Tag: TwitPic
Twitter forcing Twitpic to shut down
SOPA and PIPA: What the bills mean for the Internet, pirates, Hollywood and YOU
Tried to get onto Wikipedia today? If you're from an English-speaking nation, then you were probably presented with the image above, and not the free source of community-built knowledge that the web encyclopedia is known for. And it's going to…
Twitter reveal their own photo-sharing feature
Twitter have announced that they will be launching their own photo-sharing service, allowing users to upload photos to the micro-blogging network without having to first sign up for a third party app. Speaking at the D9 conference in California, Twitter…
Strike a pose: Twitter's in Vogue
Twitter is, like, SO in right now. Don't believe us? Then just ask the folks over at Vogue Italia, who have dedicated a whole issue to the micro-blogging craze.
First photo of Hudson air crash surfaces on Twitter
Score another one for citizen journalism. The very first photo of the plane crash in the Hudson was taken on a mobile phone, and uploaded to Twitter. The photographer was one Janis Krums, and he was on one of the ferries used to rescue the passengers from the stricken plane.
Although you could say he was in the right place at the right time, the quality of the photo is pretty damn good as well – well framed, and with plenty of detail. On a side note, though – you’ve got to wonder if it’s the first class passengers that are on the raft, while the economy plebs have to stand on the wing…
Twitpic (via Silicon Alley Insider)
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