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Morning Xtra: Celebrity Twitter Concierge, YouTube for Magazines

by Tom Samiljan on March 30, 2009 at 11:52 AM



Twitter Hiring a Celebrity Concierge
Is Twitter too hard for some celebs to figure out? That very well may be why the microblogging service is hiring a concierge to cater to celebrities, making sure that they know how to use the service and that they keep tweeting. As more and more layers get added to the Twitter celeb tweeting process (from ghostwriters to this new concierge), you can bet that the distance between fan and celeb will only grow greater, regardless of how many new celebs join Twitter or how many tweets they post. [From: TechCrunch]


TOMY Minutes Gym Digital Video Trainer
At $140, 'Wii Fit' isn't cheap. And that's not even including the actual Nintendo Wii, in case you don't happen to own one of those. But the Minutes Gym Digital Video trainer is only $73 and includes a body fat measurement sensor. The palm-sized device plugs into your TV via basic composite cables and includes a purported 100,000,000 (!) three-minute workouts, all of which are led by buff n' buxom digital trainers, who bark exercise moves to you in Japanese. Fun! [From: OhGizmo, via Japan Trend Shop]

Facebook Adds Family Groups
What? Parents not on Facebook yet? If they're holding back because of privacy concerns, tell them to hold back no longer. Facebook has now added 'Family Groups,' private, invite-only groups aimed at folks who are related to each other. Here, your family's status updates, activities, and wall posts are only viewable by other folks in the group. [From: Download Squad.]


British Parliament Infected With Conficker Virus
The virus that's striking fear into the hearts of the world (most likely due to the April 1 detonation date that may well slow down infected computers) has hit the British parliament's network. Click through to see the confusing measures that are being taken to resolve the matter. [From: CounterMeasures]


YouTube for Magazines?
Maybe magazines aren't dead after all. HP is testing out MagCloud, a new Web service that will print out on-demand magazines for only 20 cents a page. The service is aimed at small-scale, fanzine-style publications that folks would produce on their own PCs. [From: NY Times]

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