since 2007, and this semester is the first time that I’ve actually had a full week on Twitter (well, microblogging and lifestreaming to be specific). Before, I treated it sort of as an afterthought, including some information on Twitter during the two weeks that I covered blogging. I’ve been teaching a class on Web 2.0 MORE >>

Twitter. service like Twitter is community driven, and Google has never been really great at that part of the media business). That means Google most likely really, really wants to buy Twitter. So does Facebook, but we'll get to that in a second). Is Battelle crazy? Hear me out. So why did Google really buy YouTube? MORE >>

Last week I wrote a post in which I opined a bit about Facebook search. In it I wrote: Facebook is way more than its newsfeed, and its search play is key to proving that value, and extending it.No He profiles the ongoing feud between the King of Search, Google, and the upstart, Facebook. So far, the answer is a definitive NO. MORE >>

I love Twitter, but one thing I admit can be lacking from  the service is that it doesn’t allow for embedded images, audio or video in the Twitterstream; you can only link to them. Formerly TweetPhoto, this app connects with Twitter or Facebook and is pitched as a “social platform&# for images. Plixi. TwitPic. yFrog. MORE >>

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 >>