Twitpic, we still hardly know ye

Submitted by Rick Eyre on September 30 2014, 9:47 am

Twitpic did not cease to exist on September 25 as recently anticipated.

The Twitpic twitter account announced on September 19 that the business had been purchased. To date the identity of the buyer has not been made public.

Today's Haka brought to you by the Tall Blacks

Submitted by Rick Eyre on September 3 2014, 9:17 pm

Before their game against Team USA in the FIBA World Cup on September 2 2014, the New Zealand men's basketball team, the Tall Blacks, did what all New Zealand national teams should do... perform the Haka.

Judging by the looks on the Americans' faces it can't be long before we see a USA equivalent... surely?

USA won the game 98-71.

My Top 1 listicle of the Things I hate about Twitter

Submitted by Rick Eyre on August 13 2014, 6:30 am

I love Twitter. I use it constantly. It is my first line of on-line communication these days and my primary source of news. It has made longer form blogging redundant for me (which is possibly not a good thing).

All of which lends, I think, towards understanding the Things I hate about Twitter (as compiled while lying awake at 5am this morning and blurted out on Twitter around 6 - this post includes some extras):