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Google Launches Real-time Search
Google announced today that it will begin integrating real-time search results into its search engine. The search giant, which had previously announced a search deal with Twitter, will now add search results from Facebook, Myspace, and other microblogging services such as Identi.ca and Jaiku.
StatusNet Raises $875,000 for Open-Source Microblogging
StatusNet has recently announced the completion of an $875,000 financial round. Investors in the Montreal-based company include Montreal Start Up, iNovia Capita, and Footlia.com founder Oleg Tscheltzoff.
TwittARound – Augmented Reality Coming to iPhone, Twitter
TwittARound is an interesting iPhone 3GS app currently under development. The location-based app shows live tweets on the horizon.
UK Government Publishes Twitter Guide
The UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has recently published a 20-page Guide to Twitter. Neil Williams (@neillyneil), the Head of Corporate Digital Channels posted the guide on the UK Cabinet Office blog. The guide gives a basic description of the microblogging service, its purpose, and a short list of some helpful 3rd party tools.
New Site, New Focus
Today I’m happy to announce the relaunch of Microblogging.com. While the site will continue to be a blog, the main focus of Microblogging.com will be the creation and growth of a microblogging directory. My goal is to create a directory of microblogging sites, applications, etc that cover the entire sector, including but not lmited to Twitter. (Photo by foxypar4)
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. (Photo by Hamed Saber)
Why Microblogging Could be the New Email
You know something’s hit the mainstream when Phillip Schofield mentions it on This Morning. But Twitter’s apparent overnight success took the best part of three years.
London 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.
TodaysMama.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.
Glam 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.