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1 We Love Conan Because Conan Loves Tech!
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2 Biz Stone Talks Twitter Terminology and Celebrity Copycats
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3 Twitter Geo-Location Functionality Arriving This Week?
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5 Stephen Colbert Wins the First Ever Golden Tweet Award
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6 Conan Reads Biz Stone's First Tweets (He Likes Soup, a Lot)
One of the biggest criticisms of Twitter from nonusers was also one of the earliest criticisms: that it's a service about nothing. Or, that no one cares what you're having for lunch. As part of its fifth birthday celebration, cofounder Biz Stone appeared on Conan last night, and Conan embarrassed him by reading a few of his first tweets, which seem to play into the criticism. They include both: Read more
Clearly, Conan O'Brien is a favorite at GeekSugar HQ, and with good reason! He's known for his love of tech, from spoofing the iPad 2 to his hilarious Angry Birds sketch. Plus, he loves Twitter, recently hosting a contest to write his Twitter bio. When Twitter's Biz Stone headed to the show yesterday to celebrate Twitter's fifth birthday, he caught another sign of Conan's Twitter love, and Read more
He may not be part of our list of Twitter-obsessed celebs, but Stephen Colbert has won the first ever Golden Tweet Award. The honor, which was bestowed upon him by Twitter cofounder Biz Stone, is recognition for one of his June tweets regarding the BP oil spill. .bbpBox16360461594 {background:url(http://a3.twimg.com/profile_background_images/39408843/twitterbkgrnd.jpg) #1A1B1F;padding:20px;} Read more
My iPhone is loaded with fitness apps and on almost all of them, you can upload your workout stats and route to Facebook or send a link to Twitter. You can train virtually for an upcoming event with a buddy in a different time zone, or electronically prove your bragging rights for the century ride you did on a whim. Social networking your fitness life is also a means of holding yourself Read more
New EcoATM kiosks will take your old electronics to be recycled and then provide you with an in-store payment — CNET Samsung's new Behold II with Android has just been announced on the T-Mobile network — MobileCrunch Twitter's cofounder Biz Stone talked to Martha Stewart about how Twitter got its start — Mashable Thousands of Hotmail accounts have been hacked and are being posted online Read more
With the 140TC Twitter Conference in LA in full swing, it would only make sense that the popular micro-blogging site debuts some new features. What can we expect? Well, geotagged tweets could be surfacing in the next few days, as the Twitter platform team waits for the green light to launch local functionality live. Are you excited about your tweets being traced to an exact location? Or are you Read more
The head honchos over at Twitter — co-founders Evan Williams and Biz Stone — recently appeared on The View to discuss all things related to Twitter. First things first, they denied all rumors that there's a possible Apple/Microsoft/Google buyout in their future, stating that they'd rather fix their current flaws before passing the baton onto another company. Next . . . Twitter terminology, Read more
Get an underwater glimpse of the Great Barrier Reef this Fall — GeekoSystem Say hello to Generation C — Newser The very best tethering apps for your Android devices — Geek.com A full frontal image of Mark Ruffalo as The Hulk — Slashfilm Famous space missions that almost ended in disaster — Cracked Twitter's Biz Stone says quit tweeting and go outside — Tecca Virgin Galactic and Read more
