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If someone says “trending topics,” you’ll most likely think about Twitter. The micro-blogging network is the go-to destination to find out what the world is saying about a particular topic. Twitter made hashtags popular as well, and Facebook recently enabled them for its more than 1 billion users. There’s another similar feature that’s may find its way soon for everyone on the world’s biggest social network. Facebook has confirmed that it is currently testing trending topics on a small scale, only available to a select few users in the U.S. through their mobile website.

The company says that the feature is currently in “very early stages” of development, so it can’t be said for sure when trending topics will be enabled for all users. A banner will be displayed in the News Feed which will reveal whatever is creating the most buzz on Facebook, it may be personalities or different subject matters. Clicking on the banner will reveal what a user’s friends as well as the general public is saying about that particular topic. Twitter, which is one of the biggest sources for real-time news and updates, may soon see its rear-view mirror being filled up by Facebook. Recently Facebook announced Embedded Posts, allowing a select few publications to embed Facebook stories on their own websites and blogs.

Facebook Trending Topics Currently Being Tested On A Small Scale original content from Ubergizmo.

When Twitter rolled out two factor authentication back in May, it hinted that the SMS authentication would be merely a first step in a more robust security solution. Today, WIRED got a better look at the company’s just-announced new system.

iOS and Android users should be seeing an update to the official Twitter app on their devices today, and there are a few enhancements to the app’s login verification process as well as a few feature changes. First, the security-based improvements: you’re able to enroll in login verification and approve login requests directly from the app, with no SMS messages required. It all revolves around push notifications, so your phone number isn’t even necessary; you’ll also enjoy international support, details about location and browser, backup codes and more. Additionally, social context is now included with the search menu, which allows you to see how you’re connected to various users, and there’s also a new photo gallery in search that can be accessed by pressing “view more photos” in your search results. Lastly, the iOS app has a few tweaks of its own: you’ll be able to see the same photo gallery UI on user profiles so you can see all of a specific account’s images, and you can also manage lists within the app itself. Check out the official blog for more details.

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Source: Official Twitter blog

When you’re visiting somewhere either on vacation or business, we’re sure you can’t help but to tweet or publish a status update talking about where you are and your experience there. Not only do we want to share our experience, but deep down, we also like to secretly brag to our friends and family where we are, and where they aren’t. Now there’s a hotel that specifically wants you to use Twitter to help share your experience as well as communicate with them called @SolWaveHouse.

Sol Wave House offers a number of ways for you to communicate with its staff through the use of hashtags. Need your mini fridge to be filled? Just tweet with the hashtag #FillMyFridge, and you can expect a refill soon. That’s not all as the entire facility seems to have a number of signs with their appropriate hashtag to help them as well as your friends know where you are in the hotel, such as tweeting #BaliBed6 to let them know you’re hanging out at the pool.

If you’re a Twitter addict, pack your bags and head on over to Spain, which is where Sol Wave House is located.

Twitter-Powered Hotel Encourages Visitors To Tweet Their Experience original content from Ubergizmo.

While the latest Twitter update for Windows 8 doesn’t feature a major overhaul, it adds a handful of useful functions to the app. Perhaps the most notable addition is multiple account sign-in that gives you power to easily juggle several Twitter personas. Another nice new feature is the ability to pin users’ accounts and lists to your home screen, so you can follow them closely. Seeing as you can now also view lists on profiles, the list you pin doesn’t even have to be yours. This makes it easy to discover new users you might want to follow… unless having Twitter feeds in plain sight makes you feel even more alone.

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Source: Twitter, Windows