Over on All Things Digital, Peter Kafka crunches the numbers with regards to MySpace, Facebook, Twitter and user retention.

I have issues logging in to my Twitter account. All of a sudden it’s not accepting my password. It tells me I’m entering the wrong username and password combination.

So how do I solve the problem? According to Twitter, I log in to my account and file a trouble ticket.

Ummmm … hey, Twitter, got any ideas on how I might be able to make that happen?

One of the mantras of marketing that has particular strength in these media-fragmented days is, “We need to break through the clutter.”

So how come so much of the clutter is … well, clutter?

Sure, the Sham Wow guy breaks through the clutter, but he had to beat up a prostitute to do so. Meanwhile, if there are jingles out there as catchy as this one from the ’60s for Palisades Amusement Park, jingles that will be etched indelibly in memories 40 years from now long after the products they’re advertising have disappeared from the landscape, I’m not hearing them.

Takeaway for marketers: Don’t create marketing that adds to the clutter, rise above it.

With news like this breaking about Conficker, here’s a tip you might want to keep handy.

Looking for a snarky review of what’s being said by Twitter A-listers? You’re looking for Gawker’s Twitterati.