the Mumbai terror attacks and Twitter. First the Yahoo rumor mill . The latest is that former AOL CEO Jonathan Miller is trying to raise a few ...

iPhone cut-and-paste coming, not from Apple
Between the Lines — December 11th, 2008 iPhone cut-and-paste coming, not from Apple Posted by Sam Diaz @ 9:36 am Categories: General , iPhone Tags: Apple iPhone , Apple Inc. , Twitter , Advertising & Promotion , Corporate Communications , Productivity , Cloud Computing , Web Services , Marketing , Enterprise Software If it seems very basic, that’s because it is. Yet, iPhone users are so eager to have a cut/copy-and-paste tool that they’re willing to pin their hopes on a YouTube ...

Churchill Club podcast: Around the world in 140 characters: Twitter, the Web, and survival
Between the Lines — December 19th, 2008 Churchill Club podcast: Around the world in 140 characters: Twitter, the Web, and survival Posted by Larry Dignan @ 1:43 pm Categories: Web Technology , Podcasts , Churchill Club , Social networking Tags: Web , Twitter , Podcasts , Channel Management , Internet , Marketing , masaokad Twitter was supposedly a toy and a fad – until it influenced a presidential election. Now everyone is wondering what it’s going to do to everything from personal communication to marketing, ...

Inauguration 2.0: Citizen Networking
ZDNet Government — January 20th, 2009 Inauguration 2.0: Citizen Networking Posted by Richard Koman @ January 20, 2009 @ 3:10 PM Categories: Social networks , Obama Tags: Network , Twitter , Web 2.0 , Portals , Government , Advertising & Promotion , Channel Management , Internet , Marketing , Richard Koman inaug.jpg The Obama Administration (how I have longed to say those words!) has made a promise to involve common citizens in our government and a request that citizens get involve in the ...

The 10 best techies worth following on Twitter
Between the Lines — February 2nd, 2009 The 10 best techies worth following on Twitter Posted by Jason Hiner @ 12:00 am Categories: Twitter Tags: Twitter , Channel Management , Web 2.0 , Productivity , Leadership , TVs , Tv & Home Theater , Marketing , Internet , Management For new users on Twitter, the toughest thing to figure out is who to follow. And since Twitter is a real-time stream of 140-character updates from people whose thoughts and opinions matter to you, the issue of who to follow is ...

SAP adds enterprise 2.0 features; Twitter meets ERP
Between the Lines — February 4th, 2009 SAP adds enterprise 2.0 features to latest suite; Twitter meets ERP Posted by Larry Dignan @ 7:42 am Categories: ERP , Enterprise 2.0 , General , SAP , Software Infrastructure Tags: SAP AG , ERP , Enterprise 2.0 , Twitter , Business Suite 7 , Operational Planning , Web 2.0 , Business Operations , Internet , Larry Dignan SAP’s Business Suite 7 has a few interesting Web 2.0 hooks.  Ian Kimbell, vice president of business process validation at ...

Did tweet blow deal in Virginia House?
ZDNet Government — February 11th, 2009 Did tweet blow deal in Virginia House? Posted by Richard Koman @ February 11, 2009 @ 10:07 PM Categories: State & Local Govt , Twitter Tags: Senator , Twitter , Public Relations , Blogging , Free Trade , Marketing , Corporate Communications , Internet , Finance , Richard Koman [image] Oh, the double-edged sword of Twitter. It’s not nice when it makes PR people and reporters look like asses , as Jennifer Leggio will post tomorrow. But it’s a whole new can o’ ...

Twitter and the dangers of clickjacking
Between the Lines — February 12th, 2009 Twitter and the dangers of clickjacking Posted by Andrew Nusca @ 11:06 am Categories: Security Tags: Twitter , Team Management , Security , Management , Andrew Nusca Right now — yes, right now, as you’re reading this post — Twitter users are, well, a-twitter about an innocent but indicative joke that some clever person just played on half the Twitterverse. The trick? A simple clickjacking maneuver, sent via a user to his or her followers, leading to a transparent iFrame positioned over a button ...

Twitter’s active users grow 900% in one year
Between the Lines — February 13th, 2009 Twitter’s active users grow 900% in one year Posted by Andrew Nusca @ 11:35 am Categories: Twitter Tags: Twitter , Business Structures , Text Messaging/SMS/MMS , Corporate Governance , Telephony , Web Site Development , Team Management , Finance , Cellular Phones , Consumer Electronics Twitter is growing at a phenomenal rate, according to an employee post on the Twitter blog. Just how phenomenal? Try this: Active users have increased 900% in a year, and two times ...

