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- Twitter
- A Web site and service that lets users send short text messages up to 140 characters in length from their cellphones to a group of people. Launched in 2006,...
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- Twitter, LinkedIn announce tie-up
- LinkedIn's 'status' feature now syncs with Twitter with an optional check box, a feature that the two companies say should be rolling out over the next few days. A new partnership between Twitter and LinkedIn lets LinkedIn status messages sync with Twitter. "The business-use case of...
- Tags: Twitter Inc., LinkedIn, Business Structures, Finance, Twitter, Caroline McCarthy CNET News
- News items 2009-11-10
- Scams surfacing on Twitter, Facebook
- Twitter users warned about direct messages that said: "I make money online with google. i learned how here [link]." Facebook users were getting a bogus link from a friend. Twitter and Facebook users were getting hit with scams on Monday. Twitter users warned about direct messages...
- Tags: Facebook, Twitter Inc., Phishing, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Spam, Security, Spam And Phishing, Twitter, malware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Elinor Mills CNET News
- News items 2009-11-02
- Kaspersky tool detects malware in Twitter links
- The "Krab Krawler" analyzes the millions of tweets posted on Twitter every day and blocks any malware associated with them. Kaspersky unveiled a new tool on Thursday called "Krab Krawler" that analyzes the millions of tweets posted on Twitter every day and blocks any malware associated with them. ...
- Tags: Twitter Inc., Tool, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Kaspersky, Twitter, malware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Elinor Mills CNET News
- News items 2009-10-29
- Microsoft demos Twitter feeds in Bing
- At the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, Yusuf Mehdi, a senior vice president at Microsoft, previews Twitter integration with Bing search results. One of the interesting features he introduces is "hottest topics." He explains that the Bing-Twitter search will aggregate information around the most popular links shared on...
- Tags: Twitter Inc., Microsoft Corp., Web 2.0, Search, Internet, Bing, Twitter
- Videos 2009-10-21
- Twitter CEO: Why he turned down Facebook
- At the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, Twitter CEO Evan Williams explains to Federated Media CEO John Battelle his rationale for turning down Facebook in October of 2008. He says, "he didn't see a reason to sell?the point is really what we can build."
- Tags: Facebook, Twitter Inc., CEO, Web 2.0, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing, Twitter
- Videos 2009-10-21
- News to know: MySpace-iLike; Gmail; Twitter; Sony Ericsson; Secure smartphones
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Andrew Nusca: MySpace to acquire social music service iLike for $20 million Matthew Miller: Push Gmail comes to the...
- Tags: Google Gmail, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Dana Blankenhorn, Smart Phone, Andrew Nusca, Matthew Miller, Twitter, Sam Diaz, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows 7, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), E-mail Providers, E-mail, Research & Development, Cloud Computing, Smart Phones, Hardware, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Internet, Online Communications, Business Operations, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Blog posts 2009-08-18
- Spotting a new breed of Twitter spammers
- I've noticed a few new trends with the newest batch of Twitter spammers -- and gullible users are falling for it. by Jennifer Leggio
- Tags: Spammer, Twitter, Spam, Security, Spam And Phishing, Jennifer Leggio
- Blog posts 2009-08-17
- 10 valuable Twitter utilities for business users
- One of the biggest reasons for Twitter's success is that the Twitter team allowed the service to be shaped by the user-base, including developers using the API to extend the Twitter platform. Learn about 10 of the best Twitter apps for business users. by Jason Hiner
- Tags: Twitter, Team Management, Management, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2009-08-17
- A quick Twitter guide and glossary for business users
- For a service that is remarkably simple, Twitter is often difficult for new users to understand and to quickly turn into a useful tool. Here are 10 core Twitter concepts to help new business users get started. by Jason Hiner
- Tags: Twitter, Productivity, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2009-08-17
- Twitter is down...again
- DITTO!If Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, and all similar "social networking" sites went away overnight, the world would be a much better place. People might actually look up from their screens and realize that there are flesh and blood humans they can converse with in the world! Then they just might begin...
