Twitter was abuzz this week with chatter about the iPad, performances at The GRAMMYs and relief efforts in Haiti.
Some of the top trends were predictable (Mashable’s Ben Parr successfully guessed at four of the ten last week), while others were unexpected.
The tendency for Twitter users to sign off with “Goodnight” has made that a top [...]

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The rumors were correct: Google took the bold step of running a Super Bowl ad in the 3rd quarter of the game today, marking its first major push into TV advertising and a new frontier of marketing for the company that has triumphed online ads above all else.
CEO Eric Schmidt’s Tweet hinted at the ad [...]

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Internet connections are crawling in Iran and text message traffic has been disrupted ahead of planned anti-government protests in that country this week. The timing is raising eyebrows.
Connections have been poor since last week, writes the AFP, with Communications Minister Reza Taghipour blaming damage to undersea optical fibre under the Gulf.
“The cause of the [...]

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