"App Store" in Windows 7 + Announcement

With only 8 apps at launch, Pokki is a great service offering you a way to access and get real time notifications right from your desktop. Its simple yet compact design offers you a new experience in managing the apps you use everyday. 

Currently available to Windows 7 and will soon be available to Windows Vista and XP, this free app is a must try.

Source: LifeHacker
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ANNOUNCEMENT:

 is now a weekly!

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INFOGRAPHICS - Twitter Facts

These are five infographics about Twitter. Click on each image to enlarge.

Sources: |Scribbal.com| 1 2 3 4 5

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Back up Gmail now! Back up Facebook, Blogger, Google Docs too!

(Source for images: ClubDeq & BostInnovation)

Heard of the Gmail glitch? No? Read the news here. I bet you don't want to lose all your emails in there.
Just logon to Backupify and sign up for the free account. Use the coupon code - "savegmail" (without the inverted commas), to get a year's worth of free backup for your Gmail account. You can add up to five different social media accounts, such as Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, Blogger, Google Docs, Google Calendar, LinkedIn and Picasa. Get you email backup now. Sign up for Backupify here. I have done it. Have you?

[via LifeHacker Australia]

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Tags: backup gmail, how to backup gmail

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BETA: What is Mashable Follow?

Get the beta invite from Mashable here.

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Map your Facebook friends!

Do you want to know where your Facebook friends are? "Where My Friends Be" is a tool which uses Google Maps and within seconds it will show you your friends' location, which will be visualised in a map and you will be the epicentre of the map. How cool is that!

Go to your map now!

[via Mashable]

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Got iPhone or Android phone? Fancy free sms-es? HeyWire is here.

If you have an iPhone or any Android phone, why not try out HeyWire which allows you to text for free anywhere around the world (check coverage here - Malaysia's Celcom, Digi and Maxis are included). All you need to do is to download the app (AppStore / Android Market). With this app, you can use it for texting (or sms), Facebook Chat,  Twitter and IM (Yahoo! Messenger, Windows Live Messenger, Google Chat) all under a single application. When you sign up for it, you will be given a real phone number as an identification and you can use it to text for free, so long as your family member/friend send/receive the message using HeyWire's app**. Now, if you have used it on your iPhone or Android phone, the have a beta version which you can use it on your Mac or PC.

HeyWire was featured on Mashable on the 26th of January 2011.

**For friends, family and co-workers standard text messaging rates will apply for receiving text messages from you and sending of text messages back to you through their mobile operator. (Source: HeyWire's FAQ)
p/s: I have not tried HeyWire yet. If you have any feedbacks, please do comment it below :D

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Review: Rockmelt-The social browser

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Launched at the end of last year, Rockmelt.com was one of the top tweeted trends on December 13, 2010. It is the new social media web browser, built based on Chromium (Google's open-source project). Naturally, it has the usual Google Chrome look. 

Basically, it allows you to browse the web without having to open a new tab specifically for Facebook or Twitter. It also allows you to get feeds from sites by entering the site's URL or manually approving it when you browse a website. These feeds  will appear on the right side of the browser(called App Edge).

 

On the left side of the browser (Friend edge), you will see your friends who are currently online.

You can easily share stuff online by click the share button just right beside the address bar too!

And, whenever there's updates or new feeds, there will be pop-ups on your taskbar (just like Windows Live Messenger's pop-ups) and it can be disabled at the "Options" tab. If you use Google Chrome on a normal basis, there is not much different from it. 

Just logon to Rockmelt.com and click "Connect with Facebook" and "Authorise it" for their beta invite. Within 48 hours, come back to Rockmelt.com and the "Download" button will be there. Just download and install it. 

After installation, just sign in into your Facebook account (sign in your Twitter account later) and allow for all the request for permission. 

Remember to close Google Chrome if you want to import your Chrome settings into Rockmelt.

Enjoy your new browsing experience with Rockmelt! If you need some guide around Rockmelt, type in "rockmelt://help/" (without the inverted commas) within the Rockmelt browser.

(Some facts are taken from Wikipedia)

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THE VERDICT: 1Malaysia, 1SocialNetwork

Introducing Malaysia's new social network.

Yup. That's right. 1Malaysia.com, very close to our Prime Minister's 1Malaysia.com.my.

I signed up after I saw Jason Goh's (@smashpOp) twitter post.

How was 1Malaysia.com?

The VERDICT:

1: Signing up was pretty easy. I got it all up in 3 minutes. There is no verification mail though, so I guess someone else can set up an account in your email and name without your consent.

2: My first impression on 1Malaysia.com was it looks like Apple's website. 

3:They have the "Like" and Comment button. You can share links, video, photo and also Music. You will have your own wall and a public wall (that's what i call it). The homepage will be the public wall, where you can share links, video, photo and also Music and the whole community can see it. 

4: How is it different from Facebook? There is this music sharing function where you can upload your music/songs and share it with the whole community. You will be able to add your favorite uploads to your own playlist. 

Besides, you can share videos, photos and even create groups in the 1Malaysia community.

There is also a forum but it doesn't allow you to delete your post after you've created one   :(

5: Lastly, any privacy concerns? They allow you to tweet the privacy settings, but not as advanced as Facebook's though.  

Conclusion: Should you join? Well, it's still a very new site with 12,357 members (as at 25/1/2011 12.37AM GMT+8). I don't see a point quitting Facebook for this yet because there's no applications and I did not see any photo tagging function also.

