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Calling All Cute Geeks who need Gear

by on March 6th, 2009

If you’re a CuteGeek in the Tri-State area that loves makeovers, gushing over the latest gadgets but haven’t been able to buy yourself the latest and greatest gear since your first walkman – now is your chance to get a Tech Makeover a la MTV!

For details, visit the site and see below:

Are you ashamed of your busted gadgets and hate pulling them out in public??? Has your ipod been dropped a million times? Did your cellphone come out in 1999? Or is your laptop so out of date that you can’t even go online to read this? If so, then you are in need of a desperate tech makeover!

Let us upgrade you! Email us why you are deserving at shoutout@mtv.com ASAP, and be sure to include your name, phone number, and a photo of yourself and your current gear. Must live in the Tri-State area.

And if you make it, drop us a line – we’d love to hear how it went!

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What the Tweet?

by on March 5th, 2009

From Comedy Central’s Daily Show to CNN, it seems like most people are a flutter about Twitter.  And since I’m not one to shy away from social anythings (online or in real life), I’ve put my hand in and dabbled quite a bit with it.

For those fellow Cute Geekettes who are still a little dubious about this whole Twitter Craze (and truthfully a little confused about why it’s even relevant or important) there are a multitude of people who are quick to tell you what it is.  As for why it’s important, however, a recent article by Michael Arrington really sums it up nicely.

His blog post today explains that everyone should start thinking about Twitter as a Search Engine.

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