Yahoo Profile Woes, Tip of My Tongue, TwitBin, TwitterVision, Order Pizza From Facebook - Free Line 10/20/2008
It seems as if Yahoo’s “social experiment” isn’t going as smoothly as they were hoping. The experiment, which saw Yahoo Profiles morph into more of a MySpace style user account, has been panned by both users and critics alike. When many loyal Yahoo users went to check out the new layout, they found that their profile information had been removed. “Why change something that obviously wasn’t broken,” writes one disgruntled user. “I am slowly bringing all my friends to other chat clients. I am tired of dealing with people who fix the unbroken instead of dealing with the stuff that has been broken for ages.” According to Vice President Jim Stoneham, those who wish to retrieve their missing information can contact Yahoo Customer Care.
Sometimes, even the best writers and orators are at a loss for words. When this happens, we here at the Free Line suggest giving Tip of My Tongue a try. Unlike traditional thesauruses, Tip of My Tongue harnesses the power of the search engine in order to help you find the word you have in mind. You can search by meaning, by letter, by length, or all three at once. Simple and powerful, Tip of My Tongue is perfect for anyone who is on the hunt for the perfect synonym.
Users of so-called “social networking” browsers such as Flock know about the bliss that comes with using both Twitter and the web at the same time. Users of traditional browsers such as Firefox haven’t known this giddy thrill … until now, that is. Enter TwitBin. TwitBin is a Firefox plug in that adds a side of Twitter to your browser. Simple and powerful, TwitBin is set to make both you and your browser very, very happy.
In other Twitter related news, we have TwitterVision. TwitterVision is an online tool that allows users to use Google Maps to see exactly where different tweets are coming from. Think of it as a GPS, only for your Twitter accounts. It is extremely easy to set up, fun to use and best of all, completely free. Twitter and Google Maps … together again for the first time.
Finally: Pizza Hut has begun taking orders from Facebook. Using a specialized plug in called The Pizza Hut Interface, users can look at menus, place orders, and more, all without leaving your profile page. In addition to Facebook, the world famous purveyors of pizza accept text messages, orders placed from an Adobe AIR-powered web app, and of course, the good ol’ telephone. While it isn’t designed for regular use, The Pizza Hut Interface is perfect for the times when leaving Facebook is simply not an option.












Pizza Hut taking orders off of Facebook, I.m
sure it’s serious business. Just seems kind of odd. But then again most new ideas seem odd to the masses.
Thanks for keeping us updated.
Gary McElwain
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