Here are some intelligent and good-looking opinions on the platforms that we loathe and love: Twitter:  Among young professionals, Twitter is becoming the holiest of holy. Twitter is the world without the politics and drama of Facebook and it is the coolest of the cool right now. Among my peers, there are two classes of people on Facebook — those on Twitter and those who aren’t. Those who are “Twitter-less” continue to post their lives, their trials, their tribulations on FB. Twitter is the conversation. Google+  In a word, FAIL. MORE >>

I’ve been very active on Twitter for about four years now and I would say the aspect that has changed the most in that time is the explosive popularity of Twitter Chats. Twitter Chats have become an important networking and sales tool. In fact, you can even make money off of Twitter chats. The idea behind a Twitter Chat is very simple. Yes, you can make money from a Twitter chat! The best way to keep up with this dynamic list is to google “Twitter chat schedule” and you will find a detailed list of chats by subject, day, and time. MORE >>

Were he speaking it today, he might refer instead to Twitter. Twitter is the enigma of social networks. The hash tag (#), which was created by the Twitter community to help bring order to the service’s inherent chaos, has become one of the Internet’s most powerful organizing and amplification tools. It’s helped Twitter become a core utility for arranging everything from book signings to mass protests.  More than five years after Twitter launched, we still hear questions all the time about its value. About 40% of messages on Twitter include a URL. MORE >>

Like in his latest post, “ Being a Twitter Snob is a Good Thing &# when he states “it annoys many people when they follow you on Twitter and you do not follow them back. Mitch lives the life of a Twitter snob, exclusively following only the most select and obviously interesting people. Having select Twitter followers reflects better on your taste in connections. 2) It is a free world and you should follow any Twitter strategy that makes sense to you, including Mitch’s. Post on Google Buzz. I like Mitch. He’s smart. Too bad. MORE >>

by Jesse Noyes | Tweet this Gargantuan search king, Google, announced changes yesterday intended to provide people with highly personalized search results and drive folks to the company’s nascent social network Google+. Google is billing its new social search initiative “Search plus Your World.” You can get a full synopsis at Google’s blog. Here I am highlighting the most significant changes for marketers and why it will push many to create Google+ pages, if they haven’t already. Google will enable easy off/on for personalized search results. MORE >>