A roundup of Twitter and other Social Media News (Facebook and Myspace)
Twitter Reports
Tweetcraft
Tweetcraft
TweetCraft: an in-game Twitter client for World of Warcraft
# Send/receive Tweets in-game (Immediate sending reloads your UI)
# Queue Tweets to send when it’s more convenient for you
# Upload in-game screenshots using TwitPic
# AutoTweet when you log in, enter an instance or get an achievement
# Extensible so that AddOn authors can register messages or events to AutoTweet
via TweetCraft – Home.
Tweetraising: The Potential For Charities On Twitter
Twitter has been hailed as an incredibly useful marketing tool for businesses and brands, both big and small, to disseminate information and engage with consumers on a massive scale. But what about non-profits? The ability to use social media to fundraise for charitable purposes.
via Tweetraising: The Potential For Charities On Twitter.
The royal family’s Twitter feed: One is confused | Technically Incorrect – CNET
The royal family of Britain is becoming more enlightened with every day.Over the years, details have emerged that many of its members suffer from the same pains and dilemmas as we who are sadly mortal do: relationship break-ups, a little excessive drinking, even the odd peculiar comment.
And in recent times, the royals have become rather tech-savvy. So how can one not be delighted that the royal family has decided to embrace Twitter? Well, perhaps embrace in a somewhat formal, British way, but still.
via The royal family’s Twitter feed: One is confused | Technically Incorrect – CNET News.
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Media Moguls Twitter Over Slump, Not Takeovers, in Sun Valley – Bloomberg.com
Murdoch, chairman and chief executive officer of News Corp., and Stringer, his counterpart at Tokyo-based Sony Corp., said separately at the conference this week that they won’t bid on Twitter Inc., the Web messaging service, signaling Internet businesses have become less attractive to media companies stung by the recession.
via Media Moguls Twitter Over Slump, Not Takeovers, in Sun Valley – Bloomberg.com.
Twitter expands executive board and looks for CFO – Business news, business advice and information for Australian SMEs | SmartCompany
Social media giant Twitter is reportedly expanding its executive board and is on the search for a chief financial officer, days after chief executive Biz Stone said the company is looking to finally bring in revenue.
How many Twitter followers does it take to get a job? – social networking, twitter – PC World
Your online popularity might be as valuable to your career as a post-grad education. A recent job posting on Best Buy’s Web site prefers candidates with a graduate degree and at least 250 followers on Twitter
via How many Twitter followers does it take to get a job? – social networking, twitter – PC World.
Official Google Blog: Google accounts on Twitter
Like lots of you, we’ve been drawn into Twitter this year. After all, we’re all about frequent updates ourselves, and there’s lots happening around here that we want to share with you. Of course, we enjoy watching, and contributing to, the tweetstream (we hope you find our tweets useful, too). Because there are many programs and initiatives across the company, we’ve got a number of active accounts. Here’s a list of the current ones. We’ll update this list from time to time.
