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Five TinyURL Alternatives and the State of URL Shorteners
maximumpc.com - 10/8/2009
Five TinyURL Alternatives and the State of URL Shorteners
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Welcome to the wonderful world of URL shorteners, where internet links hide behind abridged monikers to sheath their unwieldy length. You may have seen them fluttering about on the Internet; they’re currently infesting Twitter feeds, blog posts, Facebook status updates, and yes, even in print ...
Miley Cyrus Quits the Hard Stuff…Twitter
maximumpc.com - 10/9/2009
Miley Cyrus Quits the Hard Stuff…Twitter
— maximumpc.com — That’s right, not even Hannah Montana wants anything to do with Twitter. She reportedly ditched the social... networking service yesterday much to the sadness of her loyal followers, all 1.1 million of them. Cyrus isn’t the first celeb to start using Twitter, but one might hope that she starts ... (more) Miley Cyrus Quits the Hard Stuff…Twitter

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Microsoft and Google Flirt with Twitter's Data-Mining Deals
maximumpc.com - 10/8/2009
Microsoft and Google Flirt with Twitter's Data-Mining Deals
— maximumpc.com —   Just how much could billions of bite-sized snapshots of everyday life be worth? Twitter is hoping... a whole heck of a lot, according to Kara Swisher of All Things Digital . Twitter is engaged in serious discussions with both Microsoft and Google to data-mine the billions of tweets ... (more) Microsoft and Google Flirt with Twitter's Data-Mining Deals

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StumbleUpon Attempts to Redefine Itself as Sort of Like Google, but Similar to Twitter
maximumpc.com - 10/9/2009
StumbleUpon Attempts to Redefine Itself as Sort of Like Google, but Similar to Twitter
— maximumpc.com — StumbleUpon is swinging open the doors to some new features today that they hope begin to change... its offerings as a web service. Founder Garrett Camp said the new approach lands itself “somewhere between a Twitter and Google.” StumbleUpon’s prior services gave users the ability to bookmark, ... (more) StumbleUpon Attempts to Redefine Itself as Sort of Like ...

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