Not so much for myself, but for my clients — helping them figure out how to get the most marketing bang for their Twitter buck, and showing them ways to build their following and streamline their Twitter time management. Karen Laland: What is the biggest Twitter time waster? Denise Wakeman: Having Twitter open all day. MORE >>

The post Writing Every So Often: The Personal Essay Makes A Comeback appeared first on John Battelle's Search Blog. It’s quite a thoughtful rumination on his snap decision to stop using Twitter for the month of November. Facebook has always been a wipeout for me, LinkedIn a utility. feel exactly the same way. MORE >>

The post Portrait of Twitter As A Young Media Company appeared first on John Battelle's Search Blog. Last year I   predicted  that Twitter would become a media company. So I’ll start with this: 2013 will be the year Twitter starts to create, curate, and co-create media experiences on top of its platform. MORE >>

Most of you know that Twitter can be used for much more than just announcing what you ate for breakfast. Many of you already know Twitter’s value in business, but you can still take it further and use it to land gigs, market your business, grow your network and gain free publicity — all in 140 characters or less. Marketing. MORE >>

appeared first on John Battelle's Search Blog. After some opening remarks about how the world is increasingly lit with data, I brought out Adam Bain, President of Global Revenue for Twitter. Internet Big Five Joints After Midnight & Rants Media/Tech Business Models facebook filters open internet TwitterSo sorry). MORE >>