tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76136187366249683422009-11-21T15:27:45.934+08:00Your premier alternative destination for news and opinions on technology, gadgets, laptops, mobile devices, Web 2.0, social media, Twitter, internet marketing and blogging.Saidul A Shaarinoreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7613618736624968342.post-88033506924875481392009-10-22T04:39:00.005+08:002009-10-23T16:49:55.621+08:00

Bing has launched a new search engine that is totally dedicated towards indexing Twitter tweets from all over the world earlier today. Reports and reviews are all coming in right now but none seems to mention the fact that Microsoft wants Twitter birds to learn the Art of Retweeting.Your tweets are on Bing Twitter and Microsoft wants you to learn the Art of RetweetingWhen I first saw Bing Twitter

Saidul A Shaarinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7613618736624968342.post-10060373207906581302009-08-31T02:37:00.002+08:002009-08-31T19:25:14.264+08:00

Do you know that Najib’s 1Malaysia Merdeka celebration, despite its haloo-baloo and hocus-pocus, failed to make an impact on Twitter earlier today?Najib, 1Malaysia Merdeka celebration failed to make an impact on Twitter Yes, Malaysians have just celebrated their 52nd National Day a few hours earlier and to my surprise (no, actually I’m not!), despite having hundreds (yes, so little) of tweets

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Do you know that Twitter, the hottest social media brand on Web 2.0 right now, actually has its own super secret law enforcement agency? Shocking video possibly revealing their brutalities included.Alert! Twitter has its own law enforcement agencywaltercolor CCHeads up, Twitter birds! It looks like our days of tweeting nonsensically and irresponsibly (flaming people here and there) are numbered

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Twitter has been hit with a nasty DDoS attack couple of hours ago and many are left wondering, who or what was behind the attack? Here’re some of the suspects.Who’s behind Twitter’s DDoS attack?Manuel Faisco CCPersonally, I think Twitter is the noisiest, ugliest-looking and most ridiculous (it’s really easy to hack Twitter) social media brand in the World Wide Web today but I’m not here to bang

Saidul A Shaarinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7613618736624968342.post-23746478441513536932009-05-12T11:57:00.002+08:002009-05-12T11:59:50.574+08:00

Do you know that it is possible to map the global spread of H1N1/Swine Flu virus in real time? It is possible thanks to Twitter Search API and here’s a video as proof of concept.Mapping the global spread of H1N1/Swine Flu in real time: Possible via Twitter Search API?Sarihuella CCAs a former GIS geek, I can vouch that it is possible to track and map the global spread of H1N1/Swine Flu (read Swine

Saidul A Shaarinoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7613618736624968342.post-54238981397830904502009-05-09T12:37:00.001+08:002009-05-09T12:37:36.655+08:00

Do you know that OpenDNS is currently blocking Twitter? What are they trying to say, Twitter is evil?OpenDNS blocks Twitter. Twitter is evil!?I woke up with a big surprise in the morning today. OpenDNS, the free DNS resolution service provider that is supposed to provide a safer and faster Internet blocks access to Twitter, a hugely popular microblogging/micro-blogging platform!Bear in mind that

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Take a look at the following videos, these are some of the funniest Twitter videos we have today and I will add more rib-tickling Twitter videos from time to time.The funniest Twitter videoslu_lu CC1. Do you know that YouTuber Lisa Nova’s Twitter videos have been dubbed as the funniest Twitter videos ever by most Twitterers and Twitter-haters?2. The following hilarious Twitter video is quite

Saidul A Shaarinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7613618736624968342.post-30713468359205186772009-02-17T18:10:00.001+08:002009-02-17T18:10:39.839+08:00

Learn how to get free Twitter updates/alerts via SMS, such free service is not only available to American/European Twitterers but it is also available to Twitterers in other parts of the world too.How to get free Twitter updates/alerts via SMSHome Biss CCLooks like we have another site offering free Twitter updates/alerts via SMS, the big difference is that the new service is provided by a team

Saidul A Shaarinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7613618736624968342.post-9601817788581789672009-02-15T17:20:00.001+08:002009-02-15T17:21:26.631+08:00

