According to TechCrunch, Google is in the late stages of negotiations to acquire Twitter. This news comes on the heels of Twitter’s recent rejection of an offer from Facebook. It makes total sense that Google would want to get their hands on Twitter, because of the growing power of Twitter search. Twitter search is well on its way to becoming the most important search engine in the world. Obviously, Google’s mantra of “don’t be evil” is starting to ring a little hollow these days especially if they end up acquiring Twitter. Google is amassing an unprecedented amount of data and power...
Darren Rowse of ProBlogger wrote an excellent post on the 10 best Twitter tools to help you work smarter. Here’s a little sample: 1. TweetDeck - TweetDeck not only shows you the last 200 tweets made by your followers and followees, but also organizes @ replies directed to you, direct messages, search terms and the latest news in the Twitterverse all into manageable columns. 2. Twhirl - Twhirl works similarly to TweetDeck, except it lets you access multiple Twitter accounts directly through the software. With Twhirl, you can keep your business and personal accounts separate...