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  11/19/09 7:00pm Computing Twitter asks "What's happening?" Farewell, "What are you doing?"

  The site has asked "What are you doing?" since its inception, but because it has evolved into new territory a new phrase was needed. dig deeper

  Around the web:   Twitter Blog , techmeme.com , news.cnet.com , venturebeat.com , TechCrunch (11 comments) , Mashable! (18 comments) , thenextweb.com (1 comment) , erictric.com 

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  11/17/09 7:00pm Computing, Gaming Xbox 360 now does Facebook and Twitter, PS3 firmware 3.10 to add Facebook too

  Microsoft promised social networking on the 360 way back at E3, but Sony will offer similar features any day now. dig deeper

  Around the web:   pcworld.com , techmeme.com , All Facebook (1 comment) , BusinessWire Tech , TechRadar (1 comment) , Joystiq (25 comments) , Engadget (34 comments) , TFTS 

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  11/16/09 5:07pm Computing President Obama says he's never used Twitter

  Obama said even though he's never used Twitter, he's not a fan of China's censorship of the service. dig deeper

  Around the web:   TechCrunch (24 comments) , Techmeme , ReadWriteWeb (15 comments) , guardian.co.uk (25 comments) , blogs.telegraph.co.uk (5 comments) , pcworld.com , gawker.com (4 comments) , news.softpedia.com 

  Profile pages:   Twitter, Twitter, Inc., tweet, Microblogging, Social networking

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  11/12/09 7:40pm Computing, Gaming Google SPDY protocol to speed up the web, Xbox Live gets Facebook and Twitter Tuesday, Microsoft denies Windows 7 was inspired by Mac OS X

  Google is working on an application-layer protocol called SPDY (pronounced "speedy") that it claims increases web page load times… dig deeper

  Around the web:   blog.chromium.org (10 comments) , techmeme.com , fastcompany.com (2 comments) , techmeme.com , The Windows Blog (3 comments) , techmeme.com 

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  11/10/09 7:35pm Computing, Mobile Google offers free airport Wi-Fi for the holidays, Motorola Droid sales reach 100,000 over the weekend (probably), LinkedIn and Twitter team up

  Google has signed on to provide free Wi-Fi in 47 United States airports over the holidays, including Las Vegas, San Jose, Boston,… dig deeper

  Around the web:   Daring Fireball , Techmeme , bloomberg.com , Techmeme (9 comments) , blog.linkedin.com , Techmeme 

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  10/29/09 8:20pm Computing, Mobile WordPress for iPhone 2 announced, Twitter Lists goes live, Best Buy offers Motorola Droid presale with instant rebate

  If you've got an iPhone and your blog operates on the WordPress platform, you can manage it on the go; version 2.0 of the… dig deeper

  Around the web:   iphone.wordpress.org (9 comments) , Techmeme , TechCrunch (13 comments) , techmeme.com , businesswire.com , Techmeme 

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  10/21/09 7:37pm Computing Google and Bing add Twitter real-time search, Amazon calls Windows 7 "biggest pre-order product of all time," Google joins forces with iLike and LaLa for music search

  Google and Bing are now both offering real-time searches of Twitter updates. Bing will also search Facebook statuses in the near… dig deeper

  Around the web:   googleblog.blogspot.com , techmeme.com (9 comments) , bing.com (3 comments) , Techmeme , tgdaily.com (10 comments) , techmeme.com , techcrunch.com (29 comments) , Techmeme 

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  10/08/09 7:00pm Computing, Mobile AT&T still not ready for iPhone tethering, Twitter experienced extended service outage, BlackBerry Bold 2 headed for T-Mobile and AT&T

  Some folks had hoped that AT&T's change in position on VoIP for the iPhone would be the precursor for a similar 180 on data… dig deeper

  Around the web:   blogs.wsj.com (5 comments) , Techmeme , mediamemo.allthingsd.com (1 comment) , Techmeme , Engadget (16 comments) , Techmeme 

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  09/30/09 7:34pm Computing Twitter Lists is like a built-in #FollowFriday

  Twitter Blog: http://bit.ly/JKMbK dig deeper

  Around the web:   blog.twitter.com , techmeme.com , blog.programmableweb.com , readwriteweb.com (2 comments) 

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  09/15/09 7:05pm Computing, Mobile, Home A/V Facebook has 300 million active users, Zune HD Twitter & Facebook apps coming, Blockbuster to close nearly 1,000 stores

  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote a note announcing that there are a staggering 300 million Facebook users worldwide. He claims… dig deeper

  Around the web:   blog.facebook.com , Techmeme (9 comments) , techflash.com , Techmeme , blogs.barrons.com , techmeme.com (9 comments) 

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  09/14/09 7:00pm Computing, Mobile iPhone MMS already working for some AT&T customers, Facebook's Twitter-like status tagging feature goes live, Microsoft campaigns to get business to drop Windows XP for 7

  Apple and AT&T have been teasing that iPhone owners will get multimedia messaging service (MMS) functionality for a few months… dig deeper

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  09/11/09 6:05pm Computing, Mobile Twitter updates Terms of Service, Microsoft says no Zune HD outside the U.S., Steve Jobs insists Apple is not interested in e-books

  Twitter updated its terms of service. The most important note is that the company has "left the door open for advertising."… dig deeper

  Around the web:   Twitter Blog , Techmeme (9 comments) , arstechnica.com , Techmeme , guardian.co.uk , techmeme.com (9 comments) 

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  08/21/09 6:25pm Computing, Gaming Microsoft retail stores hiring, PS2 backwards compatibility never returning to PS3, Twitter to offer commercial accounts this year

  Microsoft is opening its first two Apple-esque retail stores in Scottsdale, AZ and Mission Viejo, CA, and we're apparently getting… dig deeper

  Around the web:   microsoftjobsblog.com (41 comments) , techmeme.com (9 comments) , gizmodo.com (3 comments) , VentureBeat , Techmeme (9 comments) 

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  08/21/09 9:00am Computing Facebook adding the ability to post to Twitter from Pages

  Official Facebook Blog: http://bit.ly/XDP0q dig deeper

  Around the web:   blog.facebook.com , Mashable! (42 comments) , GigaOM , Techmeme 

  Profile pages:   Facebook, Twitter, Facebook, Twitter, Inc.

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  08/20/09 7:30pm Computing Twitter makes tweets location-aware, Apple Hard Drive Firmware Update 2.0 fixes MacBook Pro problems, The Pirate Bay copy preserved in torrent form

  The Twitter blog announced today that a new API is available that lets developers include latitude and longitude information in… dig deeper

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