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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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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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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Israel-Gaza Conflict Spills Over Into Twitter (InformationWeek)

Posted on January 06, 2009 in Twitter search

Tweets labeled with the #Gaza hash tag are flowing in at a blistering pace with viewpoints and news updates from all sides in the conflict. 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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The news is changing and you're a part of it (Woodstock Sentinel-Review)

Posted on January 03, 2009 in Twitter sms

MONTREAL -- The news is changing, as more ordinary people become citizen journalists. Armed with cellphone cameras and Internet connections, they are taking pictures, shooting video and messaging eyewitness accounts of terrorist attacks, political rallies and natural disasters. New social media tools, same old lesson: moderation (Ars Technica) The utility of social media services like Twitter and LinkedIn is being questioned yet again. But the criticisms aren't really new to these services, and the same lessons we've learned from earlier media still apply. Read More...

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More interaction expected as citizen journalism evolves, expert predicts (Canoe Money)

Posted on January 02, 2009 in Twitter sms

MONTREAL - The news is changing, as more ordinary people become citizen journalists. More interaction expected as citizen journalism evolves, expert predicts (CNews) MONTREAL - The news is changing, as more ordinary people become citizen journalists. Armed with cellphone cameras and Internet connections, they are taking pictures, shooting video and messaging eyewitness accounts of terrorist attacks, political rallies and natural disasters.

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More interaction expected as citizen journalism evolves, expert predicts (CNews)

Posted on January 01, 2009 in Twitter sms

MONTREAL - The news is changing, as more ordinary people become citizen journalists. Armed with cellphone cameras and Internet connections, they are taking pictures, shooting video and messaging eyewitness accounts of terrorist attacks, political rallies and natural disasters. 8 Ways to Celebrate New Year’s Eve 2009 Online (Mashable) Happy New Year! …Well, not quite yet. I may be a little premature in my celebration (at least in the US), but that is no reason for you not to celebrate the New Year in as many ways as humanly possible. Why just celebrate it at a bar when you can celebrate it online? No, we’re not suggesting that you celebrate the New Year in front of your computer (what fun would that be?), but there are ...

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Twitter Blog: Friends in More Places

Posted on December 31, 2008 in Twitter blog

Google is integrating Twitter with Friend Connect! With Google Friend Connect, Twitter folks will be able to bump into and recognize each other out there on the web—and discover new people to follow on Twitter . The Google Blog has more ... YouTube, Twitter : Weapons in Israel's Info War | Danger Room from ... And we - the USA - are sponsoring her terrorist activities...AND we are protecting her from sanctions...UN sanctions for her heinous crimes against humanity. http://theoddneighbor. blogspot .com/2006/08/for-murdered-children-of-qana.html ...

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Talk & Squawk: What's on the community's mind Dec. 15-21 (The Wilmington Star-News)

Posted on December 22, 2008 in Twitter blog

Selections from Twitter feeds and blogs from and about Southeastern North Carolina This week's letters and blog pingbacks in full (Guardian Unlimited) TWITTERING MUMBAI I note with interest the front page article on today's Technology Guardian. In the description of the Government's intentions and plans to close down communications in the event of a major terrorist incident, two things comes over load and clear: the total distrust of the people by the government; and the total determination to keep them ignorant of events as they unfold. ...

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Daily Tidbits: Stickam launches API (CNET)

Posted on December 22, 2008 in Twitter api

Monday's Daily Tidbits brings you news from Stickam and its intention to bring an API to the Web site owners. Hot or Not now has a Twitter clone. How Terrorists May Abuse Micro-Blogging Channels Like Twitter (O'Reilly Media) In this article, I want to further the discussion on how micro-blogging channels may be leveraged by terrorist organizations to obtain real time surveillance and intelligence of their efforts.

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The Year in Tweets: 10 Most Memorable Twitter Moments of 2008 (Mashable)

Posted on December 21, 2008 in Twitter

2008 has been a big year for Twitter . The service once known for being unreliable has since stabilized and grown increasingly popular, branching beyond the tech community and into the mainstream . Twitter has also evolved into a medium for breaking national and international news, oftentimes before major media outlets. From natural disasters like Hurricane Gustav to the recent terrorist ... Voters can now Twitter their MPs (VNU Net via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) A new service aims to help MPs better interact with their constituencies through the Twitter social networking tool.

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MySpace, Facebook IM come to Meebo (CNET)

Posted on December 21, 2008 in Twitter windows

The Web-based chat service now has the two social networks' IM hooked up along with the likes of AIM, Yahoo, and Windows Live. This week's letters and blog pingbacks in full (Guardian Unlimited) TWITTERING MUMBAI I note with interest the front page article on today's Technology Guardian. In the description of the Government's intentions and plans to close down communications in the event of a major terrorist incident, two things comes over load and clear: the total distrust of the people by the government; and the total determination to keep them ignorant of events as they unfold. ...

