boulder's sphero had made the cut.... best known robotic creation from the new star wars film...sphero is one of three finalists whose leadership will pitch sir richard branson on his private island about why they should be crowned the winner of the extreme tech challenge. the other finalists include bloom technologies out of san francisco, and giroptic located in france. they're all make their final pitch on february 10th...they're competing for coaching and a cash investment from branson. twitter is reportedly working on a way to turn your tweets into advertisements . . . according to digiday, twitter plans to gather product related tweets for advertisers to choose from. if your tweet is chosen, you'll receive a direct message asking for permission for the advertiser to use it. it's felt that some twitter users more than a celebrity or pitch man. there is no word when the ad platform will be available to companies. pope francis will meet with google chairman eric schmidt at the vatican on friday. while the pope doesn't