The popular Firefox add-on Foxmarks is getting a name change, a facelift and some new features.

One of the most popular Firefox add-ons is Foxmarks, a tool that allows you to synchronize your bookmarks and passwords between computers.  As of today they are changing their name to Xmarks, and along with that, they are also adding some new features that will make the add-on an even more interesting tool.

Once you have installed the new version (older versions of Foxmarks will continue to work if you have no desire to upgrade), you will be able to see recommendations in search results on search engines such as Google based on the number of times Xmarks users have saved that particular site.  You will also be presented with an information icon as you surf the web that will allow you to click on it and get more information from Xmarks about the site.  If you find either of these new features obtrusive, but still want the latest version, you can turn them off in the Xmarks option settings.

The new version is ready to go for Firefox, but Internet Explorer and Safari users will have to wait a bit longer.

The name change is not surprising seeing as the extension is no longer just a Firefox tool, but it is nice to see they brought some new features along for the ride.

Celebrities showing up on Twitter isn’t anything new, but they are doing it in bigger numbers, and in the course of this, we’re seeing more about them than we really need to.

The number of celebrities on the popular microblogging service Twitter seems to be growing by the day, and while there seems to be no firm reason for this trend, many believe it is because they receive a freedom of letting their fans see a little bit of their life in a controlled fashion.  However, what this is also doing is letting us see a bit more of a celeberities life than we need to when you see exchanges such as the following between the married acting couple of Ashton Kutcher (@aplusk) and Demi Moore (@mrskutcher).

Not only are we privy to them being geeky by Tweeting to each other while they sit at the same table, but we also learn that Mr. Kutcher was washing his face. While funny, did we really need to know all of this?

Apparently it isn’t just the celberities that are enjoying being on Twitter, but people enjoy reading their adventures as it has given rise to web sites such as CelebrityTweet.com which is dedicated to collecting all of their messages on to one centralized site so you can read them at your leisure.

While it is nice to see some of the isolation removed from celebrities and see them interact with other Twitter users somewhat, you have to wonder if this might not also possibly make some people lose their interest in these folks when they see they really are just like everyone else.  I doubt this will happen, but it is an interesting gamble being taken by these people.

For the record, my fave celeberity to follow is Greg Grunberg (@greggrunberg) who plays Matt Parkman on Heroes.  He is always entertaining to read, even when he goes on endless about Ranch Dressing for some odd reason.