- Art that looks back at you: Golan Levin on TED.com http://bit.ly/2e1wGq -#cool- using robotics, new software, cognitive research to make art
- Firefox hits 1 billion downloads! http://bit.ly/ZixtO (via Betanews) #
- New Edge videos explore the staggering potential of genetics http://bit.ly/pwScy (via TEDBlog) #
- Google Maps in 3D within Flash Player http://bit.ly/3mKt9W (via EverythingFlex) - Damn cool, indeed. #
- Apple Releases iPhone Update To Fix SMS Hack http://bit.ly/iJTG3 (via @macTweeter) - Available now! (300 mb patch) iPhoners, don’t delay. #
- Secret slide reveals Microsoft will lose $300 million on Yahoo deal before making $1 http://bit.ly/4jBZTR (via Betanews) #
- “Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass… it’s about learning to dance in the rain.” RT @tedrubin #
- Yeah, there’s an app for that. But for how long, and at what cost? http://bit.ly/3nGn2 (tuaw) - Dev tip: don’t replicate native functions #
- @tonyhawk http://twitpic.com/c5m0l - Nice! Great to see Christian back in the mix. #
- RT @Jason_Pollock About 2 c “Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice” at #TCFF. Theres a Tribute to the film’s director Paul Mazursky. Gr8 film & Director #
- RT @Alyssa_Milano: Important info #iPhone RT @mashable: iPhone Virus? Turn Your Phone Off - http://bit.ly/XYoFb - beware of the square #
- What Twitter and Facebook Can Learn From Phish - http://bit.ly/mZUdH (via @mashable) - Good, interesting, read. Can social networks sustain? #
- iPhone Jailbreaking Could Crash Cellphone Towers, Apple Claims | Threat Level | Wired.com http://bit.ly/1611T5 #
- Taking Over the iPhones of the World, One SMS at a Time http://bit.ly/Y7MUQ (via Mashable) - Let’s hope this is just a sham #
- Barnes & Noble Now Offering Free Wi-Fi http://bit.ly/N8vst (via Lifehacker) - Nice (via AT&T!?!) #
- Forrester: One Quarter of Web Users Watch Online TV Shows http://bit.ly/MoIn5 (via NewTeeVee) - up from 20 percent last year #
- Super Talent Releases Tiny 32 GB USB Key Drive http://bit.ly/2UpYOR (via jkOnTheRun) #
- Wanted: Startups for Our Mobilize 09 LaunchPad http://bit.ly/TTnru (via GigaOM) #
- @CMoz You can do selective backups as you get a total of 20GB for both Mail& iDisk but you are able to allocate as much as you want for each in reply to CMoz #
- Microsoft-Yahoo Search Deal: The Most Important Facts http://bit.ly/166Zee (via TechCrunch) - very interesting deal #
- iDisk iPhone app arrives, there is much rejoicing http://bit.ly/4fGOlm (via TUAW)- Time to compare with MobileFiles (which has worked great) #
- Inmate Bernie Madoff ’surprised’ scam fooled SEC for so long http://tinyurl.com/koshbh SEC’s fault or work of master con? (via @Nightline) #
- Kodak’s Zi8 HD pocket camcorder hits the 1080p mark, adds Facebook uploading http://bit.ly/3NgAmq (via @engadget) #
- @CMoz I love it. Synching address book, bookmarks,and iCal with your macs and iPhone OTA works brilliantly. Also great w/OmniFocus, best GTD in reply to CMoz #
- Number of Social Networking Users Has Doubled Since 2007 http://bit.ly/ejG8S (via Mashable) - 1/3rd of the US population on the reg #
- Busted! Thieves Caught by MobileMe’s Find My iPhone http://bit.ly/mF1EQ (via Mashable) #
- Coolness: Amazon’s Acquisitions and Investments, Visualized http://bit.ly/YnTFd (via TechCrunch) #
- Monster Merger: IBM Buys SPSS For Approx. $1.2 Billion In Cash Deal http://bit.ly/a674Z (via TechCrunch) #
- RT ALERT! “TWITVIEWER.NET is a WORM. If U logged in delete autotweet-change U’r passwrd now” — NEVR GV UP UR PASSWORD! (via @adventuregirl) #
- A Week of Flash Collaboration: Authentication and Drupal Integration http://bit.ly/7fnp2 (via adobe flash platform blog) #
- Twitter Adopting The Word ‘Tweet’ On Its Website http://bit.ly/vt7yQ (via TechCrunch) #
- The Ultimate Round-Up of Fireworks Tutorials and Resources http://bit.ly/18FwpC (via Smashing) - Great resource for a great prototyping tool #
- $25B will be spent on Web adv this yr, eMarketer est that will grow to $37+ billion by 2013. http://bit.ly/16rQQL (via @chrisharrington) #
- Apple Release iPhone 3.1 Beta 3 to Developers (Beta 2 Expiring Tues, July 28!) http://bit.ly/38fcU #iphone (via @theiphoneblog) #
Since I took some time off at the beginning of the month (and didn’t want to spam my blog) I’ve included the last few weeks of some occasional tweets below.
