Comments on: Twitter: Now As Powerful as “The Clapper” http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/20/twitter-now-as-powerful-as-the-clapper/ Startup and Technology News Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:30:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Library clips :: Roundup : Crowdstatus, Twistori, Tweetcube, Twanslate, Twiddict :: June :: 2008 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/20/twitter-now-as-powerful-as-the-clapper/#comment-2364695 Library clips :: Roundup : Crowdstatus, Twistori, Tweetcube, Twanslate, Twiddict :: June :: 2008 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 23:28:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/20/twitter-now-as-powerful-as-the-clapper/#comment-2364695 [...] LINK Control lights with Twitter, and more. Listen Print Email Bookmark Related Forum Chat Track View blog reactions [...] [...] LINK Control lights with Twitter, and more. Listen Print Email Bookmark Related Forum Chat Track View blog reactions [...]

]]> By: Will Twitter’s Growing Pains Open the Door to Competition? at definitive items of the utmost unimportance http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/20/twitter-now-as-powerful-as-the-clapper/#comment-2319863 Will Twitter’s Growing Pains Open the Door to Competition? at definitive items of the utmost unimportance Thu, 22 May 2008 21:07:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/20/twitter-now-as-powerful-as-the-clapper/#comment-2319863 [...] Twitter is insanely popular (a look at popular blog Techcrunch shows five seperate Twitter-related posts in the last three days alone). A quick search on Technorati returns 122,470 results while Techmeme [...] [...] Twitter is insanely popular (a look at popular blog Techcrunch shows five seperate Twitter-related posts in the last three days alone). A quick search on Technorati returns 122,470 results while Techmeme [...]

]]> By: Controle as luzes de sua casa com o Twitter! at Twitter Brasil http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/20/twitter-now-as-powerful-as-the-clapper/#comment-2317608 Controle as luzes de sua casa com o Twitter! at Twitter Brasil Thu, 22 May 2008 05:00:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/20/twitter-now-as-powerful-as-the-clapper/#comment-2317608 [...] dica do @guiafaxil post original techcrunch [...] [...] dica do @guiafaxil post original techcrunch [...]

]]> By: J http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/20/twitter-now-as-powerful-as-the-clapper/#comment-2316168 J Wed, 21 May 2008 15:36:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/20/twitter-now-as-powerful-as-the-clapper/#comment-2316168 I think the point of the project was just to see if it could be done. As I understand it, he used similar technology to what his team used to build Strawpoll ( strawpollnow.com ). I think the point of the project was just to see if it could be done. As I understand it, he used similar technology to what his team used to build Strawpoll ( strawpollnow.com ).

]]> By: Your Uncle Bob http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/20/twitter-now-as-powerful-as-the-clapper/#comment-2315724 Your Uncle Bob Wed, 21 May 2008 12:59:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/20/twitter-now-as-powerful-as-the-clapper/#comment-2315724 ...because turning the switch on and off yourself is too hard?? ...or any of the other far more reliable ways of remotely controlling switches and appliances? I can appreciate the geek factor here, but c'mon..Really? Seriously? …because turning the switch on and off yourself is too hard??

…or any of the other far more reliable ways of remotely controlling switches and appliances?

I can appreciate the geek factor here, but c’mon..Really? Seriously?

]]> By: Who Says Twitter Has No Value? « Good Works Grapevine http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/20/twitter-now-as-powerful-as-the-clapper/#comment-2314321 Who Says Twitter Has No Value? « Good Works Grapevine Wed, 21 May 2008 02:35:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/20/twitter-now-as-powerful-as-the-clapper/#comment-2314321 [...] http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/20/twitter-now-as-powerful-as-the-clapper/ [...] [...] http://www.techcrunch.com/2008.....e-clapper/ [...]

]]> By: Josh Fraser http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/20/twitter-now-as-powerful-as-the-clapper/#comment-2313823 Josh Fraser Tue, 20 May 2008 22:50:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/20/twitter-now-as-powerful-as-the-clapper/#comment-2313823 Could you create a more unreliable light switch?? Could you create a more unreliable light switch??

