John Battelle's Searchblog (Excerpts Only)

Twitter Incorporates Retweeting (Beta Launch)

2009-11-06T12:50:20-08:00

Saw this greeting me whilst on Twitter.com today (gotta love WiFi on a plane): Nice to see Twitter rolling out so many new things, like Lists, which seems to be taking off (though I find the lack of a discovery interface vexing, for now). Retweeting is integrated in an elegant... (Go to Searchblog Main)

A Step Toward Realizing the Data Bill of Rights Vision

2009-11-05T04:19:32-08:00

Danny was kind enough to ping me about this story, which breaks the news about Google's new "Dashboard," which is, in essence, a first start toward realizing the "privacy dashboard" I asked for so long ago (and again here), back when I was posting ideas like a madman (I'm... (Go to Searchblog Main)

OK, What the Real Phone Map Should Be

2009-11-03T15:05:45-08:00

The sphere is abuzz with today's news that AT&T is suing Verizon over those apparently quite effective ads which borrow heavily from Apple's tagline - "There's an App for that..." Verizon has created a map that compares AT&T 3G coverage to Verizon's, and then uses the tagline "there's a... (Go to Searchblog Main)

Twitter Lists

2009-11-02T19:12:58-08:00

There's much to say about Twitter's slow to roll out but much discussed Lists feature. I'm a fan of it, in short, for many reasons. Lists is a pretty simple idea - it lets anyone make and share a list of folks on Twitter. But it's also a powerful new... (Go to Searchblog Main)

What "Tweet" Needs to Become: To Share a Moment

2009-10-27T10:14:43-08:00

Last week was big for Twitter. After years of speculation about whether the company was going to have a business model, Twitter announced two deals at our Web2 conference - first with Microsoft's Bing, and second with Google. Details of the deals were not disclosed, but as Google's Marissa... (Go to Searchblog Main)

Web 2 Summit: Microsoft's Twitter / Bing Deal and Qi Lu

2009-10-27T09:02:22-08:00

The interview with Qi Lu and Microsoft's Bing - Twitter deal announced at Web 2 last week. I'm working on a wrap post coming soon.... (Go to Searchblog Main)

Web 2 Summit: Evan Williams

2009-10-26T08:00:44-08:00

Big week last week for Twitter, two deals with two search powerhouses, new revenue, and new traffic will flow due to both. I asked about the pending search deals deep into the interview but Evan plays coy, the announcements come the following day.... (Go to Searchblog Main)

Web 2 - Sergey Stops By

2009-10-25T19:44:12-08:00

Sergey made a surprise visit to Web 2 last week, just as he did six years ago for the first one.... (Go to Searchblog Main)

Google's Twitter Announcement At Web 2

2009-10-23T10:01:38-08:00

More on this soon...... (Go to Searchblog Main)

Web 2 2009

2009-10-22T21:19:03-08:00

Literally some of the best work I've ever been involved with, yet again, six years in. Many of you asked for the playlist I used for the show (coverage best seen at #w2s, lots of news happened at the event, including Sergey Brin stopping by). Here's a screen shot of... (Go to Searchblog Main)

At Web 2

2009-10-21T08:56:00-08:00

Most of you probably know I'm at Web 2 this week, hence no posting. But follow the news on the #w2s hashtag, there's already been a ton, as this WSJ roundup shows....... (Go to Searchblog Main)

Twitter Continues Flattening, But Is This A Real Measure

2009-10-16T21:09:06-08:00

Every month I look at Twitter's traffic, and for September, the trend continues to be flat to down. Has Twitter peaked, or is it time for the company to start showing us traffic through its API and via SMS, so we can really understand the service's growth? Here are Quantcast... (Go to Searchblog Main)

Happy Happy Time In Tech Land

2009-10-15T14:45:34-08:00

Earnings are coming in that make for happy year over year comps, and hence, a happy time in tech land. Intel, Google, IBM all beating expectations - welcome news for an economy that has felt pretty damn terrible lately. And now the Dow has touched 10K and stayed there... (Go to Searchblog Main)

Aardvark Launches Social Search With A Twist

2009-10-14T17:32:35-08:00

I'm so focused on Web 2 and FM right now I can't grok this. But you guys can - Aardvark, which I have written about in the past and will present at Web 2 next week, has launched a social search function based on their growing people-powered network. What... (Go to Searchblog Main)

Web 2: Help Me Interview Tim Armstrong

2009-10-14T19:52:08-08:00

Tim Armstrong didn't need the job, but he decided to accept Time Warner's offer to become the CEO of AOL anyway. Why? That's the first question I have for Tim when he joins us at Web 2 next week. What do you want me to ask him? As you... (Go to Searchblog Main)