The 10 best tweets (so far) from Microsoft's MVP Summit
All about Microsoft — March 2nd, 2009 The 10 best tweets (so far) from Microsoft's MVP Summit Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 2:29 pm Categories: Code names , Corporate strategy , Development tools , Search , Visual Studio 10 ("Hawaii") , Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Corp. , Summit , Twitter , Most Valuable Professional , Team Management , Programming Languages , C/C++ , Microsoft Development Tools , Management , Software Development So far, I have resisted the siren call of Twitter. ...

Google CEO Schmidt: China 'obvious prize,' Twitter 'poor man's e-mail system'
Between the Lines — March 3rd, 2009 Google CEO Schmidt: China 'obvious prize,' Twitter 'poor man's e-mail system' Posted by Andrew Nusca @ 2:04 pm Categories: Google Tags: Google Inc. , Eric Schmidt , Advertisement , Twitter , CEO , E-mail , Venture Capital , Online Communications , Finance , Financing Startups [image] Google CEO Eric Schmidt just finished up his Q&A at the Morgan Stanley Technology Conference with some choice words. First, about overseas opportunity:“The obvious prize would be China, ...

Legislator wants to smudge online maps
ZDNet Government — March 3rd, 2009 Legislator wants to smudge online maps Posted by Richard Koman @ March 3, 2009 @ 7:42 PM Categories: Government technology Tags: Google Inc. , Image , Twitter , Terrorist Attack , Communications Infrastructure , Corporate Insurance , Homeland Security , Business Security , Business Operations , Government [image] You might think that online mapping services are a good thing. You know, never ask for directions, see what a neighborhood really looks like, and see what amusing ...

If Facebook, Twitter gain on Google for referrals, will marketing dollars follow? [Poll]
Between the Lines — March 11th, 2009 If Facebook, Twitter gain on Google for referrals, will marketing dollars follow? [Poll] Posted by Sam Diaz @ 6:30 am Categories: Facebook , General , Google , Links , Social networking , Twitter , Web Technology Tags: Google Inc. , Facebook , Twitter , AdAge , Marketing Research , Marketing , Sam Diaz Ironically, I came across this Advertising Age piece via a link posted on Facebook and this Mashable piece on Twitter. Armed with data ...

Microsoft's PR agency releases Twitter trend-tracking tool
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Twitter: A fine 'pre-business' but un-monetizable and a deadly acquisition target
Between the Lines — March 16th, 2009 Twitter: A fine 'pre-business' but un-monetizable and a deadly acquisition target Posted by Larry Dignan @ 2:04 am Categories: AOL , Facebook , General , Google , MySpace , Social networking , Twitter , Web 2.0 , Web Technology , YouTube Tags: Monetization , Google Inc. , Acquisition , Network , Twitter , Social Networking , Web 2.0 , Online Communications , Marketing , Advertising & ...

Could Facebook could surpass Google? Not with Twitter around
Between the Lines — March 18th, 2009 Could Facebook surpass Google? Not with Twitter around Posted by Sam Diaz @ 11:14 am Categories: Economy , Facebook , General , Google , Microblogging , MySpace , Social networking , Twitter Tags: Google Inc. , Facebook , Twitter , Social Media Type , Sam Diaz An analyst report this morning predicts that Facebook - which has been reporting impressive growth numbers - could surpass Google in traffic within the next 2-3 years. That’s a prediction that could use a ...

Twitter premium account hoax fools Twitterverse
Between the Lines — March 19th, 2009 Twitter premium account hoax fools Twitterverse Posted by Andrew Nusca @ 9:44 am Categories: Twitter Tags: Twitter , Brian Briggs , Celebrity Follower , Strategy , Management , Andrew Nusca [image] Ever been to Brian Briggs’ fake tech news site BBSpot ? A whole lot of people have today after it was reported that Twitter co-founder and CEO Evan Williams “today announced part of the company’s long-awaited business model: Twitter Premium accounts .” Part clever, part stupid, Briggs filled the ...

Apple joins the Twitterverse with clever Blade Runner easter egg
The Apple Core — March 20th, 2009 Apple joins the Twitterverse with clever Blade Runner easter egg Posted by Jason D. O'Grady @ 9:19 am Categories: Apple , Corporate , Twitter Tags: Blade , Apple Inc. , Easter Egg , Twitter , Blade Servers , Utility Computing , Servers , Hardware , Jason D. O'Grady [image] CNet’s Candace Lombardi reports that Apple has officially jumped on the Twitter bandwagon. Last Friday the maiden tweet for a seemingly official Apple twitter account ...

