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Twitter based search and instant communities.

Bootstrap is a toolkit from Twitter designed to kickstart development of webapps and sites. It includes base CSS and HTML for typography, forms, buttons, tables, grids, navigation, and more. Nerd alert: Bootstrap is built with Less and was designed to work out of the gate with modern browsers in mind.

It's a web-based Twitter reader that displays the updates of the people you follow in relation to the frequency of their tweets. It aims to amplify the people that don't usually get heard, and scale back those with frequent updates.

DestroyTwitter is a compact though robust Twitter application built to run on Mac, Windows, and Linux using Adobe AIR. It consists of a series of canvases that constantly update to keep tweets up-to-date using notifications that appear when a new tweet arrives. DestroyTwitter uses a minimal amount of memory compared to its AIR-based alternatives without sacrificing functionality and performance. As a result, it can easily run in the background as an automated process.

A Twitter-based site that seeks to explain why certain topics are trending on Twitter (c/o techcrunch).

Tout le monde connaît Twitter (sinon allez voir par ici), mais tout le monde ne sait pas comment trouver des informations pertinentes dans cette base de données gigantesque ! Souvent qualifié de l'AFP du net, Twitter est vaste et complexe (messages abrégés, vocabulaire spécifique, multi-linguisme…). Voyons comment rechercher les informations à l'aide de techniques plus ou moins évidentes

Create your own Twitter-based petition about anything can get your tweeple to sign it. Easy and free.

I usually had a big problem on handling more social media website account. I think most of the users come across the same problem. Recently i had a chance to hear about Pixelpipe. On the very first look i really amazed about the features. Initially this site used to post your digital pictures, videos, and audio files to a growing number of different services with only a few clicks. This site seems to be similar as ping.fm, which allows post to text based messages.

Twitter spam bearing a worm virus is on the loose today trying to lure Twitter users into opening a malicious file attachment containing malware that could take over Windows-based machines, Symantec is warning. It works through a Twitter message that arrives claiming your friends are inviting you to join them and to check the attachment -- which is a ZIP file -- to find out who, says Kevin Haley, director of Symantec's security response division. "It's a new social-engineering trick," he says, adding the payload is Ackantta.B, a variant on the Ackantta worm discovered in February that has been used in e-mail spam attacks.

Microsoft's new search engine "Bing" has a new subsite called "BingTweets" for Twitter based search (c/o mashable)

* Get found by tweeps near you * Find tweeps near you based on location or keyword * Post and browse local events and specials

Story about advertising services using "influencers" to recommend products or services to friends for a fee. Twitter based.

Après plusieurs mois en bêta privée, c'est aujourd'hui que sort Socialomate, nouvel outil pour Twitter développé par Jean-François Ruiz (que vous connaitrez certainement pour la Startup Academy ou le Webdeux Connect) et son équipe. Socialomate se définit comme votre "Assistant social media" et va vous permettre d'automatiser une relation par message privé avec vos followers Twitter. Un peu à l'image des outils d'emailing qui permettent de réaliser des scenariis avec une base d'utilisateurs, l'outil permet de créer des campagnes sur différents critères, et ensuite d'automatiser l'envoi d'un message. Oui, vous avez bien lu, c'est un outil pour envoyer du dm en masse et/ou en automatique. 

Compiles infographics based on your Twitter activity.

"Pensqr is a fun, organized & visualized space for people who share the same passion and interest about something. Pensqr is a topics based micro blogging service that aims to change the way you interact & connect to things of your interest. Open general topics, ask questions or discuss things you love in an easy, fun and visualized way."