- Twitter shakes things up this week launching its new URL shortening service (sorry Bit.ly).
- Google launches a Twitter archives search (good research tool there!)
- Microsoft tries to be cool with “KIN”
- Ning shuts down free social service.
- Take a listen – we had an “after show” this week as there was too much to cover in 30 minutes!
Links from today’s show…
- Twitters URL Shortener Service
- Google’s Twitter Archive Search
- Microsoft’s “Coolness” Attempt: Kin
- Ning to discontinue offering free social communities
- Please Rob Me and the Bling Ring
- Get rid of dead weight on Twitter
- Local app: SnackSquare
Related stuff…
- Is Bit.ly The Next Google? (businessinsider.com)
- Is a URL Shortener Really What Twitter Needed? (chris.pirillo.com)
- Bit.ly gets 3.4 billion clicks per month (slyvisions.com)
- AllThingsD: Replace ‘real-time’ with ‘right-time’ for the web (blogs.journalism.co.uk)
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