Salesforce announces Twitter app; further validates power of cloud
Between the Lines — March 22nd, 2009 Salesforce announces Twitter app; further validates power of cloud Posted by Sam Diaz @ 9:01 pm Categories: Amazon , Cloud computing , Enterprise 2.0 , Facebook , General , Google , Microblogging , SaaS , Salesforce.com , Social networking , Twitter Tags: Salesforce.com Inc. , Sales Force , Twitter , Sales Force Management , Sales , Sam Diaz It wasn’t so long ago that Twitter was being mocked for being nothing more than a forum ...

Salesforce app offers reminder that Twitter needs a revenue plan
Between the Lines — March 23rd, 2009 Salesforce app offers reminder that Twitter needs a revenue plan Posted by Sam Diaz @ 2:02 am Categories: Facebook , General , Microblogging , Social networking , Twitter Tags: Revenue , Salesforce.com Inc. , Twitter , Operational Accounting , Sales Force Management , Finance , Sales , Sam Diaz I already said in an earlier post how Salesforce’s introduction of a Twitter application on its business software platform validates the power of cloud ...

Exectweets: Nice, but not the revenue plan for Twitter
Between the Lines — March 23rd, 2009 Exectweets: Nice, but not the revenue plan for Twitter Posted by Sam Diaz @ 3:15 pm Categories: Business 2.0 , General , Microblogging , Microsoft , Twitter Tags: Revenue , Twitter , Operational Accounting , Finance , Sam Diaz When I first saw the headline today about the new exectweets service, I had a forehead-slapping “D’oh!” moment. After all, just this morning, I had posted an entry about a new Twitter app developed for the salesforce.com platform and ...

Microsoft + Federated Media + Twitter = ExecTweets
All about Microsoft — March 23rd, 2009 Microsoft + Federated Media + Twitter = ExecTweets Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 3:19 pm Categories: Advertising , Corporate strategy , Web 2.0 Tags: Microsoft Corp. , Twitter , Exec , ExecTweets , Tool/service , Strategy , Marketing Research , Management , Marketing , Mary Jo Foley While most of the recent advertising buzz related to Microsoft Microsoft has focused on its consumer campaign, it’s business-focused “It’s Everybody’s Business” marketing ...

Twitter improves SEO; may become your top hit on Google
Between the Lines — March 24th, 2009 Twitter improves SEO; may become your top hit on Google Posted by Andrew Nusca @ 10:05 am Categories: Twitter Tags: Search Engine Optimization , Google Inc. , Twitter , Wauters , Search , Marketing Research , Internet , Marketing , Andrew Nusca [image] An eagle-eyed Robin Wauters over at TechCrunch points out that Twitter subtly optimized its title tags yesterday for an SEO solution that may just put your Twitter page at the top of your Google results. Wauters: Notice ...

Yahoo as desktop application: The next frontier?
Between the Lines — April 1st, 2009 Yahoo as desktop application: The next frontier? Posted by Larry Dignan @ 7:28 am Categories: General , Twitter , Web 2.0 , Web Technology , Yahoo Tags: Yahoo! Inc. , Twitter , Desktop Application , Desktops , Hardware , Larry Dignan Yahoo has launched a project called Sideline, a Twitter monitoring tool built on Adobe’s AIR platform. The effort is notable for three primary reasons: You won’t find those three aforementioned items in Yahoo’s post about Sideline . ...

Twitter's home page: More attractive with search?
Between the Lines — April 2nd, 2009 Twitter's home page: More attractive with search? Posted by Sam Diaz @ 6:36 am Categories: General , Microblogging , Twitter Tags: Twitter , Productivity , Construction , Sam Diaz Twitter is testing a new search feature within the Twitter.com home page - a special tab in the sidebar that displays Twitter search results in the main Tweet window. For anyone digging deeper into the conversations or topics being discussed on Twitter, this makes for a great way to track them. ( Techmeme ) [image] ...

Google buy Twitter? Probably not the best move.
Between the Lines — April 3rd, 2009 Google buy Twitter? Probably not the best move. Posted by Sam Diaz @ 2:10 am Categories: Facebook , General , Google , Microblogging , Twitter Tags: Google Inc. , Twitter , Mergers & Acquisitions , Corporate Law , RSS , Investment , Finance , Business Operations , Internet , Sam Diaz Yesterday, Twitter announced that it was incorporating search and trends features into its home page - a move that allows users to dig ...