twitter.com/Google – our central account
twitter.com/Blogger – for Blogger fans
twitter.com/GoogleCalendar – user tips & updates
twitter.com/GoogleImages – news, tips, tricks on our visual image search
twitter.com/GoogleNews – latest headlines via Google News
twitter.com/GoogleReader – from our feed reader team
twitter.com/iGoogle – news & notes from Google’s personalized homepage
twitter.com/GoogleStudents – news of interest to students using Google
twitter.com/YouTube – for YouTube fans
twitter.com/YouTubeES – en Espanol
twitter.com/GoogleAtWork – solutions for IT and workplace productivity
Geo-related
twitter.com/SketchUp – Google SketchUp news
twitter.com/3DWH – SketchUp’s 3D Warehouse
twitter.com/Modelyourtown – 3D modeling to build your favorite places
twitter.com/EarthOutreach – Earth & Maps tools for nonprofits & orgs
twitter.com/GoogleMaps – uses, tips, mashups
twitter.com/GoogleSkyMap -Android app for the night sky
Ads-related
twitter.com/AdSense – for online publishers
twitter.com/AdWordsHelper – looking out for AdWords questions and tech issues
twitter.com/AdWordsProSarah – Google Guide for AdWords Help Forum
twitter.com/GoogleAnalytics – insights for website effectiveness
twitter.com/GoogleAdBuilder – re building display ads
twitter.com/GoogleRetail – for retail advertisers
twitter.com/TechnologyUK – for U.K. tech advertisers
twitter.com/InsideAdWordsDE – for German AdWords customers
twitter.com/GoogleAgencyDE – for German ad agencies
twitter.com/AdSensePT – info for Portuguese-language publishers
twitter.com/AdWordsRussia – AdWords news & tips in Russian
twitter.com/DentroDeAdWords – Spanish updates from the Inside AdWords blog
twitter.com/AdWordsAPI – AdWords API tips
Developer & technical
twitter.com/GoogleResearch – from our research scientists
twitter.com/GoogleWMC – Google Webmaster Central
twitter.com/GoogleCode – latest updates for Google developer products
twitter.com/GoogleData – Data APIs provide a standard protocol for reading and writing web data
twitter.com/app_engine – web apps run on Google infrastructure
twitter.com/DataLiberation – our initiative for complete import/export of all data
twitter.com/GoogleMapsAPI – about using Google Maps embedded in websites
twitter.com/GoogleIO – Google’s largest annual developer event
Culture, People
twitter.com/googletalks – notes from our @Google speaker series
twitter.com/googlejobs – the voice of Google recruiters
Country or Region
twitter.com/googlearabia – news from the Google Arabia Blog*
twitter.com/GoogleDE – Google in Germany
twitter.com/GoogleKorea – News & notes in Korean*
twitter.com/GooglePolicyIt – Notes on Google policy issues in Italy
Posted by Karen Wickre, Google Blog & Twitter Team
via Official Google Blog: Google accounts on Twitter.
Facebook Reports
Facebook Sued
Small Internet company Power.com has filed a lawsuit against social networking juggernaut Facebook, claiming it does not give its users control over their content, and this is in direct violation of Facebook’s own policy.
via Facebook Sued.
Jail for cyber criminals: NSW govt | Australian IT
CYBER criminals who use Facebook to get personal information about their potential victims will face up to five years in jail.
Under proposed laws targeting the use of social networking sites for identity theft, police for the first time will be able to arrest and charge online fraudsters for improperly accessing or using information without having to wait for them to steal money.
via Jail for cyber criminals: NSW govt | Australian IT.
The Associated Press: Young workers push employers for wider Web access
CHICAGO (AP) — Ryan Tracy thought he’d entered the Dark Ages when he graduated college and arrived in the working world.
His employer blocked access to Facebook, Gmail and other popular Internet sites. He had no wireless access for his laptop and often ran to a nearby cafe on work time so he could use its Wi-Fi connection to send large files.
via The Associated Press: Young workers push employers for wider Web access.
New Book on Facebook: Fun Trumps Facts – BusinessWeek
It’s tempting to chalk up to serendipity the stratospheric rise of Mark Zuckerberg and the social network he founded. In The Accidental Billionaires, a fictionalized account of the founding of Facebook, Ben Mezrich gives in to that temptation all too readily.
via New Book on Facebook: Fun Trumps Facts – BusinessWeek.
MySpace Report
Report: MySpace to push deeper into entertainment | Digital Media – CNET News
The waning prospects of MySpace, once the dominate social network, are pushing parent company News Corp. to make some startling moves.
Rupert Murdoch, CEO of News Corp. (Credit: Dan Farber/CNET)
The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday that Rupert Murdoch, CEO of News Corp., said he plans to reshape MySpace into an “entertainment portal.”
via Report: MySpace to push deeper into entertainment | Digital Media – CNET News.
