There’s a new Twitter app on the streets, it’s called TwitterFone! It’s pretty simple but it’s backed up by some freaking awesome technology. In a nutshell, TwitterFone makes it possible to “tweet” through Twitter without having to type or text anything. You just talk and it transcribes it for you and posts it to your Twitter account.
TwitterFone launched this last week (May 6th to be exact) and has had over 15,000 signups in the last 4 days thanks to some really cool people helping promote the new service. I caught Pat Phelan (the idea guy) on the road and even got a chance to ask him a few super quick questions about the new startup. Here’s how our little convo went:
Pixel Pals are those bold, brave and beautiful individuals that have joined the ever coveted ranks of the iBAM support staff. Through their simple donation they have earned a spot in the Pixel Pal Hall of Fame conveniently located to the left in the sidebar of iboughtamac.com. This prestigious placement has given them a right to hold their chin high, shout aloud to the world “I Bought a Mac!” and have a deeper sense of self worth and personal satisfaction.
Are you one of the elite few that dare to grace the depths of the sacred sidebar? If you dare to dream the extreme, then all you need to do to be a part, is pop on over to PayPal and add your name to the list (with your $15/month donation – It’s how we pay for hosting of this colossal beast we call iBAM). All that’s left at that point is to send us your 16×16 favicon image (PNG, JPG & GIF only please) and we’ll put you in the ranks to the left. Just remember, we reserve the right to accept or deny who we choose as well as limit the ranks to as many as we see fit.
Still have the courage? Then you may proceed and our sincere thanks will be eternally yours!
I’m in the mood to meet more friends on Twitter. So, I decided to make it a little more fun. Here’s how it works: Everyone who adds me or promotes my page somehow via Twitter today (November 19th, 2007 *see update below, we’re doing it again today – the 20th) will get dropped in to a random drawing for a $25 iTunes Gift Card. I’m more curious than anything as to how fast information can travel through Twitter and what-not. Call it a social media experiment or something. I have no idea what will happen, but… BRING IT ON! (haha)
Here’s a tip: Want to meet new Twitter friends too? “track iboughtamac” and see what I see today.
Another tip: Use TwitterSearch to find the tweets if you can’t use “track”
*Update: I pulled Justine’s tweet out of the hat this morning so she won. Let’s do it all again today!
A couple months ago I was conversing via Twitter about having another contest for a .Mac account I have just sitting here. Tonight, I was playing around in Photoshop again and started making some wallpapers. I put the two ideas together and thought, “how about a wallpaper design contest for this .Mac account?” Now, I’m a sucker for a great wallpaper and I’m pretty sure I share that feeling with just about every other Mac user on the planet. I know I’d love to have some spiffy new wallpapers and I’m sure you would as well. So I’m thinking this would be a great excuse to get our greasy mitts on some fresh, new eye candy. The I thought, to make it more fun, I’d open up the judging to everyone this time. Here’s how the contest will work: [Continued]
I heard this from several sources today and confirmed it myself. For some reason DivX Pro is free for Mac today. One of the most popular video codecs out there and free! Had to spread the word, so get on over there and get your plugin!
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