Posts Tagged ‘twitter’
Microsoft’s version of Twitter for China : MSN Juku!!! December 2nd, 2009
Microsoft has launched a microblog / twitter style service in China based on Windows Live Messenger, expanding the social-networking functions linked to the chat software in the Chinese market where it is a hit. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: china, Microsoft, MSN juku, twitter
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Blogging vs. Micro-blogging!!! November 25th, 2009
I have recently been posting a lot on the micro-blogging website Twitter. For the benefit of the few who haven’t heard of it, Twitter is a sort of live blogging service where you post updates or ‘tweets’ of up to 140 characters. It is revolutionizing everything from celebrity gossip to the deadly-serious shifting of the balance of political power. 
It is a good way to put out thoughts without having to write a full blog. It is also a great way to consistently keep up with friends. I enjoy being able to log in to Twitter and see what friends, acquaintances, and random other posters are doing during the day without the clutter of Facebook. It is one more way to feed my need to be constantly connected(its hard to admit this addiction 
). Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: blogging, Facebook, Myspace, twitter
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Tweetin On A Jet Plane!!!
November 13th, 2009
Its a tribute to the dedicated pilots at Northwest Airlines…
Came across this video yesterday and it made me laugh. It’s in reference to the pilots fired from their jobs couple of weeks back for using their laptop computers in the cockpit and overshooting their landing target by 150 miles. 
Tags: twitter
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Facebook and Twitter Hit Xbox 360!!! November 13th, 2009
With the new firmware coming out on Tuesday, November 17 Xbox 360 users can use Twitter, facebook from the console.It also includes Last.fm and Zune video compatibility.
Note : Twitter, Last.fm, and Facebook will require an Xbox Live Gold membership ($50/year) and for some reason both Twitter and Facebook services require all users to be at least 18 years of age.
Have a look at the photos at Cnet Reviews
Tags: Facebook, Microsoft, twitter, Xbox
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Setting Up Web based Applications on Nokia Series 40 Mobiles!!! March 15th, 2009
I use the net a lot. I am so addicted to it that i try and stay connected to the net all the time. These days i have found one more addiction and thats Twitter. It’s a micro blogging site where millions spend time just editing a single line(”what you are currently doing?”) in 140 characters or less. I try and tweet whenever i can, from home, college or even when out with friends. Twitter being so popular has many J2ME clients that are for cellphones. Not only twitter but there are many applications for mobile made on the platform of J2ME that use GPRS to access the mobile web.
I have a Nokia 7310 supernova, it uses the Nokia Series 40 user interface. The problem with this is that many applications that try and access the net get a error “java.io.IOException: Error in HTTP operation”. The problem is not with our code nor the Nokia handset problem. The problem is with the GPRS.
Proxy settings for NOP for S40v3, S40v5 phones as we all know, Nokia doesn’t allow one to specify a proxy for an Access Point in Series 40 v2 and v3 and v5 phones (6131, 6133, 3110c, 5300, 5200, 5310, 6500, 6070, 6020, 7310) etc.
Nokia has removed the ability to specify a proxy server associated with an access point. Therefore, those who use JAVA programs that require internet access (such as Opera Mini, Google Maps,GTalk, Orkut, Twitter…) can not get it to work and they get “java.io.IOException: Error in HTTP operation” when trying to access the web via application.
The solution to this is :
Download Nokia S40 proxy settings for JAVA applications ZIP file.
link is : http://www.box.net/shared/s1cd0vp329
Description of included files:NokiaJAVAProxy.wml: The wml file that you can edit if you need/want different proxy settings.
NokiaJAVAProxy.prov: The actual binary wbxml provisioning file that should be sent to your phone (via bluetooth or usb). This can NOT be manually edited.
Process To Follow…
1: Push the “NokiaJAVAProxy.prov” file to your mobile using Bluetooth or infrared(Only for 40S series but u can send through any mobile which is having Bluetooth or infrared). Option only do not copy paste to your phone (”object push”, not file transfer). If your are unable to do it, just transfer it to any bluetooth or infrared supported mobile and send that file via bluetooth or infrared to your mobile.
2: The phone will recognize the configuration settings, and will prompt you to save them. Don’t worry if it says “no supported applications” We have to Click ok. The setting is saved in your configuration..
3: Go to Settings->Configuration->Default Config. Settings, and change the default config to [the name of the configuration we just loaded].That’s it! JAVA midlets like Opera Mini, Google Maps, MGMaps, etc… should work now.
Please leave a comment if you face problems..
The post was made with the help of http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=1160526
Tags: GPRS, mobile, nokia, Series40, twitter
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I Tweet, Therefore I Am!!! March 12th, 2009
About a month ago, i joined the land of Twitteronia, where millions spend time just editing a single line(”what you are currently doing?”) in 140 characters or less. Initially I was skeptical of all this twittering, but now, I “get it.” After about a week of twittering, I was hooked. I’m now connected to my friends and a few celebrities (Lance Armstrong is my favorite ). These days its like a regular routine to tweet whenever i can and tweet whatever is possible…
I ran across an article at Times Online, that really disappointed me. The article specifically referenced clinical psychologist Oliver James, who stated
“Twittering stems from a lack of identity. It’s a constant update of who you are, what you are, where you are. Nobody would Twitter if they had a strong sense of identity.”
