• New design. The site has a cleaner timeline and a rich details pane that instantly adds more impact to individual Tweets while still maintaining the simplicity of the timeline. And, experience infinite scroll — you no longer have to click “more” to view additional Tweets.

• Media. Now, it’s easy to see embedded photos and videos directly on Twitter, thanks to partnerships with DailyBooth, deviantART, Etsy, Flickr, Justin.TV, Kickstarter, Kiva, Photozou, Plixi, Twitgoo, TwitPic, TwitVid, USTREAM, Vimeo, yfrog, and YouTube.

• Related content. When you click a Tweet, the details pane shows additional information related to the author or subject. Depending on the Tweet’s content, you may see: replies, other Tweets by that user, a map of where a geotagged Tweet was sent from, and more.

• Mini profiles. Click a username to see a mini profile without navigating from the page, which provides quick access to account information, including bio and recent Tweets.

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Merchants such as Larrazolo are using Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and other online outlets to connect with customers, build relationships and save money. The sites also enable businesses to announce events, sales and specials and get instant feedback from patrons.

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-digital-merchants-20100901,0,7694236.story

Yammer is the first company to bring micro-blogging into the enterprise. At its launch in September 2008, Yammer won the TechCrunch50 Conference. Mark Benioff, CEO of SalesForce.com and TechCrunch50 panelist, said he would even invest in the company. In the following weeks, thousands of companies started their Yammer networks. Publications dubbed the new service “Enterprise Twitter” or “Twitter with a Business Model”. In January 2009 the New York Times named Yammer one of “Nine websites IT pros should master in 2009.”

Yammer is the answer to the question that many companies have asked “Is there something like Twitter that we could use for internal communication only?” Yammer is a “private Twitter” where only those with the same e-mail domain (ie, @yourcompany.com) can join and post updates. ( Fill the Funnel – September 28, 2009 )

Yammer is an online tool used to communicate, share, and stay in touch with others in a company or organisation through the exchange of short messages. In geek speak Yammer is an internal micro-blogging tool, or to put it another way, a business version of Twitter. Yammer gives you a private network (locked down using company organisation email address), messages are not limited to 140 characters and documents and images can be attached to messages. Plus there are features like profiles, RSS feeds, organisational charts and the recently added ‘Likes’ and threaded message view. Yammer is hosted as Software As A Service (SaaS) so can be accessed easily from both inside and outside your network. (from Intranets: Now and the Future – September 13, 2009 )

1. Google Makes Grab for Hollywood Dollars – Advertising Age – Digital http://ow.ly/nHrM ~49:10 AM Sep 2nd from HootSuite
2. Why Social Media Isn’t Living Up to the Hype (Yet) – Advertising Age – DigitalNext http://ow.ly/nHre ~48:45 AM Sep 2nd from HootSuite
3. Google’s Gmail goes down for at least half an hour; Twitter lights up | Technology | Los Angeles Times http://ow.ly/nEr9 ~23:10 PM Sep 1st from HootSuite
4. Fall shows tuned in to Twitter marketing http://ow.ly/nDXX ~22:03 PM Sep 1st from HootSuite
5. RT @nicolefincham: 3 Great Sites for Following Conversations on Twitter http://ow.ly/kbIT ~127:47 PM Aug 28th from TweetDeck
6. Foursquare – Location Based Coupons – The Next Twitter? << Brent Purves http://ow.ly/mopC ~109:46 AM Aug 28th from HootSuite
7. Twitter Effect rattles Hollywood http://ow.ly/mhk3 ~10 people will twitter during opening credits and leaving when they don’t like them.9:22 AM Aug 28th from HootSuite
8. What marketers need to know about real-time search http://ow.ly/lDfu ~109:03 AM Aug 28th from HootSuite
9. Twitter Advertising: Like It or Not, You Have to Behave on Twitter http://ow.ly/ljyp ~21:44 PM Aug 25th from HootSuite
10. Googlers More Loyal than MicroHoo Searchers http://ow.ly/ljw5 ~21:41 PM Aug 25th from HootSuite
11. Screen Casts For Twitter – Create screencasts and screen recordings the easy way http://ow.ly/kVKB10:39 PM Aug 21st from HootSuite
12. TWEET IDEAS: 13 Things to Do on Twitter Besides Tweet http://ow.ly/kVKt10:37 PM Aug 21st from HootSuite
13. Coke ‘Freestyle’ Taps Twitter, Facebook, RFID 08/18/2009 http://ow.ly/kUcM2:50 PM Aug 21st from HootSuite
14. Twitter’s Geo-Targeted Trojan Horse http://ow.ly/kUcD2:50 PM Aug 21st from HootSuite
15. Twitter to Go Commercial with Commercial Accounts http://ow.ly/kUc62:48 PM Aug 21st from HootSuite
16. Facebook Releases The Twitter Exporter Tool http://ow.ly/kSez10:32 AM Aug 21st from HootSuite
17. Canadian Forces take aim with Twitter http://ow.ly/kS0M10:07 AM Aug 21st from HootSuite
18. Vodka Social Media Marketing -Flash, Facebook & Twitter Marketing http://ow.ly/kRYG – geotargeted web imagery. 3600 fans 1200 twit follows10:03 AM Aug 21st from HootSuite
19. Twitter Grows Uncomfortable With The Use Of The Word Tweet In Applications (Updated) http://ow.ly/kNWO9:55 PM Aug 20th from HootSuite
20. Sponsored Tweets – Will writing “today’s tweets sponsored by x” be sufficient? Twit ads inevitable Twitter evolution? http://ow.ly/jXXL ~812:19 PM Aug 13th from HootSuite
21. The Best Time to Tweet for Maximum Exposure | Twitter Marketing Agency http://ow.ly/jQVR ~512:22 PM Aug 12th from HootSuite
22. What Facebook Lite Actually Is. Hint: It’s Not Twitter Or FriendFeed. http://ow.ly/jQUE ~512:20 PM Aug 12th from HootSuite
23. GM’s Lutz Plans “Whole Lot More…Social Media & Webpage Stuff… Clever YouTube stuff…good enough to get passed on” http://ow.ly/j60r ~35:07 PM Aug 4th from HootSuite
24. A Portable Version of Your Social Network: Get Glue: The Network That Sticks With You http://ow.ly/j5YD ~35:00 PM Aug 4th from HootSuite

It’s here, there and everywhere. The popularity of social networking is climbing by the week with virtually every age bracket, right up to seniors.

Today 110 million Americans, or 60% of the online population, use social networks, according to a new study by Anderson Analytics. That number is conservative, because instead of counting unique users or everyone who has an account, the Anderson study counted only people who have used a social network at least once in the past month.

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Twitter has a new section on their website offering information on how businesses are using twitter for marketing and customer service.

This Twitter & Social Media Marketing Guide includes recommended books, Twitter definitions, and case studies of businesses using Twitter for marketing:

When people working in the Empire State Building twittered that they were craving ice cream delivery, New York local chain Tasti D Lite was there to listen and meet their need. When electronics buyers look for good deals, the Dell Outlet Twitter account helps them save money with exclusive coupons. When Houston’s coffee drinkers decide where to get their daily dose, many choose Coffee Groundz, which lets them order via Twitter.

The guide addresses topics such as “So how do businesses use Twitter?” and “Twitter Best Practices”.

Read more of the Twitter Social Media Marketing Guide on Twitter here:

http://business.twitter.com/twitter101

Read Twitter Marketing Case Studies here: http://business.twitter.com/twitter101/case_dell