State Department Twitters

Admittedly, they're simply using Twitterfeed to twit the latest post from DipNote, but this is still pretty cool for the federal government.

Related: "Who's Blogging in the Federal Government?"

How LinkedIn Compares to Facebook Compares to MySpace, Etc.

LinkedIn: 15 million users. 4,000 new users a day (10/07).

Facebook: 55 million active users, who, on average spend 22 minutes a day on the site. 200,000 new users a day (11/07; 10/07; 10/07).

MySpace: 110 million active users (2/08).

Twitter: 340,000 users. 2,000 new users a day (7/07).

YouTube:

Odds and Ends

1. MySpace joins OpenSocial, a Google-led initiative that promotes a common set of standard for software developers to write programs for social networks. According to the NYT, Google says it invited Facebook to participate, but a Facebook spokeswoman says Facebook has not yet been fully briefed on the initiative, though it has scheduled a meeting with Google engineers soon.

Randall Stross draws the appropriate conclusion: "A long, long time ago—last Monday, that is—Facebook ... was celebrating its ability to command a generous $15 billion valuation while pocketing a $240 million investment from Microsoft ... If Facebook chooses to remain a holdout [from OpenSocial], it will not be as the head of a countercoalition but as a cranky recluse."

2. Todd Zeigler points to another use of Google AdWords: As a "cheap and real-time focus group."

3. The NYT reports on the power of Twitter.