Learn how to automatically send custom and personalized Twitter DMs (Direct Messages) to your new followers.How to automatically send custom and personalized Twitter Direct Messages to your new followersWe have a new Twitter 3rd-party app/tool that is making waves and creating controversies at the same time as of time of writing. The new Twitter 3rd-party app/tool is Twitter DMer, created by a

Saidul A Shaarinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7613618736624968342.post-89008062379561781942009-02-13T04:42:00.001+08:002009-02-13T04:43:22.056+08:00

Do you know that you make or create a custom and personalized Twitter background in 5 minutes?How to make/create a custom and personalized Twitter background in 5 minutesThanks to PrettyTweet, Twitterers can now make or create custom and personalized Twitter backgrounds in mere minutes. This is made possible through the use of PrettyTweet’s convenient Visual Designer tool that automates most of

Saidul A Shaarinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7613618736624968342.post-44635328191048254632009-02-03T03:36:00.002+08:002009-02-03T03:52:48.008+08:00

Learn how to send and receive money/PayPal funds on Twitter. It is really easy but I do have concerns about its security.How to send and receive money/PayPal funds on Twitterrobertnelson CCWe have a few ways of sending and receiving PayPal funds on Twitter but today let’s take a quick look at Twippr, a promising new service that is in the process of integrating PayPal with their micropayment

Saidul A Shaarinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7613618736624968342.post-18403855050076202682009-01-17T05:32:00.001+08:002009-01-17T05:33:11.954+08:00

Learn how to identify and remove dead or inactive Twitterers from your Twitter following list.How to identify and remove dead or inactive Twitterers on TwitterDerrickT CCOne of my most routine Twitter tasks is removing inactive Twitterers from my Twitter following list. For some unknown reasons, some Twitterers that I have followed have stopped tweeting and hence the need to remove them from my

Saidul A Shaarinoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7613618736624968342.post-11591764751639677182009-01-15T05:50:00.001+08:002009-01-15T05:51:38.122+08:00

CitySpeek is a new micro-blogging or micro-messaging service and GirlInYourShirt gave me the impression that CitySpeek is a better alternative to Twitter.Twitter Alternative: CitySpeek, better than Twitter?I gave CitySpeek a quick test drive and here’s what I have found. Micro-messages are known as Tweets on Twitter but on CitySpeek they are known as Speeks (I’m guessing here). Just like Twitter,

Saidul A Shaarinoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7613618736624968342.post-63469059202046524032009-01-14T01:52:00.001+08:002009-01-14T01:52:26.524+08:00

This post will reveal the ultimate secret that has helped many Twitterers get more and lots more followers on Twitter!How to get more followers on Twitterloiclemeur CCI will make this short and simple since I know that Twitterers have little patience and do not tolerate nonsense. So here goes! ;)You can get more and lots more Twitter followers by promoting yourself, you can do that by advertising

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You can get free Follow Me on Twitter buttons from Twit Buttons and I can assure you today that Twit Button’s Follow Me on Twitter buttons are all cute!Just like Twitter Buttons (another site offering free Follow Me on Twitter buttons), you only have to enter your Twitter username, choose your favorite Follow Me on Twitter buttons, copy the code that has been automatically generated for you and

Saidul A Shaarinoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7613618736624968342.post-55138872561608740512009-01-11T17:10:00.001+08:002009-01-11T17:11:54.891+08:00

Twitterers can get more backlinks from social bookmarking sites going to their websites/blogs by using 3rd-party Twitter apps such as TwitchBoard.How to get more backlinks from social bookmarking sites via TwitterTwitchBoard is a new internet startup that provides a very interesting service that can help Twitterers get more nice juicy backlinks from social bookmarking sites going to their

Saidul A Shaarinoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7613618736624968342.post-64324412972472601972009-01-09T04:08:00.001+08:002009-01-09T04:09:49.203+08:00

You can get lots of cute Follow Me on Twitter buttons from Twitter Buttons and they are all free!Twitter Buttons is the perfect solution for those who are too lazy to search and download Follow Me on Twitter buttons. Over at Twitter Buttons, you only have to enter your Twitter username, click on the GO button, find your favorite Follow Me on Twitter button, copy the code and paste it into your

