Twitter Users Can Now Promote Their Profile with TwitBacks (Centre Daily Times)

Posted on January 08, 2009 in Twitter search

With the release of the “Promote Your Profile” feature, TwitBacks.com enables Twitter members to increase the exposure to their profile. After creating a free branded Twitter background on www.Twitbacks.com , users are given the option to promote their Twitter profile throughout the web by filling in some basic information. The information, which includes links to the user’s Twitter profile ... Power Twitter: Inline Media, Integrated Search And A Lot More (TechCrunch) Version 1.0 of Power Twitter , an add-on for Firefox created by Narendra Rocherolle at 83 Degrees , was just released. If you use Twitter and were excited about services like Tweetree , this is something you'll want to add immediately. Power Twitter moves Twitter Search , inconveniently located on a different subdomain, right into the Twitter site itself. You can also just search a single ...

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Twitter Plugins for WordPress

Posted on January 08, 2009 in Twitter plugin

Interested in knowing some of the great Twitter Plugins for WordPress that I’ve tried? Here’s a pretty extensive list of some of the ones that I would commend if you’re interested in combining the two worlds: ... Bit.ly Plug-in Extends Tiny URLs, Shows Clickthrough Numbers ... For any of the commenters that have a URL service they either run or use, if the is not currently showing previews for URLs for a domain, hit @bitly with a message on twitter requesting us to add support for it and we'll make it ...

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News to know: Windows 7; Twitter phishing; Apple; Floppies (ZDNet)

Posted on January 08, 2009 in Twitter rss

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Jason Perlow: The bell tolls for your magnetic media Robin Harris: Long-term personal data storage Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: First reactions to Windows 7 ... 10 Ways Twitter Will Change Blog Design in 2009 (Mashable) digg_url = 'http://mashable.com/2009/01/04/ -blog-design/'; digg_title = '10 Ways Twitter Will Change Blog Design in 2009'; digg_bodytext = 'Rachel Cunliffe runs blog design company cre8d design and is co-founder of TV community network Throng.nnIn 2008, Twitter really started to hit the mainstream and bloggers began adding widgets to their sidebars to display their latest ...

Tags: design, twitter, blog, mashable, change

Sony Ericsson Offers Massive Update to C905 (Phone Scoop)

Posted on January 07, 2009 in Twitter sms

Sony Ericsson announced an update for the C905 Cyber-shot that brings with it a host of new features. The new capabilities include Shutter Smile, YouTube, Wayfinder 8, Snapfish by HP and threaded SMS/MMS. The new applications will be available ... (follow link to read) Netbytes: Small talk is the next big thing for the twittering classes (Guardian Unlimited) When a plane slid off the runway in Denver on Sunday, Twitter users were among the first to hear about it, because someone who was on the plane sent a tweet – a Twitter message – that said: " Holy fucking shit I was just in a plane crash! " Twitter users were also among the first to hear about terrorist attacks in Mumbai, earthquakes in California, and Heath Ledger's death. And as more ...

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Yahoo!® Brings the Cinematic Internet to Life and Revolutionizes Internet-Connected Television (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

Posted on January 07, 2009 in Twitter widget

LAS VEGAS----Yahoo!’s Connected TV group today unveiled the next generation of technology and services for Internet-connected televisions. The company has forged partnerships with top CE manufacturers to launch a widget-based user experience for TV that brings the best of the Web to a broad range of living room devices. 10 Ways Twitter Will Change Blog Design in 2009 (Mashable) digg_url = 'http://mashable.com/2009/01/04/twitter-blog-design/'; digg_title = '10 Ways Twitter Will Change Blog Design in 2009'; digg_bodytext = 'Rachel Cunliffe runs blog design company cre8d design and is co-founder of TV community network Throng.nnIn 2008, Twitter really started to hit the mainstream and bloggers began adding widgets to their sidebars to display their latest ...

Tags: design, twitter, blog, connected, internet

Truphone Guns For The All-in-one iPhone App - Adds Skype, Twitter And Other IM (TechCrunch)

Posted on January 07, 2009 in Twitter mobile

With the launch of Skype integration, Truphone's mobile VoIP service is fast becoming a unified client for other VOIP and messaging services. As well as the ability to make low-cost calls over Wi-Fi or GSM networks and send cheap SMS, it is now supporting Skype and other messaging services via its application for the iPhone or iTouch. The software comes out on Jan. 12, at which point you'll ... Al-Jazeera Partners with Sony Ericsson for Mobile News Service in MENA (CommunicationsDirect) The Al-Jazeera network and Sony Ericsson are to form a new partnership which will bring headline news straight to mobile phones according to Middle East Company News. Significance: Al-Jazeera RSS (Rich Site Summary) feed links are now built into the software of the following Sony Ericsson models: W910, G502, W760, and...

