Twitter Guys See Revolution in the Making

Forbes list includes Digg, Twitter, TechCrunch, Mashable founders

(NEWSER) - When it comes to Internet celebrity, Perez Hilton tops the list. The gossip blogger excels in all of Forbes ' criteria, including hits on Google, page views, media saturation, and Twitter followers. Each person on the list must be famous primarily for their Web presence. Herewith, the rest of the top 5 of the top 25:

2. Michael Arrington: The corporate lawyer is also the founder of widely read tech blog TechCrunch. "A mere mention of a company on its pages can make or break a startup."

(NEWSER) - In a possible first for Twitter, a malicious attack shut down the service entirely today, Wired reports. The denial-of-service assault flooded the site's server with requests, overloading it and blocking legitimate users from gaining access for about three hours; Tweeters are now slowly regaining access. More»

Co-founder wants to 'better show who we are'

(NEWSER) - Twitter will introduce a new homepage next week “to better show who we are,” its co-founder tells Kara Swisher at All Things Digital. As it stands, the homepage is confusing to visitors intrigued by media reports, Biz Stone says. “We need to do a better job of explaining ourselves to people who hear about us and then have no idea what to do,” he explains. More»

Microblogging site puts effort in infrastructure, not its biz model

(NEWSER) - Twitter, a unique blogging service that lets its users update every minute detail of their day using a computer or cellphone, is steadily growing in popularity, but founder Biz Stone isn't worried about making money from the site yet. With millions in venture capital stored up, Stone is more focused on Twitter's infrastructure and design than on its business model, Portfolio reports. More»

He'll re-create the 'Obvious Corporation' with Evan Williams

(NEWSER) - Twitter co-founder Isaac “Biz” Stone is sort-of quitting to go pursue new business ideas with fellow co-founder Evan Williams. In a blog post , Stone says that he’ll “continue to work with the company for many years to come,” but that since the current leadership team is so competent, “I’ve decided that the most effective use of my time is to get out of the way until I’m called upon to be of some specific use.” More»