Twitter limits users to 140 characters, but sometimes that just isn't enough. Some Twitter applications have started to take advantage of third-party services that let users post longer messages, and then in the tweet it will provide a link to the text. In many ways this defeats the purpose of Twitter, but sometimes you just can't fit what you want to say in a mere 140 characters.

It's not often that I write about iPhone apps, but there are a few reasons why I want to point out SimplyTweet [iTunes links: free or paid]. First, I have to say that it hasn't gotten nearly the amount of recognition that it deserves. It has one of the largest set of features out of any of the Twitter clients on the iPhone.

Are you addicted to Twitter, but afraid to use it while you're at work? We've got the cure for your addiction! Well, not really a cure... I guess it would be more like throwing fuel on the fire. What if I said there's a way for you to post on Twitter directly from your Outlook Inbox? Not only that but you'll also be able to read posts from the people you're following? Sounds great, right?

Looking back at how Twitter has evolved I can't help but be amazed by not only it's popularity, but also the various services it is used for. I've seen ways to track packages using Twitter, add events to your calendar, manage your todo list, check balances on your accounts, and all sorts of other things. It's crazy.

Do you remember when Twitter was a word that only the tech-savvy crowd have heard of? It was back in March of 2007 that I finally started paying attention to what Twitter was, only because there was so much buzz about it on the blogs I was reading. Between then and now, Twitter has experienced all kinds of growing pains, including outages from traffic overload.

Twitter is one of those services I just can't make up my mind about. On one hand it provides a simple and quick way to get information about what's going out there whether it be updates from friends or news from my favorite sites.

A few weeks ago we wrote about a Firefox extension that could post to Twitter right from the address bar, and it impressed me to say the least. One commenter, who goes by the name lilmoder, cleverly pointed out that you can do the same thing in Opera using its keyword search functionality.

Despite the fact that Twitter was despised (and still is) by many people when it first came out, it has actually managed to become pretty useful. There are countless different Twitter applications and websites available which allow Twitter users to add more functionality to the service.

At last, Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference is upon us and in a few short hours, all of the rumors will finally be put to rest. More than ever, the rumors have been running rampant over what it is that Steve Jobs will announce during the keynote set to start at 10 AM Pacific (12 PM Central) today at Moscone West in San Francisco.

I've been meaning to give Digsby a spin ever since the public Beta was released about two weeks ago. It looked like it was a well designed cross-network (and cross-platform) instant messenger, and it offered quite a few features that no other instant messengers have touched on before. And after having used it for only about 30 minutes I think I may have found myself a new messenger.