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Facebook makes yet another Twitter move: Changes in Publisher

by Jodie Andrefski on Jun 25, 2009 at 03:19 PM

Maybe they should just start calling it “TwitBook” because Facebook sure seems to be trying to adapt their interface to everything Twitter.  Their latest redesign sees them making some changes to their Publisher tool (this used to be the status update box).  Now, users can choose just how public (or… Continue Reading »

Twitter: suddenly essential to national security?

by JG Mason on Jun 17, 2009 at 09:16 AM

Has Twitter finally found it revenue source?  Bowing to pressure from the US State Department, Twitter put off some downtime in efforts to keep their conduit open for news that is flowing out of Iran.  The recent Iranian election results have put the people in the streets demonstrating for what… Continue Reading »

5 Questions with Tumblr’s Marco Arment

by Iyaz Akhtar on May 29, 2009 at 05:23 PM

A lot of us use Twitter.  But when you want to post images, videos, and audio, you might want to move to something like Tumblr.  It’s an extremely easy blogging solution.  But, who’s behind Tumblr?  Get to know Marco Arment in this edition of “5 Questions.”  He put together much… Continue Reading »

Gadgetell Experiment: Kindle 2 - a blogging tool?

by Merlyn Akhtar on May 23, 2009 at 01:04 PM

Having recently reviewed the Amazon Kindle 2, I thought I’d explore some alternate uses for the e-reader.  Let’s face it, if the Kindle can do more for you than just being an e-reader, the price is a little more bearable.  The first alternate use I explored was blogging. To begin,… Continue Reading »

Rant: Bloggers, we are better than job posting leads

by JG Mason on May 21, 2009 at 09:49 AM

It is an interesting state of affairs when we bloggers, in our never-ending thirst for more are sifting through job listings to get a lead on what a company is thinking.  Forget high priced PR mouthpieces, simply post a free job posting somewhere and one of my cohorts will pick… Continue Reading »

Worst Week: Google

by Merlyn Akhtar on May 16, 2009 at 03:14 PM

#googlefail.  If you’re on Twitter, you’re probably familiar with this tag.  In a nutshell, it describes what is possibly Google’s worst week.  Read on to find out what happened to one of the web’s most popular service providers.  Hint: there was a lot of chaos.  Continue Reading »

Self-publish your blog on the Kindle and make some money

by Iyaz Akhtar on May 13, 2009 at 06:27 PM

Up until now, the Kindle has only had a few blogs amongst other content for sale.  Now, Amazon has a new beta program called “Kindle Publishing for Blogs Beta” that lets anyone publish their blog in the Kindle Store.  We’ve got a photo gallery to show you a walk through… Continue Reading »

Practice safe surfing: Don’t get hijacked on Twitter

by Jodie Andrefski on Mar 21, 2009 at 09:32 AM

Oh, is Twitter making the news as of late.  And the latest is really not for a positive reason.  If you, like many, are a Twitter user, you better be careful since it was just found out that they are vulnerable to a major cross-site scripting (XSS) hack vulnerability which… Continue Reading »

Watch what you Tweet about!

by Jodie Andrefski on Mar 18, 2009 at 05:15 PM

We’ve been talking about how the use of social networking is on the rise—be it with networking sites like Facebook getting more popular, or Twitter, who is now legal even in a criminal courtroom.  However, be careful what you say on these sites.  Do the words “social networking” not make… Continue Reading »

Say hello to your new Facebook homepage

by Jodie Andrefski on Mar 12, 2009 at 03:37 PM

They have been telling us to watch for it, and today it finally launches.  Well, for some users anyway.  Facebook rolled out their new homepage today for some (it should be there for everyone soon), and the features may look rather familiar to you if you use Twitter. Rather Twitter-esque…the… Continue Reading »

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