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40+ Beautiful Twitter Bootstrap Example Websites

Amit Chowdhry — Thu, 24 May 2012 03:53:10 +0000

Twitter Bootstrap is a front-end toolkit to rapidly build web applications. It is a framework that uses some of the latest browser techniques to provide you with stylish typography, navigation, buttons, tables, etc. Twitter created the grid system toolkit known as “Bootstrap” and made it open-source on Github. Below is over 40 of the most beautiful websites made with Twitter Bootstrap.

The 404 Error

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Amnet Broadband

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Art Sumo

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Badass Bootstrap Themes

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BeautifulDays

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Bookmarkly

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BreakingNews.com

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Brew Shuffle

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Bundlr

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Catapult

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Christian Kienle

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ClickDesk

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DialShield

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Dwelo

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Eduflix

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Face à Face

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FaceCoverz

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Get Hybrid

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GoSquared

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Help Scout

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Honest Code

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The Hub Cycle Shop

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Insurance Zebra

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Leon’s Service Centre

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Localyte

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LogoBro

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MAKE Kits

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Monstro

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Newsola

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oBaz

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Opa

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OnTime

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Permission

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Raveld

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SERPs.com

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SiteFaceOff

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Songtrust

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TonkaLabs

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Totalwireframe

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TrackThisFor.me

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Twitter Bootstrap Button Generator

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Villa Saraswati

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Weirdo Cards

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WrapBootstrap

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Zenbilling

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Note: I found several of these from Built With Bootstrap so hats off to them.

Twitter Adds Tailored “Who To Follow” Feature

Amit Chowdhry — Fri, 18 May 2012 14:31:13 +0000

Othman Laraki, the director of growth and international at Twitter, has announced a new feature called “Who To Follow.” Laraki said that every day thousands of people sign up for Twitter and they want to follow friends, businesses, celebrities, news sources, etc. However it takes some effort to find accounts that are similar to your interests.

Laraki said that in order to make it easier and faster for people with specific interests to get started on Twitter, they have started an experiment with tailored suggestions in several countries. The first experiment will be showing new users a list of accounts that they recommend to be followed along with a timeline filled with tweets from that account.

If you are a current user, you will see tailored suggestions in the “Who to follow” section. The tailored suggestions are based on accounts followed by other Twitter users. Twitter also uses data that they receive from Twitter buttons or widgets.

If you are logged into Twitter right now, you can see your tailored suggestions at this link.

Twitter Now Allowing Users To Opt Out Of Being Tracked

Amit Chowdhry — Thu, 17 May 2012 17:53:32 +0000

Like Facebook, Twitter is known for tracking their users. However Twitter has announced that they allowing users to opt out of being tracked. Twitter is enabling the “Do Not Track” feature in the Firefox browser that allows people to opt out of cookies that collect personal information for advertising. Twitter is enabling the “Do Not Track” feature in the Firefox browser. The Do Not Track functionality will only work if a website agrees to it according to The New York Times.

“As the Federal Trade Commission’s CTO, Ed Felten, mentioned this morning, Twitter now supports Do Not Track.” stated Twitter spokeswoman Carolyn Penner. “We applaud the FTC’s leadership on Do Not Track, and are excited to provide the benefits of Do Not Track.”

Twitter’s involvement of the “Do Not Track” feature is part of a series of recent announcements by the company that is in favor of their users. In early May, Twitter had filed a court motion to protect the information about one of the users during the Occupy Wall Street protests. Twitter also announced the Innovator’s Patent Agreement that says that Twitter would never go on the offensive when it comes to their patents. Twitter owns the patent for the “pull to refresh” feature on iOS.

“We’re excited that Twitter now supports Do Not Track and global user adoption rates continue to increase, which signifies a big step forward for Do Not Track and the Web,” said Mozilla in a statement.

Twitter Discover Tab Now Lets You Find Stories Your Friends Are Sharing

Amit Chowdhry — Tue, 01 May 2012 17:23:00 +0000

The Twitter Discover tab now makes it easier for you to discover information that is interesting to you without having to follow additional accounts. The Discover tab will now show content that includes tweets popular among the people you follow and people that they follow. The Discover tab’s new design shows who tweeted about specific stories. You can click on “View Tweets” on any post to see popular tweets in your network. You can reply/retweet/favorite these tweets.

“Over the coming weeks, we’ll be rolling out this redesigned and more personalized Discover experience on Twitter.com, iPhone and Android. This update is part of our ongoing development of Discover; we will continue to work to make discovery on Twitter a magical experience that brings you instantly closer to the information that matters most to you at the right time, any time,” wrote Twitter VP of Product Satya Patel.

12 Free Twitter Bird Icons

Amit Chowdhry — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:40:27 +0000

Almost everybody that has a website distributes their content through Twitter nowadays. There is generally an icon on the sidebar of pages that have the Twitter logo or an icon that links to their profile. There are some really creative Twitter icons that are free for use on the Internet. Here is a list of free Twitter bird icons that you can add to your website now.

