#twtrcon Kara Swisher: Twitter not so good for complex news stories and analysis.

#twtrcon. Paul Saffo: "News no longer breaks, it Tweets."

#twtrcon Small biz wants to know if Twitter will suck up all my time and if people will really buy what I have to sell?

#twtrcon Big business wonders "what should be my Twitter strategy?"

#twtrcon. Big biz asks diff questions about twitter than do small businesses

#twtrcon Banerji from Twitter says it still isn't mainstream for most people. Easy to forget here.

#twtrcon Who owns Twitter accounts related to your company? The company or the account holder? Panel disagrees!

#twtrcon Twitter for community: it's just bartending, wthout the beer

#twtrcon Twitterville author says Twitter business often starts with silly, personal things: "Nice blouse."

#twtrcon R U making $$ on Twitter? Carl's Jr.: Yeah / Dell: Yeah / KogiBBQ: Hell Yeah. Small business wins!

#twtrcon what's the best time to tweet? Test it by tweeting same thing 5x in a day, and see which gets most retweets.

#twtrcon Tip from Stephanie Nelson at Dell Outlet: "Try to find the 'Tweetspot' - what's the right number of tweets?"

#twtrcon Tip from Beth Mansfield at Carl's Jr. "Not everone is listening all the time."

#twtrcon Tip from Beth Mansfield, Carl's Jr. says: "Be funny." And delicious.

#twtrcon Stephanie Nelson from Dell Outlet says: "Twitter is meant to be a 2-way medium"

#twtrcon Mike Presad from Kogi BBQ says: "Don't Tweet too much."

RT ashiftinaction @ashiftinaction 16 Twitter Tips for Small Business Owners http://budurl.com/gc28

#twtrcon Jobaba.com offers a marketplace to reach local small businesses via Twitter

#twtrcon Hammer says "It pays to be a geek and an early adopter of technology.

#twtrcon Q: Does Hammer use ghosts? A: I'm afraid of ghosts!

#twtrcon Hammer asked: "Where were you when key figures were assassinated in the '60s?"

#twtrcon The Hammer tried to do "the first social media driven autobiography"

#twtrcon - MC Hammer has 700K followers. Why?

#twtrcon Jeremy Pepper uses Twitter to solve immediate problems, burps in the system, not long term issues

#twtrcon - but what about customers who refuse to be satisfied?

#twtrcon - Twitter is a public channel, so can get wider "credit" by helping them

#twtrcon - is help via Twitter really scalable? Comcast has 10 people doing it

#TWTRCON: Twitter demographics are 18-45 urban dwellers and early tech adopters - no duh

#TWTRCON: Here's good advice: don't ignore sales in favor of lastest fads

#TWTRCON: Advice is to be honest and genuine. Isn't that always good advice?

#TWTCON: Twitter experts on stage say there are no Twitter experts yet

LeBron out, Kobe in. Worst. Finals. Ever?

Small Is The New Large - working URL - http://ping.fm/lR2Ef

We wrote the bMighty Manifesto just before the crash last September. But it's more true now than ever. SMALL IS THE NEW LARGE http://ping.fm/KVX6w

bMighty.com gives away computer to business owner http://ping.fm/7nOl0 Stay tuned for more contests!

Remember Cisco's RoboReceptionist? http://ping.fm/PC2zS San Carlos goes one better with an avatar! http://ping.fm/2Fatc

"Peanut butter smack" is hotter than tech. On Google at least: http://ping.fm/zJq2i

Netbooks Vs. Smartphones, a mobility smackdown. http://ping.fm/eJNlB

Planet of the Apps... my best headline ever? http://ping.fm/68nQ4

Last week I discovered "Social NOT-working" http://ping.fm/3XrTK This week I learned to call Social Media "SoMe." Perfect, isn't it?

Tech takes center stage at San Francisco Small Business Week event: We all got Windows 7 (Release Candidate) DVDs! http://ping.fm/UHNg4

PayPal shares its e-commerce insights - plus 5 tips for SMBs http://ping.fm/daEFT

Affordable Tech Alternative #17 (Last one!): Plan A: A Vacation Without Connectivity | Plan B: Wi-Fi On The Plane http://ping.fm/MnsWF

4% of City of London workers use their laptops in bed, often 2-6 hours per week. Security company makes hay: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/05/prweb2434214.htm

Small Business Week? Isn't small business too big for just one week? Mighty rANTs! http://ping.fm/xQdj9

#Interop I've always wondered how to tell if your PC i in a Botnet. ESET says its SysInspector app can tell. Has anyone tried it?

