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Twitter time machine: the first time these important words appeared on Twitter

Nov20
by on November 20, 2014 at 9:57 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Twitter’s new advanced search tool has got everyone ssearching right back to the beginning of the service, so we thought we’d dig a little deeper and find the first mention of people, words and other interesting terms on the service. Swear words The first ‘shit’, in 2006. Oh shit, I just twittered a little. — Jeremy (@jeremy) March 21, 2006 The first ‘fuck’ in 2006. Damn Sarah and Tony, the pizza I'm eating tastes like shit. i bet I'll loose much weight soon not eating pizza and bagels. Fuck New York for being better cooks. — Kati (@kati) May 4, 2006…

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Conspiracy Santa offers a digital twist on secret santa

Nov20
by on November 20, 2014 at 8:54 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

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It’s almost that time of year! Organizing the office secret santa can be a huge hassle, so Zapier’s come to the rescue with a web app for running secret santa in teams. The company said it wanted a way for the entire team to be involved in finding someone a gift, which is why the tool was born. To use Conspiracy Santa, you enter the email addresses of your entire team into the tool, which generates email threads for each member of your team’s gift so that no-one is left out. Working together your office can gather information on what…

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Twitter launches sharing public tweets in Direct Messages

Nov20
by on November 20, 2014 at 7:59 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Product Updates

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Twitter is moving towards making DMs (Direct Messages) more like the messaging apps that have captured the globe. But first, it wants to make sure you can share public tweets privately with your friends. Today the micro-blogging service introduced its promised update to DMs. Now Twitter users on iOS, Android can share public tweets with others via DMs. To share a tweet, all you have to do is long-press on the tweet in question and you’ll be presented with “Share via Direct Message.” On the Web and in Tweetdeck for Chrome, Web and Windows, the feature is under the •••More…

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Twitter launches sharing public tweets in Direct Messages

Nov20
by on November 20, 2014 at 7:59 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Product Updates

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Twitter is moving towards making DMs (Direct Messages) more like the messaging apps that have captured the globe. But first, it wants to make sure you can share public tweets privately with your friends. Today the micro-blogging service introduced its promised update to DMs. Now Twitter users on iOS, Android can share public tweets with others via DMs. To share a tweet, all you have to do is long-press on the tweet in question and you’ll be presented with “Share via Direct Message.” On the Web and in Tweetdeck for Chrome, Web and Windows, the feature is under the •••More…

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Hands on with YouTube Music Key Beta: Is it worth subscribing?

Nov20
by on November 20, 2014 at 7:35 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Google, Product Reviews

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Here it is at last. YouTube’s much-mooted subscription music package, Music Key, has gone live in beta in UK, US, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Finland and Ireland. For the first six months, it’s going to be invite-only, with Google Play Music subscribers and heavy consumers of YouTube music videos getting priority access. Here’s how it works. First of all, YouTube Music Key doesn’t need a new app or a different URL to access – it simply adds extra features to your regular YouTube experience. The aim is to allow YouTube to act as a jukebox. That’s something many people have done for…

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