Here’s your quick weekly summary of all the latest social media news, including changes and new features for Twitter and Facebook, plus Posterous shutting down to “devote its full effort to Twitter.” Read →
Ever since Twitter picked a business model based on advertising, the company has been emphasizing the importance of creating a “consistent experience” for Twitter users. What will this experience look like? Read →
rstat.us is an new open-source service that, according to its developers, sets out to clone the basic functionality of Twitter with a non-commercial and distributed system. What does this mean for business users of social media? Until the service starts to attract a significant number of users, not much in terms of reach. The real issue: is this just the tip of the iceberg? Will users rebel against the idea that one or two major sites control their social experience and personal profile data? And will that create an opportunity for a service like rstat.us to successfully challenge the established players? Read →
