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Threadsy Just Got a Whole Lot Better

Threadsy Just Got a Whole Lot Better | 40Tech

You might remember our post on Threadsy Beta way back in January. Threadsy is a great web app that pulls all of your email, Facebook and Twitter info into one neat little interactive package, and even gives you some detailed multiple social network info on your contacts. In May, Threadsy went live to the public with a slew of new features, and has added even more in the last week. It’s safe to say that Threadsy is growing fast and doing well, so if you tried it and dropped it, you might want to look again — and if you haven’t played with Threadsy yet, we recommend you check it out!

Here’s the shortlist of Threadsy’s new features, some detail on their latest updates, and a few things we would still like to see:

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Do You Trust Facebook?

 

The rest of the world doesn’t seem to care, but the tech community is afire concerning Facebook’s privacy problems, and its seeming disregard for its users in its pursuit of the almighty dollar (or Euro, or whatever).  Leo Laporte, patron saint of the Internet, has deactivated all of his Facebook accounts, crediting this post from Jason Calacanis with convincing him.

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Join Us at the 40Tech Facebook Fan Page

40Tech Facebook Fan Page A little snow can do wonders for an overflowing to-do list.  For a while, we’ve wanted to start a Facebook page for 40Tech.  Today, we’ve done just that, giving birth to the 40Tech Facebook Fan Page.  Hop on over and introduce yourself on the Wall, or jump into the discussion board.  I’ve started a discussion there where we can banter about the gadgets we love, but feel free to start a new thread about any other topic that tickles your fancy.  You’ll need to become a Fan, first (those are Facebook’s rules, not ours).  We hope to see you there!


Threadsy: Facebook, Twitter and Email All in One Happy Place

Threadsy | Facebook, Twitter and Email all in one placeRemember, back in the day, when email was one-dimensional? The good ol’ days when all you had to do was remember one contact list and deal with one inbox? Well, those days are long gone, buddy. Today, we are in a world of social media: connecting and sharing with the planet at large in as many ways and as quickly as possible. Workplaces everywhere are banning social media because people are addicted to it and they just ain’t gettin’ nuthin done. Nuthin’. Yep. We are also in a world of the high speed degradation of da englich langage, loosing it fastr den wat wuz expected — but that’s another post (ohh that pained me!). Threadsy can’t help you with that last bit or the work bans — you’ll need to look to yourself, your conscience, and your pocket computery phone for that — but Threadsy can help you out with the constant jumping from webpage to webpage or tool to tool to deal with your three main inboxes: Email, Facebook and Twitter.

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Can Twitter and Facebook be trusted?

twitterquestion2 Any 40-something is quite comfortable with “old media,” such as newspapers, magazines, and television.  If you’re like me, though, you’re also fascinated with “new media,” such as social networks on the internet.  You’re probably wondering how all of this eventually will shake down when the dust settles.  With many traditional news outlets experiencing financial difficulties, in what form will we get our news in another ten years?  Lately, we’ve had some events transpire that show some of the pitfalls with gathering information from “new media,” if it comes from the wrong source. Read more