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July 2007

July 27, 2007

Eight Ways Twitter is Useful Professionally

"For those of you who still wonder whether it’s anything more than inane stream-of-consciousness, consider these ways in which Twitter can help you professionally."

Social Services

Traffic to LinkedIn is up 323% in the last year and 17% in the last week alone. It’s a healthy rise, and something LinkedIn should be pleased with, however the real question becomes: is this growth high enough given the rising popularity of Facebook as the social networking destination of choice? Meanwhile, Dave Winer thinks Twitter may have what it takes to "be the holy grail of open identity. ...So what do all these parts add up to? Users and relationships between users, their ideas, and an ecosystem."