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Twitter for iPad: Sharing content in Tweets

September 2, 2010

The Tao of Mac / Rui Carmo

Took them long enough. But what about a decent upgrade for the Mac client, where loads of folk have been pining for some feature parity? ☯

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Steve Jobs on Why Facebook Is Not Part of Apple's New Ping Music Social Network: "Onerous Terms"

September 2, 2010

BoomTown / Kara Swisher

Yesterday, at the Apple music event in San Francisco, I had a short chat with Apple CEO Steve Jobs about its new social music service, called Ping.

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Cardinals website/Twitter compares lifeless loss to pigeon poop

August 31, 2010

Y! Sports Blogs - Yahoo! Sports / 'Duk

The common lament of a pennant-race involved fan is that his team didn't give two, uh, well, you knows during a particularly frustrating defeat to a lesser opponent. But rest assured, St.

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Ashton Kutcher Shoots Down Cheating Rumors

September 1, 2010

PopEater Music Blog / PopEater Staff

Filed under: Celebrity Twitter, Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher Ashton Kutcher is angry about today's infidelity reports surrounding his marriage--and he's letting the world know via Twitter.

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Hands-on: Twitter officially comes to the iPad

September 2, 2010

Ars Technica / jacqui@arstechnica.com (Jacqui Cheng)

When we interviewed Tweetie developer Loren Brichter in June, he made two things clear: 1) Tweetie (now branded simply as "Twitter" after the company was acquired by the ...

50 Cent 'gives up Twitter for album work'

September 2, 2010

digitalspy.co.uk - US TV News

50 Cent says that he will not use Twitter until he has finished penning his new album.

BeTweeted enables you to make money on Twitter

September 2, 2010

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Making money from Twitter is not something new. BeTweeted is also a site that enables Twitter users to make money. BeTweeted is owned by a Texas based company named Moore International.

Farmers, Commodity Traders Find Common Soil on Twitter

September 2, 2010

Switched / Amar Toor

A lot of people go to Facebook to harvest fake crops on fictitious farms.

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RADAR EXCLUSIVE: Paris Owns Purse That Appears Identical To One She Claimed Was Borrowed Night Of Cocaine Arrest

September 2, 2010

RadarOnline.com / Doug

A photograph posted by Paris Hilton more than a month prior to her drug arrest in Las Vegas could blow up her claim that the purse she was carrying -- which contained cocaine -- did not belong to her, ...

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Sarah Palin's Dark Universe: Vanity Fair's Profile

September 2, 2010

Politics Daily / Suzi Parker

Filed under: Sarah Palin, Woman UpThe magazine paints an unflattering picture of the former Alaska governor: "Anywhere you peel back the skin of Sarah Palin's life, a sad and moldering strangeness ...

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Carmelo Anthony embroiled in deeply stupid Twitter controversy

August 31, 2010

Y! Sports Blogs - Yahoo! Sports / Trey Kerby

If you haven't heard, Carmelo Anthony is in a bit of hot water because of Twitter. Yes, that sounds unfathomably dumb, but when you get the whole story it's even dumber than you can imagine.

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Twitter Just Killed Something Else: Their Own Website. Twitter For iPad Is That Good.

September 2, 2010

TechCrunch / MG Siegler

Are you addicted to Twitter? Do you have an iPad? Even if the answer to both is "no" right now, after you see Twitter for iPad, those answers are going to change -- quickly. Yes, the wait is over.

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Apple’s Ping Music Social Network Starts With 160 Million Users

September 1, 2010

TechCrunch / MG Siegler

During their event today in San Francisco, Apple announced iTunes 10, the latest version of their music software.

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Washington Post Suspends Columnist for Twitter Hoax

September 1, 2010

New York Times / By JOSEPH PLAMBECK

Mike Wise said in his Twitter account that a Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback was suspended for five games.

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Twitter for iPad Review: Ahead of the Pack

September 2, 2010

GigaOM : On Broadband, VoIP & The Next Generation Internet / James Kendrick

The folks at Twitter took their time releasing an app for the iPad, but it was time well spent.

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Apple Debuts Facebook's New Music Service (Which Doesn't Run On Facebook)

September 1, 2010

MediaMemo / Peter Kafka

My sources in the music industry were correct: Apple has been working on an iTunes update that's all about social, not streaming.

