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Latest Flock Beta delivers Digg, Pownce and AOL Mail support: Having launched in late 2005 amidst a tsunami of web 2.0 hype, it was always going to be difficult for social web browser Flock to keep up with expectations. But after getting through what seemed like an unhealthy period of stagnation, update by update the software is really starting to...; Tags: Digg, America Online Inc., Twitter, E-mail, Web 2.0, Online Communications, Internet, Steve O\'Hear; Blog posts 2008-05-14
Twitter Gadget (gg): Read and update Twitters account right from your desktop with this Google Gadget.; Tags: Google Inc., Twitter, Desktops, Hardware; Software downloads 2008-05-13
Opera widget: Tell the world what you are up to! Twitter is a global community of friends and strangers answering one simple question: What are you doing? This widget that lets you post new "tweets", follow your friends, see their replies and see the public timeline on Twitter. Note: This widget will...; Tags: Opera Software, Twitter; Software downloads 2008-05-13
MySpace partners with Yahoo, Twitter and eBay in "data portability" initiative: MySpace partners with Yahoo, Twitter and eBay in "data portability" initiativeSo...you're saying Twitter is going to get a MySpacelift?; Tags: Twitter, data portability, MySpace, eBay Inc., Yahoo! Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-05-09
MySpace partners with Yahoo, Twitter and eBay in "data portability" initiative: Having previously talked the talk when it comes to data portability, MySpace is beginning to walk the walk: announcing its own 'data portability' initiative, supported by partners Yahoo, Twitter and eBay. Dubbed MySpace â€˜Data Availability', users will be able to optionally share their public profile data with...; Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Data, eBay Inc., Twitter, MySpace, MySpace Data Availability Initiative, Internet, Instant Messaging, Corporate Communications, BIOS, Online Communications, Marketing, Hardware, Components, Steve O\'Hear; Blog posts 2008-05-08

ShoZu adds Twitter, Seesmic, Photobucket, and 5 more destinations: One of the first applications I load up on my camera-enabled mobile phones is ShoZu because it allows me to post photos and videos I capture to a number of websites and services. ShoZu just announced that they have added eight new destinations to their mobile client. ...; Tags: Destination, Photobucket, Twitter, ShoZu, Camera Phones, Advertising & Promotion, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-05-08
On being detained in Cairo: I've brought up Twitter before. Twitter is a micro-blogging service. You use it to "tweet" messages of no more than 140 characters. Your friends, colleagues and the general public can follow your Twitter stream and keep up with such urgent intelligence as, "Feeling bored," or "Currently surrounded by idiots." Or,...; Tags: Twitter, James Karl Buck, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Ed Gottsman; Blog posts 2008-05-07
Update your Twitter feed by voice with Twitterfone: Update your Twitter feed by voice with TwitterfoneSoftware Monday?What happened to Software Monday for 5/5/2008!; Tags: Tools & Techniques, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Twitterfone, Twitter; Discussion threads 2008-05-06
Update your Twitter feed by voice with Twitterfone: I first met Pat Phelan in Spain this year when he provided MAXroam SIM cards to us Nokia Nseries bloggers. They worked very well and I think he provides a valuable service to world travelers. I just received an email from Pat announcing the launch of Twitterfone. Twitterfone is a...; Tags: Phone, Voice, Twitter, Twitterfone, Verification Text Message, Telecom & Utilities, E-mail, Online Communications, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-05-06
JavaOne '08: Sun demos JavaFX platform: Here's a look at Sun Microsystems’ new JavaFX application, with Flickr and Twitter feeds running in Facebook within the browser, dragged to the desktop, and then put on a mobile phone. Sun Microsystems executives Rich Green and Nandini Ramani showed the JavaFX environment at the JavaOne Conference in San Francisco....; Tags: Flickr, Twitter, JavaFX, JavaOne, Sun Microsystems, Sun Microsystems Inc., Rich Internet Application Environment, but no tags matched; Videos 2008-05-06
