Twitter is dead; Shoutitout just killed it

I hereby declare that Twitter is dead, Shoutitout has just killed it. Shoutitout just rolled out an impressive partnership list along with somethings Twitter has never considered adding. Shoutitout has partnered with Google (for translation), Youtube, Mixpod, and Pandora. They now translate into 48 different languages and have a music video or just music player that looks like an iPhone or iPod touch over below the translation. So with these features i'm declaring RIGHT NOW Shoutitout is better than Twitter.

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Elevation Partners might be about to buy most of Pandora

Elevation Partners’ strategy to own large– even if late stage– chunks of leading Internet companies isn’t going away. We’ve heard from sources close to Elevation that the firm has signed a letter of intent to acquire a large chunk of shares in a “leading online music company” from an early investor, and Pandora spokesperson Deborah Roth has confirmed, “We’re aware that Elevation has been interested in buying Pandora shares.”

Earlier sources close to Elevation had told us that there was one more large secondary deal brewing to invest in a well-known, established Internet brand and that the deal size would be around $100 million. It’s a decent assumption this is the deal in question. Especially considering how long some early investors have been in Pandora, and the general meh-ness of this year’s IPO market. We’ll report more details as we get them.

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Twitter begins its invasion of Panasonic

You can’t escape Twitter anymore. It’s everywhere including in some of Panasonic’s Viera Cast Plasma TVs and eventually, in a few Panasonic Blu-ray players as well. It’s just the latest app available in the already-loaded Viera Cast IPTV offering. Twitter joins Netflix, Pandora, Fox Sports, Amazon Video-on-Demand, YouTube, Icasa, Bloomberg, and Skype’s Video calling service.

Sure it’s no iOS or Google TV, but these Panasonic TVs were doing the app dance three years ago and continue to gain new features. Is 3D the future of HDTVs? Nope, it’s apps. Click through for the release and list of compatible models.

Panasonic Launches Twitter on VIERA CAST Plasma HDTVs
Consumers Can Now Tweet – One of Many Ways to Communicate – On Their Panasonic VIERA® Plasma HDTV.
SECAUCUS, N.J., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Panasonic, a worldwide leader in High Definition technology and built-in TV web entertainment announced the activation of Twitter® on Panasonic VIERA CAST™ enabled HDTVs. Twitter will also be available on VIERA CAST-enabled Blu-ray Disc Players at a later date. The planned addition of Twitter, a real-time global information network, was announced in January at the International Consumer Electronics Show.
Twitter is the latest feature to be added to VIERA CAST, Panasonic’s proprietary IPTV function. Earlier this year, Panasonic added Skype™ voice and video calling(1), Netflix™, Pandora, and Fox Sports to an already robust list of popular entertainment and information sites including Amazon Video-on-Demand™, YouTube™, Google’s Picasa™ Web Album, Bloomberg and a weather service.
Twitter is an information network that enables its users to send and read other user messages called Tweets — text-based posts of up to 140 characters. Twitter has achieved enormous growth since its founding in 2006. Proof of that is evidenced by the fact that there are 70 million Tweets written per day by more than 145 million users worldwide.
For 2010 VIERA CAST-enabled HDTVs, Panasonic also introduced USB connectivity which enables the addition of a wireless LAN adaptor (802.11b or faster), a keyboard for more efficient site navigation and communication, and USB memory which supports AVCHD video and JPEG photos. VIERA CAST requires no external box or PC(2) and is accessed via a single button on the television remote control. There is no fee to use the VIERA CAST functionality (some VIERA CAST services such as VOD have a separate fee structure).
“Since we introduced Panasonic VIERA CAST™ IPTVs three years ago we have added more and more of the top entertainment and social networking sites in the world,” said Merwan Mereby, Panasonic’s Vice President, Corporate Development. “The addition of Twitter® to VIERA CAST further strengthens the interactive options Panasonic VIERA HDTV owners can now use to communicate with family and friends worldwide. Consumers with VIERA CAST-enabled HDTVs can now tweet on Twitter, video chat via Skype, share videos on YouTube and digital photos via Google Picasa right from the comfort of their living rooms.”
Panasonic VIERA Plasma HDTVs featuring VIERA CAST:
VT25 and VT20 Series of Full HD 3D Plasmas:
G25 Series:
G20 Series:

Panasonic Blu-ray Disc Players featuring VIERA CAST (Twitter not yet available):
DMP-BDT350 (Full HD 3D)
DMP-BDT300 (Full HD 3D)
DMP-BD85
DMP-BD70V
DMP-BD65
DMP-B500 (Portable)

About Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company:
Based in Secaucus, N.J., Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company (PCEC), a market and technology leader in High Definition television, is a Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America, the principal North American subsidiary of Panasonic Corporation (NYSE: PC) and the hub of Panasonic’s U.S. marketing, sales, service and R&D operations. Panasonic is pledged to practice prudent, sustainable use of the earth’s natural resources and protect our environment through the company’s Eco Ideas programs. Information about Panasonic products is available at www.panasonic.com. Additional company information for journalists is available at www.panasonic.com/pressroom.
Notes:
(1) Skype is available exclusively on 2010 VIERA CAST-enabled Panasonic VIERA Plasma HDTVs (VT25, VT20, G25, G20 Series) and requires the Panasonic Skype-enabled camera (TY-CC10W) which is sold separately (SRP $169.85) to make video calls.
(2) Access to a broadband internet connection is required to access VIERA CAST features.

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Which of the top 5 social networks in your state do you use?

Which of the top 5 social networks in your state do you use? Below is a list showing the top 5 in all 50 states not to mention we threw in Soma, DC and some other territories.

Alabama:
1. Myspace
2. Facebook
3. Google Buzz
4. Twitter
5. Bebo

Alaska
1. Bebo
2. Facebook
3. Twitter
4. Friendster
5. Myspace

American Soma
1. Hi5
2. Facebook
3. Myspace
4. Tagged
5. Google Buzz

Arizona
1. Sweetter
2. Hi5
3. Facebook
4. Twitter
5. Google Buzz

Arkansas
1. Facebook
2. Twitter
3. Myspace
4. Hi5
5. Tagged

California
1. Twitter
2. Facebook
3. Myspace
4. Friendfeed
5. Google Buzz

Colorado
1. Myspace
2. Facebook
3. Bebo
4. Friendster
5. Xanaga

Connecticut
1. Twitter
2. Google Buzz
3. Myspace
4. Facebook
5. Multiply

Delaware
1. Google Buzz
2. Microblogr
3. Twitter
4. Jaiku
5. Orkut

District of Colombia
1. Twitter
2. Youtube
3. Facebook
4. Dailymotion
5. Myspace

Florida
1. Facebook
2. Shoutitout
3. Twitter
4. Orkut
5. Youtube

Georgia
1. Youtube
2. Twitter
3. Shoutitout
4. Facebook
5. Myspace

Guam
1. Hi5
2. Friendster
3. Tagged
4. Multiply
5. Vimeo

Hawaii
1. Hi5
2. Facebook
3. Myspace
4. Twitter
5. Dailymotion

Idaho
1. Twitter
2. Dailybooth
3. Flickr
4. Imageshack
5. Twitpic

Illinois
1. Facebook
2. Myspace
3. Dalybooth
4. Photobucket
5. Tumblr

Indiana
1. Twitter
2. Facebook
3. Myspace
4. Bebo
5. AOL life stream

Iowa
1. Facebook
2. Bebo
3. Hi5
4. Tagged
5. Twitter

Kansas
1. Myspace
2. Facebook
3. Twitter
4. Multiply
5. Dailymotion

Kentucky
1. Twitter
2. Facebook
3. Myspace
4. Google Wave
5. Jaiku

Louisiana
1. Twitter
2. Facebook
3. Myspace
4. Google Buzz
5. Cliqset

Maine
1. Twitter
2. Google Buzz
3. Cliqset
4. Friendfeed
5. Last.fm

Maryland
1. Facebook
2. Myspace
3. Twitter
4. Google Wave
5. Microblogr

Massachusetts
1. Google Buzz
2. Google Wave
3. Jaiku
4. Orkut
5. Youtube

Michigan
1. Facebook
2. Twitter
3. Bebo
4. Hi5
5. Yotubube

Minnesota
1. Youtube
2. Dailymotion
3. Metacafe
4. ilike
5. Myspace

Mississippi
1. Youtube
2. Dailybooth
3. Last.fm
4. Pandora
5. Google Buzz

Missouri
1. Twitter
2. Google Buzz
3. Dailymotion
4. Youtube
5. Metacafe

Montana
1. Dailybooth
2. Twitter
3. Twitpic
4. Tweetphoto
5. Flickr

Nebraska
1. Facebook
2. Myspace
3. Gowalla
4. Foursquare
5. Loopt

Nevada
1. Twitter
2. Brightkite
3. Whrrl
4. Facebook
5. Google Buzz

New Hampshire
1. Google Buzz
2. Twitter
3. Facebook
4. Farmville
5. Foursquare

New Jersey
1. AOL life stream
2. Bebo
3. Facebook
4. Twitter
5. Youtube

New Mexico
1. Sweetter
2. Jisko
3. Twitter
4. Microblogr
5. Gowalla

New York
1. Foursquare
2. Twitter
3. AOL Life stream
4. Myspace
5. Facebook

North Carolina
1. Facebook
2. Myspace
3. Shoutitout
4. Foursquare
5. Twitter

North Dakota
1. Twitter
2. Farmville
3. Youtube
4. Foursquare
5. Facebook

Northern Marianas islands
1. Hi5
2. Facebook
3. Twitter
4. Youtube
