Links for Sept 24,2009

Microsoft's Looking Glass approaches launch

Allows marketers to aggregate and monitor social media. Private beta in October.

• http://community.microsoftadvertising.com/blogs/analytics/archive/2009/09/23/microsoft-lookingglass-helps-businesses-catch-the-social-media-wave-at-advertising-week-2009.aspx
• http://adage.com/digital/article?article_id=139199

Finally, BlackBerry has software for MacOS

MacOS users will soon be able to sync their BlackBerrys without using Windows.

• http://blogs.blackberry.com/2009/09/blackberry-desktop-software-a-closer-look-at-the-mac-os-version.html
• http://tech.yahoo.com/news/zd/244358

More Gmail Outages

Significant issues today for users of Gmail and Google Apps. Centered around users' Contacts. Initial reports said it was for just some users, but it appears most or all were affected.

• http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE58L6JA20090924
• http://googlewatch.eweek.com/content/google_apps/gmail_down_not_for_me_for_how_many_i_want_answers.html