Tech Week In Review 10-2-09
by rahsheen
Well, a lot of people got invites, but I wasn’t one of them. According to many who actually did get invites, Wave is not all it’s cracked up to be. Sure, it’s an awesome service for collaboration, but it’s not something that’s going to replace Twitter, FriendFeed, or Facebook. Seems like it’s just a little too realtime and comes up a little short in providing the user with tools to manage it effectively. Some think Wave is overhyped while others are begging for invites like the crackhead in Menace to Society. Check out Wayne’s Wave screencast . (Wave details)
Read MoreThreadsy Helps You Pull Yourself Together
by rahsheen
Threadsy is a service that allows you to access your Facebook, Twitter, and email all from one slick interface. It’s quite similar to FriendBinder with a few major differences. The design is simple: on one side, you have all your inboxes from the services you’ve plugged in, including your email, Facebook messages, Twitter DM’s, and Mentions. On the other you see your Twitter feed and Facebook notifications.
Read MoreTech Week in Review 9-4-09
by rahsheen
Bill Collectors Can Now Catch You On Facebook
According to this WSJ article, It looks like State revenue agents are using social media to hunt you down and make you pay what you owe.
Meanwhile, agents in Nebraska collected $2,000 from a deejay after he advertised on his MySpace page that he would be working at a [...]
This Week in Review 8-21-09
by rahsheen
A new 99-cent application from Tiverias Apps called GPush (iTunes link) aims to change that. Calling GPush simple would be an understatement – this app literally has a one-track mind. The only thing it does is provide push notifications for new emails in Gmail. It doesn’t open emails, or send emails, it just lets you know when new ones arrive, as soon as they arrive, and no matter what you’re doing.
Read MoreTech Week In Review: Mentions, Search, Chat, Social Media Comments
by rahsheen
Twitter Mentions
Twitter has finally fixed their replies feature. Up until now, you could only receive a reply from someone if they started off their tweet with your name. I would get “@rahsheen you so totally rock!”, but if someone said “@abenton @markusrobinson Blackweb 2.0 is awesome, especially @rahsheen” I would never know. Now, Twitter Mentions [...]
