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I've often wondered why Twitter doesn't have its own photo-uploading feature — it seems like a no-brainer. And yesterday, the company announced that it would be rolling out photo uploading in the coming weeks, essentially cutting out the need for Yfrog and TwitPic completely. Recently, TwitPic has come under fire for allowing user generated photos to be licensed to a photo agency, so this news Read more
The day is drawing nearer my friends: Halloween is tomorrow and New Moon hits theaters in just three weeks! It's almost too much vampire goodness to bear, but if you just can't get enough, then check out TweetAlarm. It alerts you anytime anyone tweets about Twilight, vampires, or whatever it is you really care about, since you can customize the alert keywords. Wanting to stay on top of the Read more
I was kinda bummed when I realized that practically everyone got the neat Twitter search bar on their Twitter pages but me. Just when I was about to lose all hope, Twitter announces that they've transitioned out of their "testing phase" and have rolled out search for everyone. Now when I'm in Twitter, I can search the site for real time results for tweets containing that word. Top trendy search Read more
I know, I've already dished out seven of my favorite Twitter tips, but I've got a new one that is sure to come in handy if you want to know what's hot on Twitter. What Twitt(url)y does is track the most talked about URLs on Twitter and displays the 100 most popular URLs from the past 24 hours. Similar to Digg, users can vote for a URL by sending a link to their followers on Twitter. Considering Read more
Twitter has released some improvements to its search functions, making it easier to find the people and information you're looking for. Special search operators give examples of commands to use to better find exactly what you're searching for — even a tweet's tone is taken into consideration! For example, if you're looking for positive tweets about the San Francisco Giants, type "San Francisco Read more
Hello, 19-foot Lego model of Apollo 11's Saturn V rocket — Dvice Has Bing upped Google in the search engine wars? — Newser Intel might make 400TB drives possible — Geek.com These classic video games are much older than you think — Cracked First Lady Michelle Obama joins Twitter — Tecca Research suggests web addicts' brains are wired differently — SlashGear Read more
We are excited to share one of our fave stories from Shape here on FitSugar. There's a mountain of evidence that suggests that fad diets don't function as permanent weight-loss solutions. So why do we continue to flock toward them when we know they're not very effective? After rounding up the top 10 searched diet plans on Yahoo! and noticing that almost every single one was a fad Read more
Didn't get an iPhone 4S this holiday? Don't worry — there are other voice-recognition apps on the market that can stand up to Siri's voice-controlled awesomeness on your devices. In fact, a few of these apps are available for Android and BlackBerry users as well. Check out some download-worthy and free Siri alternatives below. Vlingo — Vlingo doesn't just take voice commands to make calls, Read more
The March 23 release date of The Hunger Games is just 100 days away, and to celebrate, Lionsgate is rolling out a brand-new poster for the film — with a catch. The poster has been divided up into 100 different pieces, and it's up to you to track 'em down and put them together! To give you a head start, we've got piece number 65 for you right here — just click here to download it. Search for Read more
One of the many updates and changes coming to Firefox 8 (most of which are security and stability improvements) is the ability to search Twitter hashtags, keywords, and handles in the Firefox search bar. Firefox 8 was released yesterday to the masses with a handy new feature for Twitter fanatics. Input your query into the Firefox search bar, and you're automatically directed to Twitter with your Read more
