Monthly Archives: July 2010

Sources Confirm Location of Twitter’s Utah Data Center

Posted on July 28, 2010 by jessestay

It’s pretty much confirmed at the moment.  Twitter, according to just about every employee at SEO.com and the people running lines to the building, is building their Salt Lake City-based hosting facility in the old Linux Networks offices right next … Continue reading →

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Twitter Opens Up First Job Opening for its Utah Data Center

Posted on July 27, 2010 by jessestay

Just a few days ago, Twitter announced it was opening a new data center in Salt Lake City, Utah in order to expand its ability to accomodate its ever growing user base.  The announcement was still somewhat vague, not specifying … Continue reading →

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Texas Proves Once Again Everything is Bigger, Even on Facebook

Posted on July 20, 2010 by jessestay

If you ask which State is biggest on Facebook, at least if you ask a Texan, the winner would be Texas. Today at about 11:30pm Central, the Facebook Page, “I bet Texas can get 1 million fans before any other … Continue reading →

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Buzz Opens the Firehose With New API Features

Posted on July 19, 2010 by jessestay

Just a few minutes ago, on his Buzz update stream, Google employee DeWitt Clinton announced that Google had opened up their real-time stream of information for Buzz. Now, any application can access, in real-time, all updates across the entire service … Continue reading →

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To Whom Much is Given, Much is Required

Posted on July 19, 2010 by jessestay

Just the other day a kind Single mother was nice enough to share a story with me about how, as a newly Single mother, one of my books had helped her get off the ground and start her own business. … Continue reading →

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Breaking Down the Signal – The Android, iOS, and WebOS Comparison

Posted on July 18, 2010 by jessestay

There’s no shortage of criticism, complaint, or praise of the various mobile operating systems. The iPhone, Android, the Pre, or even Blackberry and Windows Mobile – no matter which phone you review you’re bound to find someone who either absolutely … Continue reading →

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For the Dads

Posted on July 16, 2010 by jessestay

This is so my life right now: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOKuSQIJlog

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LDS Church Launches New, "Social" Mormon.org for Learning About Mormons

Posted on July 15, 2010 by jessestay

Just last night, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints launched a newly redesigned Mormon.org to help those that are not members of the LDS Faith to know who their Mormon neighbors are.  The site, which takes a more … Continue reading →

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Name a Better Phone

Posted on July 13, 2010 by jessestay

Let’s put all partialities aside. Currently, I own an iPhone, an Evo (which I’m borrowing through work for testing), and a Pre (my work phone).  I have been a Windows user most of my life, and spent 2 or 3 … Continue reading →

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Facebook Kills Custom Publishers – Kills 15,000 of My Users Too

Posted on July 12, 2010 by jessestay

What’s a lot for one site may be miniscule for another.  Recently, Facebook announced they were removing the ability for developers to write custom Publisher boxes “due to low usage” of the feature on the site.  The feature, which enabled any … Continue reading →

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