Twitter went silent for a few hours on Thursday, and popular Tweeters had plenty to say about it.
Comedian Andy Dick complained that the outage kept him from blocking a user who had taken a swipe at his celebrity status.
Can mommy bloggers become mommy tweeters?
A new microblogging site targeting moms and modeled after Twitter launched Friday. Rachael Herrscher, a 31-year-old mother of three, has added the abbreviated commenting feature to her site Today’s Mama.
Ms. Herrscher is not the first to rip off the idea of Twitter. The more popular the site becomes–it is adding millions of users by the month–the more knockoffs pop up. There are Twitter clones for different countries and a handful by subject or topic.
The Knot is launching 75 new localized sites in the hopes of reaching brides-to-be from Tampa to Tucson.
David Liu, CEO of the wedding Web site, said the idea is to provide the “ingredients” that people planning weddings seek out. Brides are best served by content available in their specific location, he said. Likewise, wedding vendors want to advertise in bridal outlets that target a region.
Hulu is stepping up its global initiatives to compete for audience and advertising dollars overseas.
On Monday, the video-streaming site added Johannes Larcher to its executive ranks as senior vice president of international. Mr. Larcher must work with each content provider to negotiate international rights for each video. Hulu has more than 130 content providers and 1,100 TV programs and movies, and its library continues to grow.
Twitter may not have figured out a way to turn a profit yet, but that hasn’t stopped its users from monetizing the site.
Sponsored tweets are becoming more popular. Brands are recruiting well-known Twitterers to spread the word about a specific product or service. For example, Marcelo Tas, a Brazilian television personality, signed a deal with Telefonica to help pitch its new Internet and phone service.
Is more always better?
Hulu has expanded its content library considerably since its launch a year ago. The Internet video site has grown from 50 content partners to more than 130 and has nearly 40,000 pieces of video.
It’s not just kids who are Googling “unemployment.” Grandma and Grandpa are looking for jobs online too.
Nearly 3.6 million people age 65 and older visited career-development Web sites in January, according to a Nielsen Online report released Thursday.
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