Many URL Shorteners Are Slow and Unreliable

Dutch web monitoring company WatchMouse has done a thorough analysis of uptime and performance of 14 major URL shortening services, with quite disheartening results.

It’s Time to Get Video on Wikipedia

Wikipedia is one of the most amazing knowledge resources on the Internet, featuring millions of articles and images, but it sorely lacks a certain (very important) type of content – video.

Kindle for Mac Has Arrived

Amazon has just added a major new platform to its Kindle arsenal: Mac. The free application lets you read ebooks on your computer, including those you’ve purchased previously from Amazon.

Facebook Starts Sending Page Admins Weekly Stat Reports

Facebook appears to be adding another level of analytics for Fan Page admins: weekly email reports.

First Look: Universal Music’s “Six String” Guitar Game for iPhone

Universal Music Group has debuted a new Guitar Hero-like music simulation game for the iPhone.

It’s True: Twitter Is Down

Update: It’s back!

Twitter has gone down for the count, and nobody knows why yet.

“My Mom’s on Facebook:” The YouTube Anthem [VIDEO]

Are your parents on Facebook? Do you wish they weren’t? Well, it looks like you’re not alone.

Google TV is Coming to a Living Room Near You

Not too long ago we got word that Google is working on a TV search project with Dish Network, and now there’s every indication the search giant wants even more direct involvement with the television ecosystem.

Tumblr Gets a BlackBerry App

Until recently, blogging clients for the BlackBerry have been pretty limited. But WordPress for BlackBerry was released last month, and today Tumblr released its official BlackBerry app, which lets you post photos, videos, audio, links and text directly from the BlackBerry to your microblog.

AWESOME: iPad Digital Magazine Demo [VIDEO]

We’ve witnessed publishers drooling over the Apple iPad’s form factor before the darn thing was even announced, with Time Inc.