Our Tweets about search engines, digital marketing and Kansas City happenings through December 31, 2009.

• In battle with Fox, Time Warner shows how to grab video directly from the web. WSJ: http://bit.ly/6iitC8
• Slate answers the question: ‘Is Facebook Spying on My E-Mail?’ http://bit.ly/6HtCuu
• Verizon gets $550+ million from Microsoft, we get server-side install of Bing on our BlackBerry. Search Engine Land: http://bit.ly/7BDzhw
• For those who care … Google Toolbar PageRank appears to be updating today. SEORoundtable: http://bit.ly/74CiH4
• Jenn Strathman (@KSHBConsumer) takes a look at the top KC investigations of the year for NBC Action News. http://bit.ly/4×1uSG
• What to do? ‘The amount of time people devote to LinkedIn is a fraction of the time they spend on other social sites.’ http://bit.ly/822q6a
• Watch out! Nearly 15 inches of snow for Kansas City in Dec. The last time we had this much (1961), we followed up with 30.5 inches in Jan.!
• Anil Dash on being on Twitter’s suggested user list: ‘makes no appreciable difference in…retweets, replies, clicks.’ http://bit.ly/8lkdjY
• ‘Facebook was the #1 most visited website in the United States on both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day this year.’ http://bit.ly/8uIZeZ  
• Fun breakdown (first in a series) from Bruce Clay Inc. on the ‘Best of Search Conferences 2009: The Agenda.’ http://bit.ly/87bB6F
• In Kansas City and elsewhere, Time Warner and News Corp. are fighting over subscriber fees for Fox programming. http://bit.ly/5×51tS
• Nice profile of Kansas City’s ‘White Ollie Gates,’ Joe Zwillenberg of the Westport Flea Market. Hearne Christopher: http://bit.ly/74DpNA
• ‘Fun Stats: 28% Of Sites Use Google Analytics; 5% Have Facebook Or Twitter Links.’ Danny Sullivan: http://bit.ly/6Q0Dh5
• Twitter CEO on purchase of Mixer Labs: ‘We want to know What’s happening?, and more precisely, Where is it happening?’ http://bit.ly/4BOo41
• Roger Twibell leaving KC radio to start Clear Golf. (via KC Confidential) http://bit.ly/7xTaVV
• According to Firefox, the first mobile phone version is just “days away.” http://bit.ly/8dIBWx
• Facebook projected to surpass its rival, MySpace, in ad revenues in 2010. http://bit.ly/5sclyG
• YouTube launches youtu.be as a shortener for video links — and nothing but YouTube links. http://bit.ly/4nQ9Oj
• Google, Yahoo! and YouTube led the way as far as most accessed sites and brands on the mobile web in 2009. http://bit.ly/6D2zwN
• Over one in five households have ‘cut the cord’ and gone to wireless only. Nielsen: http://bit.ly/565eqs
• Google Content Network YouTube Channel ’stockpiled with videos, links and downloads about the full suite of features.’ http://bit.ly/8IIYlH
• WordPress 2.9 is released … watch ‘a short video summarizing some of the cool things about the new version.’ WP blog: http://bit.ly/6PuXps
• ‘Google-Yelp Deal Not Happening Now.’ http://bit.ly/4QUJwa
• Google in Talks to Acquire Yelp for $500 Million. http://bit.ly/5OihXB
• ‘Trident Gum Turns Fan Tweets Into Full-Page USA Today Ad’ http://bit.ly/8ceTX8
• Search Engine Land: ‘SEO Expert Swears In Court That Google Uses Meta Keywords Tag.’ http://bit.ly/6sbpIY  
• November Search Engine Marketshares: Google and Bing Up, Yahoo Down. http://bit.ly/87amZ1
• ‘Now You Can Reply To Facebook Status Updates By Email.’ Inside Facebook: http://bit.ly/7fXukc
• ‘To help you understand how everyone sees your website, we created a tool called Browser Size.’ Google blog: http://bit.ly/5pvCpQ
• ‘Marketing (as we know it) dies’ in 2010. Newspaper circ down; TiVo & TV; FTC & privacy; FB gets ‘MySpaced’? Forrester: http://bit.ly/6gEzyC
• 5 Great Website Tips To Help Keep Your Brand Image Fresh http://bit.ly/8aNfPp
• The first official Bing App for iPhones and iPod touch is now available. http://bit.ly/5UNL9P
• According to comScore, Facebook traffic grew by around 5.5 million users in the United States last month. http://bit.ly/8Qb8Xm
• Yahoo! Search makes it easier to search and find local businesses. Yahoo blog: http://bit.ly/70Dds0
• Tweets from Santa! http://bit.ly/92zsVd | Group 3 Solutions blog.
• Search Engine Land: The Importance of Creating an Inventory of Link Building Assets. http://bit.ly/5Syina
• NielsenWire: ‘U.S. Web Users Spent Just Over 66 Hours on the Computer in November.’ http://bit.ly/5tu592
• Our week of Tweets about search engines, digital marketing and Kansas City stuff. | Group 3 Solutions Tweet Roundup | http://bit.ly/7ZQvgQ

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