Search Twitter Search Done Right by PostPo.st Trying to search for old tweets can be a pain. Twitter's own search engine brings back limited results and the top search engines like Google and Bing are so focused on real-time that trying to get something older than a couple of days is almost impossible. Often times you will find yourself scrolling through your timeline looking for that one… Social Dan Rowinski View comments
Cloud Providers Telcos Still Muscling Into the Cloud As expected, Savvis was acquired this week. And as expected, it was acquired by a telco - CenturyLink, the third largest telecommunications company in the U.S. There's very little to say about this acquisition that wasn't said earlier this year when Verizon acquired Terremark and Time Warner Cable acquired NaviSite. "Verizon and Century Link have… Klint Finley View comments
Location A Web-Walk Through the Redwoods Save the Redwoods League has partnered with Google Earth Outreach to create a virtual walk through a modeled old-growth redwood stand in Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park in California. To celebrate the U.S.'s 120th Arbor Day, you can take a stroll through 3D stands of ancient redwood trees. Science Curt Hopkins View comments
NYT Iran Officially Worst Online Oppressor A new report from Freedom House has ranked Iran the world's worst abuser of online freedoms. "Freedom on the Net 2011" determined that the five worst countries for online freedom - based on obstacles to access, limits on content and violations of user rights - are Iran, followed by Burma, China, Cuba and Tunisia. (The last entry is certainly… Curt Hopkins View comments
Location Nock Nock: Where The Foursquare Geeks At? Unless you're a member of the service industry, Friday can mean just one thing - close your computer, all pens and pencils should be down and it's time to hit the town. But where should you go? Sure, there are review apps like Yelp to figure out the best Thai food place within a half mile, but what if you're looking for people? Nock Nock helps… Mobile Mike Melanson View comments