Which web application can be faster than an earthquake?

Well... faster that earthquakes is Twitter, of course, at least in a viral video.







What do you think, is twitter that fast?

Microsoft's Tulalip social network response to Facebook and Google +

After Google launched it's own social network a short period ago, now on the web exists rumors saying that Microsoft leaked the information that it wil launch it's social network site.



This information was available thursday, on soci.com, a site owned by Microsoft.

Tulalip could be the Microsoft's company response to Facebook and Google+.



Based on the informations provided by Microsoft, Tulalip it will be able to search and share infos from Facebook and Twitter.



The disclosure, made accidentaly or not, came a few weeks after Google revealed it's social network.



Google + reached 10 mil users at 2 weeks after it's launch.



What do you think about this? Who do you think it will win the battle of the social networks?

TweetBot Iphone App Tutorial and Review

TweetBot Iphone App Tutorial and Review ...

TweetBot Twitter application is one the best application for Iphone. By TweetBot we can easily access the twitter account. In the application all features are included that we need. We can check our followers, following, timeline and many other features.


Some screen-shots and video are given below:

Spout: Twitter, Facebook and news style

Spout: Twitter, Facebook and news style...



Spout is a new way to manage the flow of messages, tweets and comments you receive on Twitter, through Facebook and Google Reader in a different way. Spout displays different types of information in a way cool, giving a central role to the text, and the tail is a client. You can not send messages, but is simply a reader that converts iPad in a window (with design) is open to the network.


The app, Universal, is available on the App Store to 0.79 €. I've already scaricata.sto moving.

The items end up on your device, turning, rolling and sliding on the screen, the center will stop for a moment, like a leaf on a pond before a new message to take the place of the former. Touching the surface of a browser built in the APA will send you straight to the source of the news, leaving quietly observe the hypnotic Spout.

The three app favorite Tom Merritt

The three app favorite Tom Merritt...



Tom Merritt's Tech News Today was blocked by TUAW to tell what are your three favorite apps for the iPhone. Merritt, who has a lot to do with technology, was caught at the last CES, and has filed three applications rather famous.


The first is Twitter. The official social network app, Tweetie, borrowed to represent an excellent demonstration of an excellent app for iPhone and iPod touch. Merritt claims to use on a daily basis, despite early had not attracted.

TripIt allows you to organize your trip via mail, allows the traveler to keep organized Merritt for their travels.

In the last Fruit Ninja, the hilarious game where the player through the Rapids on the screen shot must slice fruit are launched into the air, represents a great pastime for Merritt, simple and lightweight, for use in dead moments.

Twizzler, a tweak to remove the annoying trend bar from Twitter [Cydia]

Twizzler, a tweak to remove the annoying trend bar from Twitter [Cydia]...

Yesterday, the official Twitter client developers for iPhone have released a major update to this application that, among the new features introduced (and removed, see support for Twitlonger), presents a new bar dedicated to trending topics. This innovation, which goes to appear at the top of the timeline, it was pretty much criticized by all users. However, thanks to a new tweak Twizzler, present in Cydia, you can remove this annoying bar official Twitter application installed on your iPhone.

The tweak, developed from Chpwn, will simply remove the presence of the bar of trending topics, thus restoring the normal use of Twitter for iPhone. Will not install any new icon on the Home of the iPhone and you won't have to adjust any settings. If you want to restore the bar in question, simply disable the extension of Mobile Substrate "Twizzler" via SBSettings or similar, or uninstall tweak from Cydia.

Twizzler can be downloaded for free via the BigBoss repo.

Jailbreak Untethered iOS 4.3: The exploit will be released next week?

According to allegations made by Stefan Esser, developer tools Antid0te (@ i0n1c on Twitter), a new hacker completely anonymous and unknown, at least for the scene of the jailbreak, is about to release a new exploit for unlocking the untethered IOS 4.3.

In the message posted on Twitter by i0n1c reads:

I heard that SecureTips release an exploit for untethered iOS 4.3 after next weekend. Follow for more news.

