Yesterday video streaming site Ustream ran live video of local news broadcasts covering the earthquake in Chile and the ensuing Hawaii tsunami warning. Today Ustream announced that it has delivered 4.35 million streams related to the events.
Some streams were news station broadcasts, but some were live streams from cell phones on the ground.
The 8.8-magnitude [...]

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Here’s an interesting idea. The recently launched service Gatsby aims to connect locals on Foursquare who share the same interests.
The setup is simple. Sign up for Gatsby with your Foursquare account, which will add Gatsby as a friend, and tag yourself with your favorite interests — say, “Water Polo,” or “Cranberries.” [...]

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This past week it seems Twitter was all about entertainment, with Justin Bieber, the Olympics, and the Jonas Brothers on the tips of everyone’s fingers.
Our friends at What The Trend have provided an overview of the most tweeted topics this past week. Because this is a topical list, hashtag memes and games have [...]

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