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Google Apps and Virgin America Team Up for Cloud-Computing Scavenger Hunt

On June 14th, you can compete in an online scavenger hunt which boasts some pretty cool prizes -- among them, 1 terabyte of Google storage, an HP netbook or fly free on Virgin America for a year with complimentary wifi-- for the top point getters.

What the Trend Simplifies Tracking of Twitter Trends

If you're like me, trying to make sense of Twitter trends can be a bit daunting. The tools at Twitter Trends give me an idea of what's hot but not necessarily why. Enter What the Trend.

Video Site Usage Up 2000% since 2003; Social Media Usage Up 883%

Nielsen just released its Global Online Landscape study which underscores the growing shift toward video and social media.

Nielsen: Twitter Retains Only 40% of Users

Nielsen reports today that despite exponential growth at Twitter in recent months, the microblogging service retains of late only 40% of users. However the report points out, "...For most of the past 12 months, pre-Oprah, Twitter has languished below 30 percent retention...."

But how does this compare with other social media behemoths during their initial startup? Good question -- fortunately, Nielsen has the answer.

Web 2.0 Carrots (Tweet)

Web 2.0 carrots...McKinsey researchers find desire to help peers more powerful than mandate from management http://bit.ly/187Q3Q

Posted at 2:11 PM by WebDrivenGuy (D.J.)

Twitter Growth Compared to Facebook, Google

From John Battelle's rather resourceful Searchblog comes a post today comparing the first three years of growth for newcomer Twitter with Facebook and Google.

Social Media Gets Presidential for Barack Obama

The guys over at CNet have compiled reports of web usage during the Inauguration of President Barack Obama which indicate record traffic for the period leading up to and including President Obama's swearing-in and speech.

TwitScoop Monitors Twitter Trends

Twitter aka the twitosphere seems to grow as a metric for predicting web trends or hot topics, at least among certain segments of the web audience. TwitScoop gives you the ability to see in "tag cloud" fashion just what tweets and followers are twittering on.

Bleacher Report Offers Open Source Sports Network

If you've ever had the urge to out-clever those guys on SportsCenter or simply want to channel your inner sports analyst, Bleacher Report may be the place for you.

Obama Launches Change.gov to Aid Transition Effort

A few days after his historic election, President-Elect Barack Obama has launched a new website -- appropriately dubbed Change.gov.

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