Coping without Twitter Source: Straits Times Interactive - SINGAPORE
WASHINGTON - TWITTER went down on Thursday prompting devotees of the micro-blogging service to share how they coped without it.
Twitter to get 100 million dollars in financing Source: The Earth Times Online
San Francisco - Internet messaging sensation Twitter is to close a new funding round of 100 million dollars from investors who value the company as high as 1 billion dollars, the New York Times reported Thursday.

There have been many articles in various publications that have covered etiquette, but I have yet to see one that went over the basic rules and expectations where it concern professional communication.

Forsyth, GA - The Twitter Revolution, A Frivolous Waste of Time or Not?
Yankee ingenuity does it again. Three Silicon Valley entrepreneurs
figured out how to get hold of hundreds of thousands of eyeballs, and now the venture
capitalists say the concept is worth $250 million.

If you've ever sent a series of unanswered text messages to one person in a 24-hour or less window of time, you may be guilty of overtexting.
This Kid's A Text Maniac - New York Post Source: New York Post
Greg Hardesty didn't LOL when he got his teen daughter's cellphone statement.
All he could think was "OMG!"
The California man's 13-year-old daughter, Reina, racked up an astonishing 14,528 text messages in one month. The online AT&T statement ran 440 pages.
Koobface computer virus attacks Facebook usersSource: The San Francisco Chronicle
Facebook's millions of users are in the crosshairs of a computer virus dubbed Koobface that is being spread through the social networking site's messaging system.

So, for awhile this evening, I couldn't send text messages. I have Sprint, which I am generally happy enough with, but tonight, not so much.
I thought it might just be me, but then I found out my little brother's phone was infected as well. Curses!

I've been testing a new service called SpinVox that promises to convert voicemail messages on my telephone into text.
Running L8 But CU Soon. Luv, MomSource: The Washington Post
"Parents like the immediacy of it and that it is not intrusive. . . . it's become an important way of communicating with their kids," said Ralph de la Vega, chief executive of AT&T Mobility, the nation's largest wireless carrier.
Padded lampposts for distracted texters Source: Engadget
According to a recent report, human beings are becoming so incredibly stupid that they require cushioned lamppost bases so that when they run into them they don't mess up their idiotic faces.
Why Buy On Hold Music?Source:
A concise and thoughtful look at why we should use on hold music and what we should look for when buying it.
Smart Mobile Trick by Dialing "DIR-ECT-IONS" (347-328-4667)Source: Chicago Tribune
Writer Eric Benderoff of Chicago Tribune writes, "Here's a smart trick any mobile phone can do: Provide an address, directions or a number for that French restaurant you've been meaning to try....[Y]ou can call a super-fast new service called Dial Directions (347-328-4667, the ca …
The #1 Problem in Web DesignSource: bokardo.com
There are two messages involved in every web design project. One is the desired message, the message that the site owners want to deliver to their audience.

Efficient communication is one of the key components of the overall success of any company, be it a small family shop or a humongous multinational with thousands of employees.
The U.S. Counter-propaganda Failure in IraqSource: netWMD
...In Iraq, while the coalition fumbles its information operations, the insurgents and militia groups are adept at releasing timely messages to undermine support for the Iraqi government and bolster their own perceived potency.
HOW TO: build IM onto your website | APC MagazineSource: apcmag.com
Instant messaging is cool - but the 'authorise buddy' process means it's not quite as convenient as making a phone call or sending an email. Here's how to let anyone see and chat with you via your web page.
Gaim-EncryptionSource: -
Gaim-Encryption uses NSS to provide transparent RSA encryption as a Gaim plugin.
Automatically add contacts to KAddressBook with KBBDBSource: linux.com
Managing your address book and appending new addresses can get tiresome. If your email client is KMail, KBBDB can help with part of the job. This Perl-based filter sits idle waiting for messages to show up, then extracts any new sender's email address into KAddressBook.
Teens: E-mail is for old peopleSource: Ars Technica
Is e-mail only for the old? That's the contention of a string of articles published in the last four months, the most recent appearing today in the Chronicle of Higher Education.