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TweetCube adds filesharing to Twitter

ZDNet points us to TweetCube, a new service that allows users to share files on Twitter. “Log-in to your Twitter account via TweetCube’s site (user names and passwords aren’t stored), then upload the file you want to share: images, videos, music, PDFs and more. Next, add a message and hit publish. The result shows up on your Twitter stream with a shortened URL linking to a page hosting the file on TweetCube.” The service allows Twitter to replicate some of the functionality of Pownce, although files are limited to 10MB and are stored for only 30 days.

Summize ties itself to Twitter, introduces local search

Search engine Summize has officially refocused its business model on Twitter search, according to Masahable. It has also just introduced local search. “For example, search for ‘McCain near:’phonix az’ and you can see what people in the GOP’s Presidential Candidate’s home state are tweeting about him. You can also access the local search via the Advanced Options page of Summize so you don’t have to memorize the syntax.” Does it make good business sense to tie your business model to Twitter? Read the story.

Do you like Twitter polls? Yes or no?

Online polling tool Strawpoll now allows individual users to create their own polls on Twitter, according to Mashable. Simply enter your question and the multiple choice answers and they will be sent to your followers as a tweet. As the respond, their answers are graphed. Writes GeekMommy (@geekmommy): “It’s either a great tool - or going to be one of the more annoying things to pop up in the twitter stream. I’m already over the Qik video-streaming-come-chat notices, the Bright-kite-says-I’m-at-1234-main-street, and the dozen other add-on autoscripts out there.” What do you think? Do Twitter apps add or detract from the experience? Read the story.

Easy Flickr to Twitter posting service

Ever wanted to share photos on Twitter? There several dedicated services, such as TwitPic, but some would rather keep all their snaps within industry leader Flickr. Enter AutoPostr, a new service that will post a tweet when you add a hash sign (”#”) to the title of a picture on Flickr. Brilliantly simple, though I wonder why they use hash signs and not simply a special tag. Read the story.

New speech-to-Twitter service launches

Twitterfone is a newly launched service that uses speech recognition to turn your voice into tweets. Users call a local phone number and record a message that is then automatically transcribed and posted to their Twitter account along with a recording of the message. It’s unclear to whom the in-private-beta service will be useful. Twitter users with phones that lack keyboards? Do they exist? Read the story.

Hahlo 3 Twitter client for iPhone now out

Version three of Web-based Twitter client Hahlo is now out for the iPhone. “The new Hahlo 3 sports a completely revamped UI and the ability to search through Tweets, thanks to integration with Summize’s service. The new Hahlo 3 interface brings the power of the full Twitter interface to the iPhone - see who’s following you, who you’re following, you’re favorites, updates, change settings (like in-line message viewing and avatar size), and even allows you to start following new followers.” It is truly an amazing app that anyone with an iPhone should check out. Just point you iPhone browser to www.hahlo.com. Read the story.

How to find who to follow on Twitter

One of the most important things any new user of Twitter should do in order to fully understand the service’s value is to find and follow a good number of people they find interesting. But how do you find interesting people to follow? One easy way is to look at who your friends follow. To that end, Wired’s Compiler brings us news of WhoShouldIFollow.com, a new tool that “will crawl your existing friends, see who their friends are, look for connections back to you and suggest a list of people to start following.” Read the story.

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