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Now you can configure an Acura using Twitter
Many of us have configured a car on the hit game – Need for Speed and have even used car configurators online to buy a car. So, people who have configured a car on Twitter, please raise your hands! How many are there? No one? What are we talking about?
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Rumor: Nick Bilton’s book on the Twitter might also go the Hollywood route, eat your heart out Facebook
The based-on-true-life movie genre is always a good one. Doing movies that inspire people to do things that normal people or at least those with great drive and talent, do to achieve great success in life is always a great story theme. Of course what would these stories be without insurmountable odds, cocky youth and…
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Twitter tweets it is going public, files S-1 with SEC
After a lot of speculation doing rounds for a couple of months, Twitter has finally announced it is going public. Through its own platform, Twitter decided to break in the news that it has filed S-1 with Securities and Exchange Commission. The company also mentioned in the tweet that they have submitted the papers ‘confidentially’…
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Huggies makes a diaper sensor that tweets when its time for a diaper change
Huggies along with the advertising agency Ogivly Brasil has developed TweetPee, a diaper attachment which keeps a track of moisture levels and alerts the parents with a tweet or text when junior needs a change. The cute bird shaped sensor sends out the tweets which are then assessed by a mobile app which keeps a…
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Amex and Twitter join hands to enable Tweet-based payments
American Express has upped its tech quotient for the many users who avail of its unfailing success. With the new tie-up between the banking giant and micro-blogging giants, Twitter, users will be able to make purchases by simply tweeting. Joel Lunenfeld, VP, Global Brand Strategy for Twitter said, “You can turn a hash tag into…
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Nicole Scherzinger’s dress displays live tweets!
Wearable displays aren’t new. But these simply don’t fail to amuse us! Just recently, former Pussycat Dolls singer Nicole Scherzinger wore a one-of-a-kind “Twitter dress” to a press event. The dress had geeks around the hemisphere drooling and was designed by London-based fashion company CuteCircuit. The dress displays live tweets by Twitter users.
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This Tweet from space is one giant leap for sci-fi fans
William Shatner popularly known as Captain James T. Kirk of “Star Trek” fame recently reached out on Twitter to Chris Hadfield a Canadian Astronaut orbiting on the International Space Station. The conversation has been nothing short of spectacular for fans of the series and Sci-Fi enthusiasts worldwide.
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Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis, Minnesota introduces Tweet Seats
Watching an interactive play is definitely more engaging and fun. Especially, when your feedback or view or inputs are taken seriously and acted upon by the oh-so-talented crew. Guthrie Theatre in Minnesota is taking this interactive entertainment to a new level, with the introduction of the Tweet Seats, this week. With these, the audience can…
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Tweets will now protect against earthquakes
There comes to pass a technology in this day and age that goes by the name of Twitter Earthquake Detection (Ted). It is said that this amazing technology is extremely useful in detecting the occurrence of an earthquake. This claim is made after seismologists in the Philippines bear testimony to the fact that Ted is…