Back in October, I wrote about the 3G cellular connection that’d been installed at the base of Mount Everest.
I sat back in my chair, stroked my non-existent beard, and wondered “how high people can climb while still getting service.” Surely not to the top!
As it turns out, people can climb all the way to the top and get …
It’s Star Wars Day, that wonderful time of year where the collective Internet body comes together to make cheeky puns about our favorite fantasy universe.
Let’s face it: Star Wars Day is an Internet holiday, something to distract us between water cooler breaks and office memos, but it’s joyous nonetheless. Today, Lucas Film announced …
At the news that terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden had been killed by U.S. forces, Twitter erupted with posts.
The news itself has roots in the microblog, as one of the first public declarations of bin Laden’s death was pushed out in under 140 characters by Navy Reserve intel officer Keith Urbahn. “So I’m told by a reputable person …
Hey world – meet Pakistani IT consultant Sohaib Athar.
At the time of writing, his Twitter account has nearly 21,500 followers, but expect that number to rise.
Athar, it turns out, gave the world moment-by-moment coverage of the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden – without even knowing what was going on. (More on Time.com: See photos …
The big event itself may be over – and, hey, the internet is still apparently standing after all! – but that doesn’t mean that Royal Wedding fever isn’t going to continue all through the rest of the day on your social media of choice (That dress isn’t going to discuss itself, people).
Video on Demand isn’t just here to stay, it’s changing the way that movie studios make deals, according to industry experts taking part in a panel called “Digital by Design” at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival.
Oh, and expect movies on Twitter shortly as well.
John Sloss, entertainment lawyer and founder of Cinetic Media, told the …
Tweeting is a delicate balancing act: How to be amusing, informative or just plain not dull in 140 characters or less? Now those of us who fail at that task on a regular basis have something else to aspire to – the Humblebrag.
Created by comedian and Parks & Recreation writer Harris Wittels, the Humblebrag twitter feed calls out …
In the event someone can’t quit you–or that they can–take comfort from the fact that the service known for tracking who’s disembarked from your Twitter ship just got a small confidence bump from Twitter Counter.
You know, the guys who bought Twitter ranking and stats site Twitaholic? They shelled out exactly $11,111 at public …
Most fighting game franchises–Street Fighter, Tekken and the like–don’t try to convince players that pain’s being dished out in agonizing quantities. Believing that Ryu’s roundhouse kick actually hurts requires a suspension of disbelief on the player’s part.
Not so with the new Mortal Kombat. These brawls clearly hurt.
The …
During Monday’s Pulitzer announcement, the Internet was a frenzied mix of Google searches for “Goon Squad,” links to moving photos and “WTF?” remarks about the vacant spot in the winners list in the Breaking News category, the first time in history the award wasn’t given.
That night, Poynter revealed the Pulitzer Board’s reason for …
According a report in the Wall Street Journal, Twitter is in “advanced talks” that would lead to the purchasing of the popular client TweetDeck for $50 million, according to people “familiar with the matter.”
At the time of the report, a Twitter spokesperson declined to comment, and TweetDeck’s chief executive was …
In Twitter’s perfect world, Tweetbot wouldn’t exist.
Like Tweetdeck, Twitterific and Echofon, Tweetbot is a third-party Twitter client, giving iPhone users access to their tweets, replies, retweets and direct messages. For $2, it also happens to be really good.
Tweetbot excels at the little things, like the ability to tap a tweet …