My Weekly Tweet Digest for 2009-07-24:
- 5 More Twitter Related Trends to Watch Right Now http://bit.ly/aa2QM (via Mashable) #
- Report: Steve Jobs Happy With Apple’s Tablet, Fast Tracks It For Early 2010 http://bit.ly/1ntFw (via TechCrunch) #
- The State of Wireless Broadband: 225M Subscribers & Growing http://bit.ly/15NTPi (via GigaOM) #
- Microsoft sees first annual sales decline in its history for fiscal 2009 http://bit.ly/2JsqcS (via @engadget) #
- Google Latitude available for iPhone now! Go to http://www.google.com/latitude from your phone’s browser http://bit.ly/YUsfX (via @google) #
- 32 ways to use #Facebook in your #business http://bit.ly/46JL6 via @1stwebdesigner @prsarahevans - nice and simple outline to help success #
- CHART OF THE DAY: Online Ad Rates Picking Up by @nichcarlson http://bit.ly/SfbhH (via @alleyinsider) #
- Apple profits rise 15% on sales of 2.6M Macs, 5.2M iPhones http://bit.ly/SkDVf (via AppleInsider) - With its Q3 sales @ $8.34 billion #
- Biggest Stunt Ever: A parachute jump from space - Twitter Snapshot: Steve Truglia wants to jump from space http://bit.ly/sE1Ko (via TEDBlog) #
- Stunt of the Century: a parachute jump from space -Twitter Snapshot:Steve Truglia wants to jump from space http://bit.ly/sE1Ko (via TEDBlog) #
- Twitter Snapshot: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown takes the TED stage by surprise http://bit.ly/u2Jyw (via TEDblog) #
- A Brave New World: 700M New Net Users Seen By 2013 http://bit.ly/fdxex (via GigaOm) #
- iPhone Apps Design Mistakes: Over-Blown Visuals http://bit.ly/CDvBr (via Smashing) - Good read for anyone involved in iPhone app development #
- Google Wave Opens to Non-Developers in September http://bit.ly/44hcKg (via Lifehacker) #
- iPhone and iPod touch: Now with 45 Million Unit Install Base http://bit.ly/71z9f (via The iPhone Blog) #
- Adobe Unveils New Open Source Initiatives Targeted Towards Media Companies http://tcrn.ch/7Me by @leenarao (via @TechCrunch) #
- 50 New CSS Techniques For Your Next Web Design http://bit.ly/L4Myr (via feedly) - Great resource for tips & tricks on designing CSS websites #
- Social Networking: Everyone is Doing it, All the Time http://bit.ly/AaVCW (via feedly) #
My Weekly Tweet Digest for 2009-07-17
- Top iPhone App Developer Was Losing Out On $2000 A Day Because Of Sloppy Coding http://bit.ly/qU0BH (TechCrunch) #
- The coming Apple tablet-netbook-smartphone-Kindle stats problem: http://bit.ly/SRpiO $AAPL (via @fromedome) #
- Google reports Q2 profit, says market ‘appears to have stabilized’ http://bit.ly/1a4lPm (via feedly) #
- The Pirate Bay goes the way of Grokster http://bit.ly/12b9Jm (via feedly) #
- YouTube XL Coming Soon to the Boob Tube | Epicenter | Wired.com http://bit.ly/6ObHp (via feedly) #
- Twitter’s Internal Strategy Laid Bare: To Be “The Pulse Of The Planet” http://bit.ly/HQ8Jn (via feedly) #
- Twitter’s 1,928 Percent Growth and Other Notable Social Media Stats http://bit.ly/Pvdg7 (via feedly) #
- No ‘Bing boom’ yet: ComScore data confirms Bing’s slow growth http://bit.ly/kMsdC (via feedly) #
- SweetFM now an open source project http://bit.ly/12PbiD (via feedly) - looks pretty slick + I love that it’s open source #
