With Bhutto assassination, Twitter comes of age

With the recent assassination of Benazir Bhutto, Twitter has gained some credibility as a useful medium, says ZDNet. Dennis Howlett commented on Dec. 27, the day of Bhutto’s assassination, that “If anyone needed convincing of Twitter’s business utility, today is that day.”

Microblogging a la Twitter could be a credible way to share breaking news and information quickly, globally and telegraphically.

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What’s your Gmail story?

Google is harnessing the popularity of its free email program, Gmail, with the power of storytelling and user-generated content for a viral video campaign: What’s your Gmail story?

I found out about the campaign via this link that showed up when I logged on to Gmail this morning.

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