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Twitter Unveils New Following and Followers Pages

Now when you click the Following and Followers links from your Twitter account you'll notice some major changes. Twitter has upgraded some of the design of the pages and added multiple new features. What do you think of the new design and features? Tell us.

Things You Need to Know About Twitter Security

There has been more than one story in the news recently about Twitter accounts being hijacked. The most recent examples of note include the accounts of Britney Spears and famed blogger/entrepreneur Guy Kawasaki. These issues have highlighted some potential dangers of using the service, or really social networks in general.

Hashtags Now Linking in Twitter

Twitter has started linking hashtags in tweets to Twitter searches. A few other Twitterers have started to notice as well: The move makes sense, considering that the hashtag phenomenon has reach tremendous popularity. They often appear in the trending topics.

YouTube About to Become Higher Quality

YouTube has doubled the size of what users are now able to upload at a time. Until now, users were only able to upload 1GB, and now they can upload 2GB. This means longer videos with higher resolutions. YouTube product manager Ryan Junee also points out that users can upload large HD files directly from their cameras. Essentially this means, we will start seeing a lot more quality (at least picture-wise) videos on YouTube.

Facebook App for iPhone 3.0 98% Done

iPhone 3.0 users waiting for an updated Facebook app apparently won't have to wait too much longer. Its developer Joe Hewitt posted a Facebook note outlining the update's new features, and saying that it is 98% done. Here's a screenshot of the note, listing the features:

Facebook Talks new Privacy Features

WebProNews just sat in on a conference call and webcast with Facebook, where the social network's upcoming changes to privacy settings were discussed. These were designed to give users more control over what they share with whom. Are you looking forward to privacy changes with Facebook? Share your thoughts.

StumbleUpon Can Get You Big Traffic and Lots of Links

Facebook and Twitter have both been proven to be valuable sources of traffic to many sites, but another potential source that you might be overlooking is StumbleUpon. It is true that in the past, StumbleUpon has been presented as a traffic tool, but the results weren't always what webmasters and marketers had hoped for.

Twitter Gets Back to Oprah-Like Numbers in June

Last month, there was a lot of hubbub about Twitter's growth flat lining. Matthew Daines, the lead developer of our own Twitter app, Twellow, showed me a graph that he put together from the user IDs he found in the Twitter API, based on when they registered with Twitter.

LinkedIn Founder on the Future of Social Data

LinkedIn Founder Reid Hoffman is featured in a video from Nokia's IdeasProject.com. He talks about new products being created from the social data that is available on the Internet.

Better Ad Targeting on Facebook with Keyword Suggestions

Facebook has begun offering keyword suggestions for it's ads. This could go a long way to help advertisers better target Facebook users. When a user goes to create an ad on Facebook, they begin the process by designing the ad. Here they select the landing page, the ad copy, and an optional image. Then they are presented with the targeting section, which now features the keyword suggestions.