Social Network AKA Facebook Movie Inspires Twitter, YouTube Copycats
The Facebook movie, Social Network directed by David Fincher will be out this October. The Social Network trailer has inspires copycats creating similar trailers for Twitter and YouTube. Check it out below.
Twitter trailer:
Facebook trailer:
Twitter Pushing Their Own Tweet Button
Twitter has copied the feature from TweetMeme and now have added their very own tweet button.
From Twitter Blog:
The button lets you share links directly from the page you’re on. When you click on the Tweet Button, a Tweet box will appear — pre-populated with a shortened link that points to the item that you’re sharing. After you post to Twitter, you may see suggestions for accounts to follow. These accounts are suggested by the web site you visited and may include, for example, the news outlet and reporter of the article you shared.
Twitter Celebrates 20 Billion Tweets
At 7:44 PM Eastern Time today, Twitter has reached 20 billion tweets. The 29th billion tweet is posted by a Japanese graphic designer called GGGGGGo Lets Go.
The person said:
“It looks like I posted the 20 billionth tweet. I’m getting replies from people all over the world. It’s scary. What are the chances? Maybe I’m going to die. Is it more amazing than winning the lottery? I thought it was a joke.”
British Queen Is Now On Flickr
Queen Elizabeth II now has a presence on Flickr. The British Monarchy has posted over 600 photos divided into 30 sets. Comment feature on these photos are disabled.
Her Majesty also has a YouTube channel and Twitter account. Check it out.
Official Twitter App For iPhone Released
Twitter has released the official Twitter iPhone app which is actually a new version of Tweetie. The app is now ads free after Twitter bought the rights to release Tweetie as their own app.
New Features:
- You can use Twitter without an account. Spy on your friends without having to actually use Twitter.
- You can sign up for a Twitter account within the app itself, complete with Suggested User List.
- The “More” tab has been reorganized and popular actions have been moved to the main action bar. Search results include Top Tweets.
Check it out: Twitter App
Twitter Buys Tweetie
Twitter, the microblogging social networking website, has acquired Atebits, the company that brought you Tweetie and Tweetie 2 iPhone app.
From Atebits blog: I’m happy to say that as of today Twitter is the proud owner of Tweetie – and I’m joining their mobile team and starting work on turning Tweetie.app into Twitter.app, for iPhone and iPad.
Tweetie will be renamed Twitter for iPhone and made free (currently $2.99) in the iTunes AppStore in the coming weeks
Twitter New Friendly Homepage
Twitter has revamped their homepage to make search and trending topics more visible and easily accessible to everyone. The new look will allow user to explore the value of Twitter without an account. See old homepage below.
From Twitter blog:
With the new design, we’re intentionally featuring more dynamic content on the front page, revealing a sample of who’s here, what folks are tweeting about, and the big topics that they’re discussing. The homepage now features a set of algorithmically-selected top tweets that automatically appear every few seconds. It also highlights a random sampling of suggested sources; hover over any of them to see a profile summary and their latest tweet. Trending topics now scroll across the page, allowing us to present a large set of trends using little page real estate. Hovering over some of these trends will show a description explaining why the keyword is (or has recently been) popular.
Facebook Status Replaces Teen Blogging
A new study has shown that young adults are no longer interested in blogging to keep in touch with friends and now is opting for Facebook and Twitter to do the same function.
From Pew Internet & American Life Project report:
Since 2006, blogging has dropped among teens and young adults while simultaneously rising among older adults. As the tools and technology embedded in social networking sites change, and use of the sites continues to grow, youth may be exchanging ‘macro-blogging’ for microblogging with status updates.
Sun CEO Schwartz Tweeted His Resignation With $12 Million
Sun Microsystems CEO Jonathan Schwartz is the first CEO that tweeted his resignation with a 140-character haiku:
Today’s my last day at Sun. I’ll miss it. Seems only fitting to end on a #haiku. Financial crisis/Stalled too many customers/CEO no more.
He walks out with $12 million and it is reported that take over giant Oracle CEO dislike him.
Bill Gates Now On Twitter
The real co-founder of Microsoft and previous CEO, Bill Gates, is now using Twitter. Check it out at: http://twitter.com/billgates
