In The Age Of Realtime, Twitter Is Walter Cronkite – Probably a bit of a stretch, but the point is this: Web users increasingly turn to real-time news sources when big news breaks, just as ’60s era TV watchers turned to Uncle Walter.

Buying, Selling and Twittering All the Way – Users of Twitter used the service to tell each other about Black Friday deals.

Twitter Japan to introduce payment model – Will allow account holders to charge for viewing their accounts. I have a feeling that wouldn’t fly in the U.S.