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YouTube launches 4K videos

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YouTube have now lanuched support for showing videos in original quality, that is, up to 4096p

And i must say, the quality looks pretty nice!

Check out a example movie here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0m1XmvBey8&feature=PlayList&p=5BF9E09ECEC8F88F&playnext_from=PL&index=0

(Let`s just say that my laptop does not have enough power to display the movie without lagging)

More info

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July 10th, 2010 at 12:26 pm

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List of people twittering about the Israeli massacre

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Blog post last updated 18:19 GMT,  31.may 2010

This is a manually updated list of people twittering about the israeli massacre  on a civilian aid ship headed for Gaza

Note: please comment if you miss anybody/anything here.

Twitter accounts updated within the last hour:
Sarabughazal – Tweets from Beirut
ielsakka – Tweets from Kairo
AmirAlx – Tweets about it
Rosah81 – Tweets about it
thecatwithfish – Tweets about it
uruknet – Tweets about it
hinstance – Tweets about it

Twitter accounts updated within the last three hours:
Tarjem – Tweets about it
Omar_Gaza – Tweets about it

Twitter accounts updated later
7iber – Tweets about it, focus on pictures
35east – Tweets about it

Hashtags
#flotilla (Appears to be cencored by Twitter?)
#freedomflotilla

Other resources
The Guardian have a live blog about the event as it unfolds.

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May 31st, 2010 at 12:05 pm

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List of people twittering from/about the Chile earthquake / tsunami

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Blog post last updated 11:02 GMT, 01.march 2010
Note: please comment if you miss anybody/anything here.

Twitter accounts updated within the last hour:
viav7 (retweeting distress messages amongst other)
jacinperez (Tweets in Spanish)
LisaTw (Tweeting about Chile)
kamla (Tweets about it)
ontobelli (Tweets in Spanish)
globovision (Tweets in Spanish)
ageofbrillig (Tweets about the possible tsunami)
crisiscamp (Tweets about it)
earcos (Tweets in Spanish)
marc_cooper (Tweets about it)
geographile (retweet geography-related news)
Dhaisy (Tweets about it)
CarlosFoxTV (A “news guy” tweeting about it)
marc_cooper (Tweets about)
W7VOA (Tweets about it)
BreakingNews (Breaking news about it)
AlBoeNEWS (Tweets about it)
1Vzlano (Writes from Venezuela)

Twitter accounts updated within the last three hours:
CNN (Tweets some news about Chile)
marcoie (Are in Chile)
Ciencia_y_Tecno (Tweets in Spanish)
progone (Focuses on the tsunami)

Twitter accounts updated later
RodrigoBNO (Journalist in Mexico)
CNNChile (CNN Chile)
CarolinaMillan (Are in Chile, tweets in Spanish)
quincy12 (Are in Chile, tweets in Spanish)
KiLotr (Are in Chile, tweets in Spanish)
kurenaiteam (Are in Chile, tweets in Spanish)
azadehCNN (CNN reporter tweeting about Chile)
elliottyamin (Are be in Chile, also interviewed on CNN now)
baywatchboy (Tweets about it)
Sipote87 (Tweets about it)

Other resources:
Live TV from Chile (In Spanish)
Tsunami warnings
Images and info from Chile

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February 27th, 2010 at 10:32 am

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List of people twittering from/about Haiti and other useful links

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Blog post last updated19:57 GMT, 15.jan 2010

Twitter accounts updated within the last hour:
troylivesay – Troy Livesay, is in Port Au Prince, Haiti
Wyclef – Wyclef Jean
InternetHaiti – Multilink Haiti, Twitters from Haiti
marvinady – Marvin Rady Twittering about Haiti
redcrossmom - Appears to be twittering from Haiti
LisandroSuero – Lisandro Suero, publishes pictures from Haiti
andersoncooper – Anderson Cooper, CNN Reporter in Haiti
Leecohen – Lee Cohen Twitters from Haiti
Alyssa_Milano – Alyssa Milano, twitters about Haiti

Twitter accounts updated within the last two hours:

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Twitter accounts updated within the last 12 hours:

fredodupoux – Frederic Dupoux, active from Haiti
RAMhaiti – Richard Morse, CNN Reporter in Haiti

Twitter accounts updated > 12 hours:

IvanCNN – Ivan Watson, CNN Reporter in Haiti
DanielleCNN – Danielle Dellorto, CNN Reporter in Haiti
jason_carroll – Jason Carroll, CNN Reporter in Haiti

You can also get live updates regarind Haiti on Twitter.

Want to donate to help Haiti? Then visit Redcross.org!

Have any Twitterers that miss in the list? Please post a comment with a link here.

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January 13th, 2010 at 10:54 pm

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Swine flu tracking in Norway

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A former colleague has just created a new swine flu tracker for a quick overview of Norwegian cases. If you are interested you can check out http://h1n1.raymondjulin.com/ – Interesting for those of us that follows the outbreak.

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July 26th, 2009 at 10:27 pm

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