Top 100 Twitter-holics based on the number of followers
March 04, 2010Rating TOP-100 of the most popular blogs in Twitter, based on the number of followers who have subscribed to a feed. 1. Ashton Kutcher, http://twitter.com/aplusk 4,596,859 2. Britney Spears, http://twitter.com/britneyspears 4,488,960 3. Ellen DeGeneres...
Dalai Lama joins Twitter, account name @dalailama
February 23, 2010The Tibetan spiritual leader who teaches age-old principles of peace and tolerance has gone high-tech, joining the online messaging service Twitter. The Dalai Lama's office in India set up a Twitter account this week under the name @dalailama. The Buddhist...
Science and technology that changed the world in 2009
January 04, 2010By Richard Solash Cutting deep into the inner reaches of the atom to see what matter is really made of. It sounds like science fiction, or perhaps a physicist’s dream, but in December, one giant step was taken toward accomplishing just that...
McAfee Labs: Facebook, Twitter to face more hacker attacks in 2010
January 04, 2010A U.S.-based Web security firm says it expects social networking Web sites to face increased hacker attacks in the new year, but foresees overall progress in the fight against cybercrime. In its 2010 Threat Predictions report, issued this week, McAfee...
#pman, #iranelection-significant events that unfolded on Twitter
December 28, 2009Mashable recently released its "2009 As Seen Through Twitter Hashtags," in which #pman and #iranelection are included as significant events that unfolded on Twitter. #pman (which stands for Piata Marii Adunari Nationale, the main square in...
Twitter down, hacked by the "Iranian Cyber Army"
December 18, 2009According to U.S. media reports, Twitter was, for a short period of time, hacked early Friday morning by a group calling itself the "Iranian Cyber Army." Users when looking for their latest tweets were instead greeted by a black screen with...
Be aware: Your handset can spy on you
October 20, 2009A technique called cell site analysis can be used to track someone to within 10 to 15 metres, using cellphone masts to triangulate their position. GPS can give more detailed information, such as your altitude or the speed you are traveling at. If someone...






