1. Twitter COO: We’ll Have An Advertising Business Soon. And You’re Going To Love It.  permalink

Twitter COO: We’ll Have An Advertising Business Soon.  And You’re Going To Love It.
Jason Kincaid / TechCrunch

Twitter has apparently come across the Holy Grail of advertising, and it's coming soon. Today during his interview at the RealTime CrunchUp , Twitter COO Dick Costolo told the audience a bit about the company's upcoming advertising business. Costolo was vague on the details, but he did make some promises: "It will be fascinating. Non-traditional.

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Twitter to turn on advertising “you will love” RealTime CrunchUp: Conversation With Twitter COO Dick Costolo   —  Opening our RealTime CrunchUp event today in San Francisco is Twitter COO Dick Costolo . Our own Michael Arrington and Steve Gillmor are sitting down with Costolo for a 30 minute conversation. Twitter is one of the hottest players in the realtime field right now. And it has a $1 billion valuation , which has been the source of much controversy. ...

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Twitter to turn on advertising “you will love” Twitter's geotagging API goes live   —  Twitter has now launched the geotagging API, or application programming interface, that it announced in August. Users now have the option to opt-in to geolocation by clicking a box in their settings menu, according to Twitter. For now, the company said, the impact of geotagging will be in third-party apps. Users won't see a difference to Twitter. ...

2. Buying Your Friends and Followers on Social Networks  permalink

Resourceshelf / ResourceShelf

From the Article: Facebook has threatened legal action against a service that sells friends on the social networking site. It said it would take the action against marketing firm USocial unless it stopped violating Facebook’s rights. [Snip] Customers of USocial use it to boost follower and friend numbers on social network sites such as ...

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Buying Your Friends and Followers on Social Networks Facebook acts on follower trade   —  Facebook has threatened legal action against a service that sells friends on the social networking site. It said it would take the action against marketing firm USocial unless it stopped violating Facebook's rights.

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Buying Your Friends and Followers on Social Networks MiniCard Theme for Wordpress – a cool free business card/social network theme   —  I am releasing my MiniCard theme for wordpress which supports hCard/vCard microformats, tonnes of social networks, showing some portfolio items (optional), and more – all controllable from its own Theme Config page. This theme is free and licensed under GPL – there is also a premium pack available with many theme variations, and the ...

3. The Role of Social Techniques in Search & How It Impacts Your Organization: KM World Session Notes  permalink

The Role of Social Techniques in Search & How It Impacts Your Organization: KM World Session Notes
Bill Ives / The FASTForward Blog

This is another in a series of notes from the 2009 KM World. These notes are done real time so please excuse typos.  It is titled: The Role of Social Techniques in Search & How It Impacts Your Organization by Charlene Li,  Partner, Altimeter Group ( @charleneli ).  Here is the session description. “Social technologies are transforming [..

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The Role of Social Techniques in Search & How It Impacts Your Organization: KM World Session Notes Google Tackles Its “UI Jazz” Problem, Tests Streamlining Search Options Feature   —  Sometime later today, a small number of Google users will see a new look to Google’s Search Options feature. If all goes well, the cleaner display may be launched across Google after the New Year. And it’s all because Google’s vice president of search product and user experience Marissa Mayer doesn’t like jazz.

4. RealTime CrunchUp: Salesforce’s Benioff Talks Social Enterprise Strategy, Chatter And More  permalink

RealTime CrunchUp: Salesforce’s Benioff Talks Social Enterprise Strategy, Chatter And More
Leena Rao / TechCrunch

Salesforce.com co-founder and CEO Marc Benioff is sitting down with TechCrunch IT editor Steve Gillmor and TechCrunch co-editor Erick Schonfeld to discuss the socialization of the enterprise. Benioff recently unveiled his own social strategy for Salesforce: Chatter. Debuted at the company's Dreamforce event, Chatter allows any company to ...

5. FunMail Takes The Work Out Of Picture Messaging  permalink

FunMail Takes The Work Out Of Picture Messaging
Www.mobilecrunch.com

Everyone loves picture messaging – or at least, they love the idea of it. The iPhone carrying masses clamored for it, then celebrated once they got it by sending everyone pictures of their immediate surroundings and beloved pets before forgetting the feature exists. After the novelty wears off, it’s generally reserved for the ...

6. For iPhone  permalink

For iPhone
Echofon.com

Found a new lunch spot that everyone needs to know about? Keep your friends in the loop by posting photos and location to Twitter. Then search to see if anyone has posted a dessert recommendation.

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7. New Moon Videos Have Already Been Viewed 400 Million Times Online  permalink

New Moon Videos Have Already Been Viewed 400 Million Times Online
Adam Ostrow / Mashable!

New Moon might go down as one of the biggest movies of the year, but it’s also quickly becoming one of the biggest online events ever, at least in the world of online video. Visible Measures, which tallies what it calls the “True Reach” of an online video (the original, official trailers, copies of the trailers, fan-made trailers, fan ...

