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Twitter is NOT a Social Network, Says Twitter Exec
Readwriteweb.com: Kevin Thau, Twitter’s VP for business and corporate development, announced during a presentation at Nokia World 2010 today that everyone’s favorite micro-blogging network is not actually a social network. It’s not, you say? No, says Thau: Twitter is for news. Twitter is for content. Twitter is for information. To those of us in the [...]
Twitter Fails to Trademark “Tweets”
Last month, Twitter co-founder Isaac “Biz” Stone jotted down in a blog post his intention of trademarking the term “Tweet,” which at the time probably seemed like a slam dunk request. Instead, the request is turning out to be no easy layup as the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has preliminarily denied the patent app
Get Ready to Try the New Taste of Facebook Lite
Facebook earlier this week rolled out a new feature called “Facebook Lite” to more users than it originally intended. The beta service was primarily intended to take place in India, as it was designed to be used in parts of the world where broadband speeds aren’t readily available.
MySpace Offers Email & Instantly Becomes the 4th Largest Provider in the World
The market for free email service providers has become a bit over saturated lately, but when a heavyweight like My Space enters the arena people take notice. The social networking site has been struggling in recent years to hold its ground against arch rival Facebook, but now finally has a unique feature that might help set it apart. Facebook allows users to send messages back and forth, but this is limited to friends on your contact list and lacks many of the features you would expect from a traditional email account.
