First of all you should know that Google tweets. Yesterday, Google announced (via tweet) that they are going to integrate Facebook Page updates into their real-time searches.

Whatever your stance on social media is, it took another step toward being accepted as a permanent part of our lives. Microsoft has announced that Outlook 2010 (not released yet) will pull in Facebook, MySpace and maybe Twitter data.

Today I heard April Harrington speak on behalf of the Oklahoma Food Coop (OFC). She is currently a producer for the OFC as well as their treasurer. During the question and answer session she was asked how the internet impacts the OFC.

Recently Beth Kanter has run contests and the winner of the contests won books on social media. One of the book giveaways was announced in a blog post titled “Can Small Nonprofits Reap Success With Social Media?

Twitter has added a new feature – lists. The lists are a great way for you to organize the people you follow into personalized lists. The people on your lists are all people you want to follow that share something in common. You select a name for the list and decide who is on the list.

Beth Kanter and Allison Fine led an NTEN, Ask the Expert session on Wednesday October 28th. The call was very informative, to listen click here.

Last week on the NTEN session “Ask the Expert: Marshall Kirkpatrick,” someone said, “Social media is a two-way tool and not a broadcasting tool.