The Drudge Report Drives More Top News Traffic than Twitter or Facebook, Study Finds
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...the Drudge Report's influence cuts across both traditional organizations such as ABC News to more tabloid style outlets such as the New York Post. What's more, Drudge Report drove more links than Facebook or Twitter on all the sites to which it drove traffic. |
i have always loved this company's focus and their future continues to be bright. Yammer, which launched as the “Twitter for businesses” at TechCrunch 50 in 2008, offers a multi-platform communications app for businesses. In fact, we use Yammer internally at TechCrunch. |
The new version of the desktop app includes threaded conversations (a much desired feature), and a notifications tab, which will aggregate all of your new messages, @mentions, replies and more. The new app also includes the ability to view direct message to and from colleagues and allows you to create, edit, and use topics to tag content in internal communications. Additionally, a document viewer allows users to access, edit and comment on documents within the feed (via a browser based viewer). |
i'm starting to love what the most underrated social network is doing. Just logged-in and came to "LinkedIn Today." I clicked on it and it has a very nice news page which relate to my interests and connections. Need to dig in a little bit but I'd advise Goog to put them on the short list.
Texas Bill Would Make Invasive Pat-Downs a Felony |
FORT WORTH, Texas -- A former Miss USA's claims of being groped during a pat-down at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport could be a felony under a bill gaining momentum in the Texas Legislature. |
The bill would make it illegal for a security officer to intentionally touch someone's private areas -- even atop clothing -- unless they have probable cause to believe the person is carrying something illegal. |
hmmm... look forward to more 411 on this effort. Ex-Microsoft and Yahoo research guru Gary Flake starts stealthy Clipboard |
Gary Flake, a former technical fellow at Microsoft who up until last fall ran the company’s Live Labs research group, has emerged at the helm of a new Bellevue startup company called Clipboard. A filing with the SEC today indicates that the company has raised $1.3 million in financing, though investors in the startup were not disclosed. |
For those that haven't noticed, Twitter's got a new look... I like it...
Life tips, by man who lived to 114 |
He revealed his rules for a long life shortly before dying in Montana. They are: embrace change; eat two meals a day; work as long as you can; help others, and don't fear death "because you're born to die". |
amazing... this is definitely a turning point for the company.
With news circulating today about Twitter turning down a bid of $10B from Google, this article is very interesting. There's no shortage of drama at Twitter these days: Besides the CEO shuffles, there are secret board meetings, executive power struggles, a plethora of coaches and consultants, and disgruntled founders. (Like Williams. The day after Dorsey announced his return to the company -- via tweet, naturally -- Williams quit his day-to-day duties at the company |
Just two years ago Twitter was the hottest thing on the web. But in the past year U.S. traffic at Twitter.com, the site users visit to read and broadcast 140-character messages, has leveled off. Nearly half the people who have Twitter accounts are no longer active on the network, according to an ExactTarget report from January 2011. Read more at tech.fortune.cnn.com |
as Eric can tell you, i've been big on social opportunities in the enterprise. i still believe there are some other significant deals on the horizon. on a related note, i see seesmic picked up an investment from Salesforce too... Like! In Salesforce.com’s Deal for Radian6, a Nod to Facebook’s Rise |
When it closes, the acquisition of Radian6 will be Salesforce.com’s largest to date. |
For Salesforce.com, the bet on Radian6 is a bet on the Web’s social conversation and the growing need, among corporations, to analyze chatter and engage consumers. The service, which counts companies like Dell, General Electric and PepsiCo as clients, allows businesses to monitor multiple social media streams, like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and personal blogs, and engage with its audience in real time. |
If it decides to make another acquisition in this space, Salesforce.com has some dry powder available. At the end of last year, the company had about $1.4 billion in cash on hand. |
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