Microsoft shouldn't buy Twitter
All about Microsoft — April 3rd, 2009 Microsoft shouldn't buy Twitter Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 5:03 am Categories: Corporate strategy , Google , Mobile services ("Pink"/"Rouge") , Office , Xbox , Xbox Live , Yahoo Tags: Microsoft Corp. , Twitter , Team Management , Web 2.0 , Game Players , Enterprise Software , Management , Internet , Consumer Electronics , Personal Technology There’s a new rumor going around that Google is considering buying Twitter . ...

Sprint refreshes image in new ad that features Palm Pre, Twitter
Between the Lines — April 7th, 2009 Sprint refreshes image in new ad that features Palm Pre, Twitter Posted by Andrew Nusca @ 11:46 am Categories: Sprint Nextel Tags: Advertisement , Palm Inc. , Sprint Communications , Twitter , Andrew Nusca Long gone are the monochromatic Sprint advertisements featuring CEO Dan Hesse riding around New York. In a move to give the company a little more of the, you know, forward movement that their name indicates, Sprint has replaced Hesse with an blitzkrieg of infographics and statistics in an attempt to show (my guess) ...

Can Twitter's backbone handle sudden jump in popularity?
Between the Lines — April 10th, 2009 Can Twitter's backbone handle sudden jump in popularity? Posted by Sam Diaz @ 5:30 pm Categories: General , Google , IBM , Infrastructure , Twitter Tags: Backbone , Jason Perlow , Twitter , Mainframes , Storage , Telecommunications , Servers , Hardware , Sam Diaz For the past week or so, I’ve been noticing - and hearing some rumblings about - a greater-than-normal number of overload errors spewing from Twitter. Even though the overloads likely are ...

News to know: Windows 7; Twitter; Satyam; Apple
Between the Lines — April 13th, 2009 News to know: Windows 7; Twitter; Satyam; Apple Posted by Sam Diaz @ 2:00 am Categories: General , News to know Tags: Larry Dignan , Microsoft Windows 7 , Dana Blankenhorn , Satyam , Apple Inc. , Microsoft Corp. , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes , Twitter , Sam Diaz , Microsoft Windows Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know vi a email al ert and RSS daily .  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech ...

Twitter: Can it make security a priority?
Between the Lines — April 14th, 2009 Twitter: Can it make security a priority? Posted by Larry Dignan @ 4:10 am Categories: General , Security , Social networking , Twitter , Web 2.0 , Web Technology Tags: Twitter , Dancho Danchev , Cyberthreats , Spyware, Adware & Malware , Security , Viruses And Worms , Larry Dignan Twitter has been schooled by a 17-year-old hacker over a generic worm that has plagued the social messaging site.  The big question: Can Twitter take security ...

Twitter and news media: A long-term relationship or just a fling?
Between the Lines — April 15th, 2009 Twitter and news media: A long-term relationship or just a fling? Posted by Sam Diaz @ 12:15 pm Categories: Facebook , General , Media , Microblogging , MySpace , Social networking , Twitter Tags: Media , Twitter , Internet , Mergers & Acquisitions , Corporate Law , Investment , Finance , Business Operations , Sam Diaz Twitter experiences another month of exponential growth - 131 percent in March. YAWN! No big deal, ...

Twitter's big day: Revenue plan? Google deal? Oprah's touch?
Between the Lines — April 16th, 2009 Twitter's big day: Revenue plan? Google deal? Oprah's touch? Posted by Sam Diaz @ 3:48 pm Categories: General , Google , Microblogging , Twitter Tags: Revenue , Google Inc. , Oprah Winfrey , Twitter , Operational Accounting , Finance , Sam Diaz Twitter co-founder Evan Williams sent out the cryptic tweet earlier today - and now, some tidbits of information have trickled out, giving us some things to ponder as it relates to this news. [image] Of course, the big ...

Twitter's Oprah-tunity: Time to get down to business
Between the Lines — April 20th, 2009 Twitter's Oprah-tunity: Time to get down to business Posted by Sam Diaz @ 10:30 am Categories: Business 2.0 , General , Microblogging , Twitter Tags: Twitter , Rafe , Performance Management , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Sam Diaz Now that Oprah has placed her Midas Touch on Twitter and the membership numbers seem to be growing as a result of it, you’d think that Twitter would be able to hammer out a revenue model that would allow the financial floodgates ...

