oDesk is already a fantastic tool for freelancers and web workers, but today they’re getting even more useful. The site that connects buyers (service seekers) with providers (freelancers) is now utilizing Facebook Connect to add social utility to the work force.
With Facebook Connect, oDesk buyers and providers can now share their job-related activity on oDesk with their Facebook friends, essentially extending the reach and distribution of available job opportunities and spreading the word about their professional expertise. Continue reading

Ah, Twitter. It’s impossible to get away from it; it seems that everyone stopped whatever they were doing B.T. (before Twitter) and switched to doing cool stuff for and around the service, and this includes data visualizations. In the past, we’ve profiled unique Twitter-related visualizations, but now we’re after sheer beauty. And that’s exactly what we’ve found; here are six gorgeous Twitter visualizations.