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Monday Morning Madness - Blogrunner

Posted on January 07, 2009 in Twitter blog

...On Twitter's blog , co-founder Biz Stone wrote: "This morning we discovered 33 Twitter accounts had been "hacked" including prominent Twitter -ers like Rick Sanchez and Barack Obama (who has not been Twittering since becoming the ... Twitter Blog : Book About Twitter Check it out, @jojeda has published a book called Twitter Means Business about how companies are "harnessing Twitter to engage their customers, promote their products and monitor what is being said about their brands" among other things ...

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Power Twitter: Inline Media, Integrated Search And A Lot More (TechCrunch)

Posted on January 07, 2009 in Twitter search

Version 1.0 of Power Twitter , an add-on for Firefox created by Narendra Rocherolle at 83 Degrees , was just released. If you use Twitter and were excited about services like Tweetree , this is something you'll want to add immediately. Power Twitter moves Twitter Search , inconveniently located on a different subdomain, right into the Twitter site itself. You can also just search a single ... Baidu Sued As Search Monopoly In China (Search Engine Land) Leading Chinese search engine Baidu has been sued by Chinese medical B2B marketplace Qmyy.com to prevent its site from being blocked or dropped by the engine.

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Twitter phishing scam may be spreading (cnet.com.au)

Posted on January 07, 2009 in Twitter sms

Twitter users beware: this bogus direct message: "Hey! check out this funny blog about you..." is a scam. Netbytes: Small talk is the next big thing for the twittering classes (Guardian Unlimited) When a plane slid off the runway in Denver on Sunday, Twitter users were among the first to hear about it, because someone who was on the plane sent a tweet – a Twitter message – that said: " Holy fucking shit I was just in a plane crash! " Twitter users were also among the first to hear about terrorist attacks in Mumbai, earthquakes in California, and Heath Ledger's death. And as more ...

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ffwd’s Web Channel Surfing API Goes Live, Is Coming To Boxee (TechCrunch)

Posted on January 07, 2009 in Twitter api

Video recommendation engine ffwd has just released its completed API to developers, allowing them to incorporate some of the service's core functionality into their sites. Using the API, developers will be able to make calls to ffwd for video content, and will also be able to incorporate ffwd user profiles and news feed items into their sites. In conjunction with the release, ffwd has also ... Twitter Gets Hacked, Badly (TechCrunch) Phishing attacks, which hit Twitter over the weekend, are a sign a service has arrived (Facebook has the same problem). But someone hacking into Twitter's internal admin tools and compromising 33 high profile accounts , including President Elect Barack Obama, has Twitter users freaking out about what to do. Here is Twitter's official explanation :

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10 Ways Twitter Will Change Blog Design in 2009 (Mashable)

Posted on January 07, 2009 in Twitter blog

digg_url = 'http://mashable.com/2009/01/04/ -blog-design/'; digg_title = '10 Ways Twitter Will Change Blog Design in 2009'; digg_bodytext = 'Rachel Cunliffe runs blog design company cre8d design and is co-founder of TV community network Throng.nnIn 2008, Twitter really started to hit the mainstream and bloggers began adding widgets to their sidebars to display their latest ... Phishers Target Twitter (Overclockers Club) While phishing websites are always on the security list for users, the common social network site known as Twitter has recently taken a hit. The link, which tells you that you have a funny blog about you on Blogspot, redirects users to a phony Twitter login page that steals your password once the unknowing person has entered it. Once it has your password, the hoax website may use your account ...

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Twitter celeb accounts hacked. Could yours be next? (Scientific American)

Posted on January 07, 2009 in Twitter com

Twitter has arrived. How do we know? It's been like all the other hot social networks before it. (Read: Facebook and MySpace.) The cyber attacks say as much about the growing popularity of the "microblogging" site (messages can't be longer than 140 characters) as they do about the company's inability to secure its users' information. Hackers don't tend to waste their time breaking into ... FOX, Celebrity Twitter Accounts Hacked (FOX 4 News Dallas - Fort Worth) Dozens of high profile Twitter accounts have fallen prey to hackers, according to techcrunch.com. Among the victims: FOX News, President-elect Barack Obama, CNN anchor Rick Sanchez, and celebutante Britney Spears. INSIDE: Links

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Truphone Guns For The All-in-one iPhone App - Adds Skype, Twitter And Other IM (TechCrunch)

Posted on January 07, 2009 in Twitter mobile

With the launch of Skype integration, Truphone's mobile VoIP service is fast becoming a unified client for other VOIP and messaging services. As well as the ability to make low-cost calls over Wi-Fi or GSM networks and send cheap SMS, it is now supporting Skype and other messaging services via its application for the iPhone or iTouch. The software comes out on Jan. 12, at which point you'll ... Al-Jazeera Partners with Sony Ericsson for Mobile News Service in MENA (CommunicationsDirect) The Al-Jazeera network and Sony Ericsson are to form a new partnership which will bring headline news straight to mobile phones according to Middle East Company News. Significance: Al-Jazeera RSS (Rich Site Summary) feed links are now built into the software of the following Sony Ericsson models: W910, G502, W760, and...

