Twitter and LinkedIn Status Updates Are Now Synced

Twitter’s spree of partnerships isn’t stopping anytime soon. Late last month, Microsoft and Twitter struck a search deal to integrate Twitter within Bing. Mere hours later, Google struck back with its own search deal with Twitter. Now there’s a new Twitter partnership launching tonight. This one is between Twitter and LinkedIn, the popular business social network. Starting tonight and tomorrow morning, users of both services can sync their status updates. Yes, you can tweet from Twitter and it will update your LinkedIn, and vice versa. The new feature, which will roll out overnight, allows you to cross-post to both networks. From the LinkedIn side, there is a Twitter Settings panel that allows you to link your accounts and choose whether your Twitter account appears on your profile. There is also now a special box that you can check to tell LinkedIn whether you want to tweet out specific status updates: The integration on the Twitter side is even more interesting. In your settings, you can link your LinkedIn account to your Twitter and then choose whether you want to share all of your tweets on LinkedIn OR just specific ones by using one of two hashtags: #li or #in. This is exactly like the Selective Twitter Status Facebook app, which updates your Facebook with the #fb hashtag. The difference this time is that Twitter officially supports the #li and #in hashtags for auto-updating LinkedIn: —————

The Future of the Twitter and LinkedIn Partnership —————

I spoke with LinkedIn co-founder Allen blue about the new partnership and its implications. He told me that the first serious talks between Twitter and LinkedIn occurred 3 to 4 months ago. Part of the reason that this partnership occurred is because Twitter co-founder Biz Stone and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman share a close relationship. Perhaps the bigger revelation though is that there is the potential for even deeper integration between the two platforms. What Allen seemed most excited about was the potential for a business intelligence partnership. Presumably, LinkedIn could provide detailed connection and business data to Twitter, while the microblogging startup could provide real-time updates from the CEOs and employees of companies on the LinkedIn network. While no deal of this nature is set, it’s clear how the LinkedIn/Twitter relationship could be beneficial to both companies. Both Twitter and LinkedIn are growing at a rapid pace (in fact, LinkedIn has more users but less visitor traffic). The sync deal should provide LinkedIn a fresh boost of new, younger users, as well as increased exposure due to the hashtags. In return, Twitter gains exposure to LinkedIn’s lucrative, influential, and growing user base. The deal makes sense for both sides; in fact, we’re surprised it didn’t happen sooner. Whether they’ll be able to expand upon this partnership, we have yet to see. However, the potential for lucrative business intelligence and data exchange is likely going to be too much for both companies to pass up. —————
Reviews: Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter Tags: linkedin, twitter

http://mashable.com/2009/11/09/twitter-linkedin-sync/

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What to know about property assessments

What to know about property assessments.

http://www.azcentral.com/rsslinks/1262588

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azcentral – IRS has checks for 3,237 in Arizona

http://www.azcentral.com/mobile/www/articles.php?articleid=PHP-IZI8UJ79WSLF

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ASCPA and ABA Joint Mixer

I had the privilege of attending the joint mixer with the Arizona Society of CPAs and the State Bar of Arizona that was held at the Tempe Center for the Arts yesterday evening. As always the ASCPA staff hosted a fantastic event. They were greeting people at the door and mingling and making introductions throughout the evening.  The food was good; I especially liked the roast beef finger sandwiches and the artichoke dip. There appeared to be over 200 people in attendance though I never got an exact count.

You always meet a lot of people at events like this but one in particular stuck in my mind. Becky Cholewka was one of the people in attendance who stuck in my mind because of her interesting story. She is a new attorney who recently graduated from the new Phoenix School of Law and found out she passed the bar exam on the day her first child was born. You can’t help but think that had to be a special day for her.

There were several companies with exhibits at the event including Paychex, Consolidated Personnel Services and ADP.  Mark Benavidez of Fox & Fin Financial Group even gave away an IPod to one lucky winner. Also attending was a photographer for Attorney at Law Magazine, which will be publishing pictures from the event in a future issue of the magazine.

On behalf of all the ASCPA members in attendance I would like to extend our thanks to Cindy and the rest of the ASCPA associates for arranging and hosting this event for us.

Robert K Minniti, CPA, CFE, Cr.FA, CFF, MBA

www.minnitiaccounting.com

www.linkedin.com/in/robertminniti

Coming to a Tax Return of Your Client Soon – Congress Moving on a Bill with Tax Provisions

Congress is back at work on a new tax bill, and I’ve prepared a brief summary of what appears to be the provisions in the bill reported out of the Senate Finance Committee.  The title of the Act is the Worker, Homeowner and Business Assistance Act of 2009, HR 3548.  While the House version had no tax provisions, the Senate bill now has a number of them.  Currently it is expected that this bill is likely to pass both houses and become law shortly.

Microsoft Discontinues Accounting Software

PC World – Microsoft is spiking its Office Accounting software family and will stop distributing the products as of Nov. 16, according to a posting on the company’s Web site.

http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20091030/tc_pcworld/microsoftdiscontinuesaccountingsoftware

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Networking Tips for all Generations

A friend of mine once told me that he doesn’t go to networking events anymore since he’s proven himself to his employer and he’s now more established.  Now only the younger members of his company attend networking events – just to impress the boss. I was amazed at this statement but not surprised.

Survey: Arizona, California companies likely to switch to Windows by 2011

Windows 7 may give a boost to the lagging personal computer industry as 86 percent of companies from mid-sized to Fortune 500 plan to switch to the new operating system in the next 18 months.

http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~r/bizj_phoenix/~3/IW00HsQOq_A/daily82.html

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Two eyes, Two ears, One mouth.

Ever in a tense situation and suspected it could turn ugly quickly?  Tension and emotion was high, situation was mission critical and participants were frustrated.  Oh, only yesterday you say!  Here are three quick things you can do to defuse tense situations.  These tips were recently presented at a CPE seminar I attended.  I thought they may come in handy.

Carolyn Sechler, CPA, honored by Alzheimer’s Foundation

CPAs in the community make a difference every day. Carolyn Sechler, CPA, was honored on October 13 by the Alzheimer’s Research & Prevention Foundation for her more than 10 years of service to this organization based in Tucson: www.AlzheimersPrevention.org.

Carolyn shared her passion for supporting this organization’s work to prevent Alzheimer’s disease without drugs when she received an engraved star recognizing her wise leadership and counsel. Dr. Khalsa, who established the Foundation in 1993, updated the audience on the latest research and helped us learn a simple 12 minute exercise to prevent Alzheimer’s disease.

A friend recently made a donation to this Foundation to celebrate my 50^th birthday and to support my journey with my mother who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease last year. My friend told me that once she knew Carolyn was the treasurer for this organization, she stopped her research, feeling confident that the organization would use her donation wisely. My mom and I learn more about this disease every day that now affects more than five million Americans. You can read the article I wrote last year at www.ascpa.com/Content/39678.aspx.

CPAs provide a seal of approval that gives people confidence. Thanks to Carolyn and to all CPAs who give so much to others. Read Heidi’s post on October 6, and let us know how you as a CPA make a difference in our community.