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Twitter is finally coming of age, and is demonstrating why the microblogging medium is fast catching up to be the fastest news breaker in the world. Something like 7 hours back a huge earthquake struck in China. The earthquake... (posted on 12 May 2008 by DailyApps)
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Using Google - here are Chinese Tweets being translated into English
So with Tweetscan and Google, any newsroom can get breaking news - the network is here right now!
(posted on 12 May 2008 by FASTforward Blog)
Here is the timeline of the quake and Twitter as it happens
From “From the Frontline“:
The BBCs Rory Cellan-Jones wonders whether Twitter has come of age with the earthquake that struck Sichuan province in China this morning,
Let’s see, as this story... (posted on 12 May 2008 by FASTforward Blog)
13 Apr 2008
What is your favorite source of Tech News?
Once again I am taking a reader survey to find out my readers' favorite source of technology news -Click Here to take survey (posted on 13 Apr 2008 by Presto Vivace Blog)
In yet another example of how blogging is changing the news business and the PR business, it's interesting to go back and look at what happened over the past 10 days or so with a story relating to Best Buy -- a company I know well, headquartered right... (posted on 29 Mar 2008 by Tech~Surf~Blog)
Blinkx, a company that develops one of the best video search engines on the web, has released a new Video Screensaver that will automatically play breaking news video clips from premium sources while your computer screen is idle. (posted on 19 Mar 2008 by Digital Inspiration)
Since its alpha release, Yahoo! Buzz has been one of the most anticipated service offered by Yahoo. The hot news is that Yahoo! Buzz is now live and you can hop onto it to vote for your favorite stories.
What is Yahoo! Buzz?
Yahoo! Buzz is a service... (posted on 26 Feb 2008 by Sizlopedia)
23 Feb 2008
Chumby Gadget now available
Section: Gadgets / Other
The Chumby is now available for purchase. For those unfamiliar with this cool little gadget, the Chumby is a small open-source Linux-based device that features a 3.5-inch LCD screen, has two USB 2.0 ports, 64MB of SDRAM, and... (posted on 23 Feb 2008 by Gadgetell)
15 Feb 2008
ThinkSecret is officially dead
Thinksecret is officially dead as of this morning. The webpage currently lists a 403 Forbiddon error. Although they had been publishing only news clipping for the past 6 months and announced their closure in December, it is still a major loss for the... (posted on 15 Feb 2008 by 9 to 5 Mac)
Yahoo! Newsglobe is another interesting way to visualize news stories as they happen in any part of the world. The news globe takes the feed from Yahoo! News and is therefore almost real-time. Thanks Lucas Shuman
(posted on 13 Feb 2008 by Digital Inspiration)
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