Affodable Tech Alternative # 16: Plan A: Gigabit Ethernet | Plan B: Ethernet http://ping.fm/x8GqW

Tech Alternative #14 (counter-intuitive version): Plan A: Windows XP | Plan B: Windows Vista http://ping.fm/o4qP9

Check out Gayle Kesten's coverage of National Small Business Week - http://ping.fm/W1bmW

Affordable Tech Alternative #14: Plan A: An E-Commerce Site | Plan B: An eBay Storefront http://ping.fm/WdgrY

Social Networking... and Social "Not Working" - small businesses speak out http://ping.fm/5PHpZ

Advice for Entrepreneurs from TiEcon 2009, or Starting Up Is Hard To Do http://ping.fm/HKTVE

Affordable Tech Alternative #13: Plan A: Trade Shows | Plan B: Virtual Events http://ping.fm/wJk25

Affordable Tech Alternative #12: Plan A: Big Screen | Plan B: Dual Screen http://ping.fm/E0PwC

Affortable Tech Alternative #11: Plan A: 802.11n | Plan B: 802.11g http://ping.fm/HA2Ii

Entrepreneur tip from TiE Con: In an interview, if they ask about salary instead of equity, you don't want them.

Entrepreneur tip from TiE Con: If you're doing it for the money, you oughtta be a VC, not an entrepreneur

Entrepreneur tip from TiE Con: If you have a VP of Marketing or VP of Sales who isn't a founder, you're already screwed.

Entrepreneur tip from TiE Con: Startups are not jobs. You are on a mission.

Entrepreneur tip from TiE Con: If you're doing a startup, you're certifiably crazy

Affordable Tech Alternative #10: Plan A: Microsoft Exchange Server | Plan B: Gmail http://ping.fm/vA1tC

Affordable Tech Alternatives #9: Plan A: A Massive Marketing Campaign | Plan B: Search Engine Optimization http://ping.fm/V0dUL

Tech Alternative #8: Plan A: 3G | Plan B: Wi-Fi http://ping.fm/qIoqr

Tech Altenative #7: Plan A: Microsoft Office | Plan B: OpenOffice http://ping.fm/7jD7o

Can you say "Tweetup"? Guy Kawasaki explains how to create a twitter following - http://ping.fm/RoCWy

Tech Alternative #6: Plan A: In-Person Meetings | Plan B: Videoconferences http://ping.fm/zGWez

Small businesses need to find someone else to be "The Hammer" on collections so that they can keep good client relations

1 SMB @Intuit Town Hall is getting benefit from Stimulus Bill -- who'da thunk it?

Almost all of the SMBs have Web sites, 2/3 have updated it in last week

Online advertising not used by SMBs @Intuit Town Hall - one restaurant owner had used Google Ad Words, but gave up

All but 2 of small businesses @Intuit Town Hall get most of their new business through word of mouth

Only 2 out 14 SMBs @Intuit SMB Town Hall use email marketing

80% of SMBs at Town Hall say they will boost marketing spending this year

14 small businesses talking about tough times @Intuit Town Hall

Tech Alternative #5: Plan A: New Servers | Plan B: Virtualizing Existing Servers http://ping.fm/KzRRN

Tech Alternative #4: Plan A: Blogging | Plan B: Tweeting http://ping.fm/IOOgL

Tech Alternative #3: Plan A: iPhone | Plan B: BlackBerry http://ping.fm/NQxaD

Tech Alternative #2: Plan A: Bluetooth Headset | Plan B: The Crappy Little Wired Headset That Came With Your Phone http://ping.fm/T8oDf

Tech Alternative #1: Plan A: Macbook Air | Plan B: MSI Wind http://ping.fm/rhwPS

I appreciate the best. I'm settling for less. 17 "Plan B" technologies for SMBs: http://ping.fm/oWd8O

Windows 7/Windows Server 2008 RS due this year - a big deal for SMbs - http://ping.fm/fIpdm

Netgear isn't just wireless any more -- rolls out SMB storage enhancements http://ping.fm/tQ8uE

Small business owners are buying millions of Netbooks - for themselves, not their employees! http://ping.fm/BffQn

Is - cough - swine flu a business risk - cough - as well as a health risk? http://ping.fm/FkhwF Cough.

Anonymity is no defense. It turns out that botnets are increasingly targeting smaller companies. http://ping.fm/Ffeti

Comcast loses title of Wost Company In America to AIG. http://ping.fm/IgbW2 Once again Comcast can't finish the job.

Comcast a finalist for "Worst Company In America" You think? http://ping.fm/cZXC0

i365 Launches EVault "Plug-n-Protect" Appliance - http://ping.fm/K3Aki

Videoconferencing seeks its moment in the sun: http://ping.fm/NADrw