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Tweetbot is the latest Twitter app for the iPhone and one that’s been getting some buzz since its debut this week. Available from Tapbots, Tweetbot gives iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch users yet another alternative to Twitter’s official mobile app and other Twitter mobile clients. And though it’ll cost you $1.99, Tweetbot offers a nicely [...]

iPhone users can now rely on Google for a helping hand the next time they go shopping. The search giant yesterday launched a version of its free Google Shopper app for the iPhone. The app, which has been available for Android users the past year, is essentially a mobile search engine for products, letting you [...]

Egyptian demonstrators gather at dusk in Tahrir Square in Cairo. Google, in response to the Internet blockade in Egypt, said Monday that it had created a way to post messages to microblogging service Twitter by making telephone calls. Google, in response to the Internet blockade in Egypt, said Monday that it had created a way [...]

Microblogging sensation Twitter is expected to rake in $150 million in advertising revenue this year, according to a study published Monday. Microblogging sensation Twitter is expected to rake in $150 million in advertising revenue this year, according to a study published Monday. (c) 2011 AFP

If you live and die by Facebook and Twitter, RockMelt has a browser for you. Based on Chromium, the foundation for Google Chrome, RockMelt bakes extensive Facebook and Twitter hooks into the browser interface. Check it out in this First Look video, and you can download RockMelt from CNET Download.com for Windows and Mac.

The Twitter homepage appears on a screen in Washington on September 2010. Twitter on Friday said it cut celebrity-tracking service JustSpotted off from a pipeline of “tweets” that could be tapped to map the whereabouts of stars. Twitter on Friday said it cut celebrity-tracking service JustSpotted off from a pipeline of “tweets” that could be [...]

In an attempt to make money from more parts of its service, Twitter is rolling out a new form of advertising called “promoted accounts.” In short, it will let advertisers buy a spot on Twitter’s sidebar with a suggestion of Twitter accounts you should follow–that is, if it’s relevant to accounts the user is already [...]

Asians are muscling their way into traditionally Western-dominated social media networks such as Facebook, Twitter and Internet blogs, prompting major players to sit up and take notice. (c) 2010 AFP

Twitter CEO Evan Williams makes a presentation about changes to the social network at Twitter headquarters in San Francisco, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010. Twitter is turning its short-messaging website into a multimedia showcase by adding a new pane that will make it easier for its 160 million users to peruse photos and video. (AP Photo/Marcio [...]

The state of Israel confirmed Tuesday it had purchased an @israel Twitter address from a Miami porn site operator, whose feed had been the subject of anti-Semitic comments. The state of Israel confirmed Tuesday it had purchased an @israel Twitter address from a Miami porn site operator, whose feed had been the subject of anti-Semitic [...]