]]> By: david saintloth http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/20/twitter-now-as-powerful-as-the-clapper/#comment-2313665 david saintloth Tue, 20 May 2008 21:47:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/20/twitter-now-as-powerful-as-the-clapper/#comment-2313665 exactly as some one said, any program on the pc can be set to monitor some other program and then on that basis do something in the home. the fact he used twitter doesn't make it unique to twitter unfortunately. though ...now that I've seen it I have some ideas I have to go write down.... grin exactly as some one said, any program on the pc can be set to monitor some other program and then on that basis do something in the home. the fact he used twitter doesn’t make it unique to twitter unfortunately. though …now that I’ve seen it I have some ideas I have to go write down….

grin

]]> By: Alan Bradford http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/20/twitter-now-as-powerful-as-the-clapper/#comment-2313425 Alan Bradford Tue, 20 May 2008 20:27:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/20/twitter-now-as-powerful-as-the-clapper/#comment-2313425 Someone must have used a similar set-up and is using it to mess with Twitter's servers. Silly geeky pranksters. You better knock it off, or I'm gonna come de-fragment your hard drive with my fist. Boo ya. Someone must have used a similar set-up and is using it to mess with Twitter’s servers.

Silly geeky pranksters.

You better knock it off, or I’m gonna come de-fragment your hard drive with my fist. Boo ya.

]]> By: Ideas That Spread » All Things Twitter http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/20/twitter-now-as-powerful-as-the-clapper/#comment-2313026 Ideas That Spread » All Things Twitter Tue, 20 May 2008 18:11:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/20/twitter-now-as-powerful-as-the-clapper/#comment-2313026 [...] Twitter Now as Powerful as The Clapper [...] [...] Twitter Now as Powerful as The Clapper [...]

]]> By: Justine http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/20/twitter-now-as-powerful-as-the-clapper/#comment-2312855 Justine Tue, 20 May 2008 17:15:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/20/twitter-now-as-powerful-as-the-clapper/#comment-2312855 Hahaha. This is seriously amazing. What's even more hilarious is Daniel Bower's comment. lolllzzzzzzz Hahaha. This is seriously amazing. What’s even more hilarious is Daniel Bower’s comment. lolllzzzzzzz

]]> By: TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » Twitterメッセージで家を遠隔操作（動画） http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/20/twitter-now-as-powerful-as-the-clapper/#comment-2312835 TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » Twitterメッセージで家を遠隔操作（動画） Tue, 20 May 2008 17:06:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/20/twitter-now-as-powerful-as-the-clapper/#comment-2312835 [...] [原文へ] [...] [...] [原文へ] [...]

]]> By: Stan Oleynick http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/20/twitter-now-as-powerful-as-the-clapper/#comment-2312799 Stan Oleynick Tue, 20 May 2008 16:55:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/20/twitter-now-as-powerful-as-the-clapper/#comment-2312799 Cool idea!! Now if Twitter could only cook breakfast for me and mow my lawn... ;) Cool idea!! Now if Twitter could only cook breakfast for me and mow my lawn… ;)

]]> By: Faramarz http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/20/twitter-now-as-powerful-as-the-clapper/#comment-2312650 Faramarz Tue, 20 May 2008 16:11:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/20/twitter-now-as-powerful-as-the-clapper/#comment-2312650 Michael wasn't kicking about twitters network effect kicking in. damn that was way cool! if only twitter can microwave my food while i'm pulling in the drive way, that would be the end of it :D Michael wasn’t kicking about twitters network effect kicking in. damn that was way cool!

if only twitter can microwave my food while i’m pulling in the drive way, that would be the end of it :D

]]> By: Impressive Small Scale Ingenuity | correlate http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/20/twitter-now-as-powerful-as-the-clapper/#comment-2312586 Impressive Small Scale Ingenuity | correlate Tue, 20 May 2008 15:56:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/20/twitter-now-as-powerful-as-the-clapper/#comment-2312586 [...] remarkable even if only the tech geeks will appreciate it.  Saw the video from Justin Wickett via TechCrunch this morning and felt it was worth the [...] [...] remarkable even if only the tech geeks will appreciate it.  Saw the video from Justin Wickett via TechCrunch this morning and felt it was worth the [...]

]]> By: Boris http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/20/twitter-now-as-powerful-as-the-clapper/#comment-2312462 Boris Tue, 20 May 2008 15:22:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/20/twitter-now-as-powerful-as-the-clapper/#comment-2312462 Somewhere there is a "How many Twitter users does it take to change a lightbulb" in this story... Somewhere there is a “How many Twitter users does it take to change a lightbulb” in this story…

]]> By: Alexis Brion http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/20/twitter-now-as-powerful-as-the-clapper/#comment-2312357 Alexis Brion Tue, 20 May 2008 14:51:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/20/twitter-now-as-powerful-as-the-clapper/#comment-2312357 Where can I buy The Clapper???!!! We don't have that in Europe :( Where can I buy The Clapper???!!! We don’t have that in Europe :(