Craigslist rival uses Twitter to expose dangers of CL's red-light district
Between the Lines — April 21st, 2009 Craigslist rival uses Twitter to expose dangers of CL's red-light district Posted by Sam Diaz @ 9:41 am Categories: General Tags: Craigslist , Site , Twitter , E-mail , Online Communications , Sam Diaz Craigslist may be the leader in online classified ads but lately, the popular site has seen a run of negative publicity for its red-light district - accused of being a breeding ground for under-age prostitution, drug trading and, now, a murder. Over the weekend, the New York Times published an ...

Twitter alters follow rules; stuns developers
Between the Lines — April 22nd, 2009 Twitter alters follow rules; stuns developers Posted by Andrew Nusca @ 4:39 am Categories: Twitter Tags: Developer , Twitter , Andrew Nusca [image] With no notice, Twitter yesterday “pulled the rug out from under its developers” one developer says, by discouraging auto-following and imposing 1,000 person-per-day following limits. In another example of why popular Internet startups need hard and fast rules for developers and users alike (Facebook - are you listening?), Twitter made a day-of announcement, ...

Microsoft begins public test of Twitter-like notification service
All about Microsoft — April 27th, 2009 Microsoft begins public test of Twitter-like notification service Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 11:01 pm Categories: Corporate strategy , Research , Web 2.0 , Windows Live Tags: Facebook , Dashboard , Microsoft Corp. , Twitter , Service , Vine , Mary Jo Foley Microsoft is taking reservations starting April 28 for a limited beta of a new public-information service called Vine . The service, slated to go to testers in May, uses alerts, reports and a personal dashboard to ...

Why Facebook can't open up like Twitter: Life doesn't operate in 140 characters
Between the Lines — April 28th, 2009 Why Facebook can't open up like Twitter: Life doesn't operate in 140 characters Posted by Larry Dignan @ 2:28 am Categories: Facebook , General , Social networking , Twitter , Web 2.0 Tags: Facebook , Twitter , ReadWriteWeb , Kirkpatrick , Security , Larry Dignan No matter what Facebook does it never seems to make everyone happy. The latest hubbub: Facebook opens up its activity streams to third party developers, but doesn’t go far enough. Why? Damn privacy.  ReadWriteWeb’s ...

Is Twitter, instead of Yahoo, the better buy for Microsoft?
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News to know: Cisco; Kindle DX; MySpace; Microsoft
Between the Lines — May 7th, 2009 News to know: Cisco; Kindle DX; MySpace; Microsoft Posted by Larry Dignan @ 2:00 am Categories: General , News to know Tags: Amazon.com Inc. , Microsoft Corp. , Cisco Systems Inc. , Twitter , Amazon Kindle , MySpace , Notebooks , Strategy , Hardware , Notebooks & Tablets [image] Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know  vi a e mail al ert  and  RSS daily .  For continuous updates see BNET’s  ...

The four stages of the average Twitter user
Between the Lines — May 11th, 2009 The four stages of the average Twitter user Posted by Jason Hiner @ 2:17 am Categories: Social networking , Twitter Tags: Twitter , Productivity , RSS , Smart Phones , Text Messaging/SMS/MMS , Internet , Consumer Electronics , Personal Technology , Cellular Phones , Online Communications There’s a strange phenomenon that happens almost every time someone joins Twitter . They hate it. At least at first. But many of the people who once hated Twitter — or at least, ...

CubeTree launches enterprise social networking suite; Can it stand out?
Between the Lines — May 11th, 2009 CubeTree launches enterprise social networking suite; Can it stand out? Posted by Larry Dignan @ 6:10 am Categories: Enterprise 2.0 , General , Web Technology Tags: Software , Network , SAP AG , Twitter , Tool , CubeTree , Social Networking , Productivity , Online Communications , Marketing CubeTree on Monday unveiled its enterprise collaboration suite, which mimics popular social networking tools such as Facebook, Twitter and FriendFeed. In addition, CubeTree ...

The ROI From Twitter: “Don’t bother” telling your CFO, O'Reilly says
Between the Lines — May 21st, 2009 The ROI From Twitter: “Don’t bother” telling your CFO, O'Reilly says Posted by Tom Steinert-Threlkeld @ 12:39 pm Categories: Communications , Digital Media , General , Innovation , Microblogging , Social networking , Telecommunications Tags: ROI , Twitter , Tweets , Roi/Tco , Finance , Managerial Accounting , Tom Steinert-Threlkeld [image] O’Reilly Media held a Webinar this afternoon that was promoted as deliving “power tips” on how to use Twitter. ...

