Here’s an interesting bit of news for those of you who followed the news regarding the ongoing battle between Facebook and ConnectU:
Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss might not have gotten their way with Mark Zuckerberg, but they’ve got a different prize in mind now: Olympic glory.
The identical twins, who founded one-timeFacebook rival ConnectU with their Harvard classmate Divya Narendra, have earned spots on the U.S. Olympic rowing team that will compete later this summer in Beijing. The team’s roster was announced Friday and is currently pending approval by the United States Olympic Committee.
Recently, the Winklevoss twins have been in the news because of their long-running lawsuit against Facebook founder Zuckerberg, whom they had once hired as a programmer for ConnectU.
With Instinctiv, it can! After installing this application, your iPhone/iPod Touch playlists will eventually tailor itself according to your preferences.
First, you’ll need a jail-broken iPhone or iPod Touch. Then you’ll be able to download the application and install it on your device. Activate the Instinctiv shuffle feature and it will tailor your iTunes playlists based on your behavior. There’s no voting involved (it is, after all, your own music). Simply skip the songs you don’t want to hear and be on your merry way.
Pretty cool, right? I can’t wait to utilize Instinctiv on my iPod!
We’re really excited about all the upcoming changes being made to Repliqa!
If you haven’t already, you really must check out the public Beta version of Repliqa that’s now in the works! Click the link located on the sign-in page and see a special preview!
What’s in store for the Beta version of Repliqa?
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Here’s another really great social networking site that just launched!
The newest site devoted to animals is DogFiles, a video podcast about dogs created exclusively for dog lovers. DogFiles travels around the New York tri-state area looking for stories from everyday people to shoot for the show. From dog socializing events to animal photography, DogFiles plans to cover it all.
Each podcast has the ability to be shared, e-mailed, or embedded. You can also comment on the episodes, chat in the forum, buy DogFiles merchandise, or subscribe to the RSS feed.
andStartup.com brings you the newest in great startup companies every day. One startup company is reviewed every day and the most basic points about the company are presented.
andStartup.com is just the latest in the Web community to catch on to Repliqa’s unique concept: Anyone whose ever wondered around looking for something to interest them online should care. Particularly the people whose friends are constantly sending them links to boring videos, with tasteless humor.
andStartup also commented that Repliqa is a useful tool for bloggers, and is capable of great longevity.
So go to andStartup.com and read about the dynamic world of startup companies, and while your there, check out Repliqa’s review!
Today is the day that Firefox has released its long-awaited latest iteration. Mashable, one of the ultimate guides in social networking news, has posted an article showcasing what’s great about the new Firefox.
Though Mozilla’s servers are dying under the load of millions of eager users hammering their servers, Mashable has listed several features of Firefox 3 that they’ve found pretty exciting:
A location bar that learns and adapts from your usage, new bookmarking features, a faster speed are just a few characteristics that are discussed in the article.
If you use Firefox as a Web browser, I definitely you read up on what version 3 final can do for you.
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Let us pick your brain! Leave your thoughts, questions, and comments by clicking on the “Feedback” link found on your “Home” tab. Just enter your info (name, email addy, and whatnot) along with a few lines that tell us what’s on your mind.
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Repliqa appreciates your patience as we continue to improve our complex recommendation system–to bring you the best of the web based on your unique personality!
TryThis is a community based recommendation site. When you ask a question, the community gives you suggestions.
You can get recommendations on what to do, where to go and who to meet. TryThis is a great site to get advice on such questions as: “Where’s a good place to get noodles in San Francisco?” or “What tomato sauce should I use in my lasagna?”
The site is pretty simple to navigate and utilize. You just click “Ask a Question” and give some detail about what you’re looking for and maybe why. Your question will be posted. Users will be able to give suggestions.
If you want to recommend something to someone else, just click the big green “Recommend Stuff” button. You can search for products, places, and friend’s profile to link to — depending on your suggestion.
Good news for those who have nervous breakdowns when Twitter is on the fritz (and that’s ALOT)…
Twiddict- short for Twitter addict - is a service that lets you tweet even when Twitter is down. Twiddict will constantly ping the Twitter API to see if the service is up again (practice usually known as hammering; hopefully they’re careful not to send those requests too often), and send your messages as soon as Twitter resumes normal operation.
What can I say? It’s both a blessing and a curse; before, us twiddicts could at least take a break when Twitter was down; this new service is just another way to push us further down into the never ending spiral of Twitter addiction.
