| 11:41 PM: | Identi.ca Early Adopter Tips. Leave it to the early adopters to find ways around the service's current shortcomings. In addition to some of the workarounds, here are more identi.ca tips, tricks, and other identi.ca news being discovered right now. sarahintampa. | |
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| 10:48 PM: | Twitter refugees find a new home (at least for this week): Identi.ca. First everyone was going to leave Twitter for Jaiku. Then everyone was going to leave Twitter for Pownce. Then everyone was going to leave Twitter for Plurk. Then everyone was going to leave Twitter for FriendFeed. There's just one problem. Everyone is still on Twitter. VentureBeat. | |
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| 9:33 PM: | Google Talk for the iPhone. We've just released in the US a new version of Google Talk designed specifically for the iPhone and iPod Touch browsers. In addition to sending your friends Gmail messages from your iPhone, you can now chat with them while you're on the move, too! Google. | |
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| 7:12 PM: | Why Digg's new recommendation engine is a step backwards. Announced Monday and now live for all registered users, Digg's new recommendation engine adds a new layer of social context to the upcoming section that lists stories dugg by other users and how much their reading habits match up with yours. Webware. | |
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| 7:11 PM: | Google Talk comes to the iPhone, death of the text message approaching? Google has unveiled a web-based version of its Google Talk instant messaging client specifically built for the iPhone. Quite simply: It's amazing. VentureBeat. | |
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| 4:23 PM: | Flickr. Dedication to building photo-sharing communities is what separates Flickr from its peers. The site, which offers a free basic version and a $24.95 yearly Pro version, is the perfect destination if you're looking for both a creative outlet to showcase your pictures and a community to get involved in PC Mag. | |
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| 3:06 PM: | Fight Phishing with Flagfox for Firefox. Flagfox is an unobtrusive extension for the Firefox web browser that offers some assistance by placing a flag in the bottom right corner of the Firefox window. The flag indicates the country where the website physically resides. Webware. | |
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| 3:04 PM: | Faviconize your way to tab freedom. I first came across Faviconize through Seth Rosenblatt's CNET story highlighting 12 "must-have" Firefox extensions . My life has not been the same since. Webware. | |
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| 12:55 PM: | Digg's New Recommendation Tool A Big Help Already. It's a better way to find high-quality, fresh news on Digg. Silicon Alley. | |
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| 12:45 PM: | Identi.ca - Open Source Microblogging. Identi.ca is a new open source project to build a better twitter. StartupNorth. | |
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| 12:19 PM: | Indenti.ca: May A Million Twitters Bloom. Indenti.ca is a new microblogging service that launched today - but it's not just another also-ran. The service is an Open Source, CreativeCommons framework for a distributed network of federated microblogging services. ReadWriteWeb. | |
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| 12:19 PM: | Posterous: Minimalist Blogging. Posterous is such a simple microblogging platform, it almost makes Tumblr look overly complicated. ReadWriteWeb. | |
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| 12:18 PM: | Blogged.com launches human-powered news tracker. Blogged.com, a site that started off as a ratings-powered blog directory has branched out into new territory this morning. It's now compiling the hottest news headlines by hand. Webware. | |
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| 11:19 AM: | Casio touts 'Blanview' transmissive LCD for outdoor use. A new system that pulls outside light into the LCD panel to make the transmissive LCD usable outdoors without backlighting. Engadget. | |
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| 11:07 AM: | Picnik. Picnik lets you easily and creatively edit your photos almost anywhere they're stored on the Web. PC Mag. | |
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| 11:05 AM: | Godfather on Blu-ray Sept 23. The Godfather Collection, which contains all three movies, will be released on September 23 for $120. CrunchGear. | |
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| 9:39 AM: | Pogue's Posts: Questions About the iPhone Calling Plans. An AT&T representative answers questions about the iPhone calling plans -- and promises no long waits at the AT&T stores. NYT. | |
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| 9:38 AM: | Commuto: Community-Based Online Trading. Commuto doesn't go head to head with eBay and Craigslist -- instead, it focuses on local trades based on bartering. ReadWriteWeb. | |
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| 4:32 AM: | Track Twitter and FriendFeed from the Same Page. Finally you don't need to choose whether to use Twitter or FriendFeed, because Gridjit lets you check on them both from a single service. apps. | |
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