Apparently, if this option were to be confirmed, could be released a new jailbreak for untethered iOS 4.3 before it is published this version of firmware from Apple, or shortly after the release of same. Perhaps you're wondering how this is possible: the answer is rather curious.

That, according to Stefan Esser, SecureTips would be an anonymous hacker who works for Apple. Therefore it is easy to assume that the person in question has already been able to thoroughly study the new firmware 4.3 which will be released later this month we remember, so having a way to work on new vulnerabilities that allow even the jailbreak this version of IOS.

At the moment there is no further information about it, but as always we will keep you updated.

Preview of App Store applications on Twitter

If you do not like this guy, better get another. That's what Apple should think, is that the company after you see how Facebook makes things difficult again and again, seem ready to turn Twitter into your favorite social tool.

First it was the simplest steps, user accounts related to the contents of iTunes, the App Store or even news. Then came the personalized links to shorten addresses advertising iTunes and now comes the preview of applications.

And thanks to the last function built into the new design of Twitter, where users can view a preview and screenshots iOS application without leaving the page of Twitter.

Just click on the tweet, you can access the drop-down allows us to view images of certain services, YouTube videos and now the App Store applications without having to go to iTunes.

Twitter for Android updated to version 2.0.0

The official Twitter client for Android at this very hour receives a significant upgrade, moving then to version 2.0. Here are all new in this version:

* Improved navigation and layout of the page
* Research phonebook contacts that are on twitter
* Global search
* Autocomplete
* Improved image loading
* Improved speed

TwitterGadget is a clean, robust, web 2.0 style client for Twitter, designed to submit status updates to Twitter via your iGoogle homepage, Gmail Account or as a standalone app (website). Using TwitterGadget, you'll get a fully featured Twitter client embedded into Google Wave.

How to Integrate Twitter into Google wave

Create a new Wave and click on "Add gadget by URL":

And paste this URL into the input box:

http://www.twittergadget.com/gadget.xml

and done! :D

Windows Command Line Twitter Client - Tweetc

Tweetc is simple client with all basic features. You can view latest updates, messages along with your name mentioning. To get your most recent tweets, type, “tweetc”. Tweetc remembers the last message id so it only gets “new” tweets by default. Tweetc uses same proxy settings as Internet Explorer.

Tweetc Windows Command Line Twitter Client

Download Tweetc.

10+ Firefox Addons and plugins for Twitter

Firefox is most loved web browser in the world with millions of active users. Twitter is a social networking site which as gained huge popularity in a short span of time with millions of registered users. No doubt people want to combine these two great internet players in one. As Firefox is well known for customization you can install extensions and add-ons to add more functions to web browser. There are many Twitter add-ons for Firefox which enable you to perform many functions of Twitter right from Firefox web browser.

As more and more people are joining top social networking site, Twitter, programmers and web designers are constants creating new add-ons for Firefox to improve Twitter functionality. Here are some Top Firefox add-ons using which you can tweet, reply to tweets, direct messages, and tell people what you are viewing and much more. Check these cool extensions and feel the freedom and joy of Twitter in your Firefox web browser.

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TwitterBar

TwitterBar is most loved Firefox extension for Twitter because using this extension you can tweet your message directly from the address bar. After you download and install this cool plug-in you can see a small Twitter icon by the side of address bar. Type your message in the address bar and click on the Twitter icon to post your tweet to your account. Mouseover Twitter icon will show you how many characters left as Twitter allows you to post message that is up to 140 characters long. You can also tweet URL of the page that your are viewing by simply clicking on the Icon.

Power Twitter

Power Twitter changes the way you look at Twitter. It adds many extra features to the Twitter web interface which offers extra functionalities. Using this add-on you can view all sorts of web media like YouTube, Google Maps, TwitPic, etc., right in Twitter web interface. It also expands any shorten links so you can know which page it is actually linking to. Power Twitter can also shrink links, translate links to page titles, target search a user and photo uploading. Facebook status update is an extra function you can get by using this Firefox extension.

Echofon

Echofon is formerly known as fox is a great add-on to use in Firefox. It allows you to have one click access to your Twitter account and shows you number of unread messages in the status bar. You can manage multiple accounts with this plug-in and it can also handle other simple Twitter functions like retweet, direct message. When you use Echofon Pro for iPhone it will also sync your unread tweet with iPhone.

