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Mark Hamill and Daisy Ridley Own Twitter

Mark Hamill and Daisy Ridley Own Twitter
We all know Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker and we all know after that last scene in The Force Awakens that Hamill has aged a lot. We also all know deep down that he will train Rey, played by Daisy Ridley, to be a Jedi.

Game Characters Read Mean Tweets

Game Characters Read Mean Tweets
I’m really not a fan of talk shows like Jimmy Kimmel Live!, but I am a fan of the celebrities reading mean tweets feature that Kimmel does. It’s great fun to hear the celebs that some of the nasty things being said about them on twitter, and seeing their reactions.

Preserve Tweets or Texts as Cuneiform on Clay Tablets: Dumb Cuneiform

Preserve Tweets or Texts as Cuneiform on Clay Tablets: Dumb Cuneiform
Here’s a fun gift for archeology and history buffs. Dumb Cuneiform turns English tweets or any message with 140 characters or less into cuneiform inscriptions on actual clay tablets. Your thoughts on pumpkin spice will be immortalized.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens Twitter Emoji

Star Wars: The Force Awakens Twitter Emoji
These are the Star Wars emojis you are looking for. You probably know that the 2015 Star Wars Celebration is happening right now in Anaheim, CA. In honor of the festivities, I am pleased to tell you that Twitter has teamed up with Star Wars: The Force Awakens to create emoji exclusive to Twitter.

HashKey 1-Key Keyboard: # Sign of the Times

HashKey 1-Key Keyboard: # Sign of the Times
Here’s a perfect Holiday gift for the Twitter addict. DJ and journalist Ben Gomori is raising funds on Kickstarter for the HashKey, a USB keyboard that only has a hash key. I bet Facebook is envious no one’s come up with an actual Like button.

Twitter is Testing a Mute Function

Twitter is Testing a Mute Function
You only have to spend about four seconds on a social network to realize that many of the people you know there are very annoying. You know the sort who post useless tweets constantly or invite you to play a game on Facebook because they authorized the app to post on their behalf.

Next Year Make a Christmas Ornament That Shows Tweets

Next Year Make a Christmas Ornament That Shows Tweets
Christmas may be over, but there’s always next year. And if it is treats under the tree and tweets on the tree that you want, you can prepare for next December right now. Instructables member Gelotology will show you how to make this Tweetball.

Twitter Cake Has No 140 Calorie Limit

Twitter Cake Has No 140 Calorie Limit
Every slice of this Twitterific cake gives you the bird. As in, Larry, the Twitter mascot. Don’t expect it to stop you from eating more than 140 calories. It is just too delicious looking for that.

Twitter IPO Coming Soon: Get Ready to Buy in 140 Characters or Less

Twitter IPO Coming Soon: Get Ready to Buy in 140 Characters or Less
There’s always some excitement when a tech company finally makes its IPO. The most notable, at least recently, was Facebook’s. Now, Twitter is set to have their own IPO, right around Thanksgiving.

Spoiler Shield Lets You Block Spoilers from Your Social Media Feeds

Spoiler Shield Lets You Block Spoilers from Your Social Media Feeds
If you happen to have friends who can be big blabbermouths, then you need Spoiler Shield. It’s a social media browser app that also functions as a shield of sorts.

Twittertape Machine Prints Tweets Instead of Stock Prices

Twittertape Machine Prints Tweets Instead of Stock Prices
Remember the days when ticker tapes would continuously churn out stock prices? Unless you’re somebody’s great grandparent, probably not. People have gone paperless these days, rendering these machines pretty much useless. Or are they?

Stay @solwavehouse: The World’s First Twitter Hotel

Stay @solwavehouse: The World’s First Twitter Hotel
A lot of people I know don’t go anywhere without tweeting about it or posting a picture on Instagram or Facebook announcing whatever it is they’re about to do or wherever it is they’re about to go.

Muzik Headphones Share What You’re Listening to on Facebook, Twitter

Muzik Headphones Share What You’re Listening to on Facebook, Twitter
Love music? Want to share what you are listening to with your friends on Facebook? Muzik smart headphones have the unique ability to share the track you are listening to on social networks.

Activist Twitter Dress Streams Political Tweets

Activist Twitter Dress Streams Political Tweets
You are what you wear. Sometimes, you can send the loudest of messages without saying a single word. You can let your clothes do all the talking instead. For example, take the Twitter Dress developed by creative agency Deportivo.

Chewbacca Has a Run in with the TSA

Chewbacca Has a Run in with the TSA
Man, the TSA can suck. Who knew that going from point A to point B would ever become such a nightmare. Yeah, this isn’t the same country that many of us grew up in. Our rights mean very little these days it seems.

Minddrive: a Facebook, Twitter and Instagram-powered Electric Car

Minddrive: a Facebook, Twitter and Instagram-powered Electric Car
Minddrive is a non-profit program in Kansas City, in which students have designed an interactive car-powered by social media. This car is powered through Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.