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HTC Sensation Gets Outed Early by Qualcomm and Vodafone (Updated)

This morning, both Qualcomm and Vodafone slipped up and let specs fly early on the HTC Sensation, which is expected to be announced later today. First, Qualcomm confirmed the phone would have a dual-core 1.2GHz Snapdragon chip, and then Vodafone dished the rest of the specs out on a product page: The phone is said…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Apr 12

Government Turns to Facebook and Twitter To Get Terror Warnings Out

How will the government get the word out the next time there’s a serious terrorist threat? The same way you tell everyone what you had for lunch and how much you like that video of that baby that did that stupid thing: social networking! In addition to streamlining terror alerts from a soothing color-coded rainbow…

Social Media Brian Barrett Apr 7

Spring Cleaning For Your Social Networks

Sure, you’re already well equipped to clean up your house or apartment or mega-yacht. But what about your virtual homes? Check out The Next Web’s tips and tricks for tidying up your Twitter and keeping Facebook fresh. Spoiler: you’ve probably got a lot of expendable friends. [TNW] https://gizmodo.com/8-tools-to-help-jumpstart-your-spring-cleaning-5789374

Social Media Brian Barrett Apr 7

A Single Tweet Led to the Highest-Altitude Dance Party Ever

Need proof of Twitter’s power? This heart-warming story is it. Of course, old school companies’ values such as KLM airline’s willingness to help—and the Guinness book of world records’ keenness to always be where the action is were the deciding factors in today’s lovely little tale of the world’s highest-altitude dance party. It all began…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Apr 7

TweetDeck Sharing the Browser Client Love Everywhere

…everywhere except IE9 and Opera. But all the rest are invited to sign up for a closed beta of TweetDeck’s no-download-needed HTML5 client. The features and UI are the same as the Chrome plug-in (sans streaming). [TweetDeck via TechCrunch]

Tech News Sam Biddle Apr 6

Twitter Eyes Up Facebook Pages as a Way to Make Money

Given Facebook’s nabbed a few features from Twitter over the years, it’s only fair Twitter looks to Zuckerberg’s creation for ideas—especially when it comes to the little issue of making cold, hard cash. Facebook pages, where companies and wares-pushers could advertise and have a “coherent message,” might be the answer. Presumably this would differ from…

Social Media Kat Hannaford Apr 5

What Would You Do During a Flight Emergency? Tweet Pictures!

There are a number of things you could do in the midst of an aerial emergency. Calling loved ones, for instance. I think tweeting pictures might be up for consideration. Shawna Redden was one of 118 passengers on board Southwest flight 812 from Phoenix to Sacramento last night when, for unknown reasons, a six-foot hole…

Tech News Kwame Opam Apr 2

Twitter Nixes the Dickbar From Their iPhone App

After much public outrage regarding the addition of the QuickBar (aka Dickbar) to the iPhone Twitter App, Twitter says they’re removing it for the time being. However, they cite metrics indicating high usage of the bar and claim they’re working on a better solution. [Twitter]

Tech News Adrian Covert Mar 31

Chinese Blogger Arrested amid Online Revolutionary Suppression

In a country with iron-fisted speech policies like China, when bloggers start calling for a full-blown popular uprising, it’s a pretty dangerous time to be a blogger. That’s exactly what writer Ran Yunfei has found, arrested for his anti-government views. After Middle East revolts sparked some Hey, why not here, too commentary between China’s digital…

Tech News Sam Biddle Mar 28

The NY Times Doesn’t Mind You Tweeting Their Stories—Just Don’t Use Their Logo

Turns out that it wasn’t the tweeting (and thus offering easy access to free reading) the NY Times disapproved of with the @freeNYTimes feed, it was that they dared use the “T” logo the paper uses. The feed is back up, for easy paywall-dodging reading. [@freeNYTimes via Forbes] https://gizmodo.com/that-free-ny-times-twitter-account-got-taken-down-here-5785102

Tech News Kat Hannaford Mar 25

Twitter App Adds Video/Photo Capture Support For iPad 2

Twitter app users on iPad 2 can now tweet videos and pictures with its latest update, which also covers some bug fixes. Download it so you can finally tweet out those Photo Booth pictures. [iTunes via 9 to 5 Mac]

Tech News Husain Sumra Mar 24

The Past, Present, and Future of Our Internet Loneliness

Does being on the internet ever make you feel like you’re alone in the world? It should! Because this is basically how we live now: more and more ways to shout into the void, fewer and fewer people listening. Unless you’ve got, like, a kickass podcast, maybe? Nah. [Sticky Comics via TDW]

