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Identi.ca Adds Features, Gets Into TwhirlJuly 21

After the initial rush to try out Identi.ca, not everyone stuck around. Why? Maybe it’s because Twitter started stabilizing and no longer was Identi.ca needed as a backup to Twitter. Or maybe it was a shiny new thing for some, but after playing with it, the shininess wore off. Whatever the reason, it seemed that the land rush was over. But then, Identi.ca was integrated with Twhirl and all of a sudden, it was happening again. It’s great to see. 

The identi.ca community is active, friendly, and fun. They’re quick to answer each other’s questions and they enjoy tech-related conversations. And don’t worry, identi.ca is still far from the mainstream if that’s what you’re looking for - you won’t see Obama posting “dents” here anytime soon. (Well, there is a user, but he’s not active). 

But why identi.ca and not Twitter? When I asked identi.ca users why they were here, for a lot of them it was about supporting the fact that identi.ca is open source (and federated):

Local Tweets on AIRJuly 19

Yesterday, I asked the question “Who do you follow on Twitter?” This all started because @chrissieb was looking for recommendations – from @corvida, who is definitely the Twiter maven. (She’s actually the queen of all social media, but you knew that already). Well, I made it on @corvida’s list, so I responded to both of them. One thing led to another and next thing you know, I was blogging it.  

Anyway, her tweet reminded me of an older post I did on RWW called 5 Ways to Find More Friends on Twitter. One of the ways I recommended was the website at Twitter Local. The service helps you find people using Twitter in or around a certain area. You can enter a city, state, or zip, and the range of miles around the area to search, and Twitter Local will display the rests generated as an RSS or XML feed or you can click to see the latest tweets coming from that area and just subscribe to people from there.

What I completely forgot about until now was that Twitter Local had an Adobe AIR app available. I discovered that when writing the post, but it slipped my mind and I never went back to download it. Well, now I have. And guess what? The app is broken. I’m so disappointed. Actua

Five Things I Meant To Blog AboutJuly 18

You know how this goes – you mark it for later and then don’t get around to it. Maybe these wouldn’t have filled out an entire blog post or maybe there’s not that much to say about them, but they’re worth a mention nonetheless. They’re kind of awesome. This is no spliced in del.icio.us link list – I killed that long ago, please go do the same. This is a list of worthy links.

I’ve done this before, but it’s not a regular feature. Anyway, here we go:

 

• I found some hacker’s blog with a tip on how to get a 3G iPhone for $199 without a contract. Totally exploiting a loophole. My guess is that loophole is closed now, but I’m not certain. Anyone want to try it? It’s sort of a lot of work and probably illegal, so I think I’ll just wait to buy one later. 
• From CNet, a post on gAttach: “

Who Do You Follow?July 18

Chrissie Brodigan (@chrissieb) was looking for recommendations about who to follow on Twitter. It’s sort of a hard thing to say because determining who’s “best” is so subjective. If you’re a web designer, you’ll want to follow other designers; if you’re a tech geek, you’ll want to follow other tech geeks; etc. etc. There are so many micro-communities on Twitter, a definitive “best of” list is difficult. I started to do this, but I’ll admit – I got tired. Here’s what I said so far. I already see people I missed – friends of mine! So please, help me finish this list:

Also, I decided to go through everyone on MyTweeple – which is handy, but not entirely accurate. It will say that I’m not following people that I know for a fact that I am- like @corvida! (Update: got to the E’s…taking a break).

Oh, and by the way, @corvida started the list by listing these folks, which is why they weren’t on mine. I agree with her choices, but of course!

Zumobi Works + Other Blackberry Apps To TryJuly 18

I’ll admit, it’s literally killing me to not have an iPhone right now. I can’t afford the extra $200 for the early termination of my T-Mobile contract which doesn’t expire until January. I know I’m being practical by waiting – I’m not a rich girl and I have bills to pay, but I’m ranking this higher than quitting smoking in terms of how hard it is for me.

I’m trying to console myself with Blackberry apps. Yesterday, I told you about Zumobi. It’s not bad – I’ve been making new tiles for various blogs and sending them to my phone from the PC. The only thing that’s slow about it is my slow non-3G connection.

(However, I looked at the AT&T iPhone 3G map and it appears that I don’t have AT&T 3G service at my house either, so at least that’s some consolation.)

Anyway, if you’re stuck with a Blackberry like me – or maybe you use one for work – you might enjoy these apps too. Not nearly as much as an iPhone, but we have to survive somehow, don’t we?

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