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Where were you during the Twitpocalypse? On June 12, 2009 at 23:52:04 GMT, the number of Twitter status updates exceeded 2,147,483,6471, the limit for 32-bit signed integers. This caused many 3rd party Twitter apps to break or start malfunctioning. The developers at WhereCloud even setup Twitpocalypse.com to help track the impending doom many Twitter applications …
"Do NOT Twitter" warnings are now being added to fire safety posters.
Can’t fully express yourself with Twitter‘s 140-character limit? It can be tough. And sometimes plain text just isn’t enough. Luckily services like TwitPic and Ping.fm allow us to embed picture links in our tweets. But what about video? There are actually a few services helping bring video to Twitter and BubbleTweet is one of the …
It’s probably only a matter of time until Google integrates Twitter tweets into their search results. But until that day comes, there’s Twootles. Twootles a simple but web service that let’s you search on Google and Twitter at the same time and will displays both results side-by-side. That’s all that Twootles does right now but …
It works with a remote control. It's a "lean back experience.\" But Hulu says its new downloadable application that looks like a TV interface still isn't intended to be watched on a TV.
L.A. Times staff writer Christopher Reynolds tells you 10 things you probably didn’t know about South Dakota landmark. 1. Charles E. Rushmore was a lawyer from New York. He was sent to South Dakota to check legal titles on some properties around the Black Hills in 1884 or 1885. By the National Park Service’s account, …
Here's another great reminder for journalists to check their sources. A 22-year-old Dublin student fooled journalists around the world when he posted a fake quote on French composer Maurice Jarre's Wikipedia page. The fake quote soon appeared in obituaries published by The Guardian, BBC Music Magazine, and The London Independent among others. The incident was later named one of Wikipedia's 10 biggest hoaxes in its first 10 years.
Move over solar and electric. A team at the UK's Warwick University has designed and created the ecoF3, a Formula 3 racing car that's powered by chocolate.
How long have you been on Twitter? Not exactly sure? Yappler will show you how many days you've been tweeting and your Twitter join date.
Are you contemplating creating your own website? Spend some extra time thinking about your URL or website address. All of these items below are legitimate companies that didn’t spend quite enough time considering how their online names might appear… and be misread. These are not made up. Check them out yourself! WhorePresents.com “Who Represents” is where …
What should a major fast food chain, like Domino’s Pizza, do when two employees create a PR nightmare by posting videos of themselves tampering with customer’s food on YouTube? A few years ago, the typical corporate response might have been to pull the videos off the Internets, hide their heads in the sand like an …
Want to generate a ton of bad press for your company and get yourself fired before the end of the day? Yes?! Then there's a lot that can be learned from these two Domino's Pizza employees from Conover, North Carolina.
Don't have time to Twitter? Do you dread composing lengthy 140 characters tweets? Who doesn't. Move over Twitter, here comes Flutter to the rescue.
Nambu is very popular free Mac Twitter client that handles saved searches, topic threading, filters, and groups. For example, you can split up the people you follow like family, friends, coworkers, even enemies.
Sure TinyURL will make your links shorter, but what if you want to go the opposite direction? Say hello to HugeURL.
Did Warner Bros. Acquire The Pirate Bay? Is Qualcomm expanding their wireless coverage with transmitters connected to Wolfpigeons? Careful what you read online today and check your calendar. That’s right, it’s April Fools Day. Here are some of the best April Fools Day jokes you’ll see online today. Enjoy! Reddit Reborn as Redigg – Are …
I searched Amazon for "Girl Scout Cookies". Instead of cookies, Amazon wants to sell me slutty Girl Scout costumes, wolf urine and vaginal surgery instruments.