- Tags: Social networking, Twitter
- Discussion threads 2009-08-15
- Twitter is down...again
- Twitter isn't working yet again and what a pain in the rear. by Michael Krigsman
- Tags: Twitter, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2009-08-15
- Brazilian ID thieves using Twitter as botnet command channel
- You have got to be kidding me?Now we have Twitter being used to command botnets? When is this going to end? Actually, I've already answered my own question: never!Not until PC's are built from the ground up to NEVER EVER automatically run something until they are given permission by the...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), E-mail, Web site development, Brazilian ID, Brazilian ID thieve, Twitter, click ok
- Discussion threads 2009-08-14
- News to know: Microsoft; Apple; Palm; Twitter as botnet command channel
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft Exchange 2010 buzz grows louder Ryan Naraine: Brazilian ID thieves using Twitter as botnet command channel...
- Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Palm Inc., Microsoft Zune, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Twitter, Sam Diaz, Tablets, Notebooks, Digital Cameras, Digital Music, Digital Media, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Blog posts 2009-08-14
- Brazilian ID thieves using Twitter as botnet command channel
- Arbor Networks security researcher Jose Nazario has stumbled upon a crimeware botnet using Twitter as its command-and-control operation. The botnet, which is linked to identity thieves in Brazil, uses Twitter status messages to communicate with bots -- sending new links for the infected computers to contact and...
- Tags: Twitter, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Financial Services, Security, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2009-08-13
- Edmodo just gets better with Version 3.0
- A while ago I posted here ("If a teacher had designed Twitter") about a really slick tool called Edmodo. Essentially, Edmodo is a Twitter-like microblogging platform with grouping, calendaring, and assignment functionality built in. As I wrote back in April, Edmodo is a piece...
- Tags: Twitter, Teacher, Edmodo, Productivity, Content Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2009-08-11
- FaceFeed: the enterprise perspective
- Having seen some of yesterday's jocular references to the marriage between FriendFeed and Facebook hence FaceFeed in the title it got me thinking about the enterprise perspective - if there is one. Earlier in the day and before the announcement, I was listening to an old buddy of mine. We...
- Tags: Facebook, Twitter, Channel Management, Leadership, Marketing, Management, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2009-08-11
- MobiTwitter 0.9 (Mobile)
- Mobiquest MobiTwitter mobile ODP is a Twitter Mobile Client of Twitter. Twitter is a one of the popular blogging site. Using this ODP you can easily post your status, view friends statuses, friends search, add friends, send direct messages. Please follow the user guide for running application properly.
- Tags: Mobile, Twitter, Mobiquest, Blogging, Internet
- Software downloads 2009-08-11
- News to know: SOA, Google Voice app; Twitter bots; Google Wave; Clunkers
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Joe McKendrick: More SOA tools emerge in the cloud Jason Hiner: Forget the iPhone app, Google Voice coming as...
- Tags: Google Inc., Dana Blankenhorn, Jason Perlow, SOA, Microsoft Corp., Bot, Twitter, Attack, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), XML, Security, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-08-10
- Zensify 1.2.4 (Mobile)
- Zensify is a life streaming application for the iPhone that lets update, discover, and keep track of your friend's pictures, videos, and comments across multiple social networks. It features to view all your social networks in one timeline, find trends in your social graph, update Twitter and Facebook at the...
- Tags: Facebook, Mobile, Social Graph, Twitter, Zensify, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion
- Software downloads 2009-08-10
- Twitter attack: Bots may have been hardest hit
- Tweetbot Spammers?What happened to RSS Feeds?I guess THIS is why I have my updates LOCKED!Wish I could do the same with my USPS mailbox!RE: Twitter attack: Bots may have been hardest hitJust as in watching WICKED, we now learn that there are "good bots" and "bad bots" and just because...
- Tags: Robots, RSS, Twitter, bot, social networking, attack, robot
- Discussion threads 2009-08-07
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