Web curation for December 17th 2009 through December 21st 2009
Filtering the web so you don’t have to for December 17th 2009 through December 21st 2009:
- Justin.tv – Live Video and Chat for Everyone -
Genuine: RT @tweetmemeJustin.tv To Launch Pay-Per-View Channels http://bit.ly/77BN7Y [What would yo pay to watch? How about a conference?]
- Brittany Murphy Dies | TMZ.com -
QueenofSpain: TMZ is reporting Brittany Murphy died http://www.tmz.com/2009/12/20/brittany-murphy-dies-cardiac-arrest/
- Man Proposes Marriage via Foursquare Check-In -
It’s no longer cool enough to propose on Twitter. That’s been done before. Several times.
So Alex Marsh of Raleigh-Durham decided to take it up a notch. The clever guy used Foursquare, the mobile location-based game, to propose to his girlfriend, Susan Wilkison, during dinner at Raleigh Times Bar.
In case you’re unfamiliar with Foursquare, once you check-in at a location, your friends receive an instant notification of your check-in and any accompanying text that you’ve added to the check-i.. show all textsusanbeebe: Man Proposes Marriage via Foursquare Check-In | http://bit.ly/5f4MXS /by @mashable/cc: @dens#SocialMedia - Twitter Email Security Blamed for Latest Hack -
A successful attack on Twitter early Friday morning is being blamed on Twitter’s own email security, as hackers were able to get access to an email account and change a password, then redirect Twitter.com traffic elsewhere.
Twitter suffered a security breach Friday morning that displayed a message from the “Iranian Cyber Army” for around an hour before Twitter.com became completely inaccessible. Early reports confirmed that Twitter itself had not been compromised: rather the DNS records (wh.. show all textjeffisageek: Twitter Email Security Blamed for Latest Hack http://ff.im/-d6JPO - WordPress › Blog » WordPress 2.9, oh so fine -
I want to make you mine, all the time… oh wait. Hello. I’m here on behalf of the entire WordPress development team and community to announce the immediate availability of WordPress version 2.9 “Carmen” named in honor of magical jazz vocalist Carmen McRae (whom we’ve added to our Last.fm WP release station). You can upgrade easily from your Dashboard by going to Tools > Upgrade, or you can download from WordPress.org.
The coolest new stuff from a user point of view is:
Global undo/”trash” featu.. show all textdavezatz: WordPress 2.9 has been released. Think I’ll stay put for now. http://bit.ly/8zeK0y - Shashi Bellamkonda: The Social Listener – Washington Business Journal: -
GeekMommy: Congrats @shashibawesome profile of you by @JenConnerin Washington Business Journal http://bit.ly/5d366T
- Trident Gum Turns Fan Tweets into Full-Page USA Today Ad -
To prove that real people really do like their new gum, Trident’s decided to try something unconventional with their latest ad in USA Today. The full-page color spread, headlined “The People have Tweeted,” highlights tweets from users who have digitally shared their enthusiasm for Trident Layers [@tridentlayers].
The ad, included below, ran in today’s USA Today. We’re told that the 10 tweets featured were discovered by the Trident team using Twitter Search, and that all are authentic (i.e. .. show all textDowntownRob: RT @jbruin: Trident Gum Turns Fan Tweets into Full-Page USA Today Ad – http://bit.ly/6XH9v5 - From Twitter – RT @iizLiz RT @AngelaAtHP Now for Firefox 3.5 HP Smart Web Printing http://ow.ly/NcIA (lets u print what you want from the web)
- From Twitter – RT @Viss http://is.gd/5sdpB – A brief analysis of tonights twitter mischief. (via @atenlabs)
- bitly.tv -
TechCrunch: Watch The Buzz On Bitly.TV http://is.gd/5rBwE by @erickschonfeld
