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Rogers Twitter Ad Campaign Backfires as Customers Turn Against Them

Yesterday and today Rogers tested out some 'Sponsored Tweets' on twitter, to promote their new service Rogers One Number, which we've reviewed previously. The new service is actually pretty cool, but when it came to this twitter ad campaign, customers turned the other way. When the @RogersBuzz sent out the tweet, customers started using the...

Twitter for iPhone Update Brings Back the Swipe Shortcut

Last December an update to the official iPhone Twitter app introduced a new, simpler interface. The changes were made to clearly make the app easy to use, but in doing so it removed some elegant shortcuts and features originally implemented by Loren Brichter's Tweetie, which the app was based on. Today, a new update brings...

What’s Going Down? – New Social App

Social apps seem to be the most popular on our iPhones. They keep us connected, no matter where we are. Facebook and Twitter are by far the most popular, and it seems like there is no way to surpass the incredible amount of people on these social networks. There is another sub genre of apps...

Twitter Buys Social Media Aggregator ‘Summify’ For Undisclosed Amount

Twitter has acquired Summify, the startup that takes news from all of your personal social media accounts and your favourite blogs and condenses it all down to the most important stories. The purchase price has not been announced but this marks the second big announcement from Vancouver-based social media startups as HootSuite recently announced hitting...

App Sales: Tweetbot on Sale for 99 Cents, Verbs is Free Today

Yesterday Twitter released an update to its iPhone app that overhauled the interface away from its Tweetie origins. It was basically simplified to accommodate new users. If you weren't happy about the update, consider downloading Tweetbot. It's a fantastic twitter client that is currently on sale for $0.99 (limited time sale). Read our review here....

Find Out What People Are Buying This Black Friday [Infographic]

While we've already put up a comprehensive round-up of 2011 Black Friday sales online for you, an interesting infographic developed by research company Mashwork (via Mashable) shows some of the hottest products and shops this Black Friday. The research analysts monitored over 270,000 tweets between Sept. 26, 2011 and Nov. 17, 2011 and found out where shoppers will be...

How to Get Siri to Send Tweets to Twitter

If you've tried to ask Siri to send tweets for you, it won't work. But there is a workaround--enable text messaging within your twitter account, and save your country's twitter short code to your Contacts. Once your account is confirmed, all you have to do is say "Message Twitter _____ " and you'll be sending...

Tweetbot Updated With iOS 5 “Single Sign-On” Twitter Integration Feature

Tweetbot is one of those twitter clients that quickly gained popularity due to its fresh intuitive design and interface. Its last update was released back in August which actually crowned it “the king of all Twitter clients“ bringing a super awesome feature called “Mute Filters”. Today, the developers of Tweetbot have pushed another update with full support...

Twitter Introduces Sharing Images via SMS for Rogers Customers in Canada

Twitter today has announced support to enable customers to send images via text message. The only carrier in Canada to support this at this time is Rogers. SMS Commands: There are a few useful one-word commands that you can send to Twitter to get information. "Suggest": lets you get suggestions for accounts to follow "Stats":...

Contest: Win A Free Copy of Verbs IM!

It's time for another contest! Up for grabs today is the Verbs IM application which I found to be one of the best Instant Messaging applications in the App Store today! You can check out my review of Verbs IM from #includetech here. I will be giving out 3 copies of this application. How to win: Via...