Searching on Twitter

30 Jan 2009 0 Comments

Searching for interests on Twitter has never been easier. Because of its open API, developers are creating more complex applications to help sort the messages in Twitter. One of the first, aptly named Summize, paved the way, allowing the end-user to search for topics they found interestiang. In doing so it allows Twitter to be more coherent, and allows for effective listening online. In mid-2008, after demonstrating to the world how useful Summize was, they were aquired by Twitter and now you can find it here at http://search.twitter.com

Another popular way of searching for common interests on Twitter is with the use of hashatgs. Hashtagging means that at the end of a Tweet, a person puts an identifier in the message, using the # character before a word. Then you can just go to hashtags.org and you can see who else is saying what you’re saying. Twitter is an essential utility for people such as myself, but its not without faults. But with the use of Twitter search and Hashtags, it helps bridge the gap, and makes life on Twitter a little more sane.

iPod Touch 2G

16 Jan 2009 1 Comment

Apples “funnest” iPod ever, recently got a new owner, and a happy one at that. This is the latest generation of the iPod touch, with 32GB. Considering that one of my lecturers was constanly giving it negative feedback, I was hesitant in buying one at first. But he was the only person I talked to that had one and wasn’t happy with it. The others praised its 3.5″ touch screen, its high quality music playback, the ever-increasing library of third party applications, and its Wi-Fi connectivity. Recently my old 5th Gen iPod Video failed, and I decided I needed a new one, especially for the commmute to college daily. So I went to the Apple store and forked out €369 for the newest and “funnest” iPod ever!

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