Archive for February 5th, 2010

Feedtrace: Personalized Link Aggregation for Twitter (ReadWriteWeb)

Friday, February 5th, 2010
Every day, hundreds of tweets fly past our eyes with links to important articles, meaningless drivel and the occasional self-promotion. There's little, if any, way to tell what's important and what's not. Feedtrace has stepped in to try to fill this void and let you know what people are linking to that you might care about. For ways to harness the beast that is our Twitter stream, tweetmeme_url ...

Sun exec announces resignation on Twitter – The Almanac Online

Friday, February 5th, 2010
Sun Microsystems CEO Jonathan Schwartz took to Twitter to announce the end of his time with Sun -- in the form of a haiku, no less. "Financial crisis/Stalled too many customers/CEO no more," Mr. Schwartz wrote late Wednesday night from his account ...

Share this on Twitter – Venezuela’s Chavez Serenades Colombia’s Uribe – DAILY KOS

Friday, February 5th, 2010
Could the use of virtual serenades via www.serenata4u.com help improve international relations? Well according to a leading Colombian blog, this could be the case as Chavez has sent Uribe a mariachi serenade. http://www.lasillavacia.com/... Si Hugo ...

She’s Back! Tila Tequila Returns To Twitter – Post Chronicle

Friday, February 5th, 2010
Internet pin-up Tila Tequila is back online - she's started up a new Twitter.com page just four days after closing her account. The reality TV star left the microblogging site on Monday (01Feb10) after branding it the most "hateful, racist and ...

Share this on Twitter – Friday DeTox: Billy Hallowell – Toxicon – DAILY KOS

Friday, February 5th, 2010
What is a toxicon ? It's someone whose extreme lack of understanding of a given subject has resulted in their adoption of the false belief that, in fact, they understand it very well. This TOXIc CONfidence leads them to act in a way that is as ...

NASA Connects Twitter Users To Space Shuttle Crew (WebProNews)

Friday, February 5th, 2010
NASA is inviting the public to send questions for its astronauts via Twitter during the space shuttle Endeavour's upcoming mission to the International Space Station. Astronaut Mike Massimino will take questions for the crew from the public via his Twitter account until Thursday, February 11. Massimino will be a spacecraft communicator, at NASA's Mission Control in Huston during Endeavour's ...

SAHA CLOSE TO TOFFEES DEAL – Sporting Life

Friday, February 5th, 2010
FOOTBALL NEWS Saha - close to new Everton deal. SAHA CLOSE TO TOFFEES DEAL Click here to follow us on Twitter! Click here for our special Transfer Centre! Click here for more football headlines! Everton striker Louis Saha is close to agreeing a new ...

NASA Connects Twitter Users To Space Shuttle Crew – WebProNews

Friday, February 5th, 2010
NASA is inviting the public to send questions for its astronauts via Twitter during the space shuttle Endeavour's upcoming mission to the International Space Station. Astronaut Mike Massimino will take questions for the crew from the public via his ...

A Tour Of Twitter (Plus A Case Of Wine) Costs $6,500 – The Business Insider

Friday, February 5th, 2010
A "behind-the-scenes" tour of Twitter with cofounder Biz Stone -- plus a case of wine, signed by the Biz and Twitter's other cofounders, Jack Dorsey and Ev Williams -- went for $6,500 a San Francisco charity auction for The Americian Heart ...

Fire District 6 reaching out on Twitter, Facebook (The Columbian)

Friday, February 5th, 2010
Folks who want to keep up with emergencies that affect the public in Fire District 6 can follow them on Twitter and Facebook.

Kajol Did Not Call Shiv Sena ‘Bandar Sena’ On Twitter, TV Channels … – The Gaea Times

Friday, February 5th, 2010
February 6th, 2010 more images more imagesNEW DELHI - Why is the "Bollywood sena" not taking a stand against the Shiv Sena?, ask Shah Rukh Khan's miffed fans who say a majority of the film fraternity has chosen to keep quiet on the Shiv Sena ...

Share this on Twitter – Jon Stewart & Bill O talk – DAILY KOS

Friday, February 5th, 2010
As most people know Jon Stewart has often levied criticism and praise towards FNC's Bill O'Rielly. I personally think that Bill is not a nutjob, I do disagree with his producers tactics. Bill is a smart guy (Harvard educated elite) and has stated ...

Brock blames Katrina image on Twitter hacker – NBC Sports

Friday, February 5th, 2010
A boring Super Bowl week became a little more interesting on Thursday, given the news that Colts defensive end Raheem Brock might have thrown a sharp stone into the New Orleans' hornet nest via a Twitter posting. An image appeared on Brock's account ...

Follow us on Twitter! (Papillion Times)

Friday, February 5th, 2010
We’re on Twitter! Stay informed on what’s going on in the city. Follow us at Papillion Times (PapillionTimes).

Valentine’s Day Tips And Quips On Twitter – YourTango

Friday, February 5th, 2010
Oh Twitter, how we love thee. You bring us the best content and the breaking news. You make the day fly by (it often flies by so fast, that we... um... forget to actually get any work done). And you bring the funny. Will you be our Valentine? For ...

Super Bowl Sunday: 15 Twitter Feeds to Follow (Network World)

Friday, February 5th, 2010
Come Sunday, #SB44--the official Twitter hashtag that the NFL has designated for all tweets related to Super Bowl XLIV--will no doubt top Twitter's trending topics. You can rely on Jim Nantz and Phil Simms to call the play-by-play of the game on CBS, but if you want additional analysis, or the inside scoop on what's happening during commercial breaks and timeouts, look to the sports analysts and ...

Twitter (Unstrung.com)

Friday, February 5th, 2010
iPhone App are really great. Not just only you can access into different games but also you can open your Twitter, Facebook and other social networking sites.

Twitter sign-up rate decreasing (BizReport)

Friday, February 5th, 2010
To some, Twitter has become ingrained in everyday life. To others, it's a non-starter. Nonetheless, the micro-blogging platform continues to attract millions of new users each month although the rate at which people are signing up is dropping, according to a new study by RJMetrics.

Twitter sign-up rate decreasing – BizReport.com

Friday, February 5th, 2010
The number of new sign-ups to Twitter has decreased 20% since a peak in July last year, dropping from 7.8 million that month to 6.2 million in December. Those figures aren't exactly suggesting the downfall of the micro-blogging platform, far from it ...

TwitLi.st Launches, User Recommended Twitter Lists – YAHOO!

Friday, February 5th, 2010
Twitter lists are lists that Twitter users can create themselves by adding other Twitter users of their interest. For example, a Twitter user could make a list called "TV shows" where she can follow all of her favorite TV shows that have Twitter ...