Saidul A Shaarinoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7613618736624968342.post-55702459523484722602009-01-06T15:54:00.000+08:002009-01-06T15:55:22.872+08:00

Learn how to hack Twitter, probably the most ridiculous and most unsecure micro-blogging platform in the World Wide Web today.d70focus CCHow to hack TwitterPassword CrackingThe easiest way to hack Twitter also happens to be the oldest hacking trick in the book that goes back to the time of the Egyptian Pharaohs and Moses (he was a Prophet, don’t laugh). Use brute force attacks to crack Twitter

Saidul A Shaarinoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7613618736624968342.post-5545086660683024082009-01-05T05:21:00.001+08:002009-01-05T05:22:16.191+08:00

Twitdom has the potential to be the best directory of Twitter apps (applications) or Twitter tools in the near future.Many consider Twitter Fan Wiki Apps as the best directory of Twitter apps or Twitter tools but that will soon change now that we have Twitdom (currently in beta), the first database dedicated to index existing and new Twitter apps or Twitter tools. So far I can see that Twitdom

Saidul A Shaarinoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7613618736624968342.post-32696479756739943202009-01-04T17:33:00.001+08:002009-01-04T17:34:32.580+08:00

Learn how to protect yourself from Twitter phishing attacks and phishing scams.alex_lee2001 CCPhishers, scammers and spammers have been exploiting Twitter for a very long time. I have seen links to well known phishing sites in tweets for months now and I was kind of surprised to see Twitterers only took notice of phishing scams/attacks earlier today. They must be blind or something! Just take a

Saidul A Shaarinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7613618736624968342.post-12197307206310424012008-12-31T21:42:00.001+08:002008-12-31T21:43:18.533+08:00

Tweebay or Tweeb Bay allows Twitterers to buy and sell things on Twitter and the service is provided free of charge.To sell or buy things on Twitter via Tweebay (Tweeb Bay), Twitterers must first follow @tweebay. Only then Twitterers can add new listings to showcase things they want to sell at Twitter via Tweebay (Tweeb Bay). Each Tweebay listing has 240 characters of item description and

Saidul A Shaarinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7613618736624968342.post-21044400961985259162008-12-30T23:13:00.001+08:002008-12-30T23:13:50.667+08:00

Tweet Manager is a new Twitter tool or 3rd-party app that allows Twitterers to manage their Twitter accounts and Twitter tweets very much like a Pro.I really like Tweet Manager, it has features commonly found on other established Twitter tools/3rd-party applications such as Twitterfeed and Tweet Later but Tweet Manager also has some other cool features that are missing in other Twitter tools.

Saidul A Shaarinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7613618736624968342.post-6575280101988057672008-12-30T04:33:00.001+08:002008-12-30T04:33:54.501+08:00

Yes, you can actually read private or direct messages sent by other Twitterers at Twitter and all the ‘hacking’ has been done for you. Amazing!But hey, it’s not like what you think. :)You see, Twitterers can send private or direct messages to other Twitterers simply by typing {d + username + message} in their status update boxes. Unfortunately, many Twitterers use {dm + username + message}

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MyTweetSpace is a new service that allows Twitterers to create, customize and brand their respective Twitter backgrounds, very much like TwitterBacks.There’s only problem, MyTweetSpace kind of sucks. :(It has a few ready-made themes in the following categories; VectorPack, Professional Themes, Completely Creative, Characters, Funny Themes, Scrap Backs and Seasonal Themes. Unfortunately, none of

Saidul A Shaarinoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7613618736624968342.post-53223862086963078872008-12-28T04:50:00.001+08:002008-12-28T04:51:05.167+08:00

The following Twitter tools or third-party applications are essential or must-haves for Twitterers for 2009.Dplanet:: CC2tweetForget about TwitPic, Twitterers have something better these days. TwitPic can only share photos on Twitter but 2tweet can do so much more. You can not only share photos but you also can share videos as well. Not to mention that 2tweet automatically saves shared photos and

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