If you’re a heavy Twitter user, you might be freaking out right now. Across the board, Twitter users are showing zero followers and zero following. No, you didn’t get punished for something you tweeted – Twitter is fixing a bug, and your stats will be restored shortly. We’re not sure what bug they’re working on [...more]
Man, Facebook just can’t be escaped, can it? The new Kindle 2.5 software update adds Facebook and Twitter support to the e-reader, which means there’s officially not a single gadget out there that doesn’t connect to the social network sites. Okay, so my toaster can’t access Facebook yet. Just MySpace. The Kindle 2.5 update also adds [...more]
What the hell is Google Buzz anyway? A BBS embedded in Gmail? A Twitter-killer? The death of Facebook? Well whatever it is, it’s got over 9 million posts and comments since its launch on Tuesday. That’s over 160,000 comments & posts per hour, and 200 posts per minute by mobile device. That’s incredible for a service [...more]
Some steampunks found a way to use twitter to make them snacks, so break out the #popcorn hashtag, they’re probably getting pretty hungry after building this thing. Fast forward to about 1:22 for actual footage of the machine and to skip some of the cheesy bits (not the good kind). Basically, each time the machine’s [...more]
@astro_mike: tell the astronauts planet earth says hi! The space shuttle Endeavour takes off today, carrying with it a crew that will deliver and install the Tranquility node to the International Space Station. Also going with them are their Twitter accounts – Astronaut Mike Massimino (@astro_mike) will be accepting tweets down at mission control at the [...more]
It used to be that screaming “I’ve got a bomb” at the airport was the best way to get arrested. Now, thanks to the digital age, all you have to do is Twitter jokes about bombs. Everything’s so much easier now. In Northern England this week, a frustrated man – delayed at the airport [...more]
Groups of computer enthusiasts have teamed up with Project EPIC to standardize emergency communication. It’s pretty ingenious – these hashtags can be read by Google Maps, creating a realtime map of where people need help or supplies are. Here are just some of the hashtags in play. #need [explain the needs using the appropriate keywords below] #offering [...more]
Tech words are dominating the English language, according to The American Dialect Society. They recently announced that the word “google,” as in, “So I googled it and found out my cat shouldn’t be making those noises,” was named the society’s Word of the Decade. I’m not surprised. As the internet audience went from enormous to [...more]
Haptic Antics: Apple's Rumored Retractab...If this rumor provided by AppleInsider is true, then Ap...
HP Ink Costs More Than Human Blood, Says...What's this? HP printer ink's needlessly expensive? I'm...
Awesome Video Of Sound Waves Seen Throug...
So what are you looking at? Just salt, a speaker an...
How to find out if Office 2010 is activa...It is worth noting that while you are using any operati...
iPhone 4's Antenna Problems Fixed...The early users of communication extravaganza, iPhone 4...