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Follow ComingSoon.net on Twitter! (Coming Soon)

Posted on January 07, 2009 in Twitter sms

You can now follow ComingSoon.net movie and TV updates on Twitter, the micro-blogging service. Users can receive updates via the Twitter website , SMS, RSS, or email, or through an application such as Tweetie, TwitterFon, Twitterific, Feedalizr, Facebook, and TwitterBerry. Truphone Guns For The All-in-one iPhone App - Adds Skype, Twitter And Other IM (TechCrunch) With the launch of Skype integration, Truphone's mobile VoIP service is fast becoming a unified client for other VOIP and messaging services. As well as the ability to make low-cost calls over Wi-Fi or GSM networks and send cheap SMS, it is now supporting Skype and other messaging services via its application for the iPhone or iTouch. The software comes out on Jan. 12, at which point you'll ...

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Truphone adds Skype, Twitter to iPhone client (CNET)

Posted on January 07, 2009 in Twitter client

Starting next week, the App Store download will incorporate functionality for Skype, Twitter, Google Talk, MSN Messenger, and Yahoo Messenger communications. Truphone Guns For The All-in-one iPhone App - Adds Skype, Twitter And Other IM (TechCrunch) With the launch of Skype integration, Truphone's mobile VoIP service is fast becoming a unified client for other VOIP and messaging services. As well as the ability to make low-cost calls over Wi-Fi or GSM networks and send cheap SMS, it is now supporting Skype and other messaging services via its application for the iPhone or iTouch. The software comes out on Jan. 12, at which point you'll ...

Tags: skype, truphone, service, iphone, twitter

Hackers day at twitter, Over 33 accounts (FOX News, Facebook ...

Posted on January 07, 2009 in Twitter mobile

Just yesterday we warened our users for the Twitters phishing scam growing rapidly, and now there are reports that Over 33 Twitter accounts have been hacked. 33 High-Profile Twitter Accounts Hacked TechCrunch feels that these attacks are a sign that Twitter has “arrived,” but also that the service isn’t ready for its new status. Being high profile means you have to be constantly vigilant against attacks, though they are not all ...

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Marissa Mayer Denies Rumor She’s Leaving Google, Comments On Search Being “90% Done” (Search Engine Land)

Posted on January 07, 2009 in Twitter search

In some ways the “future of ” is a tired topic that has already seen hundreds (maybe thousands) of speculative articles. But it’s also a topic of critical importance for search leader Google, whose entire franchise is built upon doing it better than anyone else. Will Google Book Search Help Or Hurt Libraries And Book Sales? (Search Engine Land) The NY Times runs a longish article about Google Book Search , its outlook and some fears surrounding its further development. Book Search was freed from legal entanglements when Google settled a class action suit against it.

Tags: search, google, book, engine, land

6 services that help you find, follow friends on Twitter (CNET)

Posted on January 07, 2009 in Twitter search

Want to find and follow friends on Twitter, but you don't know where to go to do it? Check out this list of six services that will help you do just that. Power Twitter: Inline Media, Integrated Search And A Lot More (TechCrunch) Version 1.0 of Power Twitter , an add-on for Firefox created by Narendra Rocherolle at 83 Degrees , was just released. If you use Twitter and were excited about services like Tweetree , this is something you'll want to add immediately. Power Twitter moves Twitter Search , inconveniently located on a different subdomain, right into the Twitter site itself. You can also just search a single ...

Tags: twitter, services, search, power, follow

Netbytes: Small talk is the next big thing for the twittering classes (Guardian Unlimited)

Posted on January 07, 2009 in Twitter sms

When a plane slid off the runway in Denver on Sunday, Twitter users were among the first to hear about it, because someone who was on the plane sent a tweet – a Twitter message – that said: " Holy fucking shit I was just in a plane crash! " Twitter users were also among the first to hear about terrorist attacks in Mumbai, earthquakes in California, and Heath Ledger's death. And as more ... Gaza mapping initiatives (AlertNet) Source: AlertNet As the situation continues to deteriorate in Gaza there is a great need for better maps of the crisis situation for use by relief agencies and other people on the ground. Listed below are several ...

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Monday Morning Madness - Blogrunner

Posted on January 07, 2009 in Twitter blog

...On Twitter's blog , co-founder Biz Stone wrote: "This morning we discovered 33 Twitter accounts had been "hacked" including prominent Twitter -ers like Rick Sanchez and Barack Obama (who has not been Twittering since becoming the ... TechSheep » Blog Archive » Monday Morning Madness (BIZ/ Twitter Blog ) BIZ / Twitter Blog : Monday Morning Madness — This morning we discovered 33 Twitter accounts had been “hacked” including prominent Twitter -ers like Rick Sanchez and Barack Obama (who has not been Twittering since becoming the president ...

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