Did Twitter Just Become Mainstream Thanks to Techmeme?

I used to blog about Twitter a lot. In fact, I am pretty sure I wrote the Web’s most comprehensive guide on what to do and what not to do on Twitter. It has been a while since my last Twitter post, and there is a reason for that. The Twitter talk annoys me. The people who call themselves social media experts/ninjas/gurus/etc. are the farthest thing from being one. In fact, when I used to write about Twitter, there were always people who responded with the “stop telling us how to tweet” tweets, and you know what? They were right, to some extent.

 

An Interview with Ben Parr, Co-Editor of Mashable on Entrepreneurship, TechCrunch, and Getting Bought out

The Web is filled with blogs on almost every topic. Tech blogs specifically are a dime a dozen, but there is the elite group of tech outlets that truly stand out from the crowd, Mashable leads the pack. Started by Pete Cashmore in his garage in Ireland, it is not ranked as one of, if not the top tech blog on the interwebs. As a person who has guest blogged for Mashable a few times, I can safely say they deserve the popularity.

 

Peter Vesterbacka, Maker of Angry Birds Talks about the Birds, Apple, Android, Nokia, and Palm/HP

There are many speculations regarding the cause of the recent global economic recession, but we all know the truth. It was the Angry Birds and their affect on the productivity of the work force. Angry Birds is a true mobile wonder with over 50 million downloads, 80% of users keeping the app installed, and as Peter Verterbacka, the “Mighty Eagle” of Rovio, makers of Angry Birds puts it, that number is without the holiday stats, which broke a record of a million downloads a day.

 

5 iPhone Apps to Install Right Out of the Box

With over 300,000 apps for the iPhone, one of the biggest challenges that many companies are trying to overcome, is discovery. This is a challenge for the iPhone user who is overwhelmed by the vast selection of apps, but it is also becoming a serious problem for the developer who spends time and money developing an app, that more often than not, ends up falling into the black hole of the App Store.

 

Samsung Galaxy Tab VS. The iPad: The Bottom Line

Since chances are you are here reading this as a result of the title, I will give you the bottom line. The Samsung Galaxy Tab is an all around fantastic tablet that would serve you loyally as a Web surfing, music listening, video watching, and app exploring device. But let’s be honest, that is not what you want to know. You want to know how the Samsung Galaxy Tab compares to the iPad so I will address that. Would I replace my iPad 3g with a Samsung Galaxy Tab? No, but not for the reasons you are thinking. To understand what I mean, you are going to have to read on.

 

An Interview with Alyssa Milano: Actress, Philanthropist, Entrepreneur, and Twitter Superstar

As a blogger, there are a few very defining moments. This is one of those moments. An interview with Alyssa Milano. Where do I start? Alyssa is one of the few actresses who, as funny as might sound, transcends generations. What I mean is that while I grew up watching Saved by the Bell, my older brother grew up watching the Love Boat (he is ten years older than me), yet we both had crushes on Alyssa Milano growing up. I mean, who did not watch the show “Who’s the Boss”?