- Apple Blog: Bringin’ It Back: Apple Reportedly Showing Renewed Interest in Matte Screen Options http://bit.ly/42PXQR (via @macTweeter) #
- Google Brings Location To The Mobile Web On The iPhone http://tcrn.ch/5z8 by @parislemon (via @TechCrunch) #
- Google Reader Takes Another Social Step With People Search And “Likes” http://tcrn.ch/5xt by @parislemon (via @ TechCrunch) - Lovin’ GR! #
- Facebook Adds 50 Million Users in 3 Months - http://bit.ly/IBxlF (via @mashable) #
- What Sunk Veoh And Joost? Too Much Cash, Too Soon… http://bit.ly/6d6Sr (via @alleyinsider) #
- Michael Jackson’s death being treated as homicide, TMZ website claims… http://bit.ly/2sTW2V #
My Weekly Tweet Digest for 2009-07-10
- Blogs, Not Email or Search, Drive Video Views… http://bit.ly/z7772 (NewTeeVee) Interesting breakdown of online video discovery trends #
- Social Media Marketing Spend to Hit $3.1 Billion by 2014 - http://bit.ly/kipQS (via @mashable) - increasing at an annual growth rate of 34%! #
- Musicians on Twitter: 100+ Artists That Tweet - http://bit.ly/xBIFy (via @mashable) #
- Murdoch and Google eye Twitter as moguls gather in Sun Valley - guardian.co.uk http://bit.ly/yAzLN (via @SocialNetworkTV) #
- Google announces Chrome OS, coming to netbooks second half of 2010 http://tinyurl.com/m9xf8b (via @engadget) #
- @Ustream - Depends on how you clasify “the best” but… It’s definitely my favorite. A breakthrough LP that will stand the test of time. in reply to Ustream #
- Great part of MJ Memorial: Magic Johnson describing dinner at Michael Jackson’s house and MJ breaking out a bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken #
- Pandora (And Other Internet Radio) Has Officially Been Saved http://tcrn.ch/5Ls by @parislemon (via @TechCrunch) #
- Michael Jackson’s Memorial Online Traffic Pushes Internet’s Limits http://tinyurl.com/lyjusu (via @om) Whoa… More than 2 terabits per sec! #
- Disney And Nickelodeon Enter Mobile Gaming Market $DIS $VIA http://bit.ly/jN1bG (via @alleyinsider) #
- RT @mashable: Michael Jackson Funeral: 500,000+ Facebook Updates Posted - http://bit.ly/Hfpdf #
- ABC begins its roll out of content to Hulu today - CBS is the last man standing against Hulu… http://bit.ly/UtPJc (betanews) #
- How Jackson’s “Thriller” changed the music business - http://bit.ly/rqDIF - Good read… MJ and Epic - several “firsts”on this historic LP #
- Happy 4th of July! ☮ & ♡ #
- The Web Designer Declaration of Independence - http://tr.im/qSWc (via @instantshift) - lol #
My Weekly Tweet Digest for 2009-07-03
- Sony struggling as Walkman hits 30th anniversaryhttp://bit.ly/EkQvP #
- Everything You Wanted To Know About Facebook’s Revenue But Didn’t Know Who To Ask by @nichcarlson http://bit.ly/WHXw8 (via @alleyinsider) #
- YouTube Uploads Doubled to 2GB, HD Embeds and Linking Added [YouTube] http://bit.ly/ap177 (via @ruhanirabin) #
- RT @JasonCalacanis: At Michael Eisner panel on television: “jay leno at 10pm is the death rattle” for network tv. #aif09 #
- Bing succeeding in Search differentiation w/homepage photos. RT @LvM @mashable Your Facebook Photos= Bing’s New Homepage http://cli.gs/Es1Mg #
- RT @LvM @Mashable Pete! “http://bit.ly/aACTA <– b/c it includes #moonfruit, everyone RTing this post is eligible to win a MacBook Pro!
