The word Twitter has been voted the top English word of 2009, beating ‘Obama’ and ‘H1N1′, the scientific name for the latest Swine Flu strain.
In The Global Language Monitor’s annual survey of the English language, “Twitter” was said to “stand above all the other words”.
Twitter was followed by “Obama”, “H1N1″, and “stimulus” — referring to [...]
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Twitter voted no.1 word of 2009
Posted by melissa in November 30th 2009
Twitter planning to offer paid-for commercial accounts with added services
Posted by melissa in November 23rd 2009
Twitter is planning to launch paid-for commercial accounts which would provide corporate users with additional services to those that are freely available.
In an interview with the BBC, Stone said Twitter will begin offering the commercial services this year as he addressed critics who have questioned whether it has a plan to make cash.
Stone reassured users [...]
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eBay repairs glitch
Posted by melissa in November 23rd 2009
eBay Inc said on Sunday it had restored a search function on its website overnight after a glitch led to searches returning either limited or no results throughout the day.
The technical issue on eBay.com resulted from a surge in live listings as sellers ramped up for the holiday season, the global e-commerce and payments company [...]
British publishing groups approve Google’s online library plans
Posted by melissa in November 17th 2009
British publishing groups and authors have approved Google’s controversial plans to digitise millions of out-of-print books to create the world’s biggest online library.
The landmark deal between Google and authors’ associations in America is a watered-down version of the original plans. The new deal will still enable tens of thousands of British writers to profit, as readers can [...]
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Study shows that Twitter users are younger than their Facebook counterparts
Posted by melissa in November 9th 2009
According to reports a US survey shows Facebook users are getting older and despite previous reports to the contrary younger users are fast adopting Twitter and helping to fuel its growth.
The average age of Facebook users has jumped seven years from 26 to 33 while on the microblogging site Twitter the average is 31.
That average age is [...]
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Facebook awarded $711.2 in damages
Posted by melissa in November 2nd 2009
Facebook has been awarded $711.2 million in damages relating to an anti-spam case against Internet marketer Sanford Wallace, court documents show.
Wallace did not oppose the motion or appear at the hearing on September 18, 2009, according to a filing on Thursday in a San Jose, California federal court.
The site filed an anti-spamming case against Wallace in February [...]
