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Driving Traffic with Twitter
Reports suggest that social networking is now more popular than email. Twitter in particular grew 33% in only a month according to…
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The Ins And Outs Of Tweeting
Though the initial, pressing Twitter question a while back wasn’t “what are you doing?” but “what’s the point?” people are finding lots of uses for it. In this installment of the ongoing what-Twitter-is-good-for news brigade, we’ll focus on how people are tweeting their way out of some things and into others. Ready? Good. How to Tweet Your Way Out of Jury Duty
Does Google Need Twitter to Avoid Being the Next eBay?
Many eBay users will be very quick to point out that they feel eBay has lost its luster (to put it mildly). Some think Google could find itself on a similar path. BusinessWeek is running an article basically warning Google to avoid such a fate. I think Google has a long way to go before it has to worry about getting to an eBay-type status,…
Google Checkout Now Works for Subscriptions
Google Checkout is now offering a way for users to sell subscriptions. This is a feature that has apparently been requested quite heavily. "Merchants will now have the ability to sell products and services that require recurring billing using our API," explains Software Engineer Andrew Cunningham. "So if you're already comfortable building your own carts using Checkout, you're ready to implement Subscriptions by consulting the…
IE 8 Equipped with Microsoft Live Search Accelerators
A you're probably aware, Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8 browser is now generally available. What you may or may not be aware of is that Microsoft has included some accelerators for Live Search within it.
Twitter Experiences 1,392% Growth In February
Most of us would be happy in this economy for any growth that occurred between Feb of 2008 and Feb of 2009. 10 percent would be fine. 50% would be amazing. 100% growth gets you rock star status. So if you are Twitter and Nielsen gave you the news that your subscriber base grew 1,392% in that period you may need to change your shorts.