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BackType Launches Google Alerts For Blog Comments (TechCrunch)

Posted on December 21, 2008 in Twitter blog

BackType , a Y Combinator startup that launched in August , is a sort of "Twitter for comments" that aggregates comments from millions of blogs into a single, searchable, parsable stream. Today they launched a new feature called Alerts that will let users track keywords included in comments on tracked blogs - a sort of Google Alerts for blog comments. This will be useful to anyone who ... This week's letters and blog pingbacks in full (Guardian Unlimited) TWITTERING MUMBAI I note with interest the front page article on today's Technology Guardian. In the description of the Government's intentions and plans to close down communications in the event of a major terrorist incident, two things comes over load and clear: the total distrust of the people by the government; and the total determination to keep them ignorant of events as they unfold. ...

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SearchBiz: Microsoft Search General Manager Brad Goldberg Leaving, Twitter Gets Serious About Revenue & Google Gives ... (Search Engine Land)

Posted on December 21, 2008 in Twitter search

Microsoft’s GM of search product management (on the marketing side), Brad Goldberg, is leaving the company to become CEO of online business at investment firm Peak6. The Year in Tweets: 10 Most Memorable Twitter Moments of 2008 (Mashable) 2008 has been a big year for Twitter . The service once known for being unreliable has since stabilized and grown increasingly popular, branching beyond the tech community and into the mainstream . Twitter has also evolved into a medium for breaking national and international news, oftentimes before major media outlets. From natural disasters like Hurricane Gustav to the recent terrorist ...

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Paper Trail Is on Twitter Now (US News & World Report)

Posted on December 21, 2008 in Twitter mobile

We're so hip, we come to you in 140 characters or fewer. How Terrorists May Abuse Micro-Blogging Channels Like Twitter (O'Reilly Media) In this article, I want to further the discussion on how micro- channels may be leveraged by terrorist organizations to obtain real time surveillance and intelligence of their efforts.

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How Terrorists May Abuse Micro-Blogging Channels Like Twitter (O'Reilly Media)

Posted on December 20, 2008 in Twitter mobile

In this article, I want to further the discussion on how micro-blogging channels may be leveraged by terrorist organizations to obtain real time surveillance and intelligence of their efforts. iPhone Web App Thumbdive Goes Beta to Bring People Together in Privacy (PR.com) Social media mobile marketing company AirGini (http://www.airgini.com) has today announced the private beta launch of Thumbdive (http://www.thumbdive.com), a new iPhone and desktop PC web app for friends to interact and share content from the web’s most popular social sites. Aimed at urban professionals with active lifestyles, a global network of friends and who value their privacy, ...

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How Terrorists May Abuse Micro-Blogging Channels Like Twitter (O'Reilly Media)

Posted on December 19, 2008 in Twitter api

In this article, I want to further the discussion on how micro-blogging channels may be leveraged by terrorist organizations to obtain real time surveillance and intelligence of their efforts. Twitter May Have Made Dell a Million, it Doesn’t Mean it Can Be (Easily) Monetized (Mashable) MG Siegler over at VentureBeat has an interesting proposition about Twitter’s monetization capacity. Quoting InternetNews , he digs up the claim that Twitter made 1 million dollars in revenue for Dell. Here’s the quote: “Less altruistically, some businesses have discovered that Twitter is an effective way of communicating with consumers. Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) says Twitter has produced $1 ...

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Philips SRM7500 Windows Media Center remote comes with Windows...

Posted on December 19, 2008 in Twitter windows

Windows Media Center, Windows Home Server, Zune and digital lifestyle blog. ... Windows Sideshow · Windows Vista · Xbox · Zune · View more. News. Follow me, Follow you - I am on Twitter http:// .com/isdixon. Site Links ... How Terrorists May Abuse Micro-Blogging Channels Like Twitter - O ... It is clear how useful a micro-blogging channel like Twitter can be to the public during situations such as in the Bombay attacks. However, in the following list, I want to enumerate how potential terrorists may leverage a channel like ...

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Make Money With Twitter! / The Latest / Sitening / Nashville TN

Posted on December 18, 2008 in Twitter rss

For those of you who aren’t familiar, Twitter is the relatively new internet phenomenon that asks the simple questions “What are you doing?” and eagerly awaits your reply in 140 characters or less. Not really the best idea, right? ... How Terrorists May Abuse Micro-Blogging Channels Like Twitter - O ... It is clear how useful a -blogging channel like Twitter can be to the public during situations such as in the Bombay attacks. However, in the following list, I want to enumerate how potential terrorists may leverage a channel like ...

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Twitter Blog: Live From India

Posted on December 14, 2008 in Twitter blog

We're hearing lots of reports about on-the-scene reporting using Twitter from India as horrific terrorist attacks continue to unfold. Om Malik has suggested this Twitter Search query to follow the bad news as it continues to break. ... Do you TWITTER ? Pandarazzi does!!! New blog addition | PANDARAZZI ... I am sure you all have heard about Social Networking and Micro Blogging recently...many of you may wonder what the heck the hoopla is all about like I.

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