8. Q&A: Dennis Mortensen on Yahoo Analytics  permalink

Q&A: Dennis Mortensen on Yahoo Analytics
Econsultancy.com

Dennis Mortensen has worked in the analytics, optimization and online marketing industry since 1996. He is an Associate Web Analytics Instructor at the University of British Columbia, the Author of data driven insights with Yahoo! Web Analytics, and a frequent speaker on the subject of analytics and online marketing.

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Q&A: Gerrard Dennis of Simply Group on e-commerce   —  We started out in 1995 with the Scuba shop and, around 2000, we decided to branch out into other avenues, feeling that specialising in just scuba gear left us too exposed to possible changes in the market.

9. It’s the  permalink

It’s the
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Lolcats, kittens and funny pictures - It's the catnip ... he's such a light weight. woo hoo!

10. Finding Web Worker Gear Deals on Black Friday  permalink

Finding Web Worker Gear Deals on Black Friday
Nancy Nally / WebWorkerDaily

I’m one of those fanatics who goes out before dawn on the day after Thanksgiving, to wait in line for the doors of my favorite stores to open so I can snap up the best deals before they are gone. It sounds really crazy, until you see my receipts and calculate how much money I’m [...]

11. Browser security features compared  permalink

Browser security features compared
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Internet Explorer 8, Firefox 3, Google Chrome 4, Apple's Safari 4, and Opera 10 include features that block sites known to host malware and malicious downloads. All but Opera also let you browse without leaving any tracks. But just as important as these protections is ensuring that whichever browser you use is thoroughly patched.

12. Couple Busted for Refusing to Pay Tip  permalink

Couple Busted for Refusing to Pay Tip
Www.nbcphiladelphia.com

If you’re frustrated by poor service at a restaurant, think twice before you decide to not tip. You may be in for a bit more than just a dirty look from the waiter.

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13. Thanksgiving guide  permalink

Thanksgiving guide
Www.epicurious.com

Turkey and stuffing recipes, how to bake a foolproof pie, dozens of holiday menus, technique videos, and everything else you need for the ultimate Thanksgiving

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14. Gift Guide 2009: Smartphones  permalink

Gift Guide 2009: Smartphones
Www.crunchgear.com

Buying someone else a phone is risky business. Preferences vary, you’ve gotta get their carrier right… it’s a tough game. But if you’re down to make a gamble, we’re here to help. I’ve spent more time playing with new phones in the last year than anyone should ever spend with any phone ever, and have broken down ...

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Gift Guide 2009: Wireless E-book Readers   —  We’re only about five weeks away from Christmas, so now’s as good a time as any to talk about (drum roll, please) e-books. Amazon kick-started the e-book market (with apologies to earlier e-book readers) with the introduction of the Kindle in the fall of 2007. Two years later, Barnes and Noble, IREX, and Sony announced new or updated e-

15. The Parkson’s had no idea  permalink

The Parkson’s had no idea
Cheezburger Network / Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats

Lolcats, cats and funny pictures - The Parkson's had no idea why they got no trick-or-treaters this year

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The Parkson’s had no idea You’re just jealous that you can’t hide   —  Lolcats, cats and funny pictures - You're just jealous that you can't hide when Aunt Mabel comes to visit.

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The Parkson’s had no idea WE KNOW   —  Lolcats, cats and funny pictures - WE KNOW paws on the wall and spread em

16. Thierry Henry hand ball: French media reaction  permalink

Thierry Henry hand ball: French media reaction
Www.telegraph.co.uk

There was plenty of sympathy for the Republic of Ireland in the French media after the controversial extra-time goal that denied them a place in next summer's World Cup finals.

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17. Brizzly opens up...and translates  permalink

Brizzly opens up...and translates
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Web-based Twitter client Brizzly made a dual announcement Friday: first, it's opened up into a full public beta mode (previously, an invite code was required); and second, it can now translate tweets into your default language on the site.

18. HubSpot TV - The Long Tail and Pigtails with Guest Mike McDerment  permalink

HubSpot TV - The Long Tail and Pigtails with Guest Mike McDerment
Blog.hubspot.com

The HubSpot Inbound Internet Marketing blog covers all of inbound marketing - SEO, Blogging, Social Media, Landing Pages, Lead Generation and Analytics.

19. How to use Google Voice to increase reorders  permalink

How to use Google Voice to increase reorders
Econsultancy.com

I just received an email from nutritional supplement retailer Jigsaw Health, about a new program they offering their existing customer base. After speaking to President and Co-Founder Patrick Sullivan Jr, I learned that 80% of their monthly revenue comes from returning customers (and they don't even offer an auto-ship program).

20. SlickPlan: Easy and Free Flowcharts  permalink

SlickPlan: Easy and Free Flowcharts
Thursday Bram / WebWorkerDaily

A flowchart can be crucial for explaining certain tasks or ideas. SlickPlan’s goal is to make sure that you can put together a flowchart quickly, no matter where you are. The web-based application also enables you to put together site maps and interact with your existing designs. It was created with web designers in mind, [...]