Tweetmeme launches buttons for re-tweetable advertising
Twitter said it’s planning a large-scale advertising network soon, but U.K.-based Tweetmeme beat them to the punch with a monetization effort of its own today.
The startup, which creates those green ‘Retweet’ buttons you see everywhere (including on this site), is rolling out the same feature for ads. They’re partnering with Federated Media to insert retweet buttons into their advertising two weeks from now, enabling people to share compelling ads with others.
Advertising in social streams has… Continue Reading
Web 2.0: Testing out Bing’s Twitter-juiced search
Bing’s Twitter search just went live this morning. Here’s a side-by-side comparison against some of the more prominent start-ups in the real-time space.
A few notes – Bing’s results seem about two to six minutes behind other search engines. Like Tweetmeme and OneRiot, they put a bit more emphasis on the content being shared rather than the tweets themselves.
1) Trending Topics — Most major Twitter search engines incorporate “trending topics,” showing the top ten new things people… Continue Reading
A busy week for real-time search — here’s a list to keep tabs
After scarcely a peep for much of the summer, a handful of the real-time search startups we profiled earlier this year have ramped up their offerings this week. They’re part of a wave of companies that are mining the increasing amount of data shared on sites like Twitter and Flickr to offer search results based on what’s relevant now.
In general, we’re seeing more traction from companies that are trying to distribute their search and data… Continue Reading
Tweetmeme experiments with commenting features
Tweetmeme, a content aggregator and sharing service fueled by tweets, is experimenting with commenting features to bolster its position as a leading Twitter-tracking service.
The U.K.-based site tracks retweets, a way of sharing content on the microblogging network, to fuel its main page of popular links and its real-time search results. Tweetmeme’s traffic soared to near 12 million unique visitors last month from 6,000 at the beginning of the year, according to Compete.
With Tweetmeme’s update, you… Continue Reading
Does Retweet.com stand a chance if Twitter can co-opt retweets?
Retweet.com, a start-up that makes it easier to share content on Twitter, launched today, adding another player to the very competitive game of accumulating data on shared links inside the social networking site.
Retweet.com works by encouraging people to download a “Retweet” button that they can put on their blog. If your visitors want to share your content, they can click the button and it will load their Twitter account page with a link inside so… Continue Reading
Who rules real-time search? A look at 11 contenders
Real-time search engines have proliferated over the last month, with a series of launches from start-ups like Topsy, almost.at and Scoopler. The companies are hoping to edge in on a space that Google co-founder Larry Page has admitted is a weakness for the search giant. And they’re using microblogging and social bookmarking sites as tools to figure out what content is relevant up to the second.
Real-time search is valuable because it lets you know what’s… Continue Reading
TweetMeme’s latest Twitter search tools take on Scoopler, OneRiot
Hot on the heels of Scoopler’s Twitter search launch last week and Twitscoop’s relaunch this week, British competitor TweetMeme today launched a significantly enhanced set of Twitter search tools. TweetMeme is run by news aggregator Favorit.
The trick to using TweetMeme’s new features is to look at the right-hand side of the page, where your eyes are accustomed to avoiding ad banners. There are four tools for refining your search: Age, which will return results from… Continue Reading