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Twitter Now Costs $5 Per Month — If You Want to Use Vowels

Twttr doesn’t sound too bad, right? Well, that’s exactly what you’ll get if you want to continue using Twitter for free only consonants will be available for writing messages. For $5 per month, you’ll also be able to use vowels … Continue reading

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How Vizify Gives Recruiters Context for Your Digital Identity

If I had a dime for every interview that began with “So, tell me about yourself,” then I might not need a job. Companies know they’re not hiring a skill set; they’re hiring a human. The interview used to be … Continue reading

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This Could Be HTC’s New Smartphone

HTC One, 2013 twitter.com/evleaks/status‚Ķ— @evleaks (@evleaks) February 11, 2013 An image of the purported new HTC One was released on Twitter Monday. The image was tweeted by @evleaks, a Twitter user with a strong track record of smartphone leaks. The … Continue reading

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App Crash Reporter Crashlytics Joins Twitter

App crash-reporting service Crashlytics announced Monday that it will be joining the flock at Twitter. Launched a little over a year ago, the company helps developers determine what specific line of code is causing their app to crash so that … Continue reading

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Hands On With Twitter’s Social Video App, Vine

Twitter launched Vine on Thursday — an app that lets you share 6-second video clips. Currently iOS-only, the stop-motion videos can include as many scenes as you can fit in. Video stops and starts when you press on your device’s … Continue reading

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‘Hussein,’ ‘Haley,’ ‘Lamar’ Top Twitter Inauguration Names

President Barack Obama has the middle name Hussein, one that has caused controversy because of its Arabic roots and America’s uneasy relationship with Islam. During today’s inauguration, Twitter lit up with a discussion of the name — the willingness of … Continue reading

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5 Connected Objects to Smarten Up Your Home

Ninja Blocks ($199) Kickstarter-funded Ninja Blocks are wirelessly connected mini-computers embedded with a range of sensors that can detect humidity, temperature, motion, light and distance, among other things. Using Ninja Blocks’ accompanying software system, you can communicate with a range … Continue reading

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Armstrong Says Infamous Yellow Jersey Tweet Was a ‘Mistake’

In Part 2 of Oprah Winfrey’s exclusive interview with Lance Armstrong, the disgraced athlete said a defiant tweet he posted last fall was a “mistake.” After the USADA stripped the seven-time Tour de France winner of all his titles and … Continue reading

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Instagram Is About to Start Sharing Your Data With Facebook

The revised Instagram Privacy Policy and Terms of Service finally kick in on Saturday — and in case you missed it, the part where the service said it might sell your photos to advertisers has been redacted. You can relax … Continue reading

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MashTags: Tweet Us Your Funniest #WebMusicals

If life is a song and all of us live online, what exactly would the musical be like? Would a Keanu Reeves-like figure belt out “Good Morning, Interwebs” with the same amount of pep as the first scene of Hairspray? … Continue reading

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