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App Review - Smartr for iPhone turns Twitter links into headlines
What if there was a way to separate all the important stuff, like the linked stories and pictures people tweet, from all the random and dispensible spam that your Twitter feed is undoubtedly full of? Not only that, but what if you could make a sexy UI for it, one that actually made sense and was as practical as it is versatile? Well, Smartr for iPhone would like to have a word with you. — Our review after the break!
Ricardo Trejo Feb 1, 2011
App Review, Apple, Applications, Downloads, Exclusive, Reviews, Twitter, iPad, iPhone, iPod How to create your own custom short URLs
With the tremendous growth of Twitter in the past years, URL shorteners have become a valuable tool for shrinking long links into small ones that can be tweeted. And with more and more businesses making their way onto 140 chracter limited, social media paradise, they require more custom solutions. Websites like Facebook, Digg, and even T3ch H3lp have custom short links that make sending out tweets so much easier. Find out how to create your own custom short links with our how-to guide. — More after the break!
Twitter gets hit with goo.gl malware link - Don't install
As if Twitter doesn’t get enough of these everyday, an exploit has been found using Google’s shortened URL service (Goo.gl), asking users to follow a link and install an application called Security Shield — Do NOT install this!
Red flags should be going off everywhere in your mind that this is nothing but a bad attempt at installing Malware. However, we’re saddned to say that it’s likely that some inexperienced internet warriors may have fallen prey to the attack. Be wary of Twitter’s pitfalls, and alarm all those yet unknowing.
How to set a GIF image as your Twitter avatar
Discovered by Greg Leuch from fffff.at, there’s never been an easier way to upload GIF images as your Twitter avatar than now. Make sure to have an idea in mind for what you’ll use, then follow the easy, step by step guide on how to animate your Twitter profile. — More details after the break!
Official Twitter App for Mac to debut tomorrow
Not long ago Twitter acquired the “Tweetie” app for iPhone and iPod Touch, but it ended up collecting nothing but dust as it was taken out of the App Store. However, just after this acquisition, the official Twitter app for iPhone and iPod Touch was released, taking the same shape and form as Tweetie. Well, now it’s making its way to Apple as a desktop client. — More details after the break!
Infographic - Who and How People are using Twitter
Twitter has been growing in popularity since it’s initial release in July of 2006. Although the numbers are still small in comparison, Twitter has become a dominant force on the internet. It has been one of my favorite social networks on the internet for awhile and it’s demographics always fascinate me. Flowtown has produced this really slick infographic to detail who is using Twitter and how they are using it, you can find it embdedded below…
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