Twitbin

Twitbin is a small Firefox add-on which appears in sidebar. You can manage Twitter account right from Firefox sidebar. Using this extension you can view conversations, send messages, share links of the web pages and much more.

TwitKit

After you have downloaded and installed TwitKit in Firefox you can see a sidebar in your web browser. It has 6 section interfaces so you can separate contents on Twitter page easily. You can view your timeline and friend’s timeline in separate tabs. Twitkit enables you to view latest tweets from your followers and friends and your account stats. You can change its appearance to suit your preferences.

Twitty Tunes

If you love music and wants to share the songs and tracks that you are listening with your friends and followers then Twitty Tunes is here for you. It can also post websites that you visit and videos you watch to your Twitter account. You can assign Twitty Tunes to automatically submit songs you specify with one click.

Twitzer

Normal 140 character limit is not applicable if you use Twizer Firefox extension. Using this little application you can post messages longer than 140 characters to Twitter account easily. It also expands any TinyURL links to help you know you click on safe links.

Yoono

Yoono is a Firefox sidebar which helps you to stay connected with all your friends across various social networking sites and instant messengers from one place. It supports Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, Flickr, Yahoo IM, AIM and many more. Using this simple application you can share stuff like links, videos, images, etc across all your social networking sites at once with one click. You can update you status on all networking at once hence your friends can always know what you are doing.

InstantTweets

Instant Tweets is much similar to TweetBar. Using this application you can tweet from Firefox address bar and also share link of the page you are viewing. To tweet or share link click on the bird icon that is present by the side of address bar. It will show number of characters left as you type or shorten long URLs automatically. To share images just right click on it to tweet image link. You can also know when somebody is following you. Bird icon will turn blue when someone is following or it turns red if not.

Friendbar

Firendbar is both Twitter and Facebook toolbar for Firefox web browser. Using this application you can manage both great social networking accounts from one place and keep in touch with friends on both networks. It will constantly stream updates from your Facebook and Twitter account right in the browser. You can post updates, tweets, retweet, @messages, direct messages from the toolbar itself. It will automatically generate a TinyURL of the webpage you are viewing so you can share the link easily on both sites. It can post messages on both networks at once or separately.

Song.ly

Most of us would like to share music with our friends. Using Song.ly you can share music links with your friends on Twitter easily. If you come across a music link and want to share with your friends just right click on it and select sony.ly. Link will get shared automatically with your friends. When they click on the shared link they can listen to the song directly in their web browser.

StockTwits

StockTwits is a great gift to all online traders who wants updates information about the stocks they hold. You can also search and follow the stocks such that you get all the latest tweets related to the stocks that you follow.

Twitter Search

Twitter has millions of users tweeting about various topics. Twitter search helps you to find tweets related to a topic by searching content. By using this extension you can know what people are thinking about a topic or you can use it to simply find people on Twitter. This powerful search engine will answer all your Twitter search needs from your browser.

15 Top Twitter iPhone Applications ( App)

Twitter has quickly become one of the most addictive social networks on the Web. People spend hours a day on Twitter and share their stories and knowledge with others. But you don’t have to be behind a computer to tweet like a pro when you have an iPhone. Thankfully, there are many Twitter iPhone apps to choose from, so you are never short on options.

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Here is a list of top iPhone Twitter applications currently available on iTunes:

1. Ziibii: Ziibii is a great little app for folks who want to connect to Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube all from one place. And it’s free too!

2. Twittelator Pro: Twittelator one of the best Twitter apps for the iPhone. It’s very convenient and comes with a lot of themes.

3. Tweetie: Tweetie is another great iPhone client for Twitter. It’s very convenient too.

4. Twinkle: a decent iPhone Twitter client that allows you to get in touch with your followers easily.

5. Whrrl 2.0: Whrrl is another cool social networking application that allows you to stay in touch with your friends on Facebook and Twitter.

