If you’re quick, you should go follow @MSNBCHeadlines on twitter. They’ve had their account hacked and let’s just say the person that’s in control of the account is having a little fun with the media outlet.

I’m not sure how it is all these accounts on twitter have been getting hacked so prolifically lately. I don’t think all of these people have simple passwords that are getting cracked, so what’s happening? Are there machines infected with other malware that’s collecting login information?
Aside from the major PR issues that a entity like MSNBC is going to have to deal with after this …read more

Twitter has now added a feature to their website functionality that’s existed in many 3rd party twitter clients for awhile now. The ability to create lists and organize your followers can be very helpful.

The nice addition of the Twitter lists functionality is that when you create the list you can make the decision on whether or not you want this to be a list for just your use (PRIVATE) or a list anyone else can subscribe to and use (PUBLIC).
You can search for followers and add them to one of your lists or you can add people to lists …read more

Peek makes handheld messaging devices used exclusively for email and texting, for a small monthly fee. Now the company is planning to release TwitterPeek, a variation on their existing devices that’s devoted exclusively to Twitter.
Let me say that again: a messaging device you can only use with Twitter. A Tweevice that’s good for one thing alone.
Is it madness? You’ll have to decide for yourself. But I wonder if Twitter has really become so important that we’re ready for a computing device that allows you to do nothing but Tweet, 24/7. Especially when you can already do that all you want …read more

If you’re on twitter, then you are more than likely aware of a little weekly twitter habit that people take part in on the network. Each Friday, people share and recommend other twitter users to people and take the recommendations as #followfriday or #ff

I’ve found quite a few great people to follow through this weekly twitter ritual. It’s an interesting phenomenon because the recommendations are usually right on. My own preferences and twitter habits mean that I pretty much only follow someone that I’m truly interested in hearing from and trust for a variety of reasons.
The challenge for me …read more

For as great a service Twitter provides, it seems that athletes get in trouble the easiest on the social networking site.  Case in point–PGA pro Parker McLachlin.  But his Twitter misstep isn’t quite so bad as some other, higher-profile athletes.  The PGA tour has a rule regarding the use of electronic devices during competition.  Basically the rule is, don’t use them–a simple rule that McLachlin forgot about during the final round of the Frys.com Open this past weekend.
The third-year pro was informed of his infraction by the PGA, after tweeting during a longer than usual wait on the back nine.
“Just …read more

In my opinion if you’re looking for a way to get your blog posts distributed into the twittersphere, then you should look no further than Twitterfeed. Hookup your RSS feed to a twitter account and you’re off and rolling.

I’ve been using Twitterfeed for quite awhile now and have it running on a number of different blogs for clients. I’m not the only one using the tool either, as you can see from the graphic above they’re pushing thousands of feeds through the tool.
With all that traffic, they’re also releasing some additional features for users.
Twitterfeed now provides the opportunity for you …read more

My good friend Dr. Thomas Ho made me aware of a development from Google this evening that I think will be pretty interesting if executed well. And let’s be honest, most of what Google does is done fairly well.

It appears that Google will be adding some social search functionality to their toolbox. Currently in development in the Google Labs, we’re told it should be coming publicly available soon.
The idea is that when you search, there will be results offered from those in your social networks as well. So, if you’re searching for images, you can bet that your friends images …read more

Not too long ago everyone on twitter was showing their support for Iran by changing their location. There were a variety of reasons I heard of for changing your location to Tehran, but I never did. I think accurately representing your location in your twitter profile is more important than people think.

As you can see from my graphic above, people set their locations to a variety of different uses. Some people are very specific and providing city, state and zip for their location. Others just provide a city. Some people put the name of a business in their location. In …read more

Just announced: AdelaVoice’s Lighthouse SQ7, “the first portable social media device.” In reality, it’s a tablet for surfing the net that handicaps Facebook and Twitter with voice-recognition input.

The device uses a 7″ touchscreen, boasts 800×480 resolution, built-in WiFi, 1GB of flash storage, and a rechargeable battery that provides 5 hours of constant use. It weighs about a pound, and is 7.8″ x 4.7″ x .94″. It runs on Linux Ubuntu with a proprietary web browser using WebKit. It doesn’t currently run Flash animations.
The twist is the device’s built-in voice recognition, which is an original piece of software constructed by AdelaVoice. …read more

Typhoon Ketsana (local typhoon name: Ondoy) drowned Metro Manila, the National Capital Region of the Philippines in what is deemed to be the worst rainfall in recent history. In a span of roughly 6 hours Ketsana delivered a month’s worth of rainfall totaling to about 341mm or 13.4 inches.
People living in the cities of Marikina and Cainta and Pasig were held hostage by raging flash floods that had them moving to the roofs of their houses to seek safety.
In the midst of this disaster, citizens used social media networks such as Facebook, Twitter and the like to spread news, update …read more