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http://blog.twitter.com/2012/01/tweets-still-must-flow.html “The open exchange of information can have a positive global impact … almost every country in the world agrees that freedom of expression is a human right. Many countries also agree that freedom of expression carries with it responsibilities and has limits.” As we continue to grow internationally, we will enter countries that have different ideas about the contours of freedom of expression.

Blog: Tweets still must flow

Whisper Systems

Last week, Whisper Systems responded to the DigiNotar CA compromise by removing the DigiNotar root from the WhisperCore CA trust database, effectively revoking trust in DigiNotar. http://www.whispersys.com/updates.html#
https://github.com/WhisperSystems/TextSecure

WhisperSystems/TextSecure - GitHub

An secure text messaging application for Android. TextSecure is a replacement for the standard text messaging application, allowing you to send and receive text messages as normal.
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http://arstechnica.com/software/news/2011/03/twitter-tells-third-party-devs-to-stop-making-twitter-client-apps.ars

Twitter tells third-party devs to stop making Twitter client apps

In a statement issued today by Twitter on its official developer mailing list, the company informed third-party developers that they should no longer attempt to build conventional Twitter client applications. In a move to increase the "consistency" of the user experience, Twitter wants more control over how its service is presented to users in all contexts. The announcement is a major blow to the third-party application developers who played a key role in popularizing Twitter's service.
http://www.maxitweet.com/

Maxitweet. When 140 characters isn't enough.

You wanted more control over the appearance of your maxitweet. Now we've given it to you. Starting with the barely perceptable Level One : it will save you just those few extra characters you sometimes need to say what you want to in a tweet.

5 Twitter Services and Applications to Bypass 140 Character Limit (Firefox extensions included)

http://www.justskins.com/wordpress-plugins/twitter-140-character-limit/1717 A lot of people I know are twitterholics and I believe the way things are going I might also become one of them. Some of the people have also started to use it as one medium where they can discuss or have a communication around social media because it’s usually the social media guys who you’d see making most noise on Twitter or for that matter friendfeed. In these situations one often feels the need of 140 character limit annoying.
http://mashable.com/2009/02/15/twitter-groups-3/ One of the most demanded features for Twitter has been the ability to create groups, allowing members to focus on different sets of people they’re following. For example, you could create groups for all of your fantasy league friends, colleagues at work, friends in real life, family members, and so on.

HOW TO: Create Groups for Twitter

Earlier this year we showed you how to create groups for Twitter . While the post is still a valuable resource, we’ve definitely seen a few new tools pop up that are also worth a look. When it comes to Twitter groups, you’re probably either interested in ways to communicate with a distinct set of users, or following a group of tweets based on Twitterer, topic, or hashtag.

30+ More Ways to Create Twitter Groups

http://mashable.com/2009/07/13/more-twitter-groups/
http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/09/combing-twitter-for-signs-of-political-truthiness.ars A few years back, a certain late night host popularized a word that may or may not be in your dictionary: truthiness. Stephen Colbert was referring to what has become a very effective political tool, namely, statements that many people will accept as true because they feel right, even if they have no basis in reality.

Twitter, algorithms, crowdsourcing used to spot truthiness