The popular and venerable multi-network IM program Trillian is now available in an open beta test for Blackberry devices. Like the other versions of Trillian, this supports the major instant messaging networks including AIM, ICQ, Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, Google Talk, MySpace and … [Read more...]
ChatRoulette and “Nexting”
If you haven't heard of it, ChatRoulette is an up-and-coming webcam service that connects you to a random webcammer that could be located anywhere around the world. It's a Flash-based website, so as long as you've got a webcam and Flash, you won't need to install any software. Casey Neistat was … [Read more...]
The Beast
Google is taking a lot of heat lately from their privacy flap over Google Buzz. Their motto may be "Do no evil" but they have become a goliath and people are beginning to wonderful if the company can grow so large and still be true to that creed. The Hungry Beast has posted an amusing and … [Read more...]
Talk Nerdy To Me
What's in a (brand) name? A little social media humor for today's Sunday Funny. … [Read more...]
Who Blocked Me?
It’s one of those questions that just never seems to go away…."Who has blocked me on [insert your favorite instant messenger program here]?" My answer is short and sweet - you can’t know, you’ll never know, and your contacts have their right to privacy. That last bit alone is enough to generate … [Read more...]
BigBlueBall Staffer Philip Recognized as Microsoft MVP
More great news from the BigBlueBall staff. Long time staff member Philip has been recognized by Microsoft as a 2010 Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for Windows Live Messenger. As he noted on his blog, Philip received the notification on New Year's Day -- a nice way to kick-off the new … [Read more...]
What is Twitter?
Unless you've been living under a rock, it's been pretty hard to avoid hearing about Twitter. But even many of the people who use Twitter have a hard time explaining exactly what it is. More importantly, what's the point of Twitter? This clever video does a great job of explaining what Twitter is … [Read more...]
Blackberry Email Outage
Blackberry users throughout North America faced long delays receiving email on their devices this Thursday. Research In Motion said they were aware of the problem and that engineers were working to solve it as soon as possible. RIM noted that customers could still make and receive phone calls, text … [Read more...]
The Truth About Sexting
Sexting is all over the news these days. Whether you find it risky or risque, Joy of Tech's Nitrozac and Snaggy share the truth about sexting in this week's Sunday Funny. … [Read more...]
A Love Story in Emoticons
Storyteller and poet Rives tells a three-minute love story with a twist -- it's all done with emoticons. A very clever video presentation given at TED, worth a watch. Rives is a regular on HBO's Def Poetry Jam and starts in the Bravo special "Ironic Iconic America." … [Read more...]