If you’re a new Twitter user, you’ve probably stumbled over the correct etiquette for "retweeting" someone else’s tweet. Do you use "RT: @andybeal…." or "Retweeting @andybeal….."? And what about those precious characters lost when you retweet? We only get 140 to start with!
Well, Twitter has watched the practice of retweeting closely and thinks it has an official solution. The question is, will you like it?
Twitter Community Crowns Official Twitter Babe
Adult star Stoya isn’t the first official “Twitter Babe,” just the first one we were aware of. You can thank, if that’s the kind of thing you’re thankful for, the Twitter community and readers of XCritic.com for the election.
That’s e-Lection, mind you.
The first official Twitter Babe was a young lady named Tori Black, but we weren’t issued a press release about her. (By the by, wouldn’t recommend googling these names unless you’re comfortable with certain things.)
Official Description Of GDrive Discovered
While there’s still no telling when – or even if – GDrive will be released, there’s fresh evidence that the product exists in some form of development. It looks like Google may be close to presenting GDrive to the public, too, as the evidence amounts to an official product description.
Official Vista Blogger Moving On
Several of the big Internet companies – Google, Yahoo, and eBay – have lost important employees in the last week or so. And if it seemed like Microsoft was going to skate through, it’s not – Vista blogger Nick White is leaving.
Google, DoubleClick Deal Now Official
Google has announced it has officially completed its acquisition of DoubleClick after receiving approval from European Union regulators.
Official Google Response: Microsoft’s Bid On Yahoo! “Hostile”
As the news about Microsoft’s offer to purchase Yahoo! went around, the search engine industry was inundated with the buzz and speculations.
Official Yahoo Response To Microsoft Offer
Yahoo hasn’t said much regarding Microsoft’s purchase offer but here are a few of the official statements that are public so far…From Yahoo Press Release:Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO), a leading global Internet company, today said that it has received an unsolicited proposal from Microsoft to acquire the Company. The Company said that its Board of Directors will evaluate this proposal carefully and promptly in the context of Yahoo!’s strategic plans and pursue the best course of action to maximize long-term value for shareholders.
Official: Google Penalizing Paid Links
Google has officially said that buying and selling links that pass PageRank is a violation of the company’s Webmaster Guidelines, and can result in a drop in search rankings.
It’s Official: Blogs Are Media
Forget waiting for some federal shield law to be passed: the Federal Election Commission (FEC) has determined in two separate rulings yesterday, that blogs are, in fact, media, as reported by TechCrunch.
It’s Official: Page Views Don’t Count
The pageview is officially on its way out the door as a web site performance metric – Nielsen is dropping page view measurement in its Web traffic reporting. Instead, they will report the time visitors spend at sites.