Isaiah's Tech

It is no surprise that Twitter is growing fast, but just how fast? According to Nielsen, it has grown an overwhelming 1,382% over the past year (from Feb. 2008 to Feb. 2009). The chart you see here is the 5 fastest-growing sites in the U.S. right now. Other websites include, Facebook (obviously), Zimbio, Multiply, and Wikia. Apparently, Nielsen's 1,382% increase in Twittering is just a guess and could be an underestimation because so many people use Twitter via cell phones. Apparently, those ranging from ages 35 to 49 are the largest demographic on Twitter and it is surprisingly not teenagers.

I have had so much time on my hands this past week (Thanks to my March Break), and for the past 2 days I have spent a lot of time actually using my Twitter account. I feel that it is a great way to earn a bit more traffic for my blog. I hope I can hit 1,000 followers by the end of the day.

On a side note, Facebook has grown an estimated 228% over the past year.

[CNet News]

Kenley Collins (pictured), a finalist in Season 5 of "Project Runway", allegedly threw a laptop at her-ex-fiance (also pictured). After closing the bedroom door on her ex-fiance's head she continued the assault by throwing apples and water at him. I don't know how that worked out exactly, but when she realized that her attempts were not doing so well she threw a cat at his face. Yes, a cat. It reminds me of when Angela from "The Office" threw her cat through the roof in the Super Bowl episode. Anyways, after her ex-fiance shielded himself from the cat with a blanket, she threw a laptop at him. No clue how much damage the laptop did or, more importantly, what brand the laptop was, but she did get arrested. A sad, sad turn-out for laptop throwing.

[CNet News, Examiner]