From the monthly archives:

February 2010

Twitter Wants You To Update Your Personal Information

February 28, 2010 News

Social networking giant Twitter is slowly rolling out a request to all users asking them to update their personal information in order to be “found on Twitter”. When this occurs, the next time you long into the site, a box will pop up, asking you to confirm your information, including your email address and mobile [...]

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William Shatner to star in first Twitter inspired TV series?

February 27, 2010 News

CBS is about to find out if a popular Twitter account can be turned into a profitable TV series. And this isn’t just any ordinary Twitter account. This is Shit My Dad Says, a Twitter account by Justin Halpern, who started the account to type up his favorite quotes of the day from conversations with [...]

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Location-based social networks are ‘the next big thing’

February 26, 2010 Events

This is a guest post from Patrick Powers, Interactive Media Manager at Webster University. This post originally appeared on his blog, PatrickPowers.net: Here’s what I imagine to expect the next big thing when it comes to social media in higher education (and really social media in any industry): location-based social networking. Yeah, I know, I’m a [...]

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The St. Louis Social Media Week In Review

February 26, 2010 Events

Each week we take a look back at what us and others around the web had to say about the previous week in social media: -The Microsoft Sharepoint St. Louis Conference was announced, follow the link for more information. And don’t forget early bird registration ends March 8th. – Social Media use increases 82% worldwide [...]

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Tweets skyrocket but not high enough to surpass Facebook

February 25, 2010 News

More tweets than ever are hitting Twitter. But the social network is still far behind Facebook, the world’s most popular social network. Back in 2007, an average of just 5,000 tweets were added to Twitter on a daily basis. By 2009, that figure grew to 2.5 million tweets a day. It was impressive growth. But [...]

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WWE legend Steve Austin joins the Twitter universe

February 25, 2010 Events

In case you are into this sort of thing, while we were perusing the news we came across this item: WWE Hall of Famer Steve Austin has launched a Twitter page. You can check it out at Twitter.com/SteveAustinBSR. via PROWRESTLING.NET (but there is really nothing more to this story. really.)

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Business Marketing Association Lunch With Barb Giles of Google

February 25, 2010 Events

Join the Business Marketing Association for lunch next week as they discuss the topic: Google – Reaching Business Decision Makers Online with Barb Giles of Google. Ms. Giles is a Team Lead at Google focusing on Fortune 500 clients in the B2B space including: manufacturers, distributors, service providers and energy. Barb’s charge is to develop [...]

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Former St. Louis police officer takes Facebook to court [news]

February 25, 2010 News

KSDK – A Metro East judge heard a motion last Wednesday to force social networking site Facebook to produce records involving a former local police officer.The St. Louis Police Department fired Bryan Pour after two people got hurt in a fight and shooting outside a Pontoon Beach bar in 2008.Pour faces a felony charge of aggravated battery [...]

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Twitter Ads Coming Soon, Will Revenue Follow?

February 25, 2010 Opinion

The long rumored addition of advertisements to Twitter is apparently imminent, with some predicting an official announcement at the upcoming SXSW conference in mid-March. Exactly what form the ads will take is still speculation, much like the long running guessing game of how, exactly, Twitter plans to ever make any money. More interesting to me [...]

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Twitter, Facebook use up 82 percent year over year

February 25, 2010 News

The average social-networking user around the world spent more than five and a half hours on sites like Facebook and Twitter in December, according to data released Monday by Nielsen. That marked an 82 percent jump from December 2008 when Tweeters and Facebookers surfed their favorite sites for around three hours the entire month. Among [...]

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Dalai Lama gets Twitter page – San Jose Mercury News

February 24, 2010 News

LOS ANGELES — Twitter’s founder says the Dalai Lama laughed when he pitched the social networking service. But now the Tibetan spiritual leader has an official Twitter site — and more than 66,000 followers. Twitter founder Evan Williams messaged on Sunday that he’d just met the Dalai Lama in Los Angeles. On Monday, a Twitter [...]

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How To Take Your Blog To The Next Level With The Cubicle Chick

February 24, 2010 Events

A SWEET AFFAIR Saturday, February 27, 2010 1 – 3pm TOPIC- How To Take Your Blog to the Next Level If you missed the last soiree or want to indulge in more fun with your favorite STL Tweeple, this will be the place to be! Social Networking discussion, information, and swag bags will be given! [...]

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How To Import Your Twitter Contacts Into Google Buzz « Black Web 2.0

February 24, 2010 News

Google Buzz has had the Internet buzzing since it’s launch. Despite alleged privacy issues, feature omissions, and even a lawsuit, Buzz is still gaining popularity. One major thing missing is an actual developer API. Twitter’s API is what allows 3rd party apps like Tweetdeck and Hootsuite to interface with Twitter and most other web applications [...]

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Yahoo, Twitter ink deal to share content

February 24, 2010 News

Alarmed by a downward trend in their traffic ratings, Yahoo has reached out to Twitter with a deal to share content across both platforms. This comes on the heels of a similar deal Yahoo struck with Facebook back in December. According to the latest figures released by Compete.com, of the top 50 websites, Yahoo still [...]

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Facebook, Twitter use could cause increased insurance rates

February 24, 2010 News

PREMIUMS COULD RISE UP TO 10% FOR ACTIVE SOCIAL MEDIA USERS If you’re an avid user of websites like Facebook and Twitter, watch out. Your insurance company could penalize you for your social media usage.According to Confused.com, home insurance companies could soon begin monitoring services like FaceBook, Twitter, Foursquare and Google Buzz. And the result [...]

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