RSS and Email subscriptions are great ways to improve the traffic and brand recognition of your web site or blog. However, few site owners know of a simple UI tweak that can make a HUGE difference in your subscription rates.
Simply change “Subscribe” to “Get Updates“
It came to light today that Twitter is in talks with Google and Microsoft (and by default, Yahoo!) that would allow open access to Twitter’s Data feed.
The aparent non-exclusive deal that Twitter is signing would allow the Search Engine Heavyweights to display and monetize twitter results along side of regular search engine results.
This is an absolute brilliant move by Twitter on multiple fronts; Establishing a foothold in the “real time” search realm, monetizing their extremely popular service, and also reducing future possible development costs.
