Tech: What's The Big Deal About Twitter?Posted June 24, 2009 at 11:26 PM by Threeboy
 As Twitter becomes more and more mainstream my friends are asking me what the fuss is. Basically, Twitter is a bare-bones Facebook with only status updates. If you can update your status on facebook to do so on Twitter seems redundant, right? As if you would only need one or the other - well, I believe there's room for both. Watch me type so much I nearly turn blue after the jump... Tech: Twitter Hash Codes ExplainedPosted June 24, 2009 at 2:12 PM by Threeboy
 Jess just asked me what the "#" on twitter means. Basically it's a way to assign a topic to your tweets for searching. Before there were "Trending Topics" people would attach these hash tags (such as #hashtag) to their messages for searchability. This let them group their tweets to them with other similar tweets. Take this tweet for instance: @threeboy I thought Brock Lesnar would stomp Mir in a rematch, but man Mir opened my eyes after his fight with Nog #mma #ufcIf somone searched for #MMA or #UFC (or both) on Twitter Search my tweet would show up in the real-time flow. I could also search for those topics myself to find like-minded twitterers. So hash tags are basically "Trending Topics 1.0" or similar to "channels" if you want to use the IRC metaphor. The use of hash codes may lessen now that there are trending topics but I don't know the twitter audience is pretty down with emergent stuff like this. Now twitter, please get off your ass (just kidding) and make it so #hashtags automatically link to a search query like they do in this blog! Photo by: Brave Heart Tech: Personal RetweetsPosted June 24, 2009 at 1:31 PM by Threeboy
I just touched on the concept of Retweeting in an earlier post when you want to forward a tweet to all your twitter followers. This is the "personal" alternative to forward a tweet to specific tweeters. Twitter doesn't pass any tweets starting with "@" to your followers by default - as they assume these are replies. We can use this to send "personal retweets" or forwarded tweets to specific people. @Jessicamack @FueltheFighter Just remember, only eat rhubarb stalks- the leaves have toxins.Both @FueltheFighter and @jessicamack will see this tweet on their @replies page. It will be on my public twitter feed, but it won't be passed through to my followers home feeds (by default). I must warn that this is not a "private" way to send tweets as the tweet is still public because it'll end up on your main twitter page. If you want to send a private messsage you're better off using the "Direct Message" function. RT @threeboy keep on tweetin' Photo by: Tech: Keep Your Tweets Retweetable!Posted June 24, 2009 at 12:37 PM by Threeboy
 Re-tweeting (or RT for short) is a great way to spread cool tweets and make new Twiter friends. It's basically a forwarded twitter message. Occasionally you'll run into problems with the 140 character limit. Retweeting is simple. Copy the original message. Paste the message into a reply and add "RT" in front of the persons name and tweet like this: RT @kingleonidas69 THIS IS SPARTA!That's it! Sometimes you have to do some creative editing as the original message may be at the 140 character limit. You've also gotta be careful you don't change the intent of the original message... Detailed explanation & tips after the jump to lightspeed... Life: 8 Things To Do When Waiting (If You Don't Have A Smart Phone)Posted June 24, 2009 at 4:08 AM by Threeboy
 Before I got a smart phone waiting was boring. Here were some "hacks" I do to pass the time when waiting for people: Hacks after the jump... Life: My Life CodePosted June 22, 2009 at 4:50 AM by Threeboy
I've dabbled in coding in the past. I even started my university degree in Information Technology. After a semester switched back to my true passions: Design, art, and being an idiot. Despite the shift, algorithms still run through my head from time to time.  Coding skills (or lack thereof) aside, this snippet of "code" is something I've been developing lately. I can't take credit for this, I've merely discovered it for myself and I'm sure others have had similar thoughts at somtime in the past and I'm sure people will arrive to this conclusion in the future.Check it out after the jump... General: The Art Of The BlogPosted June 20, 2009 at 11:51 AM by Threeboy
 I'm making a concentrated effort from this point on to write quality, accessible, informative and entertaining blog posts. I figure it took me a decade to write good blogs, so I'm-a let 'er rip. If the blog posts are hard to understand, misinformed or outright nerdy (I can't help it sometimes) feel free to post a reply below, shoot me an email, tweet me or shout at my face to let me know what's up. Feel free to subscribe to my RSS or Email Updates if you want to be notified when I post new blogs. I use Google's Feedburner, the service is automated (you can unsubscribe anytime) and they won't sell/spam your email. Carrier pigeons are also a valid option for contacting me. Illustration: Sleep OverratedPosted June 5, 2009 at 4:38 PM by Threeboy
Did a bear illustration for my buddy Scott - see it in action at Sleep Overrated!
 There are a couple alternate takes at my Portfolio. Be sure to sign up at the new mailing list & RSS! TrueNuff: New Mailing List & ContestPosted June 3, 2009 at 12:14 PM by Threeboy
With the closing of ClickMore.ca we've moved the TrueNuff mailing list to a new system - if you were on the old system then please upgrade and sign up here. We also announced a contest where you can win a couple shirts - all you have to do is make a techno remix of a song - more information at the TrueNuff blog.
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