Load of people know I use Twitter and about 70%(the non-tweeters) just don’t get it. They see similar methods on Facebook and Bebo and don’t understand it’s usefulness in today’s society. One of Twitters main features, is its ability to search, and that might be its best.
I went down to Xtravision to rent an Xbox game, and had no idea what to rent out. So like any other person I started rummaging through the boxes, looking for something that looked remotely interesting. But unlike any other person once I found something I liked through Twitter.
I saw Street Fighter IV, but I didn’t know that much about it to want to rent it. Who would I ask? None of my friends had the game, so I asked the people of Twitter
I popped out my N95, went into #Gravity, searched for “street fighter 4 fun” and I saw this tweet
They are two things I want in a game. Easy to get into the game, and ultimately fun. You might ask “Why didnt you just Google it?" and the answer is simple. I wanted to know what real people think about it, not just game reviewing sites that are sometimes over-critical of games.
So you see kids, Twitter is not just a site. It’s a useful tool waiting to be utilized. There are so many things you can do with it that it would be stupid not to use it. Now I’m off to play some Street Fighter IV, to see if I really like it
Following the sneak preview of Digg’s latest online tool a few weeks ago, it has finally arrived. Yesterday, Kevin Rose introduced the toolbar publically for the first time. It has a short-url service, easy posting to Facebook, Twitter, and Email. Articles are now easier to Digg, and (finally) you are able to see just how much of a Digg effect each page gets.
Digg has come along way, this is the natural evolution for a site like this, and it might be the most significant as of yet.
Late tonight, we Irish made history for the second time in one day. Not an easy feat to do, and hard to find something as impressive (if not more impressive) than winning the Grand Slam for the first time in 61 years. But we managed it, and all with the help of #alanshair
Alanshair is basically a social experiment to see if a group of people can trend a certain topic, #alanshair, on the popular social networking site, Twitter. Trending is the phrase given to the idea of making somerthing popular on Twitter. The difference between this and any other trended topic, is that this was random, not used for an event or occasion. But in a sense, we created this out of nothing and so it has become an occasion in its own right. This was set up by @TheJamesFoley out of either boredom, fascination or both.
So what is #alanshair? Well its Alan’s hair of course. Yes we chose @alancostello as our subject. I’m not entirely sure if he gave his blessing on the matter, but hey its beyond his control now! Basically after @TheJamesFoley tweeted, we just started tweeting about #alanshair.
Bring Down IE6 is a website created to combat the ever-growing hatred against Microsofts ageing Web Browser
The premise is simple: Internet Explorer 6 is antiquated, doesn’t support key web standards, and should be phased out. This isn’t about being anti-Microsoft, it’s about Microsoft’s lack of development in the browser market. With IE7/8 not available for Windows 2000, IE6 accounts for up to 20% of web usage, primarily via business users. Clients pressure designers to ‘force’ sites to work in IE6, and designers, not wanting to lose business, comply, using hacks and workarounds. This wastes time and money. Microsoft needs to fix this, designers need to unite, and we all need to move on.
So please link to, tweet about and talk about this site to anyone you know