5. Loopt

Ohio
1. Twitter
2. Sweetter
3. Jaiku
4. Facebook
5. Myspace

Oklahoma
1. Foursquare
2. Gowalla
3. Flickr
4. Whrrl
5. Brightkite

Oregon
1. Foursquare
2. Twitter
3. Shoutitout
4. Youtube
5. Google Buzz

Pennsylvania
1. Twitter
2. Foursquare
3. Pingfm
4. Youtube
5. fmylife

Puerto Rico
1. Cliqset
2. Twitter
3. Dailymotion
4. Dailybooth
5. Hi5

Rhode Island
1. Google Buzz
2. Google Wave
3. Facebook
4. Myspace
5. Friendfeed

South Carolina
1. Myspace
2. Facebook
3. Twitter
4. Youtube
5. Shoutitout

South Dakota
1. Twitter
2. Dailybooth
3. Flickr
4. Mytown
5. Foursquare

Tennessee
1. Foursquare
2. Shoutitout
3. Twitter
4. Facebook
5. Myspace

Texas
1. Gowalla
2. Foursquare
3. Flickr
4. Digg
5. Linkedin

Utah
1. Google Buzz
2. Twitter
3. Jaiku
4. Friendfeed
5. Facebook

Vermont
1. Google Buzz
2. Friendfeed
3. Project Playlist
4. Skype
5. ICQ

Virginia
1. Twitter
2. Google Buzz
3. Facebook
4. Youtube
5. Shoutitout

Virgin Islands
1. Hi5
2. Bebo
3. AOL life stream
4. Facebook
5. Myspace

Washington
1. Twitter
2. Youtube
3. Shoutitout
4. Jaiku
5. Friendfeed

West Virginia
1. Friendfeed
2. Twitter
3. Cliqset
4. Foursquare
5. Whrrl

Wisconsin
1. Twitter
2. Facebook
3. Farmville
4. Loopt
5. Pandora

Wyoming
1. Twitter
2. Pandora
3. Farmville
4. Foursquare
5. Shoutitout

Pandora is going to explode with the new iPhone

Remember when Pandora was on its deathbed? Yeah, those days are long gone. The service has just raised yet another round of funding, we’ve confirmed. The round was led GGV Capital and participated in by Allen & Company, They’re not disclosing the amount raised, but you can bet it’s fairly substantial considering that they’re last round in July of last year was $35 million. Up until now, Pandora has raised just about $57 million in total.

The new money will be used to further fuel growth and invest in new resources, the company says. Back in April, the company passed the 50 million user mark (up from 40 million the previous December) just as they launched their new iPad app. Mobile growth has been a key for the company, and it’s likely to explode even further with the launch of the iPhone 4.0 OS which will allow Pandora to run in the background for the first time. Despite the restraint, Pandora has been one of the top downloaded apps of all time in the App Store.

But the new iPhone ability may bring with it some issues as well. Since it’s undoubtedly going to be used a lot more, Pandora is going to be streaming a lot more music for free (currently, music is served for free until you hit 40 hours in a month, then you’re asked to pay $1 to get unlimited access). The more music Pandora streams, the more it has to pay to the labels and artists. Of course, more music also means the more ads it can serve up (most of Pandora’s money comes from advertising).

Pandora has also been signing deals left and right with other device makers, and even car companies to extend the service’s reach.

Pandora’s last round of funding came right after it was officially saved following a comprise reached between webcasters, artists, and record labels on Internet streaming music rates. Thanks to that deal, its new freemium model, and the improving ad market, Pandora was able to go from a near-death experience to profitability in the course of just a few months.

Earlier this year, the New York Times reported that Pandora had hired Steve Cakebread to be its new CFO. Cakebread was the CFO at Salesforce.com when it went public, so that was seen as a possibility the company was looking at. But with this new money, that seems to be off the table, for now at least.

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Pandora fancying it up

Pandora has launched a new application for the iPhone. The only changes are the changes are the background of the home page which they have turned into a very nice background. This is probably a move to begin a take over of the online music industry with Apple shutting down Lala.

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