News to know: Facebook; Psystar Chapter 11; Intel; Twitter API; Nokia's Ovi Store
Between the Lines — May 27th, 2009 News to know: Facebook; Psystar Chapter 11; Intel; Twitter API; Nokia's Ovi Store Posted by Sam Diaz @ 2:00 am Categories: General , News to know Tags: Facebook , Larry Dignan , Nokia Corp. , API , Mary Jo Foley , Microsoft Corp. , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes , Twitter , Intel Corp. , Microsoft Windows Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know vi a e mail al ert and RSS daily . For continuous updates see BNET’s ...

Twitter's Biz Stone and Evan Williams at D7 [video]
Between the Lines — May 27th, 2009 Twitter's Biz Stone and Evan Williams at D7 [video] Posted by Larry Dignan @ 2:03 am Categories: General , Social networking , Twitter Tags: Video , Twitter , Corporate Communications , Marketing , Larry Dignan Just in case you can’t get enough of Twitter—I’m about to scream ‘No Mas!’—the company’s co-CEOs Biz Stone and Evan Williams talk about growth, making money (someday) and other nuances of running a startup.  Here are the video highlights from D7. In other news, Tom Foremski figures ...

Twitter needs young users and regular tweeters to grow past niche
Between the Lines — June 2nd, 2009 Twitter needs young users and regular tweeters to grow past niche Posted by Sam Diaz @ 12:41 pm Categories: Microblogging , Social networking , Twitter Tags: Twitter , Internet , Social Networking , Online Communications , Marketing , Advertising & Promotion , Sam Diaz Now that Twitter has received Oprah’s Midas Touch and been the subject of a conference of its own - called Twtrcon - does that mean that it’s “arrived?” Some might argue that Twitter’s ...

Time says Twitter will change our lives; I Tweeted that I puked
Between the Lines — June 4th, 2009 Time says Twitter will change our lives; I Tweeted that I puked Posted by Larry Dignan @ 11:22 am Categories: General , Twitter Tags: Twitter , Time Story , Productivity , Text Messaging/SMS/MMS , Operational Accounting , Cellular Phones , Consumer Electronics , Personal Technology , Online Communications , Finance Twitter may be doomed. Time put Twitter on the cover and dished out thousands of words of fluff about it. This Twitter love-fest is getting out of ...

Are Tweets and Facebook updates telling burglars when to strike?
Between the Lines — June 11th, 2009 Are Tweets and Facebook updates telling burglars when to strike? Posted by Sam Diaz @ 1:49 pm Categories: Facebook , Social networking , Twitter Tags: Facebook , Social Media , Twitter , Corporate Communications , Marketing , Sam Diaz A few weeks back, while in Vegas for a long weekend, I posted a random Facebook status update from my phone about landing safely and being ready to play some blackjack. Later, when my wife found out that I had done that, she kind of scolded me: “Why don’t you ...

Facebook testing real-time search before Twitter becomes defacto
Between the Lines — June 17th, 2009 Facebook testing real-time search before Twitter becomes defacto Posted by Sam Diaz @ 2:15 am Categories: Facebook , General , Search , Twitter Tags: Facebook , Twitter , Blogging , Corporate Communications , Internet , Marketing , Sam Diaz Facebook has announced the testing of a new feature that would allow its members to search the site for things their friends and others are saying and sharing about particular topics - from links and comments to photos and videos - ...

Iran protests meet the social Web: What we've learned
Between the Lines — June 17th, 2009 Iran protests meet the social Web: What we've learned Posted by Larry Dignan @ 4:09 am Categories: General , Government , Social networking , Twitter , Web 2.0 , Web Technology Tags: Social Media , Social Web , Twitter , Iran , Larry Dignan The aftermath of the Iranian election has provided quite a case study of the intersection between social media, the increasing difficulty of censorship and government affairs. As most folks know Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been ...

Former Softie to take real-time social-search startup public
All about Microsoft — June 17th, 2009 Former Softie to take real-time social-search startup public Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 3:02 pm Categories: Corporate strategy , Search , Web 2.0 Tags: Search Engine , Microsoft Corp. , Twitter , Moss , CrowdEye , Search , Team Management , Management , Mary Jo Foley Ken Moss, a former General Manager of Microsoft Search, is set to take his new “social search” startup public on June 18, if all goes as planned. [image] Moss’ new venture, a company known as ...

