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Ashton Kutcher Beats CNN
I thought I didn’t care, I must have been swept in the moment. CNN really cared though, check this out.
WPTavern Updates
Just wanted to pass along a few updates for those wondering about the progression of WPTavern.
The domain is up and running with a fresh install of WordPress 2.7. The first plugin I installed was Maintenance Mode so that I can work on the site in public without the dust getting in everyones eyes. Next up, [...]
Six Apart Kills Pownce
In surprising news today, Six Apart has announced that they will be acquiring Pownce for an undisclosed amount of money but Pownce will cease to exist come December 15th. As VentureBeat points out, this looks like a move to acquire skills and people rather than the service. A quick look at the Pownce timeline showcases [...]
What To Call This Twitter Fail Picture
At about 11:20 A.M. EST, Twitter failed. The database is down and the service is not expected to come back online for another hour. However, instead of being greeted by the infamous fail whale, I was introduced to a few newcomers.
Ok, what do we call this image?
Fail Caterpillar?
Fail Cone?
Fail InchWormCream?
Fail Catercone?
I’ll take thoughts and suggestions [...]
US Army Sees Twitter As Potential Terrorist Tool
Breitbart.com is reporting that in a recent draft that was filed by the US ARMY, Twitter is being considered as a potential terrorist tool.
“Extremist and terrorist use of Twitter could evolve over time to reflect tactics that are already evolving in use by hacktivists and activists for surveillance,” it said. “This could theoretically be combined [...]
Twitter Looking To Hire Spam Engineer
The other day, I noticed Ev Williams who is the co-founder of Twitter, send out a Tweet mentioning that the company was looking to hire a spam engineer. Imagine how much it would suck if the job title was rearranged to engineer spam. Of course, there are already plenty of people/bots that have fulfilled [...]
Twitter Finds OJ Simpson Guilty
Geeze. As I am sitting here reading some blogs, I noticed the CNN breaking news Twitter account post a message about O.J. Simpson being found guilty. Two minutes later, Twitter blows up.
If it weren’t for Twitter, I would have no idea what is going on in the world.
Third Tweet Up Scheduled For Tonight
Tonight marks the third Tweet-UP hosted by Billy Fairchild aka. Tw3nty3ight. So far, these tweet up events have been a blast to attend, each lasting on average 2-3 hours. The tweet up is a place for all of those on twitter who don’t have the luxury of attending a local event to come online and [...]
Waaa I Can’t Follow More Than 2,000 People
Earlier this morning, Twitter was buzzing due to the fact that it had been discovered that Twitter had limited accounts to only 2,000 followers. According to Mashable, Pownce has filed suit by also limiting accounts to only 2,000 followers.
While A-listers also known as early adopters could be held responsible for providing these new social tools [...]
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