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TweetSuite: Complete Twitter Integration With WordPress
Dan Zarrella, who introduced us to Tweetbacks last week, has released a new WordPress plugin that takes the concept to the next level. Dubbed TweetSuite, the plugin builds on TweetBacks utility of displaying all of the tweets that link back…
DMfail Fails, Reborn as Re-Twit’d
The creators of sneaky Twitter app DMfail are back creating apps, but this time they’ve released something pretty useful that’s likely to last more than a week. re-Twit’d is a simple application that lets you see what’s hot on Twitter…
So, either Steve Jobs really is retiring and Paris Hilton is now CEO of Apple, or some factory in China is taking the knock-off back plate biz to a whole new level. Our money’s decidedly on the latter. Engadget is…
Showtime Puts Free Episodes and Bonus Footage Online
Cable network Showtime is expanding its online presence, launching Join Showtime, a new site featuring full-length episodes and bonus footage from its shows, community features, and a “personality quiz” to determine which of its series you might enjoy. The full-length…
WildCharge – Wireless Charging For Pearl & Curve
WildCharge has been promising a wireless charging solution for quite awhile and has finally delivered. They are now selling their wireless charging mat and skin for the Pearl 8110/20/30 or Curve for $79.99. Its not really wireless since you need…
Mozilla Officially Ends Support for Firefox 2
As expected, Mozilla has officially discontinued support for Firefox 2, notifying users via the most recent (and final) automatic upgrade of the Web browser. According to the message, which shows up upon opening the program, “Mozilla is not planning any…
Zentact Might Be the Best Social Networking Idea This Year
With the rise of social networking, many of us have hundreds if not thousands of online contacts. But how many of them do we actually keep up with? Probably not many. That’s the problem Zentact attempts to solve through a…
Send a Virtual Drink That Will Actually Get You Drunk (Invites)
Virtual gifts are big business, and virtual drinks – sending someone a cute graphic featuring a martini, a Jack and Coke, or a Mike’s Hard Lemonade, for example – is an immensely popular activity on social networks. GiveReal is a…
HOT TO: Use Your Blog’s Domain as a Lifestream
Back when most of the early adopter set was getting their epiphanies about FriendFeed, there were dozens of other services cropping up on a near constant basis on a mission to prove how easy it was to design a lifestreaming…
Private Browsing Comes to Firefox
Mozilla has just launched Firefox 3.1 Beta 2 for download. The most notable new feature is probably private browsing mode, which lets you browse without having any of your Web history stored locally. In a blog post, Mozilla indicates that…
Atomeet Might Be the Simplest Event Management Tool Yet
This post is part of Mashable’s Startup Review series, which highlights great unsung startups. The series is made possible by Sun Startup Essentials. Company Name Atomeet 20-Word Description Atomeet is a free web service that helps you organize parties and…
Irony Alert: Get Website Downtime Alerts via Twitter
Not too long ago, Twitter was constantly lambasted for its lack of reliability. Now, at least one developer is confident enough in the microblogging tool to launch a simple service that notifies users of website uptime/downtime via Twitter replies. Ding…