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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.
Interview 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.
Intridea 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.
Hootsuite 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.
The 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.
Automattic 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.
The Twitter Top Ten – Washington Edition
Politico has released a list of Washington’s ten most influential Twitterers. Topping the list is “The Architect” Karl Rove, followed by Senator Claire McCaskill (D-Missouri), Meet the Press host David Gregory and Presisdent Obama.