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Twitter now sends an email notification to you whenever someone mentions or DMs you on Twitter! This, somehow, will be, and is, very annoying!
Below is how I turned them off.. easy (Read here a HOW-TO)
One more thing, this is being gradually applied on all twitter accounts. I had it on the blog account, but not on my personal one yet!
I admit that I’m a movies junkie, and this year got so many movies that I’ll be striving to watch! below is my “Movies to watch” list, along with their US release dates:
The Hangover 2 - Release: May 23rd
X-Men: First class - Release: June 3rd
Green Lantern - Release: June 17th
Transformers: Dark of the moon - Release: July 1st
Captain America: The First Avenger - Release: July 22nd
Cowboys and Aliens - Release: July 29th
The Devil's Double - Release: N/A
I can’t wait!
It’s been now almost two years and a half since I have started this blog, and I admit that I have faced a lot of ups and downs… But I came lately to realize that Blog37 is my spot.. my only spot on the net! So why not invest on it? So, I have decided to switch from a “.net” to a “.com” domain, which was taken by some Japanese website. I have waited so long for this, and actually, I had to pay much for the domain since it is a “premium domain” (Can’t figure out why!)
Anyway, The old URL (http://www.blog37.net) is still fully functional when it comes to the main page or any old post URL you’re trying to access. The only problem I’m facing is with the RSS feed, which works perfectly on the new “.com” but not on the old “.net”. I’m still expecting some technical issues to come up, so if you face any issue with the blog please let me know.
I’ll update my feed on Botamba.com very soon.
Follow me on twitter for updates: @NasserAlmutawaa
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حتى المساجد لم تسلم من الهوشات… و لا عزاء لحرمتها
At a press event, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Facebook’s three latest features to be rolled out soon that will offer users more control over and transparency about their information.
Designed to solve “the biggest problem in social networking”, the Groups feature will enable users to create groups like family, workmates, or friends with a specific interest, a great way to prevent over-sharing of one’s information. Users within a group can share basic text documents (a text editor called ‘Docs’ which enable basic formatting options is included), managing events, and even having group chats with as many as 250 people at the same time.
While there is an existing feature that permits users to create lists of friends, only five percent of Facebook’s 500 million users actually use it. Moreover, the current feature is a solitary exercise where the user decides which lists will be able to view certain posts, photos or updates, while as Zuckerberg sees it, “Creating groups is a more social exercise. When one user creates a group, all the other members get notified. They can choose to leave, but will more likely engage, and create lists of their own.” (Source: CNN)
With the new “Download Your Information” feature, users will be able to create a zip file of everything they have done on Facebook, since as Zuckerberg said, “It’s our core belief that people should own and be able to control their information in Facebook. We view this as a philosophical thing.” (Source: PCWorld)
Likely in response to criticisms about the privacy invasions of third-party applications such as games and quizzes, Facebook also revealed another new feature – an apps dashboard that will enable users to see what information various applications can access about its users.
Facebook’s new features will no doubt please its users and even privacy advocates, but will Groups be just another way to form cliques and shun the not-so-cool kids?
Zain has recently opened a new branch in Aljahra – Sahara mall, now reaching 20 branches
Aljahra - Sahara Mall branch
“Sanofi-Aventis made history today at the annual EASD (European Association for the Study of Diabetes) conference, They have introduced the first-ever medical device that actually physically plugs into the iPhone and iPod Touch! It’s a tiny new USB-sized glucose meter they’re calling iBGStar. It’s coupled with the new iBGStar Diabetes Manager program, a free logging app that users will be able to download from the iTunes store when the new product hits the market around January or February of 2011.”
gonna buy this gadget for sure
