Since the U.S. can officially be claimed “conquered”, Twitter is setting it’s sites on a larger, more global scale. Even though other U.S. based social networking giants such as Facebook and MySpace have failed to gain any real following in the east, Twitter is pushing onward in hopes it can do something different. Part of that “different” approach is new measures that aren’t employed inside the U.S. For example, banner ads can be seen...

In an off the record interview with CNBC, an ABC reporter, Terry Moran tweeted:”Pres. Obama just called Kanye West a “jackass” for his outburst at VMAs when Taylor Swift won. Now THAT’S presidential.” The tweet was quickly deleted. However, Twitter caches all tweets and doesn’t delete deleted tweets from said cache immediately. Now, many will look at the issue on the surface — that is, that a tweet supposedly quoting the President of the...

Twitter like it or not has exploaded in the last year. Celebrity usage as well as what seems like daily media attention has helped propel Twitter into the mainstream. With that fame comes many people who want to be able to access said accounds and converse with said users. Since using the name Twitter in Twitter apps is heavily frowned upon, Tweet was the next best option. Just take a look at some of the mroe popular Twitter apps: TweetDeck, TweetMeme, and Tweetie just...

Geeks and nerds love new shiny shinies to get all excited over.  It seems that the more a gadget has crammed under the hood or the sleeker it looks directly rrepresents a “likability” factor and that all things that appear old, that is, gadgets with blocky, ancient looking features, are undesirable and ready for the trash bin.  However, the trusty ‘ol Commodore 64 has one more trick up its sleeve, which thanks to Johan Van den Brande, a Belgian engineer,...

If Google Maps and Twitter were to ever wed and conceive a child, what would it be? That question I can now finally answer: Stweet. Stweet allows you to add in Google Maps info and pictures to your tweets making sending your information to a potential predator or other creeper all the more easier. Yaaaay! In all seriousness, this is a pretty cool marriage that surprisingly took even this long to come to market. If you’re a Twit-o-holic and loving knowing where...