Today, Google webmaster tools has launched a new message alert to let site owners know when a particular URL doesn’t appear because Google sees it as duplicate of a URL on a different domain. In the blog post announcing the feature and in an in-depth help topic, they provide details on how they identify duplicate clusters of content and choose a “canonical” version of that cluster to display in search results.

via Do You Have Duplicate Content Issues Across Domain? Google Will Now Alert You.

How much traffic does your website receive from Twitter? Twitter Web Analytics, a new tool announced Tuesday, should help provide some clarity to website owners who rely on the information network for content distribution.

Twitter Web Analytics is intended to give website owners more data on the effectiveness of their Twitter integrations. It’s powered by BackType, the social analytics company that Twitter acquired in July.

via Twitter Releases Web Analytics Tool.

Twitter has 100 million active users logging in at least once a month and 50 million active users every day, CEO Dick Costolo revealed Thursday.

via Twitter Has 100 Million Active Users.

Biz Stone, Evan Williams and Jason Goldman, three key founders of Twitter announced last week that they are launching a new company… The Obvious Corporation the company that originally incubated Twitter. They blogged…

In more than a decade of developing large scale systems on the Internet, we’ve never been more excited than right now. The possibility to reach and connect expansive numbers of people fundamentally changes the nature of what’s possible when it comes to building businesses on the Internet. Also, there’s room for innovation in how businesses measure success and more meaningful definitions of ambition.

I sure will be watching for The Obvious. What about you?

Even if you have chosen NOT to promote your business via social media, 70% of Canadians are using Facebook alone, so it makes sense to monitor your brand to see what people are saying about you there. Technology who explains ways you can manage your online profile including…

Creating a Google alert that tells you when people are mentioning your business, using a service like Technorati, Trackle or SocialMention, or simply searching Twitter daily for any comments. From there, it’s merely a matter of employing customer service.

in their post The Magic Weapon Against Online Complaints. How are YOU managing your online profile? Click on the link to read more on this vital topic and/or give me a call and I’ll help you setup a brand monitoring system that will keep you in the know.

A short series of posts designed to help newbies understand some social media strategy behind the professional use of Twitter via Social Media Today.

Heather M. O’Connor, Whitby, Ontario writer writes…

Social Media is about knowing where who you want to talk to hangs out. For writers, this is Twitter. I’m not a texter — I don’t even have a cellphone. Nonetheless, I plunged into this 140-character world ready for action.

Equipped with the basics thanks to my Social Media Circles course, I proceeded last February to set up a profile and build a following. In just one month, I added over 800 writers, editors, agents and publishers to my network, gained 200 followers, and was added to 15 lists.

Fast forward to today. I’m now following 2000 industry members. I have almost 800 followers. I’m listed on 37 lists as an author and a writer. I have connected and networked meaningfully with lots of agents, authors and publishers, and found a treasure trove of writer-specific resources.

I even had a lighthearted, but extended, #sixwordnovel exchange with Penguin USA that I plan to leverage when pitching my novel. Here’s how it started:

@penguinusa: The Year Penguin Published My Book #sixwordnovels (this one’s dedicated to all our future writers!)

@heathermoconnor: @penguinusa #sixwordnovels Great novel. No agent. Publish me?

Twitter has also helped me set up a all-expenses-paid weekend in Stratford as a journalist. Is Twitter working for me? Oh, yeah!

(Leaving for Stratford Friday morning at 8:30.)

And make that 84 lists. *BLUSH*

Do you have a Twitter Success Story? Please share and let’s grow together!

Always use secure connection (HTTPS) in Facebook and Twitter settings as it’s more secure as it encrypts your account information. You can do this by adjusting settings.

Everything you do Twitter is out there for all to see, so you can have no excuse when the soup hits the fan.

via What is Your Tweet Volume Doing for Your Reputation? | Social Media Today.