Have you been on Twitter yet? I had heard alot about it for the past few months and finally I decided to give it a look.
What is it?
Here is a good definition on about.com:
Twitter is a mini-blogging platform that you can use to send messages of 140 characters or less to family, friends, or just the general Web community at large.
You can also choose to follow other Twitter community members’ posts, either by navigating directly to the Twitter site, subscribing to that particular Twitter RSS feed, or getting Twitter posts sent to your mobile device (text messaging fees will apply for this option; check with your provider).
Like some other people I had talked to on the web, I first thought ‘what would I do with this’? But I have to say it’s not only addictive but a great way to meet new people and network.
Apparently, they’re getting sick of Google handing them their ass in the company acquisition front. With all the big buys Google has been making (YouTube, DoubleClick being the most notable) Microsoft would seem to be getting a bit desperate to bolster their arsenal of web tech weapons to compete with the mighty G.
This should be interesting.
Oh, the estimated value of Yahoo is roughly 50 billion. Is that all?
Google today basically told Viacom that they have every right to broadcast its videos on YouTube (YouTube is owned by Google in case you’ve been on vacation in Antarctica), many of which are Viacom-owned properties.
Viacom had previously filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Google.
This has all the makings of an all-out cyber war in court, and could have far reaching effects over content on the web and how its distributed.
So does this mean that Viacom is going to suffer a ranking penalty on Google’s search engine??
Have you heard of Second Life yet? It’s a virtual 3-D world where you can buy land, shop and even market real world products!
Here’s a quote from their website:
Second Life is a 3-D virtual world entirely built and owned by its residents. Since opening to the public in 2003, it has grown explosively and today is inhabited by a total of 5,861,535 people from around the globe.
You create a character and wander around the cyber-world SL has created. You even use SL currency called Linden dollars and you actually buy those dollars using real money!
I’m told that real companies are starting to market their real world products and services on Second Life.
Confused?
Go give it a look.
P.S. If you run into Kenneth Drumbeat on SL, that’s me! Make sure to say hi!
It’s a guy named Justin who has a webcamera strapped to his head (his baseball cap actually…I think!) 24 hours a day, 7 days a week while he basically walks around and lives his life. He has a support cast of three other guys who assist him (technically) on his ‘webadventure’…he goes on dates, goes to parties and sits in his apartment with his roommates/tech staff.
I’m not sure what the goal is…other than getting alot of traffic to his site.
Have you been on Twitter yet? I had heard alot about it for the past few months and finally I decided to give it a look.
