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Twitter Invades World of Warcraft via TweetCraft

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Twitter Invades World of Warcraft via TweetCraft

No Comments 15 August 2009

It was inevitable. Twitter has entered the gaming arena. (If it hasn’t already, that is – and I’m sure it has… I just don’t keep up that much with in-gaming Twittering.)

Recently added to the CodePlex (Microsoft’s version of SourceForge.net) is a little app by the name of TweetCraft. As you’d expect from the title, TweetCraft enables you to both read and compose “tweets” while within WoW. The app is currently on a stable release and can be downloaded from tweetcraft.codeplex.com… and it actually looks pretty cool. Plus, like with any above-average Twitter client, you can schedule your tweets and even send screenshots of your current game using the built-in TwitPic integration.

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How to Mass Unfollow Hundreds of Tweeps with Relative Ease

No Comments 17 May 2009

So, it turns out the @fansoftech account was the victim of a “bug,” according to the Twitter support team.

Earlier this year, we noticed that the number of people we were following on Twitter was consistently rising. Here’s the problem with that: only one person manages that account, yours truly, and I wasn’t following these people.

So, a support ticket was made on Twitter’s support site and 2 quick, um, weeks later, we had a response waiting for us: it’s a bug… sorry about that.

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Fans of Tech Twitter Updates for the Week

No Comments 20 April 2009

  • @woothemes “blogging+streaming” looks great. will “journal” be next since it was ranked so high on the last poll? #

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Fans of Tech Twitter Updates for the Week

No Comments 13 April 2009

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Fans of Tech Twitter Updates for the Week

No Comments 06 April 2009

  • @kiranp Hilarious… I recently bought my nephew a shirt that said that. Good stuff, indeed. #
  • IE 8.1 to feature new JS engine, support for Firefox add-ons & mult. browser rendering engine? http://snipr.com/exj29 [via Smashing Mag] #
  • Google releases “Suggest”-esque functionality for Gmail (Labs) – looks very cool: http://is.gd/qlM0 [Official Gmail Blog Post] #

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Fans of Tech Twitter Updates for the Week

No Comments 30 March 2009

  • Sweet fancy… the “Ultimate Guide for Evrythng Twitter” really is the ult guide for evrythng Twitter http://is.gd/oF6o via WebDesignerDepot #
  • @BambiBlue Yes. Undoubtedly, resoundingly “yes” #
  • RT @pocketinfo: Windows Mobile 7 to feature Zune Store integration: http://tinyurl.com/dfr5l5 #
  • Mozilla’s Thunderbird can integrate with Windows Search by default? Suh-weet! #
  • Nostalgy add-on for Thunderbird brings Gmail-like keyboard shortcuts for navigation/organization. Exccccellent. #
  • Snipd.com can help u capture (or “snip”) txt, vidz, etc. 2 save 4 later but the srvice is in nd of some orgnztion & 3rd-prty intgrtion tools #
  • Stopped using RTMilk for a few months. Trying to “catch up” on (i.e., delete) tasks that are scheduled to repeat is ridiculously tedious… #

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Fans of Tech Twitter Updates for the Week

No Comments 23 March 2009

  • Q: Tethering on iPhone? A: client-side support is built into 3.0 – just need to work with carriers. Finally… #
  • http://www.tweepme.com – the first 5,000 members receive free lifetime subscriptions #TweepMe #
  • Very interesting concept… RT @fastcompany: Time Inc.’s Mine Magazine is a Printed RSS Feed http://shortn.me/hx #
  • @kzaleski Stewart’s first tirade was absolutely hilarious. Looking forward to what he’ll have to say tonight… #

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Fans of Tech Twitter Updates for the Week

No Comments 09 March 2009

  • This is 100% craziness… can’t possibly be true… can it? RT @Scobleizer “Flock abandons Firefox for Google Chrome” http://ff.im/1iUmR #
  • @BambiBlue Love that quote. ;) Good to hear you’re feeling better. You’ve been down-and-out for a while… #
  • Just signed up for ElegantThemes.com – currently downloading largest WordPress theme I’ve ever encountered: 42mb. (Probably PSDs, etc.) #

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Fans of Tech Twitter Updates for the Week

No Comments 01 March 2009

  • @Scobleizer If u have the URLs for the status updates, u can paste into ShareTabs.com which piles them into one URL.. *very* convenient. #
  • RT @hootsuite “HootSuite.com will be down for maintenance [blah blah]. We’ll be adding more cowbell.” Love it! :D #
  • alright, Twitter folk… help me decide. lifetime registration to vladstudio.com… worth it? yes/no? #
  • @sarahintampa Without a doubt: YES! I thought for sure they’d bring it back in 7 after people complained about that in Vista. But nope… #
  • @jhaynie thanks for the note, man… looking into that now. thought it was odd that there had been no comments. ;) in reply to jhaynie #
  • @jhaynie Alright, should be corrected. Comment away! in reply to jhaynie #
  • @jhaynie FYI, I briefly cvrd Titanium on the site bout a month back. Chk it out, lemme know if any info is inaccurate: http://ow.ly/wZ7 #
  • ok ppl, all is well w/ comments on the site and u’ve still got a shot @ wnning DisplayFusion lic: http://ow.ly/wZM. Thx 4 msgs & emails! #

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Fans of Tech Twitter Updates for the Week

No Comments 22 February 2009

  • @andrea_r TOS. You mean we’re supposed to read that? ;) #
  • @longzheng Most of Google’s WinMo options thus far have been quite sucktastic… with the lot of them rquirng a java client. Srsly… java? #
  • Sad. Coghead shuts down. http://is.gd/k3eS [via TechCrunch] #
  • Hit F1 (help) in Firefox when I meant to hit F5 (refresh)… don’t know that I’ve ever seen the Firefox “help” page before. #
  • I’m officially 100% against sites that r based ENTIRELY in Flash. A little isn’t so bad – but 2 have forms, etc. in Flash… ? Anyone agree? #
  • @jtackabury Kudos! I know it’s been a long road for ya… (20+ betas!) Can’t wait for the final release! #
  • “Did Last.fm Just Hand Over User Listening Data to the RIAA” over the recently-leaked U2 album? [via TechCrunch] http://is.gd/kiqr #
  • @tara_kelly Just commented. ;) Using Excel to manage passwords!? Yeesh! I haven’t done that for years! :-D #

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