Directory of CIOs on Twitter
Between the Lines — June 19th, 2009 Directory of CIOs on Twitter Posted by Jason Hiner @ 3:40 pm Categories: IT Management , Twitter Tags: CIO , Twitter , Curran , Strategy , Management , Jason Hiner The first step for turning Twitter into a useful business tool is finding a good group of people to follow. You want to find people who share your interests, post minimal chatter, and whose opinions you value. If you are an IT executive then you’re in luck, because an IT leadership consultant named Chris Curran has put together a ...

A Real Case Of Social Media: Zappos CEO Not All Atwitter About Twitter
Between the Lines — June 23rd, 2009 A Real Case Of Social Media: Zappos CEO Not All Atwitter About Twitter Posted by Tom Steinert-Threlkeld @ 10:58 am Categories: Advertising , Amazon , Communications , Digital Media , E-commerce , Economy , General , Innovation , Management , Personal Technology Tags: Phone , Social Media , Twitter , Zappos , Sales Strategy , Sales , Tom Steinert-Threlkeld When reporting first began on ZDNet’s look at Zappos’ use of social media to ...

Finjan releases free SecureTwitter plug-in to fight malware in Twitter links
Between the Lines — June 24th, 2009 Finjan releases free SecureTwitter plug-in to fight malware in Twitter links Posted by Jason Hiner @ 10:02 am Categories: Security , Twitter Tags: Finjan Software Inc. , Malware , Twitter , Plug-in , SecureTwitter , Spyware, Adware & Malware , Cyberthreats , Viruses And Worms , Security , Jason Hiner Security software maker Finjan Inc. released a free browser plug-in on Tuesday to help users avoid clicking malicious links in Twitter that could lead to ...

Want To See (And Talk About) What Your Friends Are Buying? Zappos Set To Introduce “Social Shopping’’
Between the Lines — June 24th, 2009 Want To See (And Talk About) What Your Friends Are Buying? Zappos Set To Introduce 'Social Shopping' Posted by Tom Steinert-Threlkeld @ 12:21 pm Categories: Advertising , Amazon , Business Intelligence , Communications , E-commerce , Economy , Enterprise 2.0 , Entertainment , General , Innovation , Management , Media Tags: Facebook , Customer , Twitter , Zappos , Social Networking , Online Communications , ...

Is Twitter stealing CNN's crown for delivering real time headlines?
Between the Lines — June 26th, 2009 Is Twitter stealing CNN's crown for delivering real time headlines? Posted by Sam Diaz @ 7:25 am Categories: General , Twitter Tags: Twitter , Michael Jackson , CNN , Managed Hosting , Cloud Computing , Sam Diaz Interestingly enough, CNN was once considered  to be the provider of the most instantaneous, real-time news. If something was happening in the world, you could tune into CNN to get the latest details. Today, that comes from Twitter. Yesterday, as the news of Michael Jackson’s emergency ...

What a difference a name makes: What if Live Search did Tweet searches?
Between the Lines — July 2nd, 2009 What a difference a name makes: What if Live Search did Tweet searches? Posted by Larry Dignan @ 6:43 am Categories: General , Google , Life Without Google , Microsoft , Search , Twitter , Yahoo Tags: Microsoft Live Search , Microsoft Corp. , Twitter , Tweet , Bing Phenomenon , Web 2.0 , Marketing Research , Internet , Marketing , Larry Dignan The Bing phenomenon continues and one day Microsoft’s search rebranding effort may make a ...

Spammers like shortcut URLs, too. Should Twitter be worried?
Between the Lines — July 8th, 2009 Spammers like shortcut URLs, too. Should Twitter be worried? Posted by Sam Diaz @ 3:00 am Categories: Spam , Twitter Tags: Spammer , Twitter , Spam , E-mail , Cyberthreats , Security , Spam And Phishing , Online Communications , Sam Diaz If you’ve used Twitter, you know about URL-shortening services such as tinyurl and bit.ly. With only 140 characters at their disposal, users rely on these shortcut links to mask and share their favorite web pages, such as news stories. ...

