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Twitter Bug Lets You Tweet Over 140 Characters

Aug 15. 2010

A bug in Twitter's new t.co URL shortener allows users to tweet well over the 140-character limit. And some Twitter users are taking full advantage of the flaw, like @sskhybrid who shared a 2,135 character tweet, or @esehara who decided to tweet Genesis Chapter 1 in its entirety (3,157 characters). If you want to join in on the new trend, just head on over to http://twitter.com/share?text=&url=yourtext, add whatever you want in place of “yourtext,” copy and paste your new t.co URL to Twitter (or use the convenient TweetButton), and tweet away. The only caveat seems to be that the long tweets will not be able to viewed on many mobile Twitter clients, only on the Twitter website itself. Via TechCrunch. ...

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MetroCard Commercials from 1997 [Remember When?]

Aug 14. 2010

Remember when we had to buy tokens to ride the NYC subway? And being a frequent user of the MTA meant you needed to purchase rolls of tokens? (Is that a rolls of tokens in your pocket or are you happy to see me?) Now, in 2010, it's hard to recall a time before MetroCards. Take a trip down memory lane with these series of commercials for the then-new MetroCard (called "MetroCard Gold") from 1997: Via Gothamist. P.S. — Taking a similar trip back in time, remember the days before E-ZPass? P.P.S. — It looks to be another busy weekend. Sorry for the lack of posts! ...

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Blogging, Geek, Personal, Reviews

Some Additional Thoughts on Squarespace, and Updates to the Site

Aug 13. 2010

I have been using Squarespace since 2008 when I was asked to test their new V5 platform, and even wrote an extensive review on it after deciding to switch over from WordPress. I still believe it to be the best blogging platform available, and wholeheartedly recommend it to all my friends and colleagues. But as much as I love Squarespace, I would be lying if I were to say that I do not have any issues with it. I think it's safe to say that Squarespace can be comparable to Apple (more specifically, the iPhone platform) in that they are very secretive about what's coming next, its users are reliant on them and not third-party resources for major improvements and updates, and those...

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