links for 2008-04-04

"So let me make a bold prediction. The tipping point graphs that you’ve seen with Wikipedia and YouTube and Facebook and MySpace? Not gonna happen with Twitter". Argues that 90% of people aren't connected enough of the time to make it worth their while.

"Often publishers ask us why Google News didn't include one of their articles. In the search for answers, we've noticed that there's a lot of confusion about how we include and rank articles. We'd like to share some of the facts, and debunk the myths".

"I came across a strange scenario on Google the other day — it appears Google has begun assigning third-party website listings to businesses that don’t have a website!!". If a business doesn't have a site, Google will link to 'local listings' for it.

"Most of us as bloggers enjoy talking about the upside and the potential, but I think it’s only fair to present a balanced look at the topic". The man talks sense about never, ever, ever getting a holiday from your blog.

"The importance of personal branding really is nothing new, but it’s something marketers should be more concerned with thanks to the rise of social media and our need to constantly monitor our online reputations".

"In 10 years these 8 to 17-year olds, who admit to having a social network profile, will hit the workforce. When they do, they’ll have a new mindset: information can be found, not in search engines, but in networks of people with similar interests".

"I'm going to refer you to RSS / Blog directories to submit your website URLs to. Some of them are at cost, though most of those listed are free". Possibly worth investigating, but also triggered my 'spam?/scam?' sixth sense...

"For this post, we looked at 37,248 tweets and found 142 different ways in which people interact with the Twitter service".

At the moment, 52% say 'No - Google is just making it easier for users to get to content'

‘A national newspaper wants your story and will pay hundreds of pounds to the right person. Write a few lines about how computer games turned you to crime and if it's something we like, we'll call you straight back'. [via Wonderland]

"I was at another one of those dinner parties last night where the other people were frankly bothered and bewildered by the fact that I blog and use RSS to track hundreds of different information sources". Lloyd with the negative numbers.

"This holographic computer game of the future is from the 1981 book Tomorrow's Home by Neil Ardley". Misses out having hysterical tabloids peering over the shoulder's of the players screaming 'Won't somebody please think of the children!'