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Finish Line
via xkcd.com by (author unknown) on May 14, 2008
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A Better Idea
via xkcd.com by (author unknown) on May 12, 2008
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Tale of two businesses: exciting vs. boring
via Scobleizer -- Tech geek blogger by Robert Scoble on May 15, 2008
Yesterday I visited two businesses: one exciting, Sliderocket, and one boring, Bluepulse.First, about Sliderocket, it’s a new presentation tool. Here is a video I shot with my cell phone yesterday with the CEO. I’ve been using it for my presentations and it’s a TON better than either Microsoft’s PowerPoint or Apple’s Keynote for giving presentations. We filmed a demo yesterday that’ll...
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The Monkey is Out of the Bag: Yahoo! Opens Search Developer Platform
via ReadWriteWeb by Josh Catone on May 15, 2008
Paul Miller reports that Yahoo! is today opening up its open developer platform for search SearchMonkey. SearchMonkey, which we reported on at the Web 2.0 Expo, is a component of a major overhaul at Yahoo! across all of its properties to "rewire" for the social graph and data portability. SearchMonkey allows developers to build applications for Yahoo! search "that enhance the usefulness and...
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Music and Me
via drew olanoff dot com. by (author unknown) on May 15, 2008
I heard about this today, the New American Music Union by American Eagles Outfitters, and it made me think about music.I absolutely love music. It makes me happy, it makes me focused, it keeps me in the zone, it sets me free when I need to be.Whenever things aren’t going so well and I’m bummed or stressed, for some reason the music goes by the wayside. It’s almost as if I like it so...
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NewsGator releases FeedDemon 2.7: Desktop RSS reader
via Download Squad by Brad Linder on May 15, 2008
Filed under: Internet, Windows, FreewareNewsGator has released an updated version of FeedDemon, the company's desktop RSS reader for Windows. FeedDemon 2.7 features a ton of bug fixes, a handful of new features, and best of all, it's still free. NewsGator used to charge for its desktop reader, but starting with FeedDemon 2.6 and NetNewsWire 3.1 for Mac the company started offering desktop...
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CBS Acquires CNET For $1.8 Billion
via Mashable! - The Social Networking Blog by Stan Schroeder on May 15, 2008
CNET Networks, and all of its properties, including CNET, ZDNet, GameSpot.com, TV.com, CNET News, UrbanBaby, BNET, CHOW and Search.com, are being acquired by CBS for a total price of $1.8 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, CBS will make a cash tender offer for all issued and outstanding shares of CNET Networks for $11.50 per share, representing an equity value of approximately $1.8...
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Best Damn Tech Show, Period 05.13.08
via Best Damn Tech Show, Period. by drew on May 15, 2008
Click to PlayBest Damn NewsFollowing their failed bid on Yahoo, Microsoft is giving Facebook a bit of a poke to see if they’ll poke back over the possibility of a full acquisition. While they already claim $240 million investment in the company, values are being thrown around in the ballpark of $15 billion.
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CBS Pays $1.8 Billion for CNet: CNet Shows How It's Done
via ReadWriteWeb by Marshall Kirkpatrick on May 15, 2008
In a deal that was surprising only in its price, CBS has announced that it will buy CNet, owners of everything from News.com to Download.com to our competitors Webware, for $1.8 billion.That's 10% more than Google paid for YouTube, and that deal was all for stocks. CBS paid a 45% premium over CNet's closing stock price and it paid it mostly in cash. CBS buying CNet is a big, complicated...
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Who's Watching Your Videos? YouTube Now Offers Free Demographics
via ReadWriteWeb by Marshall Kirkpatrick on May 15, 2008
Google announced this morning that YouTube's new Insight video viewer analytics now includes free demographic stats on any video's viewers. YouTube users who have included gender in their user profiles can be anonymously reported and providing your age is a requirement to open an account with YouTube. It's interesting to know that my latest video about late night escapades was...
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