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New Concept Helps Us Manage Our Sad Internet Addictions in Style

New Concept Helps Us Manage Our Sad Internet Addictions in Style

My entire life revolves around the internet. Between writing for Techi, interfacing with design clients, talking to friends, and gaming,...

Some Fascinating Stats About Twitter

Some Fascinating Stats About Twitter

I still remember the early days of Twitter. Well, sorta'. I got on in 2007, after the SXSWi hype-storm that...

Identity: The Twitter Killer We Never Expected

Identity: The Twitter Killer We Never Expected

My best friend asked me an unexpected question last week: "What is Twitter? What's the point?" And I, the genius...

Think Before You Tweet: Top 5 Celebrity Twitter Fails Of 2010

Think Before You Tweet: Top 5 Celebrity Twitter Fails Of 2010

As celebs became aware of the great power that the almighty Twitter social networking platform encompasses, they jumped on it...

Bird Watching: Profiling Fellow Twitterers

Bird Watching: Profiling Fellow Twitterers

If you're one of the many people who simply don't get Twitter, this might help: BitRebels provides a rundown on...

Rules of Engagement: Six Things Not To Do on Twitter

Rules of Engagement: Six Things Not To Do on Twitter

You may have heard the term 'Facebook is serious business'. Originally meant as a joke, it sure isn't anymore; social...

LinkedIn Gets Little More Like Facebook

LinkedIn Gets Little More Like Facebook

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=er3WevF-Zps Some may affectionately know LinkedIn as “Facebook for suits” in some quarters, but somehow the service has managed to...

Is Twitter on the decline? The numbers say so.

Is Twitter on the decline? The numbers say so.

I'm not sure what I would do these days without Twitter. I mean, if I don't know what some people...

Foursquare Day: Word of Mouth Advertising is Back

Foursquare Day: Word of Mouth Advertising is Back

If you're already a member of Foursquare, you know damn well it's Foursquare Day, and have probably already been 'playing'...

Twitter Self Destructing, Destroying Third-Party Support

Twitter Self Destructing, Destroying Third-Party Support

Does anyone remember Jaiku? Many Twitter users today don't know this, but Jaiku was far superior to Twitter in numerous...

Instant Twitplay: Google Replays Tweets on Twitter Timeline

Instant Twitplay: Google Replays Tweets on Twitter Timeline

For all the chatter about the inanity of Twitter, ultimately it is a pretty amazing resource of what people are...

Twitter Didn’t Kill Blogs, It Restored Personality

Twitter Didn’t Kill Blogs, It Restored Personality

The rise and fall of the blog is a heavily discussed topic on the Internet. Many are quick to claim...

Survey States the Obvious: Social Media Use Has Doubled Since 2008

Survey States the Obvious: Social Media Use Has Doubled Since 2008

According to a new survey from Arbitron Inc. and Edison Research, social media is still on the rise and use...

Twitter DOES Have a Business Model, After All!

Twitter DOES Have a Business Model, After All!

All this time we've been using and following Twitter and thinking, "What a cool service, but how will they ever...

Find Your Favorite Star Trek Actors on Twitter

Find Your Favorite Star Trek Actors on Twitter

Ever wondered which of your favorite Star Trek actors are on Twitter and which aren't? Wonder no more... the ubergeeks...

The Fat Lady Has Tweeted

The Fat Lady Has Tweeted

As a Mac and iPhone twitter fan, I was personally thrilled to hear that Twitter has purchased Atebits, developer of...

Twitter Can Be Used to Predict Box Office Take: HP

Twitter Can Be Used to Predict Box Office Take: HP

Hewlett Packard recently concluded a study that used Twitter to very accurately predict box office numbers for movies before they...

The Greatest Tech Developments of the Past Decade

The Greatest Tech Developments of the Past Decade

There has been an explosion in technological developments over the past decade, but not all of them are as important...

Twitter Announces Official Blackberry App, Gets a Little More Evil

Twitter Announces Official Blackberry App, Gets a Little More Evil

Lately, there have been rumblings that much-beloved Twitter might start to turn a little evil and begin to compete with...

Twitter Gets Overhaul, Excited Blogger Has Panic Attack From Sheer Delight

Twitter Gets Overhaul, Excited Blogger Has Panic Attack From Sheer Delight

Guys. Guys. Guys. Twitter is getting a redesign. Whenever I have anything to say about Twitter, I like to say...