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Indepth revealing of the new and controversial terms of service (TOS) at Facebook,

The last paragraphi is the kicker, but the whole article shows why some political groups get social media and some don't.

Mainstream politicians have responded by pressuring service providers to shut down extremist sites and member pages. Although well-intentioned, that strategy is just further proof of how out of touch they are: As any record company exec will tell you, the Web is far too dynamic a place for blunt regulations. The only way to win over Europe's digital generation is to engage with it on its own terms, in its own media. European political parties need to realize that in the era of Internet politics, winning means ceding a little control -- otherwise, they might lose it completely.

Facebook Pages are becoming a lot more like Twitter in terms of the ways marketers can use them to reach and engage people inside Facebook. Twitter has proven that the "status update subscription + news feed" conversation model works well for a variety of marketers - from large brands to self promoters like bloggers, consultants, and real estate agents.

[documental.com] Un dossier complet sur Twitter : "Peut-on communiquer efficacement lorsqu'on ne dispose que de 140 caractères pour s'exprimer ? En d'autres termes, le micro-blogging a-t-il vraiment un intérêt ? A en croire les blogueurs confirmés, Twitter, l'outil phare du domaine, est devenu Le nouvel outil indispensable de leur panoplie 2.0." (...)

The problem is that no one wants to move to a new site unless their entire network of friends moves too. This means unless there is a mass migration, a majority of the people (though they are definitely testing it) won't stay with the service in the long term.

Compare two terms in tweets with related words

Overview of basic twitter terms, what they are for, and some other useful links.

A spurious collection of numbers presented as way to show that Twitter is not doing as well in terms of numbers as the hype would suggest. What's you interpretation?

Twitter jargon revealed!

"There are hundreds of articles on Twitter all over the web, so I am not going to waste your time or mine on how to use twitter or the importance of it. All I can say is Twitter is the best thing that has been around in terms of marketing and networking." - direct quote from post

Below you will find 25 links to help you get started on Twitter and how to use and maximize opportunities using it's service.

Monitor mentions of multiple terms among tweets everywhere. Updates in real time.