Google Reader lets users do micro-blogging: Google Reader lets users do micro-bloggingFumbledGarret, I think this is cool except for the strange feature that allows you to [b]edit[/b] the post you're adding a note to. This is no accident; why would Google implement such a feature? Seems like it only makes room for mass post...; Tags: Google Reader, Google Inc., Twitter; Discussion threads 2008-05-06
Google Reader lets users do micro-blogging: Ok, Twitter and Google Reader aren't exactly apples to apples, but the new "Notes" feature in Google Reader feels a lot like posting status updates in Twitter. When you type a note, it's automatically shared with all your friends unless you unshare, and it appears almost as a real...; Tags: Google Inc., Google Reader, Twitter, E-mail Servers, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Garett Rogers; Blog posts 2008-05-06
A distributed alternative to Twitter must respect what already exists: Lots of talk over the last few days among Twittervangelists about the need for some kind of open source and fully distributed version of Twitter to protect against the outages that continue to plague the service. "We're all creating artifacts and connections that are even more fragile...; Tags: Twitter, Branding, Marketing, Steve O\'Hear; Blog posts 2008-05-05
TweetSavr (dmg): TweetSavr is a screensaver that connects to your Twitter account to display your latest tweets, your friends, or even public tweets. TweetSavr allows you to keep up-to date with Twitter without having to be sitting in front of your Mac. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.; Tags: Twitter, Zuur Design, TweetSavr, Desktops, Hardware; Software downloads 2008-04-30
Can Twitter go mainstream?: Can Twitter go mainstream?Who cares...SeriouslyNot sure I want it to go mainstream...One of the things I have liked about Twitter is that if you use a desktop client and avoid the public timeline, you actually get useful information without all of the commercialized clutter and pointless bickering. If it goes...; Tags: Text messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Cellular phones, SMS, Twitter; Discussion threads 2008-04-28
Can Twitter go mainstream?: Twitter is seeking a new round of venture funding, $15 to $20 million CNET, and according to TechCrunch, the company is being valued at between $60 and $150 million. "One reason for all the attention: growth rates suggest that it is now just a matter of when,...; Tags: Facebook, Twitter, Web 2.0, Channel Management, Sales Tools, Social Networking, Operational Accounting, Internet, Marketing, Sales, Online Communications, Advertising & Promotion, Finance, Steve O\'Hear; Blog posts 2008-04-28
Are Twitterers Tworons?: Are Twitterers Tworons?So what is that twitter anyway?Checked website once but did not understand what it is about :)A couple more...(For the record, not pleased with "twittard". Any thing that comes close to using the name "retard" or associates with the term "mentally retarded" should be banished.) With...; Tags: Twitterers Tworons, Twitter; Discussion threads 2008-04-28
Are Twitterers Tworons?: This just in: No one in the real world knows what the hell Twitter is. Kara Swisher took an informal poll of folks using Twitter at a wedding and found virtually know one that cared--or even knew--about it. Now this is in stark contrast to what the...; Tags: Twitter, Blogging, Marketing Research, Instant Messaging, Internet, Marketing, Online Communications, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-28
Twitter's to-do list: Become obsessive about uptime: Twitter's to-do list: Become obsessive about uptimeCapacity, Not Uptime is the issueDowntime is a symptom, not the real problem. If they can't handle the volume, how will they grow another 2-4x? It's not like they are down for a few minutes here and there.; Tags: Twitter; Discussion threads 2008-04-26
Twitter turmoil: when does it end?: The news that Twitter's lead architect Blaine Cook and Lee Mighdoll, VP engineering have left should be no surprise. Let's be blunt. Despite theÂ neutral language used in various posts, they were fired. One has to wonder whether Jack Dorsey is next, especially as he doesn't seem to understand the...; Tags: Twitter, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Manufacturing, Strategy, It Operations, It service Management, Management, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-04-24