The Star's mStar has reported about it on the 17th of January 2011 in this article 1malaysia.com sedia ganti Facebook, though i don't think it will replace Facebook until they release the codes for application developers.

Posted at 12:42AM, 25/1/2011 and there's 12,362 members already, an addition of 5 members in 5 minutes!

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Imgur, share your images easily.

Introducing Imgur.com. Imgur (pronounced as image-er; imager.) allows you to share images online without having to open an account. As long as your image file is less than 10MB, you can upload it to Imgur and share it with your friends. You may ask how long will the image be on Imgur. On it's FAQ page, it says that as long as your images are getting at least 1 view every 3 months, they will stick around forever. After that, your image may be removed to create more space for newer images. Besides, your pictures will be anonymous, which means that no one knows who posted what and private images will not be made public.


If your pictures gained a certain popularity, it will be added to the Gallery and you can look for the trending ones on Topsy- a real time search engine for Twitter.


Can the images be deleted after you upload it? Yes. There will be a "Deletion Link" at the bottom left after you uploaded the picture (Refer to the picture below). Remember, the deletion link only shows up once, so make sure you save a copy of it just in case you want to delete it in the future. 





Format of Image allowed: JPEG, GIF, PNG, APNG, TIFF, BMP, PDF, XCF (GIMP). Please note that the TIFF, BMP, PDF and XCF formats will be converted to PNG on upload.


Size: A maximum of 10MB and those over 1MB will automatically be compressed or resized to 1MB, for better viewing.

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Thoughts on the Life Online Show #LOLshow

Hello everyone. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!! Recently, I listen to this podcast called the Life Online Show or #LOLshow in short.

I started listening to it after I saw Niki Cheong's post on his blog. John Lim, Niki Cheong, David Lian and David Wang are the crews of the #LOLshow!  #LOLshow is my 1st podcast and I think it was quite good. The podcast talks about the latest development of social media in the world and also in Malaysia. I thought it was great as it was not as long as This Week in Tech (TWiT) by Leo Laporte and it is more into the local scene as compared to TWiT which oftens talks about issues which happens in the USA.  John Lim, Niki Cheong, David Lian and David Wang will share their views on the lastest issues like the roll out of YTL's Yes 4G in Malaysia, Twitter's new guidelines, Facebook's new profile page, Wikileaks, Gap's new logo and the suicide of Alviss Kong on Facebook. Some of the views are quite good, an example would be David Wang's view on the proposed ISP Liability Act in Malaysia (Listen to it on #LOLshow Episode 8). 

Another thing I like about the #LOLshow is that there will be a web tip given every week. And of course thank you David Wang for the Groupsmore tip on #LOLshow Episode 4.

My suggestion is that a guest on #LOLshow would be really good. The current length for the show is appropriate for me. Overall, i think that #LOLshow is a great effort done by John Lim, Niki Cheong, David Lian and David Wang (The mic is louder now.. haha..)! I guess it must be difficult for all of you to meet up to record the show online every week? Thank you again for the great work! 


This week you can stand a chance to win a BlackBerry Curve 3G by listening to this week's episode and check out how you can win it by checking it out here http://zineradio.com/lolshow/


Here's the latest #LOLshow - Episode 11: Best of 2010

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#LOLshow is brought to you by
 John Lim - http://twitter.com/johnlim
 Niki Cheong - http://twitter.com/nikicheong

 David Wang - http://twitter.com/blogjunkie
 David Lian - http://twitter.com/davidlian

I have done it and now it's your turn to try to win it. Just listen and blog! Check out how you can win it here: http://zineradio.com/lolshow/


Here’s what you get in the sleek and slim package that is the BlackBerry Curve 9300 3G:

• 2MP camera with flash
• GPS
• WiFi & 3G
• Optical trackpad + media keys
• BlackBerry messenger

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Guidelines for Use of the Twitter Trademark

Yup! That's right!
Twitter wants to control the use of its logo and name. Make sure you follow the guidelines HERE. 
Some of the highlights:
Do's:

• On the web: Use the phrase "Follow me/us on Twitter" with the word 'Twitter' spelled out or using a Twitter logo and an optional link to your Twitter Account. You can also use the current Twitter logo, Twitter Bird Icon, or one of the Twitter buttons as a link to your account. (Yup! That's right! I've updated the Twitter icon on the top of this page!) (No logo on this post! Hah!)
• In print: Use the phrase "Follow me/us on Twitter" with the word "Twitter" spelled out or with a Twitter logo (available here) and your username. 
• Refer to "Twitter" when talking about us, and "Tweets" when talking about the messages or updates on our service on Publications, on TV and at Conferences.

Dont's:

• Manipulate the logos unless necessary due to color restrictions (for example, black and white)
• Imply sponsorship, endorsement, or false association with Twitter, Inc.
• Use the Twitter bird as a spokesperson to carry your logos or messaging (for example, your logo next to or being carried by the bird).
• Create your own buttons or marks using our logos.
• Make inaccurate statements about our service on Publications, on TV and at Conferences.

Using Twitter screenshots:

Do's:

• Use screenshots of the logged-out Twitter home page, the Twitter About Us page, or even the @twitter profile page.
• Use screenshots of your own Twitter profile (with your own Tweets).

Dont's:

• Use screenshots of other people’s profiles or Tweets without their permission

(Source: Guidelines for Use of the Twitter Trademark)

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