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Twitter: No More Paid Tweets Unless We’re Getting Paid

Today, Twitter made a big announcement via their blog regarding paid tweets. The Twitter API has been open to developers to do with it whatever they like, aside from anything copyright infringing of course. For example, there have been Twitter mobile apps, tracking and management tools, and a medley of other services including ones that pay you to inject advertising messages into your timeline to be seen by your followers.

Now, however, Twitter has announced that, “aside from Promoted Tweets, we will not allow any third party to inject paid tweets into a timeline on any service that leverages the Twitter API.” This is bad news for Twittad, Magpie, Sponsored Tweets, Ad.ly and any other pay-to-tweet services out there.

Basically, they’re saying they want to be the only ones getting paid for tweets. The reason? Simple. Paid tweets dilute the user experience and add a hell of a lot of spam to the Twitter ecosystem. I’m paraphrasing of course, but that’s the gist of it. Here’s their official statement:
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How to Get a Job Using Google

Landing a job isn’t that hard, heck, passing out fliers is a job, but landing the job you want, now that can be tough, especially with the economic woes of late. With more people in the job market and less jobs to hand out, creativity just may be the only edge up you’ve got.

So, when Alec Brownstein went job hunting, he added 1/2 cup of creativity and ended up with exactly what he set out to get, thanks to Google.

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New Service Converts Your PDFs to Power Point

The appropriately named Convert PDF to Power Point does exactly what it says. Simply upload your PDF document, enter an email address for it to be received at, and wait a minute or two. You’ll get an email with a link to download your new Power Point file.

The service is free but they do state a limit of just 3 pages, although when I tried it out, I actually got my whole 10 pages. For anything longer you would most likely have to break the PDF document up, but there are other free tools online that can help you do that, like Split PDF.

The best part is that the Power Point presentation file you receive is fully editable. I imagine this is something that would come in handy for students or for last minute changes when you’re not by your computer.

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Mozilla CEO John Lilly Stepping Down

Time for a new leader over at Mozilla, the company most known for its Firefox web browser. Sources tipped off Kara Swisher of AllThingsD letting her know that John Lilly will be resigning as CEO of the browsing powerhouse for another position at venture firm, Greylock.

The search for a replacement is already on, and although they would like to just find the right guy and make the swap, it’s more likely that there will be a gradual transition between Lilly and whomever is to replace him.

Lilly leaves on good terms, and will remain on Mozilla’s board. Mozilla’s Firefox browser has been growing ever since it debuted in 2004. Recent numbers put the browser’s popularity at a little over 24% of total Internet browsing.

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China's Alibaba to use PayPal

The once rivals, eBay and Alibaba will finally be working together. Alibaba is one of China’s largest e-commerce firms. Formally, the two companies have been in a virtual feud over the growing $220 million e-commerce market in China. With it’s new service AliExpress, which is still in Beta, they have agreed to use PayPal as their customer merchant account.

Recently eBay has pretty much withdrawn from the Chinese market as it has lost more and more market share. This gives them at least a workable way to gain some business without going head-to-head with Alibaba, whose parent company, Tom Group is owned 40% by Yahoo, Inc.

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3D Desktop BumpTop Acquired By Google

Just confirmed by venture debt firm Wellington Financial, Google has acquired the 3D desktop Canadian startup BumpTop. Per BumpTop they we no longer be selling the interface but will have it available for download for another week. There has not been word on what exactly Google’s plans are and if this means it will be offered for free.

Today, we have a big announcement to make: we’re excited to announce that we’ve been acquired by Google! This means that BumpTop (for both Windows and Mac) will no longer be available for sale. Additionally, no updates to the products are planned.

For the next week, we’re keeping BumpTop Free available for download at bumptop.com/download to give BumpTop fans one last chance to grab a copy.

The BumbTop 3D desktop interface uses mutli-touch gestures on a touch screen creating a gorgeous looking workspace. It offers many new capabilities not seen around much. Check out the video for a quick demo.

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We’ve Got Tons of Giveaways To Celebrate Our Launch

So you like TechVert and you like free stuff? Well, that’s great because TechVert officially launched May 1 and we’re giving something away every weekday in May to celebrate. That’s right, every single weekday! We’re giving away mimobots, jfold wallets and bags, otterbox gear, personal GPS devices, iPhone and iPad cases, gift cards, and much, much more…

Make sure to follow @Tech_Vert on twitter, be our friend on facebook, and subscribe to our RSS feed so you can keep up with everything we’re giving away. Good Luck!

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New Website Asks ‘What Would You Do For A Fiverr?’

Would you like to offer a service to someone for just $5? Is there something you can do that you wouldn’t mind getting a Lincoln in exchange for? Then Fiverr is just the website for you. On their website you can either buy or sell services for exactly $5 (and all in easy 5 steps).

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