| TODAY'S ARTICLE | Monday, October 05, 2009 |
| |  140+ NEW WAYS TWITTER CAN DELIVER MORE THAN JUST (OCCASIONALLY) FUNNY ONE-LINERS
| | Given the media's infatuation with it, you'd think Twitter had been caught having an extramarital affair. By now, you should be well-versed in 140 character prose, so - if you're not already following Trendcentral on Twitter, but your eyes are blurring at the sight of hashtags - here are some interesting new ways to leverage the service: |  Twalkin : Twitter is undeniably useful as an information sharing tool, but what about when your communication needs more than the microblogging format offers? Recently introduced at the 140 LA Twitter Conference and debuting next month, Twalkin is a free app that allows Twitter users to have a live voice connection at the touch of a button, with one follower, a particular group of followers, or a mass broadcast open to anyone. Twalkers have complete control over who they want, or don't want, to listen in at any point during the 'broadcast.' With the app, a musician can perform a live set for fans, a comedian can test a new stand-up act, or a community organizer can create a town hall forum. While the idea of participating in what is essentially a big conference call with strangers may seem odd, remember that you also thought the same thing about Twitter at first.
| | |  Robo.to : With built-in webcams expected to become a smartphone staple in the next year, might we finally emerge from behind the relative anonymity of our keyboards? That's the thinking behind this new mobile service. Positioned as a 'video calling card,' Robo.to lets users publish 4-second videos that play as their call is incoming to the person on the receiving end. It will also collate multimedia status updates from various networks (e.g. Twitter, Facebook) to stream during the call, thus giving users of the service so-called "conversational lubricant." The thinking, we suppose, is that having specific subject matter at hand will make chatting less awkward. We're not sure why that's necessary if you're already friends with the person and thus probably know more than you'd like about their life, but apparently many would disagree: The service has captured more than 100,000 users since its August private beta launch.
| | |  Robotvision : Already, you thought the iPhone was a modern day wonder, but this application takes its powers a step beyond into Jetsons territory. This augmented reality app uses Bing Local Search, along with the accelerometer and compass technologies of the iPhone 3GS, to superimpose points of interest within a user's area onto their phone's video screen. Also, it can display geotagged Flickr photos in the vicinity. Taken to its Twitterverse extreme, Robotvision could transform the microblogging service into a matchmaking one, allowing users to find and engage nearby tweeters. Imagine getting your dumpling fix in Chinatown and suddenly being alerted to the fact that your crush is blocks away cruising the latest exhibit at the New Museum. Stalking suddenly takes on a whole new, and not so creepy, face.
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