How Cellphones, Twitter, Facebook Can Make History
In light of the recent developments in Iran, I thought it would be a good idea to explore how social media sites like Twitter and Facebook are playing a major role in these events. In the following video, Clay Shirky, author of Here Comes Everybody, talks about the ways in which Social Media and mobile devices have made an impact in the way we make and receive news.
Full StoryWhy microblogging could be the new email
There’s no doubt about it: 2009 is the year Twitter broke. But what’s the point of microblogging and how can it help your business?
Full StoryTodaysMama.com Announces Microblogging Service to Connect Moms
TodaysMama.com, a regional publishing company and online community for moms, today announced the launch of TodaysMama Connect, a microblogging service designed to help women connect in 140 characters or less. TodaysMama.com is one of the first Web sites to offer a microblogging service catered solely to women.
Full StoryGlam Media Launches Tinker.com
Glam Media, Inc. (www.GlamMedia.com), the #1 online vertical content network with more than 1,000 publishers and 6,000 editors and contributors worldwide and a comScore Media Metrix Top 20 Web property, launched Tinker.com today, the first micro-blogging platform for people to find, follow, filter, create and share real-time conversations on events and breaking news.
Full StoryLondon to host microblogging micro-event
The UK’s first event devoted to the new set of social media tools such as Twitter will take place at the Southbank in London on May 20.
Full StoryInterview with Communardo CEO Dirk Röhrborn
Communote is a new enterprise microblogging platform by Communardo. In our first interview for Microblogging.com, Communardo CEO Dirk Röhrborn discusses the project and his company.
Full StoryIntridea Launches Presently.com at SXSW
Intridea has launched a new public microblogging service for professionals. Presently.com, based of the private network Present.ly, the new service offers group messaging, video and file sharing, and the ability to post messages beyond the normal 140 character limit.
Full StoryThe John McCain “Twitterview”
Former Clinton Advisor and current ABC News Correspondent George Stephanopoulos is planning a live interview with Senator John McCain (R- AZ) via Twitter. The “Twitterview” will take place on March 17 at 12:00 noon EST.
Full StoryHootsuite Integrates Adsense into Twitter Links
Recently, we’ve seen an increase in services that give customers the option of monetizing their tweets. The latest offering comes from the folks behind Hootsuite. The creators of the popular Twitter toolbox have announced the integration of Google Adsense into their service.
Full StoryAutomattic Updates Prologue Theme
Automattic, the creator of the infamous blogging platform Wordpress, has updated their Prologue theme. Prologue is a microblog inspired theme with an emphasis on group discussion. “P2″ comes with a much improved design and some new features including tag suggestions, in-line editing for posts and comments, and real-time notifications of new comments and updates.
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