July 2011
12 posts
Watch the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows... →
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 premieres on Thursday in London, and fans of the franchise can check out the red carpet action live on YouTube and via Ustream and Livestream. You can check out the Ustream above (or Livestream), or head over to YouTube, which has multiple an…
10 Fascinating Facts About Phone Numbers →
You probably dial a few of them every day, but do you ever stop and think about the history behind a phone number? When were the first numbers introduced? How did you end up with a particular area code? We’ve got the answers to these quandaries and more in our collection of 10 fascinating fac…
Twitter Testing Facebook-Like Message Wall [PIC] →
Twitter is testing a Facebook-like message wall on profile pages, prompting users to send public tweets (a.k.a @ replies, or mentions) to specific users directly from their profile pages. Twitter is testing the feature with a small percentage of users. Spokeswoman Carolyn Penner said i…
HOW TO: Get Your Own Google+ Vanity URL →
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HOW TO: Import Your Facebook Contacts on Google+ →
A new Google Chrome extension makes extracting Facebook contacts a lot easier, helping users more easily reconstruct their respective social graphs on Google+. UPDATE: Facebook has blocked this tool. The extension, called Facebook Friend Exporter, lets you to export details that your Faceb…
Twitter Begins Allowing Direct Messages With... →
The back-and-forth between brand reps who manage Twitter accounts and people who try to communicate with those brands might become a little less complicated. It seems no longer will verified Twitter accounts be required to follow back the Twitter users who want to send direct messages. The Ne…
