Twitter has changed the word "updates" to "tweets" on user profiles. Though the change seems insignificant, it’s the first time the famed microblogging site has used the term "tweet" on their site.

In the 1985 movie "The Quiet Earth," one character suggests that people decide whether or not they like something within the first two seconds of seeing it.  Now, Twitter’s going to work on the first impression it gives by introducing a new homepage.

The other day, Twitter Co-founder Biz Stone hinted that the company was working on a document that would provide uses cases and best practices for Twitter use by businesses. Now, Twitter has already put that document up for viewing, and called it Twitter 101 for Business.

You’ve probably read a ton of articles about different ways businesses are using Twitter. This goes for both large and small brands. I’ve certainly written a handful of them myself.

This past Wednesday it was made public that 300+ confidential documents from Twitter had been stolen. While most industry related sites chose not to post these documents, a few did, most notably being TechCrunch.

Earlier today some confidential documents from Twitter began floating around the blogosphere. It appears the documents were obtained via a hacked employee Google account from several months ago.

Do you think this hack on Twitter will have any lasting impact? Tell us what you think.

With Facebook talking about reaching their lofty revenue goals for 2009 you would have to suspect that Twitter has to address the issue as well. Bloomberg reports today that Twitter is planning to show revenue in 2009 from clients like Dell, Whole Foods and Starbucks.

Twitter is in the process of rolling out "a major performance enhancement" to its system, which deals with how users’ following and follower relationships are maintained.

Comedians and cynics may have to shelve jokes concerning Twitter’s uselessness for at least a few weeks.  The site has started to play a significant role in Iran’s election crisis, and executives have even rescheduled "a critical network upgrade" in order to keep it available.

In the wake of the run-in with St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony LaRussa last week Twitter has officially launched its verified accounts beta. The service was mentioned over the weekend in Biz Stone’s blog post that made it known that Twitter would bow to no one on legal concerns that they viewed as frivolous.

Twitter users who are tired of falling victim to hoaxes may soon receive some help.  Perhaps in response to recent problems involving Kanye West, Phil Spector, and Tony La Russa, cofounder Biz Stone announced a Verified Accounts program that should cut down on incidents of impersonation.

At the All Things Digital Conference, otherwise known as D7, Twitter Co-founders Evan Williams and Biz Stone talked about possibilities for making money in the future, but once again, did not want to give too many details away.

Williams said the company is working on a form for people to fill out to give them money, so evidently something is in motion. TheStreet.com reports: