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Microblogging is huge, but should anyone care?

gtwit is a dynamic web based client for that supports history and personal search of your tweets by storing them on Google's cloud features * no install required - works in any modern web browser * stores all tweets you send or follow on google's cloud infrastructure so you can search your tweets by person, word or tag * allows smart completion of people or tags (just hit @ or # in the text boxes) * supports multiple twitter accounts

Tweetboard lets you follow specific tweets with certain people. I asked yesterday how this worked and now I know -- this is fascinating.

A sample tweetboard - I didn't know what it was, but a friend set it up for me.

Pick of the Twitter is a free service that selects specific "tweets" (posts) from the public timeline of the messaging service Twitter.

Session for people to come up and introduce a web2.0 tool that they like. There is a list of all of the sites covered at the bottom of the page. Those participating could common tag sites with web2_smackdown

They're like the Merry Pranksters, without the merriment or the pranks. A group of four college Republicans have set off across the country in a rented Ford Explorer to remind America that not all young people are Barack Obama supporters, and that it's still possible to drive 2,500 miles without once crossing a Democratic district. The quartet, who call their project "Where is the Red," left from Tampa, Florida in June, and are currently in Gahanna, Ohio.

If you're looking to connect with other bloggers on Twitter then this is the place to be because below are over 500 of them who each submitted their twitter profiles in the first ever ProBlogger Social Media Love-In.

Twitter has become so popular, so fast, that keeping up with its fast-growing user base is a real issue. So many people now use Twitter to update friends that the system often crashes.

This is a hideous tool that can be used to export your entire Twitter timeline to a CSV file, readable by any spreadsheet application (Excel, Numbers, etc.). Exported data includes the tweet plus a timestamp of when it was sent.

enter your username and TweetWheel will load all your friends and show you how they are connected.

A cool tool to look at who is connected to whom on twitter. A look at connections.

The Multimap twitter bot helps you to access the same maps, directions and local information that you find on multimap.com by simply sending direct messages via twitter. You can send a message to fetch local information such as the closest ATM, tourist attraction, park, cinema, theatre or even find entries on wikipedia about what is nearby.

Until the Twitter team can get the service working again for good, here's what they should strongly consider: Close the site. Take it offline. Put plywood over the doors and windows, as it were, with a big "We're remodeling!" sign on the front. Ask users if they want to be e-mailed when the site reopens for business and don't send that e-mail until the thing is fixed. Really fixed. Then have a grand reopening party.

filesharing through twitter

Tweetcube is another service that adds additional functionality to Twitter. If you have been following MakeUseOf for some time you probably already know how to post voice messages, images and even sharing what you're listening to. TweetCube brings a new feature to your Twitter experience by letting you easily share files.

At Combo our goal make you the center of the social web. We want to make your favorite sites communicate with each other. We want all your friends, everywhere, to be able to interact with you and each other. Our initial beta product is a dashboard for your social web experience. We're going to roll out awesome new features regularly on your Combo, so login and buckle up.

JungleBot is a 'Twitter Bot' that allows users to query Amazon.com without leaving the comfort of the Twitter command line. Right now, JungleBot allows users to search for books, DVDs, and music by sending a direct message to JungleBot.