Don’t these people get it, it’s not about Lack of identity. If this is true then there are millions of Twitterers who apparently need psychological help. I believe that Twitter is more than what Oliver James says, its about getting connect to others, brainstorm and share ideas, there are many more advantages/reasons why we all tweet. I know that whoever Tweets gets this fact somehow or the other. I feel that we don’t Tweet because we have a lack of identity, we use Tweet because we individually have a strong identity and want to connect and learn from other Twitterers around the world. I personally feel twitter is far better than other social networking sites like Orkut, Myspace and all..
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Set Twitter Tweet as status message in Pidgin!!! March 8th, 2009
While browsing the net you would have heard about Twitter. Twitter is basically another name for micro blogging. In twitter you just have to sign up, then update a single line(“what you are currently doing?”) whenever you can. Its just so simple, no fuss about making a profile or writing down about the movies you like and blah blah…
A lot of us also use different instant messaging clients on a day to day basis. Pidgin is one of these clients that runs on a number of platforms, including Windows, Linux, and other UNIX operating systems. The advantage of using pidgin is that instead of running GTalk, Yahoo Messenger and MSN Messenger separately, you can have everything-in-one.
Now Pidigin allows us to set a status message and that is exactly what we do in twitter. So here’s what we can do.. update twitter status alone and then get Pidgin to retrieve and set the tweet as the IM status automatically.. This can be done with a help of a code found at Google Codes.
To do this follow the steps below. (I am taking it that you have already got Pidgin installed on your system.)
1. Firstly we need to install Perl. Most Linux distros come with Perl preinstalled. Windows users, download and install Perl from here.
2. Take a Command Prompt/Terminal and enter: perl -MCPAN -e shell (Linux users, would have to add a sudo before this). In the CPAN prompt that you got now, enter install XML::XPath and hit enter. This will download and install the Xpath module from Internet.
3. Now launch Pidgin. Go to Help -> About and scroll to the bottom of the page. You should see a line : Perl: Enabled.
4. Download twitter.pl from http://code.google.com/p/pidgin-twitterstatus/downloads/list and put it into your Pidgin plugins folder. Usually the plugins folder is C:\Program Files\pidgin\plugins for Windows users and ~/.purple/plugins for Linux users.
5. Now restart Pidgin and go to Tools -> Plugins. There will be a new plugin named Twitter Status Feed. Enable it and click on Configure Plugin. Enter your twitter user name in the dialog box that pops up.
6. Now in the drop down box where we select our status choose Twitter.
Note : sometimes in Linux copying the twitter.pl in “~/.purple/plugins” may not work. If you have root privilege then copy the script in “/usr/lib/purple-2/“.
Please leave comments if you face problems.
Tags: Linux, Perl, Pidgin, script, Softwares, twitter, Ubuntu, Windows
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Installing Adobe Air and its applications on Ubuntu 8.10!!! February 22nd, 2009
Adobe AIR Environment is one of the hottest new technology around, it allows us to easily create cross platform Internet rich applications and widget that are Internet ready.
To install Adobe AIR on Ubuntu 8.10 follow these steps..
Open Terminal window from (Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal ) and issue the following command in the terminal window.
wget http://airdownload.adobe.com/air/lin/download/1.5/AdobeAIRInstaller.bin
Now :
chmod +x AdobeAIRInstaller.bin
After That :
./AdobeAIRInstaller.bin
After the above command you will get a installation dialog box like this follow the instructions to install Adobe Air.
After installation is over you will find a menu item (Applications -> Other ->Adobe Air Application Installer ) which allows one to easily install Adobe Air applications.
Some interesting Adobe AIR applications are :
ReadAIR
ReadAIR is an rss reader. But it lacks keyboard shortcuts.
You can download ReadAIR from here : http://readair.googlecode.com/files/ReadAir.0.3.air
You can install the downloaded the (.air) package using (Applications-> Other -> Adobe AIR Application Installer).
RichFLV
RichFLV is a video editor for flv files , some of its features are :
* Read flv Metadata
* read/edit/modify/delete cuepoints
* cut flvs
* convert the sound of the flv to mp3
* convert flv to swf
RichFLV is still in early stage of development and is an alpha release.
Download and Install RichFLV from here : http://www.richapps.de/files/richflv/RichFLV.air
RoadFinder
RoadFinder combines Yahoo! Maps and Google Maps into a single application. It allows one to easily look up address using its intiuative interface. RoadFinder allows you to search maps for physical directions anywhere in the world. It also allows you to view satellite images.
Download and install RoadFinder from : http://download.macromedia.com/pub/labs/air/linux/samples/1/RoadFinder.air
Spaz
Spaz is an Open source Twitter client and features an extremely user friendly interface. Some of the important features of Spaz are :
* Built-in global search powered by Summize
* Short URL creation tool with support for multiple services (is.gd, bit.ly, snurl.com, and more)
* In-line short URL decoding
* Markdown syntax support
* Multiple themes and support for user-created themes
* User-defined CSS overrides
* Event sounds using the Tokyo Train Station soundset by Dominik Dimaano
* Directory listings of users you’re following, and your followers.
Download and Install Spaz using this link : http://funkatron.com/apps/spaz/AIR/SpazAIR.air
TweetDeck
TweetDeck is also an Open source Twitter client, i find it better than Spaz..
Download and Install TweetDeck using this link :
http://www.tweetdeck.com/
I hope you enjoy AIR an its applications.. If you face problems please comment…
Tags: Adobe, Adobe AIR, Softwares, twitter, Ubuntu
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