While I do use the search engine to type in queries, the real power is in using RSS feeds for searches and running them through Yahoo Pipes for additional filtering. I’m a big fan of getting data via RSS, but sometimes you just need a picture. Written by Dawn Foster. Twitter Search. Twitter Stream Graphs. TweetVolume. MORE >>

Rather than list off a "top ten" list of predictions for 2009, I thought I would briefly layout some topics and areas that business and IT decision-makers should pay attention to when formulating Enterprise 2.0 Critical Decisions For 2009. Enterprise RSS": It's A Middleware Decision. hCard, XFN) during 2009. Microformats, MORE >>

An RSS-based monitoring dashboard is a great way to collect everything you’re monitoring into one place. For people new to RSS, I generally encourage them to use something like Netvibes , which has a visual layout with multiple tabs and columns where you can see several key conversations at a glance. Written by Dawn Foster. MORE >>

If you use Google Reader to browse RSS feeds, as I do, it’s now easier to post links to news articles you’ve found in Google Reader to sites like Twitter, Facebook and Digg. Join 500 others at GigaOM's Mobilize 2009, led by Om Malik. posterous RSS Streamy twitter Mobile Startups, Meet The VCs @ Mobilize 09. MORE >>

Metadata vs data - why treating them as separate entities creates technological challenges Technology Why social networks need to be decentralised - RSS never blocks you or goes down A computing future from Microsoft - large and cheap displays TechCrunch interview with Steve Ballmer - products, competition and the road ahead. Enjoy! MORE >>