Twitter proudly announced today that 100 million active users regularly reduce their thoughts to 140 characters. This represents “a 100 million reasons to celebrate,” according to a post on Twitter’s company blog. Others stopped short of popping champagne corks over this news, as you might consider this as just clever marketing. READ MORE
Twitter seems to think that Facebook has a serious case of Single White Female. This week, just after Facebook launched its iOS update, Twitter mobile designer Byran Haggerty noticed that the social networking site’s app looked remarkably similar to Twitter’s. READ MORE
So you’ve got a PowerPoint presentation or Word doc or .pdf that you’re proud of and would like to show the world. The hands down least cumbersome way to do this is to upload it through a new Web app called Reel. The service seems dedicated to removing absolutely all obstacles: You don’t even need to sign up or enter an email address. READ MORE
Some scams are designed to bilk money out of the unsuspecting, but others are intended simply to suck in attention or approbation. In that latter category, the “bet with my boss” scam currently circulating in the social media world is exceedingly effective. READ MORE
Social networking has changed the face of many organizational functions, particularly customer service, writes Debra Donston-Miller for InformationWeek. What’s different, thanks to social media, is now customer service issues are often public. READ MORE
Bitdefender, a software application developer, has released an anti-malware program for Twitter users. The app, SafeGo, is designed to protect Twitter users from spam and phishing scams, as well as malware, by alerting them with a direct message when a security threat is detected. The company already has a similar offering available for Facebook. READ MORE
Twitter is getting serious about its ad plan. The company plans to roll out advertising in an interesting way. Users will soon see ads in their Tweet stream from accounts they don’t follow. The plan is to place advertising in front of Twitter users who are “similar” to folks they already follow. READ MORE
Mobile technology developer MoboTap has released a version of its Dolphin Browser for iOS. The browser, which the company says improves the quality of web-browsing on an iPhone or iPod Touch, has 9 million users on the Android platform. READ MORE
Stand back. Watch out. Walmart’s retail dominance may soon stretch beyond its white-and-blue tiled floors. READ MORE
Klout, the online company that seeks to measure an online entity’s social media presence, will now include Twitter lists and Facebook Fan Pages in its algorithms. The company is looking to gain legitimacy among public relations and social media professionals. READ MORE
