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Microsoft Gives Preview of the Next Live Messenger By Stuart J. Johnston -
Published April 28, 2010
Microsoft's CEO shows off some of the new features coming in the next release of Windows Live Messenger, but leaves many questions unanswered such as when can users get their hands on it?
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Set and Stick to a Company Social Networking Policy By Diana Kelley -
Published April 20, 2010
There's no "one size fits all" policy for social networking policies, but that doesn't mean you're off the hook for formulating one. Experts say the key to good policy is consistency. [more Security]
Twitter's Brain Trust Speaks on Future Plans By David Needle -
Published April 16, 2010
Twitter on Android? Yes. Twitter in China? No. The executive team at Twitter answered a range of questions from developers at the company's first Chirp conference. [more Public IM]
Twitter Plans to Focus on Growth, Leave Business to Business By David Needle -
Published April 15, 2010
If you're interested in the business case for Twitter, the company's CEO says you'll need to look to third party developers. Twitter itself prefers to focus on growing its user base and focusing on mobile users. [more Public IM]
Twitter Finds a Business Plan By Kenneth Corbin -
Published April 13, 2010
Borrowing a page from Google, Twitter will sell space at the top of search results so businesses can promote tweets relevant to what the user's looking for. [more Public IM]
Facebook Chat Goes XMPP, Opens to Third Party Clients By InstantMessagingPlanet.com Staff -
Published February 10, 2010
With a move to the Jabber/XMPP protocol, Facebook's chat service becomes more easily accessible to third-party Jabber clients and enables deeper AIM/Facebook integration. [more Public IM]
Blogging Gives Way to Newer Social Sites By Kenneth Corbin -
Published February 3, 2010
New research from Pew finds that younger Internet users aren't interested in long-format blogs now that they can blast out status updates and micro-blogs on other social sites.
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Beware the Liabilities of Mobile Texting By David Needle -
Published January 25, 2010
An insurance carrier says companies should consider themselves potential targets for litigation if their employees use mobile devices carelessly. [more Enterprise IM]
Twitter Patches Hole in Flash Widget By David Needle -
Published January 22, 2010
Twitter has shut down a security hole that could have been used to take over a user's account. The security analyst who found it says the problem wasn't with Flash, but with Twitter's code. [more Security]
A Small Business Guide to Online Collaboration By Gerry Blackwell -
Published December 29, 2009
If you're using instant messaging to hold your small business together, you might be interested in this overview of online collaboration tools that use or complement your existing IM routine.
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Twitter Turns a Profit? By David Needle -
Published December 22, 2009
$25 million in search partnerships may well be enough to make Twitter profitable.
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Twitter Comes to Roost at Bing By David Needle -
Published October 21, 2009
Bing adds real-time Twitter results to its arsenal; says Facebook updates to comes. [more Public IM]
Twitter Plateaus, Facebook Surges By Kenneth Corbin -
Published October 14, 2009
Latest comScore data suggests Twitter's unique visitor count has hit the skids, but its popular API could be contributing to that. [more Public IM]
FaceTime Spreads Out from IM Security By Enterprise Networking Planet Staff -
Published October 1, 2009
Formerly specializing in p2p and instant messaging, the security vendor adds threats from social networking and Web 2.0 to its latest offering.
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Jajah Brings Voice to Twitter By David Needle -
Published September 18, 2009
"@calls" don't reveal your phone number, and don't need anything more than a username to connect. [more Public IM]