Tech News Brian Barrett Mar 24

Happy Birthday, Twitter: You’re Incredible and Horrendous

Twitter turns 5 years old today! What an adorable and accomplished and incredibly rich little tot. Twitter’s become internet-ubiquitous in those five years. It’s also become the most singularly idiotic and wonderful thing in internet history. I don’t remember when I first heard about Twitter, much in the same way that I don’t remember when…

Tech News Sam Biddle Mar 21

Avengers family tree explains how Iron Man is connected to Squirrel Girl

Joe Stone is a man on a mission. After designing family trees for the X-Men and Fantastic Four, he’s drafted this diagram for the Avengers, which highlights the sexual exploits Aunt May and the Avengers’ venerable manservant Jarvis.* https://gizmodo.com/x-men-family-tree-breaks-down-mutant-mating-habits-with-5735116 https://gizmodo.com/fantastic-four-family-tree-teaches-that-all-roads-lead-5765591 *Hey, cut them some slack. Almost nobody ages in the Marvel Universe, so they’re among…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Mar 20

The History of Twitter As Ken Burns Would Tell It

Click to viewAs Twitter celebrates its five year anniversary, what better way to mark the occasion than a Ken Burns-style satiric documentary featuring Soulja Boy? None. There is no better way, the end. [Funny or Die]

Tech News Brian Barrett Mar 16

How Pee Helps Us Understand Social Media

So what exactly is the difference between how we use Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Foursquare, et al? Like most everything in life, it’s easiest when you think in terms of pee. [Vanished Omen via PRSD via EpicPonyz]

Social Media Brian Barrett Mar 16

Comedian Gets Fired As the Voice of the Aflac Duck Because of Insensitive Tweets About Japan

Gilbert Gottfried, a pretty foulmouthed comedian and tasteless twitterer, was the voice of the Aflac Duck. You know, the duck that obnoxiously screeches AFFFLAAAACCKKK to sell insurance. Not anymore though, Aflac has fired Gottfried for posting dumb and insensitive tweets regarding Japan. He reportedly tweeted: “Japan called me. They said ‘maybe those jokes are a…

Tech News Casey Chan Mar 15

The Numbers Behind Twitter

It’s the 5th anniversary of Twitter. They’ve broken down some interesting numbers for you. [Twitter] • 3 years, 2 months and 1 day. The time it took from the first Tweet to the billionth Tweet. • 1 week. The time it now takes for users to send a billion Tweets. • 50 million. The average…

Tech News Jason Chen Mar 14

Pokémon Company Squashes Twitter Rumor of Creator’s Death [Update]

A spokesman for the Pokémon Company said all employees, including Pokémon creator Satoshi Tajiri, are alive and safe following Thursday’s tremendous earthquake in Japan, specifically rebutting a widespread rumor that Tajiri had died in the disaster.… [Kotaku]

Tech News Kotaku Mar 13

How to Not Suck on Twitter

If you’re new to Twitter, or just want to figure the damn thing out, The Atlantic posted a pretty good guide on how Twitter works, and how to keep your followers interested. [The Atlantic]

Tech News Adrian Covert Mar 11

HTC Sensation Gets Outed Early by Qualcomm and Vodafone (Updated)

Government Turns to Facebook and Twitter To Get Terror Warnings Out

Spring Cleaning For Your Social Networks

A Single Tweet Led to the Highest-Altitude Dance Party Ever

TweetDeck Sharing the Browser Client Love Everywhere

Twitter Eyes Up Facebook Pages as a Way to Make Money

What Would You Do During a Flight Emergency? Tweet Pictures!

Twitter Nixes the Dickbar From Their iPhone App

Chinese Blogger Arrested amid Online Revolutionary Suppression

The NY Times Doesn’t Mind You Tweeting Their Stories—Just Don’t Use Their Logo

Twitter App Adds Video/Photo Capture Support For iPad 2

The Past, Present, and Future of Our Internet Loneliness

Happy Birthday, Twitter: You’re Incredible and Horrendous

Avengers family tree explains how Iron Man is connected to Squirrel Girl

The History of Twitter As Ken Burns Would Tell It

How Pee Helps Us Understand Social Media

Comedian Gets Fired As the Voice of the Aflac Duck Because of Insensitive Tweets About Japan

The Numbers Behind Twitter

Pokémon Company Squashes Twitter Rumor of Creator’s Death [Update]

How to Not Suck on Twitter

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