Sun Valley roundup: Google, Twitter, Microsoft, Apple and more
Between the Lines — July 10th, 2009 Sun Valley roundup: Google, Twitter, Microsoft, Apple and more Posted by Sam Diaz @ 6:55 am Categories: Apple , Board of Directors , Chrome OS , Google , Media , Microsoft , Twitter Tags: Google Inc. , Eric Schmidt , Sun Microsystems Inc. , Apple Inc. , Microsoft Corp. , Google Chrome , Twitter , Corporate Governance , Operating Systems , Business Operations There’s plenty of high-profile buzz coming from Sun Valley, ...

Hands on: Verizon FiOS TV launches 'Widget Bazaar': Adds Twitter, Facebook, online video
Between the Lines — July 15th, 2009 Hands on: Verizon FiOS TV launches 'Widget Bazaar': Adds Twitter, Facebook, online video Posted by Larry Dignan @ 5:19 am Categories: Entertainment , Facebook , General , Hollywood on Demand , Social networking , Twitter , Verizon Tags: Facebook , Verizon Communications Inc. , Online Video , Video , Twitter , TVs , Corporate Communications , Tv & Home Theater , Personal Technology , Home Entertainment Verizon on ...

The Twitter hack: Let's not start blaming Google or the cloud
Between the Lines — July 15th, 2009 The Twitter hack: Let's not start blaming Google or the cloud Posted by Sam Diaz @ 11:49 am Categories: Cloud computing , Google , Twitter Tags: Google Inc. , Document , Password , Twitter , Security , Sam Diaz updated below: Have you been following this controversy surrounding some confidential documents swiped from Twitter and sent to the folks at TechCrunch ? The site’s editors have been engaging in a discussion over ethics, specifically whether or not to post these ...

Report: Americans dumber than a box of rocks about spam
Between the Lines — July 20th, 2009 Report: Americans dumber than a box of rocks about spam Posted by Sam Diaz @ 11:11 am Categories: General , Spam Tags: Sophos Plc. , Spam Message , Twitter , Cyberthreats , Spam , Social Networking , Security , Spam And Phishing , Online Communications , Marketing When it comes to spam, we Americans are quick to point our fingers at Russia, China and eastern Europe as the regions responsible for the bulk of it. But a new report issued today found that Americans are ...

Twitter hacks gives L.A. cold feet over Google plan
ZDNet Government — July 21st, 2009 Twitter hacks gives L.A. cold feet over Google plan Posted by Richard Koman @ July 21, 2009 @ 6:00 AM Categories: Government technology , Security Tags: Google Inc. , Password , Twitter , Security , Richard Koman Los Angeles is considering a multimillion-dollar plan to adopt Google’s cloud services, but in the aftermath of a hacker accessing Twitter’s internal docs based on weak passwords on Google Docs, some city leaders are getting cold feet, AP reports. Paul Weber, president of the Los Angeles ...

Did Russians attack Twitter over pro-Georgian blogger?
ZDNet Government — August 7th, 2009 Did Russians attack Twitter over pro-Georgian blogger? Posted by Richard Koman @ August 7, 2009 @ 9:04 AM Categories: Government technology Tags: Facebook , Twitter , Blogger , Attack , Security , Richard Koman It was one year ago today that Russia invaded Georgia over the South Ossetia region . Yesterday someone unleashed a massive botnet DDOS attack on Twitter, Facebook and Google. The crash of Twitter under this onslaught was the big story yesterday. Now it seems the whole thing was an attack on ...

CEO Evan Williams reveals London is top Twitter city
Between the Lines — August 7th, 2009 CEO Evan Williams reveals London is top Twitter city; answers tough questions Posted by Jason Hiner @ 9:33 am Categories: Social networking , Twitter Tags: Video , Twitter , CEO , Corporate Communications , Marketing , Jason Hiner Twitter CEO Evan Williams ( @ev ) was interviewed by Kirsty Wark on the BBC show Newsnight this week and revealed that London is the top Twitter-using city in the world. Williams also answered a lot of tough questions, from whether Twitter creates a false sense of ...

Twitter attack: Bots may have been hardest hit
Between the Lines — August 7th, 2009 Twitter attack: Bots may have been hardest hit Posted by Sam Diaz @ 12:37 pm Categories: Twitter Tags: Robot , Bot , Twitter , Attack , Sam Diaz To read the coverage of yesterday’s Denial-of-Service attack on Twitter , you’d think it was the end of the online world. But to put things in perspective as it relates to Twitter and the number of people who are using the service - and hit hardest by the outage - consider this: A couple of months ago, social media analytics firm Sysomos closely analyzed the people ...