Just got this in from Compete.com but I had a completely different thought about the data than the author.

Where they see popularity on slowing down, I see the possibility of Twitter getting serious in their efforts to battle spam and follow bots. I also see the possibilities of lots of new and enthusiastic Tweeps finding out that automation doesn’t always work as well as advertised…

From Compete.com’s email:

Twitter Visitors Put on the Brakes

It had to happen eventually, and May was the month that traffic to Twitter.com started to show signs of fatigue (up 1% to 19.7 Million Unique Visitors). While this is not the whole story behind the emerging Social site, it is a sign that new user growth in the U.S. may be flattening. Stay tuned for more on this one going forward.

Are you using the new Google AdWords Display Ad Builder to create interactive image ads for placements in the content network?

Last night, I spent a few minutes and created a my first few. It was super easy, though it will be even easier now that I know to prepare my graphics ahead of time at certain dimensions and have snippets of copy ready to paste.

If you’ve been holding back on using image ads on the content network, you should really watch the video below…

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There is really no longer ANY good excuse for any marketer not to be taking advantage of the influential power offered by using screen capture software, to create screencasts, presentations, and other cool web videos.

I really dig Jing a whole lot.

It really can’t get any more simplified. Capture, upload, share. Done.

It’s no ScreenFlow, but it costs no dough, so…

Here’s the announcement we just received from TechSmith:

Happy Birthday to Jing!

That’s right, our little Jing Project is turning one. And we are pleased to announce that Jing is officially becoming a TechSmith product offering!

Now, don’t worry, it’s still free. Plus, as a token of our gratitude to all of you who have used Jing, provided feedback, and been all around good folks, we are upgrading your complimentary Screencast.com account. How does 2 GB of storage plus 2 GB of transfer sound? That’s 10 times the space and double the bandwidth. Maybe it would be more appropriate to say…Happy Birthday to Jing Users!

In an effort to address your requests for additional features and alternative Jing models, we will likely have premium versions available soon. Stay tuned!

Sweet! Jing keeps getting better and everyone who’s been wanting to get started with screencasts has just been HANDED a completely free, fully-function screencasting solution that will meet many, many people’s needs nicely.