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Twitter adds photo sharing via text message

, Sep 21st 2011 Discuss [0]

Twitter added a new feature today that lets you share photos via text messages or SMS messages. Although there's the official Twitter app and plenty of third-party clients, many folks still prefer sharing tweets by texting. With this new feature, they can now share photos along with their tweets by simply attaching a photo to their text message. Read The Full Story

Facebook joins forces with Twitter

, Sep 17th 2011 Discuss [5]

In a move that can only be described as rather familiar, Facebook has announced (rather silently) that their users will soon be able to update their Twitter feeds directly from within their Facebook profile. Remember when MySpace opened its doors to Facebook? This isn’t exactly like that, but think about it: acknowledging the fact that a vast amount of Facebook users can’t live without their Twitter? That’s a pretty big deal. Now we get to see how long it takes for Google to react.

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Facebook adds Twitter-like following feature called “Subscribe”

, Sep 14th 2011 Discuss [4]

Facebook made an interesting update today that brings a Twitter-like following feature called “Subscribe.” After the launch of rival social network Google+, Facebook has been aggressively adding new features with this latest addition along with the previous “smart lists” directly challenging the more flexible Google+ Circles relationship system.

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Twitter Updates Spark Mass Auto Collisions, Histeria, Terrorism Charges

, Sep 6th 2011 Discuss [7]

If there was ever a question about whether or not Twitter's social networking service has the power to act as a conduit for real-world results, this is it. Just a few days ago, on August 25th to be exact, two individuals in Mexico, a mister Gilberto Martinez Vera and a miss Maria de Jesus Bravo Pagola, Tweeted what turned out to be false information on their Twitter accounts about both shootouts and kidnappings near schools in Veracruz. What resulted was 26 total car accidents, people running through the streets, and emergency numbers "totally collapsed" under traffic in the area from concerned callers. Illustration by Pascal Doury Read The Full Story

Google+ testing Suggested User List for those with 100k+ Twitter followers

, Sep 2nd 2011 Discuss [0]

Google+ may soon be getting a new "Suggested User" list feature similar to what's been offered on Twitter. The company's VP of Product, Bradley Horowitz, tweeted a message inviting select individuals to come participate in a pilot for what he calls a "suggested user-like mechanism" on Google+. But the only individuals they're interested in for now are those with over 100k Twitter followers. Read The Full Story

Rick Perry and the Pork Chop Twitter Block

, Aug 21st 2011 Discuss [20]

Down here in Texas, we invented the State Fair. That may not technically be true, but everything you know and love to hate about state fairs, we invented. The Corny Dog came from Texas (and yes, you’ve been spelling it wrong all this time). Put a stick in a hotdog, dip it in batter and fry it, and you’re halfway to Dallas. Fried butter? Suck it, Iowa. We’ve had fried butter in Texas for years. And fried beer. And deep fried frito pie, which is fritos topped with chili and cheese, somehow dipped in batter and deep fried into a mound of goodness. Take a whiff. Ahhhh . . . wait, don’t smell the air. We’re at Air Quality Level Orange down here, so maybe you should just look at the pretty pictures.

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Rapper The Game tweets internship offer with phone number for Compton Sheriff’s Department

, Aug 15th 2011 Discuss [2]

Twitter as any other tool can be used for good or for things that are not so good. One example of using the Twitter service for something not so good is the Tweet that was posted Friday night on the twitter account of rapper The Game. The tweet from the rappers account went out to 580,000 followers and told them that there was an internship up for grabs and to call a phone number listed in the tweet if they were interested. Read The Full Story

Twitter embeds Amazon and iTunes into tweets

, Aug 4th 2011 Discuss [1]

Twitter has begun embedding Amazon and iTunes content links into tweets (for example), in an extension of its existing preview feature. Visible on the Twitter site, the retail links work in a similar fashion to previews of YouTube and certain image sharing services, offering review excepts of Amazon listings (along with a "Learn more or buy" button) and screenshots of iTunes items. Read The Full Story

Google+ and iCloud win Developer hearts as Facebook future fades

, Aug 3rd 2011 Discuss [1]

The lure of Google+ is enough to keep developers from worrying about Android patent issues, according to the latest survey, with the fast-growing social network name-checked along with Apple iCloud as the top driving factors amid mobile growth and adoption. Google+ and iCloud’s engagement and cloud-connectivity are of prime interest to developers, Appcelerator discovered, especially with their potential to squeeze out Facebook as dominant in mobile mindshare, but they spared some time to discuss the limiting factors potentially holding back Android tablet success.

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White House Rickrolls twitter user for complaining about briefing

, Jul 28th 2011 Discuss [10]

I have always thought that life is more fun when you take the time for the little things like smelling the flowers and making fun of people when they least expect it. This is something you might expect from bloggers and your friends, but you might not expect someone at the White House to have a sense of humor, especially considering how unpopular Obama is in some circles. Read The Full Story

Climbing the Mount Everest of Twitter

, Jul 24th 2011 Discuss [3]

A tech journalist friend of mine, Noah Kravitz, recently retweeted a message from a kid in Ireland, and I found it interesting. He said:

“@noahkravitz Hi Noah, Im trying an experiment to see if someone who isnt famous at all can get 1m followers. Can you help?” – @elsparkio

Something about this idea caught my attention. I think it was the post-structuralist nature of the endeavor. At its heart, post-modernism, and perhaps all nascent art forms, is all about finding the boundaries that you did not know existed, and then crossing them. If you look at a piece of art work and ask yourself “Is that art?” it’s probably post-modernist.

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LinkedIn CEO says Google+ can’t “coexist” with Facebook and Twitter

, Jul 19th 2011 Discuss [67]

Google+ makes demands on free time users simply don’t have, LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner has claimed, going on to suggest that the new Google service will struggle as it doesn’t fit into the established triumvirate of popular social networks. Speaking at an event this week, Weiner was asked whether Google+ could coexist with Facebook, Twitter and his own LinkedIn, Business Insider reports; the CEO’s own perspective is relatively negative, claiming that “nobody has any free time.”

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