” # - gdgt LIVE: Engadget Founders Launch “The World’s Greatest Gadget Database” - http://bit.ly/3HLUk (via @mashable) #
- KCRW Radio app for the #iPhone. Listen live on-air and music + shows on-demand + track lists + events. http://ow.ly/gddR (via @kcrw) Sweet! #
- Court support for remote DVR stands: Front Page: Cablevision clear to proceed with new service — http://bit.ly/rlzJU (via @Variety) #
- Browser Wars: Firefox 3.5 vs. Chrome 3 Showdown, Round 1: How private is private browsing? http://bit.ly/13yQ0y (betanews) #
My Weekly Tweet Digest for 2009-06-26
- Reading: “Twitter search sites: The three best, and all the rest” - http://bit.ly/faH7R (via @mashable) #
- Following SoCal art museums on Twitter - Los Angeles Times http://bit.ly/iHNGb (via @SocialNetworkTV) #
- RT @timoreilly: RT @monkchips http://bit.ly/16r65L ExxonMobil gets into the electric car business with the Maya 300? whoa. #
- RT @Alyssa_Milano: Responsibility! Sensationalism vs. News. I implore you, use Internet to spread truth, & before posting anything–confirm! #
- RT @cshirky @codinghorror: total made this month on twitter: $19k. total made from 30k record sales: $0. http://is.gd/1dGCf Pwr 2 te tweeps #
- Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing - http://bit.ly/1873V8 #
- RT @samantharonson: follow @QtipTheAbstract he has posted some great MJ highlights. Good lookin’ out Sam. Qtip is the shiz! #
- RIP Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson. Two icons of my youth that had a tremendous impact on life across the globe… an Angel and a King! #
- RT @mashable: Michael Jackson’s Death Spurs Ugly Fake Stories About the Demise of Other Celebs - http://bit.ly/gzE5O - just disgusting! #
- RT @kcrw: WIN tickets to see Adele, Etta James and Janelle Monae this Sunday at the Hollywood Bowl, courtesy of KCRW. http://ow.ly/fSgr #
- Pop star Michael Jackson has died at 50 after being rushed to UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles… http://www.bbc.co.uk/news #
- New whitepaper: Web Squared: Web 2.0 Five Years On http://bit.ly/V3B8Z Why the sensor web is the next big thing in Web 2.0 (via @timoreilly) #
- RT @LIFE: Remembering Farrah Fawcett - http://bit.ly/4Avbh #
- Greystripe Ups The Ante In The iPhone Ad Network Wars, Launches Guaranteed CPM Program… http://bit.ly/iZo3i (TechCrunch) #
- Some Web TV streams will be delayed until Comcast users get first crack… http://bit.ly/12xEmk (betanews) #
- @questlove - That was hot last night with The BPA. You’re always on fire but that set was super dope! in reply to questlove #
- Making of Buzz Aldrin’s Rocket Experience w/ Snoop Dogg and Talib Kweli… http://bit.ly/CLJTO (FOD) - Funny! #
- Talk about Augmented Reality - there are some super cool demos here: http://blog.papervision3d.org/ - check the particle beam #papervision3d #
- TED will be retracting the video and replacing it within the next 2 hours as comments pour in over the validity of Chris Hughes presentation #
- After reading the comments on the story of my last tweet… http://bit.ly/cMYyE... seems the credit belongs elsewhere… http://bit.ly/7jSEe #
- Augmented reality made easy: Chris Hughes on TED.com - http://bit.ly/gk3u6 - Insanely cool! Also includes link to dl source code #
- Government IT: The Top 10 Worst Internet Proposed Laws in the U.S…. http://bit.ly/mFnC9 (eWeek) #
- Money well spent? The DOE loans Tesla $465 million to build electric sedan: http://is.gd/1aFQQ (via @wired) #
- Email patterns as predictor of corporate crisis: http://bit.ly/ZKAi2 (via @timoreilly @gnat in http://bit.ly/4jxhE ) #
- RT @hulu: Ed McMahon, we’ll miss you. http://www.hulu.com/watch/79118 #
- @smashingmag - RE Regular Expressions Generator - bad url in reply to smashingmag #
- Enable Tethering On Your iPhone 3G and 3GS With Only Safari… http://gizmodo.com/5301225 #iphone #iphonetethering (via @Gizmodo) #
- Apple sells 1 million iPhone 3GS and 6 million iPhone 3.0 software downloads over the weekend.. http://tinyurl.com/nnabmy - RT @engadgeteer #
- Twitter on the Barricades: Six Lessons Learned - http://tinyurl.com/nxcsp2 #IranElection Good NYT article on #Twitter (via @timoreilly) #
- RT @CMoz: Ever notice that anyone going slower than you is an idiot, but anyone going faster than you is a maniac? (via @forces2) lol… yep #
- Iranian state TV says 13 people it described as terrorists were killed during clashes with police during Saturda.. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news #
- Over 40 Free, Must-Have Open Source Resources… http://bit.ly/1amNFm [ostatic] - great resource for various open source tips & tools #
- Over 40 Free, Must-Have Open Source Resources… http://bit.ly/1amNFm [ostatic] - great resource for various open-source tips & tools #
- Billionaire Stanford jailed in alleged $7B fraudhttp://bit.ly/TZRey #
- Big fine could be big trouble in downloading casehttp://bit.ly/17X8nK #
- Iran’s leader: End protests or risk ‘bloodshed’http://bit.ly/uwBQW #
- FAST - iPhone app [games] might just be the coolest, best performing and visually appealing iPhone game I’ve played. Supercross is gr8 too. #
- What if Apple and Chumby Designed a Surfboard? [Water] - Thomas Meyerhoffer used to work at Apple and helped desig http://godark.us/tu129530 #
- Glad to see the bluetooth 2.0 firmware update for OS X . That lost connection b/w my MBP and wireless keyboard was driving me nuts! #
- iPhone 3GS Torn Down, Reveals an ARM CortexA8 CPU That Can Go Bigger, Faster..The Rapid Repair crew http://godark.us/tu129512 v @gizmodonews #
