Wednesday, August 26th, 2009 by Steven 0 Add a CommentRemember that nasty Twitter security bug we wrote about yesterday? Twitter reported they promptly fixed it, and we believed them…for a second.According to David Naylor, who found the exploit, the security issue still hasn’t been fixed, meaning that it still presents a danger to all Twitter users. Today, David has provided more technical info about the exploit:“With a few minutes work, someone with a bit of technical expertise could make a Twitter ‘application’ and start sending tweets with it.

The article “ 5 Social Media Lessons Learned from Whole Foods ” on Mashable has a number of useful strategies for direct sales companies who are considering a social media strategy. What I find most interesting is the approach Whole Foods takes on both a corporate level, as well as how it empowers its local stores to participate. Some learnings that apply to direct sales companies: Individuals in the corporate office who use Twitter in their official capacity are empowered to use it however they are comfortable, within a few guidelines.

Space Shuttle Discovery Launch: Where to Follow it Online (Mashable) Galileo’s Telescope Debuted 400 Years Ago Today (Mashable) Community Can Be SO Powerful (Chris Brogan) How Videos Go Viral (Internet Evolution) Top 50 U.S. Web Properties: Facebook Enters Top 5 For The First Time (ReadWriteWeb) Are you on course?

Twitter hasn’t given us much.  We got a new homepage annnnd that’s about it.  So it’s pretty interesting that they’ve recently been announcing a few new features on the way.  They’re no small endeavor either. Here are some additions that you can (officially) be expecting: 1. Official Retweets : Twitter has announced Phase 1 of their “Project Retweet”.  To this point “ retweets ” or the reposting of someone else’s tweet has been a feature created by users and has not been officially supported by Twitter.  Apparently, that’s going to change.  There are many implications of this project, so check out the article.

Social Media Is for Narcissists ? (Source: Mashable) – huguesrey.wordpress.com 08/26/2009   STUDY: Social Media Is for Narcissists A national study fresh out of SDSU is confirming that Generation Y really is Generation Me . The jaw-dropping conclusion? 57% of young people believe their generation uses social networking sites for self-promotion, narcissism and attention seeking. Jean Twenge, an SDSU Psychology Professor and co-author of The Narcissism Epidemic: Living in the Age of Entitlement , collaborated on a national poll with Youth Pulse that surveyed 1,068 college students.

Remember that nasty Twitter security bug we wrote about yesterday? Twitter reported they promptly fixed it, and we believed them…for a second. According to David Naylor, who found the exploit, the security issue still hasn’t been fixed , meaning that it still presents a danger to all Twitter users. Today, David has provided more technical info about the exploit: “With a few minutes work, someone with a bit of technical expertise could make a Twitter ‘application’ and start sending tweets with it.

Facebook has introduced two minor changes to its interface today. They’ve changed the blue bar on top of the page; furthermore, they’ve slightly altered the way ad ratings work. Before, you had little thumbs up/down icons below every advertisement. Now, Facebook has simply added you the option to “like” the ad (below) or to turn it off via an “x” at the top right corner. It’s not groundbreaking by any means, but it does make the page a little less cluttered.

Earlier today, two screenshots of an ad from one of Microsoft’s sites began circling internet forums and blogs: one depicted a conference table with a couple of happy employees: an Asian man, a black man, and a white woman. The other image was from the Polish version of the same site, and it’s identical to the first one, except the head of the black man was replaced with a head of a white man. Initially I thought it was just someone having some fun in Photoshop trying to take a stab at Microsoft, but it’s real, and Microsoft has issued an apology .