]]> By: A Williams http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/20/twitter-now-as-powerful-as-the-clapper/#comment-2312232 A Williams Tue, 20 May 2008 14:08:11 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/20/twitter-now-as-powerful-as-the-clapper/#comment-2312232 I can imagine: 1:05pm - off to get a burger... 1:10pm - im eating my burger!! yum 1:16pm - !Bathroom lights on 1:17pm - going to have a long shit now, brb 1:32pm - wow that was a big shit, back 1:33pm - no wait think theres more... 1:38pm - kk done Acctully, wait, we already kind of have that, minus the 3rd line! :( I can imagine:

1:05pm - off to get a burger…
1:10pm - im eating my burger!! yum
1:16pm - !Bathroom lights on
1:17pm - going to have a long shit now, brb
1:32pm - wow that was a big shit, back
1:33pm - no wait think theres more…
1:38pm - kk done

Acctully, wait, we already kind of have that, minus the 3rd line! :(

]]> By: Doug http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/20/twitter-now-as-powerful-as-the-clapper/#comment-2312112 Doug Tue, 20 May 2008 13:28:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/20/twitter-now-as-powerful-as-the-clapper/#comment-2312112 #11 i think office interop requires a little more effort than the twitter api. Wonder if you tweet "poop coming out" whether you could get your toilet roll to dish out a couple pieces of paper... #11 i think office interop requires a little more effort than the twitter api.

Wonder if you tweet “poop coming out” whether you could get your toilet roll to dish out a couple pieces of paper…

]]> By: MikeT http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/20/twitter-now-as-powerful-as-the-clapper/#comment-2312079 MikeT Tue, 20 May 2008 13:18:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/20/twitter-now-as-powerful-as-the-clapper/#comment-2312079 Grim outlook of the twitty future: I'll have to twit to have my ass wiped not funny :( Grim outlook of the twitty future: I’ll have to twit to have my ass wiped
not funny :(

]]> By: Twitter steuert Lampen | Wuensch-Media.de http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/20/twitter-now-as-powerful-as-the-clapper/#comment-2312077 Twitter steuert Lampen | Wuensch-Media.de Tue, 20 May 2008 13:17:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/20/twitter-now-as-powerful-as-the-clapper/#comment-2312077 [...] via Techcrunch [...] [...] via Techcrunch [...]

]]> By: Obama http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/20/twitter-now-as-powerful-as-the-clapper/#comment-2312036 Obama Tue, 20 May 2008 13:06:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/20/twitter-now-as-powerful-as-the-clapper/#comment-2312036 Oh No! Twitter messages activating a cell phone connected switch. John McCain will claim Hamas will use my cell phone to trigger a bomb in the US should I get elected? Is Twitter enabling terroritsts? Oh No! Twitter messages activating a cell phone connected switch.

John McCain will claim Hamas will use my cell phone to trigger a bomb
in the US should I get elected? Is Twitter enabling terroritsts?

]]> By: pierreloic http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/20/twitter-now-as-powerful-as-the-clapper/#comment-2312017 pierreloic Tue, 20 May 2008 12:59:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/20/twitter-now-as-powerful-as-the-clapper/#comment-2312017 From Bostonbarcamp last Saturday: someone was showing how to use Twitter and RFID - e.g. my wife receives a tweet when I get home. From Bostonbarcamp last Saturday: someone was showing how to use Twitter and RFID - e.g. my wife receives a tweet when I get home.

]]> By: Reader http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/20/twitter-now-as-powerful-as-the-clapper/#comment-2311993 Reader Tue, 20 May 2008 12:52:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/20/twitter-now-as-powerful-as-the-clapper/#comment-2311993 No big deal. Not saying that Twitter isn't a cool service but you could do that even without Twitter. You can have a text message emailed to outlook and have a trigger in outlook to turn off the lights. No big deal. Not saying that Twitter isn’t a cool service but you could do that even without Twitter. You can have a text message emailed to outlook and have a trigger in outlook to turn off the lights.

]]> By: marks.dk  – Twitter er ikke kun støj http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/20/twitter-now-as-powerful-as-the-clapper/#comment-2311986 marks.dk  – Twitter er ikke kun støj Tue, 20 May 2008 12:47:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/20/twitter-now-as-powerful-as-the-clapper/#comment-2311986 [...] TechCrunch der i øvrigt også smider en fantastisk 80er-reklame ind i deres omtale af videoen) Tags: clapper, [...] [...] TechCrunch der i øvrigt også smider en fantastisk 80er-reklame ind i deres omtale af videoen) Tags: clapper, [...]

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