links for 2009-03-22

So many people at SXSWi were talking about how Twitter has no business model and how will it make money and that made me laugh out loud…often! So today I answer the question so many have asked with this video and I talk about the page that I now view as the MOST IMPORTANT on the internet!

Baltimore City police said an east Baltimore shooting Friday morning was the first time they utilized the online networking site Twitter.

(Newser) – Bargain hunters helped Craigslist beat MySpace as the Web’s most popular search term last week, CNET reports. Searches for the classifieds site soared 105%, giving the San Francisco-based company its first ever most-searched-for crown. Business has been booming—bartering is up 100% and roommate ads 65%—but searches for Facebook, which jumped 415%, threaten Craiglist’s reign, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Twitter may be the simplest social media we’ve seen to date. Yet tweeps everywhere are asking what they’re supposed to do with the little networking tool that could. Perhaps it’s the daunting intimacy of the new twitterverse that has many wringing their hands. Or perhaps we’re over thinking how to network on the new social web.

Earlier this month, David Mullen had a great idea to create a Twitter starter pack on his blog (click here to go read the orignal post), that listed 50 people to start following in the areas of marketing, advertising, PR, and social media. Whether you’re new to Twitter or have been there awhile, you will benefit by following the people in his starter pack.