6. Loopt: Loopt needs no introduction. And Loopt for iPhone allows you to update your Facebook and Twitter accounts easily.

7. Twitterrific Premium: Twitterrific is still one of the top Twitter clients for the iPhone. It may have slipped a bit but it’s still up there with the big boys.

8. Twitterfon: Twitterfon is a lightweight Twitter application for iPhone. It’s easy to use and convenient.

9. Fring: Fring is a cool little social networking app that allows you to manage your MSN, Yahoo, and Twitter accounts.

10. Summizer – Twitter Search Trend: a cool little Twitter app that allows you to track trends on Twitter.

11. Twittms: Twittms is a great way to send direct messages on Twitter. It’s simple to use too!

12. SimplyTweet: SimplyTweet is another Twitter application for the iPhone and iPod touch.

13. LaTwit: LaTwit is a sophisticated Twitter app that allows you to do all kinds of things on your phone.

14. TwitterTrak: TwitterTrak is another simple Twitter iPhone client. It’s very easy to use.

15. TwitterVision: TwitterVision is a cool Twitter application for iPhone that allows you to see where in the world people are tweeting from. Very fun to use.

Honorable mention: Twitkitteh: Twitter for Cats

There you have it. There are just so many Twitter clients available for your iPhone or iPod Touch. Just don’t spend too much time choosing among them at the expense of your Twitter account.

Top 9 Twitter Clients for Ubuntu Linux

I rushed to the Synaptic Package Manager hoping to find some Twitter client applications (apps) right away but very unfortunately none were listed there. Then I did a little research and found some good Twitter clients for Linux that work on Ubuntu.

1. Twitux (download)

Twitux is a Twitter client for the Gnome desktop. The program features include view public, friends and mine timeline, send message, automatic login, add friend and system tray icon.

2. gTwitter (download)

gTwitter a simple GTK+ based application for Linux, designed to interact with Twitter web service. Its written using Mono/C# and some of GNOME dependant libraries. GUI is inspired by Mac client Twitterrific.

3. Spaz (download)

Spaz is a Twitter client for users who value free, open-source software, attractive design, and customizability. It is built entirely in XHTML and Javascript and can be styled using a custom CSS styling file. It is built on the Adobe AIR framework so to install it all you need to have is Adobe AIR on Ubuntu (See the end of the post for this tutorial)

4. Twhirl (download)

Twhirl is a desktop twitter client, based on the Adobe AIR platform. It is one of my favorite Twitter clients as it really very easy to use. Scroll down to see how to get this app working using Adobe AIR on Ubuntu.

5. TwitterFox (download)

TwitterFox is a Firefox Extension that displays updates from your friends and lets you update your status. This extension adds a tiny icon on the status bar that notifies you when your friends update their tweets. Also it has a small text input field to update your tweets. As Ubuntu already comes preinstalled with Firefox so installing this Twitter app is as easy as a pie.

6. Twitter Deskbar (download)

Twitter Deskbar is a Twitter app that integrates with the Gnome Deskbar and lets you post status updates right from your desktop. The installation requires you to have Deskbar widget for Gnome. For detailed instructions please use the download link provided.

7. Twitter Terminal

This is basically a hack for posting to Twitter using the Linux Terminal. You will need cURL ( a client for getting files from servers) to post to Twitter through the Terminal which can be installed using the following command:
sudo apt-get install curl

With cURL installed, you can post to Twitter from the terminal window by using the following syntax:
curl -u yourusername:yourpassword -d status="Your Message Here" http://twitter.com/statuses/update.xml

You will receive a response containing the XML coding for your post which acts as a confirmation that your post was submitted.

8. Alert Thingy (download)

Alert Thingy is basically an Adobe AIR app for FriendFeed but also works for Twitter as well. You can get status updates from your friends and can also post live status updates yourself.

9. Mitter ( Download)

Among mitter features are :

• clean interface: simple and easy to use
• supports docking on systray
• nicely integrated with GNOME desktop
• has console client

Bonus for Ubuntu users : mitter is also available from GetDeb.net one-click-install portal

All of these apps work brilliantly on Ubuntu so you are good to go with any one of these.