Twitts

In an effort to lose weight before his own wedding, Alex Ressi, 33, launched TweetWhatYouEat.com in January 2008.

Unable to find a simple way to keep a food diary online, the New York-based developer created his own site that lets people keep a Twitter-based food diary by sending messages via mobile text or the Web.

Although people can choose to keep their messages private, by default the TweetWhatYouEat Web site broadcasts, in real-time, members’ messages about their meals and caloric intake. Now, the site has about 12,000 members, some of whom have lost 40 pounds, he said.

Ressi said the goal was to make users more aware of what they’re putting in their body. But he acknowledged that another force is also behind the site’s effectiveness: Shame.

“There is that component of shame,” he said. “Perhaps if your food diary is open and public, it may affect what you eat.”

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But If you’re tired of calorie counting, try eat stop eat lifestyle.

Twitter is now available on Nokia 5800 in the form of Stew.

This widget lets you view your Twitter stream, as well as post updates, right from your 5800 phone!

If you do not know about Twitter, it’s a great way for people to stay in touch with others and a quick way of getting snippets of news and gossip. With Twitter, you can stay hyper–connected to your friends and always know what they’re doing.

With this widget you can get the twitter on fullscreen on your Nokia 5800. Stew’s functionality is limited to reading updates and posting new ones on Twitter. You cannot reply to a contact, nor can you follow any links that your friends might have posted.

Download Twitter Application ‘Stew’ for Nokia 5800

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Twitter has had quite a year. Not only has it attracted worldwide attention and millions of new users, “Twitter” has been named the top word in the English language for 2009.

According to the Global Language Monitor, which examines language usage across the world, “Twitter” beat out “Obama,” “H1N1,” “stimulus,” and “vampire” to take the crown. Interestingly, “2.0″ came in at sixth place.

Click here to see a full listing of the top words, phrases, and names of the year–and of the decade.