30 Free Vector Twitter Buttons Download

The Blue Bird

Create a Twitter Style Bird Mascot

Free Twitter Graphics

Twitter Eggs

Twordle Birds

Helvettwitca

Black Twitter Icons

Marek Sotak’s Fluffy Twitter Icon

Human Twitter Icon

Hand-Drawn Twitter Birds

IconTexto WebDev

Jack Dorsey Talks About Square and Twitter On Charlie Rose

Amit Chowdhry — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 17:01:07 +0000

Square and Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey went on Charlie Rose to talk about the two companies he runs. He also briefly talked about Facebook’s acquisition of Instagram. During the interview Dorsey said that mobile payments company Square is growing fast and is planning to expand internationally.

Rose asked Dorsey which companies has more upside potential — Square or Twitter, he answered both of them. Twitter has been essential in transforming communications and transparency while Square is essential for the exchange of value.

In the full interview, Dorsey said that Twitter COO Dick Costolo “is an amazing leader” and does not get enough credit for ensuring Twitter’s revenue products beat all of their goals set for the last year.

Charlie Rose also pointed out that Dorsey was an early investor in Instagram. Dorsey explained that Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom was an intern at Odeo where Dorsey built Twitter. Dorsey said that he taught Systrom JavaScript. He said Systrom impressed him with his love for photography back then.

Check out a portion of the interview below:

Tim Berners-Lee Insists That You Get Your Data Back From Facebook, Google, and Twitter

Amit Chowdhry — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:56:12 +0000

Tim Berners-Lee, the “father” of the World Wide Web is arguing that the data that we provide to Internet silos like Google and Facebook are more valuable to the user on an individual basis compared to the firm. Berners-Lee said that we should be able to get our data back from Internet companies in a useful format. If users are not able to retrieve their data in a useful way, then they should fight for it.

“Well if it’s so valuable to these companies then why can’t I sell it? I don’t think it’s the value to a company,” said Berners-Lee in an interview with The Guardian. “My computer has a good understanding of my state of fitness, the things I’m eating, the places I’m eating, where I am, where I go, and so on. My phone understands from being, in my pocket, how much exercise I’ve been getting and how many stairs I’ve been walking up and so on. In fact, that’s completely valuable information for me to use. For me.”

Facebook has a “Download your Information” tool, but the data has been criticized for not being delivered in a format that is easy to parse.

Twitter Reassures Developers They Will Not Go After Companies Over Pull-To-Refresh Patent

Amit Chowdhry — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:19:35 +0000

Twitter has reassured developers and designers that they will never pursue other companies that use their “pull-to-refresh” feature that they have patented. I have seen this feature used on apps like Facebook and the mobile web browser version of Gmail. Twitter also announced the “Innovator’s Patent Agreement,” which assures that they will not use their patents against competitors.

“The IPA is a new way to do patent assignment that keeps control in the hands of engineers and designers. It is a commitment from Twitter to our employees that patents can only be used for defensive purposes. We will not use the patents from employees’ inventions in offensive litigation without their permission. What’s more, this control flows with the patents, so if we sold them to others, they could only use them as the inventor intended,” said Twitter in a blog post.

Facebook Outbid Twitter For Instagram

Amit Chowdhry — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 15:39:48 +0000

When Facebook bought out Instagram, they had outbid Twitter for a deal. Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey was also an investor in Instagram and he tried to purchase the company before Facebook. Dorsey had used Instagram on a daily basis to send photos to Twitter, but since the deal has been announced he stopped using it.

Dorsey had joined Chris Sacca, Baseline Ventures, Benchmark Capital, and Adam D’Angelo in a $7 million Series A round. Dorsey saw a significant return on investment after the acquisition, but losing out on an acquisition deal to a competitor can be frustrating. Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom made $400 million from the deal.

Twitter’s interest in the acquisition may have helped drive the price up quite a bit. Systrom said that the service is “not going away” and that they will be working with Facebook to evolve the service. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that they will continue to build on Instagram’s strengths.

The New York Times wrote a great back-story on how Instagram grew. After thousands of people started to download Instagram, the computer systems handling the photos had kept crashing and neither Kevin Systrom or Mike Krieger knew what to do. They called up former Facebook CTO Adam D’Angelo once the servers came crashing down. “Adam spent like 30 minutes on the phone with us,” said Systrom, “walking us through the basic things we needed to do to get back up.”

D’Angelo and Systrom met at Stanford seven years earlier at the Sigma Nu fraternity. D’Angelo helped Systrom find engineers, set up databases, and create features. Systrom also made connections when working as an intern at the company that became Twitter.

Systrom was introduced to Marc Andreessen when working at Google. In the spring of 2010 before Instagram was even born, Andreessen wrote him a check for $250,000.

Betty White Is Now On Twitter

Amit Chowdhry — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 02:25:53 +0000

Everyone’s favorite senior citizen actress Betty White is now on Twitter and the account has been verified. It appears she is using Twitter to promote her new show “Betty White’s Off Their Rockers” on NBC. You can follow her at @BettyMWhite.