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Twitter Launches iPad App With Focus On Consumption

September 2, 2010

The Apple Blog / Liz Gannes

Twitter is launching the first native app it's built from scratch tonight, Twitter for iPad. Aimed at fostering content consumption, the app is designed for new users and power users alike.

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TweetPhoto Fills Its Own Hole Before Twitter Can, Rebrands Itself as "Plixi" [MediaMemo]

August 31, 2010

All Things Digital / Peter Kafka

Twitter photo services like TweetPhoto are supposed to be an endangered species. So it's trying to evolve into something else before it gets killed off.

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GaGa Tweet Upsets Canadian City Officials!

September 1, 2010

Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors Hollywood gossip blog from Perez Hilton / Perez Hilton

We LOVE it! A few nights ago, Lady GaGa made a bit of stir after her performance in Edmonton, Canadialand when she tweeted this photo (above) of an Oil Country sign with a HIGHlariously key letter ...

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Washington Post Takes Hard Line on Twitter Prankster

August 31, 2010

DailyFinance / Jeff Bercovici

The immediacy of social media is a hazard for some old-school journalists like Washington Post sports columnist Mike Wise, who posted a phony news story on Twitter to ...

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PFT: Columnist suspended for Big Ben Twitter hoax

August 31, 2010

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Saucy stars get sexy on Twitter

September 1, 2010

Sun Woman RSS feed

AFTER Demi Moore's bikini snaps, see the other stars in sexy poses on Twitter

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What Celebrities Have Said On Twitter Today

September 1, 2010

Sky Showbiz - Latest

Samantha Ronson faces a criminal investigation as her dog allegedly kills another dog.And Paris Hilton uses her Twitter page to speak out about the media and reach out to her fans.

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saMAN Ronson Speaks About Dog Incident

August 31, 2010

Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors Hollywood gossip blog from Perez Hilton / Perez Hilton

For once, Lindsay isn't the troublemaker! After her bulldog Cadillac killed a defenseless Maltese in front of her El Lay apartment on Monday, saMAN Ronson offers nothing but remorse.

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Celeb Roundup: Happy 9/02/10 Day

September 2, 2010

Lohan Groupie - Lindsay Lohan News / Liana Maeby

We got really into this 9/02/10 day business, and it looks like some of the show's stars did as well.

Gameday: Phillies (75-58) at Rockies (69-63)

September 2, 2010

Phillies Nation / Pat Gallen

Philadelphia Phillies (74-58) at Colorado Rockies (69-63) Joe Blanton (6-6, 5.15 ERA) at Jhoulys Chacin (7-9, 3.

Weekly Technology Mixdowns by Brent Norris

September 2, 2010

Brent.fm - a technology mixdown / Brent

Teaching our first class on Oahu this month. Oahu – September 15th (Wed) – Rainwater Harvesting Basics (RWB101) -… http://fb.me/tMAapKRp # Worldchanging: Bright Green http://ow.

Turning to Twitter for some new mayoral talent

September 2, 2010

blogTO / Derek

One of the things that I've been hearing (and saying) a lot is how uninspiring the current crop of mayoral candidates are.

The Stars of 'Private Practice' Talk Twitter (VIDEO)

September 2, 2010

NoControl: The Best Television Blog Posts / blogdig.net

Filed under: Celebrity Interviews, The Show Girl'Grey's Anatomy' and 'Private Practice' boss lady Shonda Rhimes is one of my favorite people to follow on Twitter (hi @shondarhimes!).

Pineapple flower cupcakes, cookies and cream, raspberry surprise and more from Flamingo Bakery

September 2, 2010

Cupcakes Take The Cake / Rachel (noreply@blogger.com)

Joined Ping in/on iTunes. Fol…

September 2, 2010

Indie Music Filter / Chris

Joined Ping in/on iTunes. Follow me if you like, search for Chris Budd in Toronto.

Official Twitter app for the iPad is now available for download

September 2, 2010

Edible Apple / EdibleApple

Loren Brichter is up to his old tricks, having worked on the recently released Twitter app for the iPad. It’s available as a free universal binary and can be downloaded here.

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