As a relatively new tech news blog, it was great to see both Leo Laporte’s twit.tv and the guys over at ReadWriteWeb referencing us as the news source for the recent ‘Twitter accounts hacked’ story…
As a relatively new tech news blog, it was great to see both Leo Laporte’s twit.tv and the guys over at ReadWriteWeb referencing us as the news source for the recent ‘Twitter accounts hacked’ story…
Twitter’s user numbers might be growing super-fast, but so is its reputation for hack attacks! The latest Twitter account hack, (which is about an hour old as I write this), is sending the following message; “hey! 23/Female. Come chat with me….
I recently posted an article about Jason Calacanis and Loic Le Meur unfollowing the people who were following them on Twitter. One of the most common comments on that post was a variation of; “no one can really say for certain what’s the right or wrong way to follow people on Twitter.”
Well, at least we all know now what Twitter fonder Biz Stone thinks, about auto-following; “following should be done by a person….”
Much like an older brother beating up their younger brother, Google has just given a PageRank penalty to Google Japan! This bizarre state of affairs came about after it was revealed that Google Japan was paying bloggers via CyberBuzz, to write about a new feature on the Google Japan website. This was in clear violation…
Our third ever ‘Highly Recommended’ award goes to Pete Cashmore’s excellent mashable.com. Why mashable? Firstly, mashable has some VERY good writers. My personal faves include; Jennifer Van Grove, Adam Ostrow, Stan Schroeder and Pete Cashmore of course. These guys know how to make tech news interesting, without being sensationalist. The quality of the writing is…
According to a post on seekingalpha.com Apple are going to release three new iPhone models this year! The rumour seems to be gathering pace and has also been carried on The Register. The rumour / prediction comes from Peter Misek, an analyst with Canaccord Adams; following recent checks he made with carrier partners. According to…
I was on Twitter yesterday when Cali Lewis; star of Geekbrief.tv, decided to send a message to her 19,000 Twitter followers. Cali’s message was simply: “Is this the new MacBook Pro?” – (with a link to a dodgy looking image) This is how the ‘VIRAL PR’ Apple are so famous for always begins! Why is…
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I just saw the super-talented Molly Wood on Twitter and couldn’t help noticing how fantastic she is looking these days! To see what I mean, just take a look at the picture on the left and then compare it to Molly’s new Twitter picture on the bottom right. Molly – you look great! Molly, who…
Patrick Norton Today, thetechnewsblog wants to ‘show some love’ to Patrick Norton – one of the coolest and most professional people in the ‘Tech industry! If you don’t already know who Patrick Norton is, you probably should not be reading a ‘tech news blog. The rest of you will know Patrick Norton as one of…
