Daily Tech: AT&T GPS on the iPhone Will Cost You $10/Month
- The AT&T GPS App will cost $10 a month for navigational service. — Wired
- Check out 10 video games that should have been turned into movies. — Switched
- YouTube has increased its file limit to 2GB and offers direct linking to HD videos.
Website of the Day: Pokely
"Pooooooke!" is always what I think of when I sign into Facebook (if you don't know what I'm talking about, watch this video), and if I'm being honest, I miss the silly service when I'm on Twitter.
Not missing it anymore, though, because the new service Poke.ly has my back, poking and "doing stuff" (I know, it sounds gross) to your friends on Twitter.
Download of the Day: TwitterFox
The faster I can update my social network statuses, the better, especially for the rapid-fire pace of Twitter. There's already a Firefox download for making Twitter updates from your address bar, but throw the word "fox" into it, and I'm a sucker (case in point).
TwitterFox works seamlessly from your Firefox browser window (and it's only for Firefox, if that wasn't obvious enough) to bring you the up-to-the-minute updates of your friends.
Businesses Caught Playing Dirty on Twitter
Celebrities aren't the only ones with Twitter imposters. More and more businesses are using Twitter to communicate with their customers, and the results have been mostly positive. The site allows companies to quickly respond to customer complaints, which saves many hours of waiting on hold, and it gives the companies' customer service a more competent edge.
Tom Can McFly Live On Stage!
Following their trip to Brazil, and surprise appearance on stage with the Jonas Brothers while the American teen sensations were in London, McFly played an energetic live show in Nottingham this week. The show was a success with hysterical fans throwing their knickers on stage at the band! Tom's very active on twitter these days as they're recording some demos for their next album between shows, and revealed that they're working on another song about female aliens.
Twitter Trivia: What's In a Name?
Before Ashton and Demi were tweeting their Hollywood lives away, Twitter was the darling of the Web 2.0 media elite. And it wasn't always called "Twitter." In fact, it was referred to as a number of working names before settling on "Twitter."
Track the Celeb Tweet: Who Said It?
Celebrities are using Twitter to get all manner of things about their daily lives out there, but can you tell who said what? Be sure to follow me on Twitter and then take my quiz and find out!
Source
Question 1 of 10"It's like wallpaper paste.
MTV News: Top 5 Cultural Milestones for Class '09
MTV News came up with what it considers the top five cultural milestones for the last graduating class of the decade. Here's what they came up with:
5. Gay marriage
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Use Social Whale to Quickly Shorten URLs
The uber helpful Tinyurl is great for sending shortened links to friends and posting on Twitter, but it sure does take a lot of steps to complete the task. First you have to copy the link, go to Tinyurl, paste, make your link tiny, then go back over to your Twitter page (or email draft, IM, whatever) and paste the shortened link. Sounds like a lot of steps, right?
Polar Heart Monitor Help on Twitter
Twitter is not just a frivolous social networking site, it is a place where you can have important questions answered. Recently, I twittered Chris@PolarUSA this question:
"How can I get my FT60 HRM to work in the pool? Shows HR before getting in water, but not while I swim.