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[Web] Spot the Space Station: Twitter Tells You When
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6-27-2009 1:52 PM
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Heh interesting use for twitter.
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A new notification service on <A class="kLink" target="undefined" id="KonaLink1"><FONT color="#000000" class="klinkFont"><SPAN class="kLink">Twitter</SPAN></FONT></A> will tell you exactly when to go out and look up.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20090626/sc_space/spotthespacestationtwittertellsyouwhen"><P>As with many data services and applications (or apps, as developers call them) these days, this one was created by a couple guys who were interested in the topic.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20090626/sc_space/spotthespacestationtwittertellsyouwhen"><P>Dutch <A class="kLink" target="undefined" id="KonaLink2"><FONT color="#000000" class="klinkFont"><SPAN class="kLink">science</SPAN></FONT></A> reporter Govert Schilling and journalist/web developer Jaap Meijers created @twisst, a Twitter service that will tell you when the <A href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/space/sc_space/storytext/spotthespacestationtwittertellsyouwhen/32505841/SIG=11ujp7kcs/*http://www.space.com/common/media/show/player.php?show_id=26">space station</A> will fly over your location.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20090626/sc_space/spotthespacestationtwittertellsyouwhen"><P>There are <A href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/space/sc_space/storytext/spotthespacestationtwittertellsyouwhen/32505841/SIG=124trrnd5/*http://www.space.com/spacewatch/090619-how-to-find-satellites.html">other online sites</A> that provide spotting information. 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