TweetMeme Bringing Analytics to the Retweet Table

TweetMeme didn't take the launch of Retweet.com lightly. As the new entity comes in to step right on their toes, TweetMeme points to some solid numbers, a list of differentiating features, and announces an upcoming analytics package.

What Americans Did Online In July

In July Americans went online searching for information about green initiatives related to automotive transportation driven by the launch of the federal "Cash for Clunkers" program, with visitations to green sites growing 15 percent in July to 17.5 million visitors, according to comScore.

Microsoft, Yahoo, Amazon Look to Throw the Book at Google

Microsoft, Yahoo, and Amazon have reportedly banded together under the organization of the Internet Archive and antitrust lawyer Gary Reback, to try and put a stop to Google's settlement with the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers over Google Book Search.

Facebook Now Just Integrating Directly with Twitter

Facebook is in the process of releasing a feature for Facebook Pages that allows the page's admin to automatically post updates to Twitter simultaneously. The feature is only for Pages and not for individual profiles.

Twitter to Become Location Aware

Twitter just announced that it has plans to launch a feature that makes the service location-aware. They're rolling out a new API that will allow developers to add latitude and longitude to any specific tweet.