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Twitter to begin screening some links for phishing. By Owen Fletcher IDG News Service (Beijing Bureau) March 11, 2010. BEIJING - Twitter launched a new link-screening service on Tuesday aimed at preventing phishing and other malicious …

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Top Twitter News of the Week Lots of people tweet — but all that Twitters is not gold. That’s why you’ll want to check out SPIN.com to see whose tweets we’re reading this week — then update your TweetDeck! (Obligatory Self-Promotion: …

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Today, I saw what I thought was an interesting thread over on reddit: If we could transmit a single, 140 character message back to the year 2000, what should it be? But I misread it as: If you could send a single 140 character message back 2000 years, what should it be. And I think my misread is way more interesting. So much so, that I’m making a $200 twitter contest out of it. Now we’ll need room for link, so lets make it 122 characters. The Contest Assume for a second that the message will be widely read, and that the readers can all understand English. What 122 character message would you send back to the year 10 AD (2000 years ago)? Answer in a tweet: Up to 122 character answer followed by a space and then this url: http://tr.im/RllZ Whoever comes up with the best answer wins $200 (via paypal). Best answer decided by me, but I may be influenced by the comments on this post.

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$200 Twitter Contest: 122 Characters Sent Back 2000 Years

iLounge news discussing Birdfeed becomes Brizzly for Twitter . Find more Apps + Games news from leading independent iPod, iPhone, and iPad site.

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Twitter activity was very strong during this year’s telecast.

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Lots of cool Twitter statistics coming out of Barracuda Networks new study (pdf). Where do I start? 21% of Twitter users are actually using the service–meaning that have at least 10 followers, follow at least 10 people, and have tweeted at least 10 times. 74% of Twitter users have less than 10 followers! However, that number is improving with a 30% increase in the number of users with 10+ followers (since June 2009) 60% of Twitter users follow less than 10 people 34% of Twitter users have more followers than others they are following, showing an 70% increase from 20% in June 2009 73% of users have less than 10 tweets, as compared to 79% in June 2009. 49% of Twitter users joined between November 2008 and April 2009–the period when many celebrities jumped on the Twitter bandwagon Twitter’s growth spiked at 21% in April 2009 Lastly, who tweets the most? Those with around 1,000 followers do: I’m guessing that’s the sweet spot of actually being able to engage and keep-up with your followers. ( via )

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Firefighters rescued four construction workers who became trapped at the top of the Atlantic Boulevard drawbridge when it opened while they were on it Wednesday.

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Clicking on links that different people send can often be a cross-your-fingers experience, considering that there are malicious tricksters, unknowing victims, and hijacked accounts to watch out for.