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Ok, Wired, Let’s Do This.
via TechCrunch by Michael Arrington on May 14, 2008
A week ago Wired Magazine voiced its displeasure over our syndication partnership with the Washington Post. Wired’s Betsy Schiffman wrote “We’ve got nothing against TechCrunch, but it seems crazy-crazy to us that the Washington Post, a paper known for the sort of reporting that can take down U.S. presidents, is publishing content written by a dude who invests in the companies he writes...
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Seesmic and Disqus sittin in a tree
via Scripting News by (author unknown) on May 14, 2008
I like video comments, didn't think I would but I do. I think people are more responsible and throughtful when their words are backed by their voice and face.So when Daniel at Disqus and Loic at Seesmic asked if I would let them use Scripting News as one of the places they rolled out their new partnership I said Yes and I would be honored (I said it weeeth ze Franch agzent). I thought they...
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Too Many Choices, Too Much Content
via ReadWriteWeb by Sarah Perez on May 14, 2008
Sometimes it's just hard to keep up. In this technology-focused niche we all live in there are new applications, new initiatives, and new platforms that spring up every day, not to mention constantly breaking news that fills our RSS readers. Take a day off and you're behind. Take an hour off and you just missed 300 more blog posts. In addition to the everyday struggles of information...
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Disqus and Seesmic Pair Up For Video Comments
via A VC by Fred on May 14, 2008
First, let me say that I am not sure about the utility of video comments. I've seen them and even viewed them on Techcrunch and I think they slow down and break up the conversation more than they contribute to it. But I also firmly believe in trying everything at least once before making up my mind. So with that proviso behind me, the news this morning is that Disqus, the comment system I use...
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Mozilla Stealth Data Project Could Be Just What The Internet Needs
via TechCrunch by Michael Arrington on May 13, 2008
One of the most frustrating tasks about my job is finding reliable traffic and other usage data about websites. But today, Mozilla CEO John Lilly and VP Engineering Mike Schroepfer said they may fix that problem in the future, via the massive installed base of Firefox users.The State of Analytics TodayThere are three ways to measure web traffic.The first is user-focused and based on software...
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How valuable are you on Twitter?
via Webware.com by Daniel Terdiman on May 13, 2008
When blogger Robert Scoble began to post updates on Twitter about the China earthquake, the information spread quickly to other users. Statistically, Scoble is one of the most 'listened to' users of the service.(Credit: Twitter)At around 11:50 p.m. Pacific time Sunday night, uber-blogger Robert Scoble posted a short note to Twitter: "@dtan just reported an earthquake in Beijing. Wonder...
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Feed page improvements: RSS & Linkback
via Toluu Blog by Caleb Elston on May 13, 2008
We have just rolled out 2 updates to every feed page that make it easier to get to the source content, continuing our effort to open up Toluu.When you visit any feed in Toluu you will now notice that it is RSS enabled with the original feed RSS or Atom and that the title of the feed links back to the site. Now, if you want to see more than just the 5 post previews we display you can click the...
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What's happening on socialmedian?
via socialmedian by Jason Goldberg on May 13, 2008
Well, for starters, our alpha users are creating a ton of News Networks. News Networks enable people with mutual interests to easily discover and share news from any number of sources.Wiki-like, you can create a News Network on any topic. Our 2573 users have already created 617 News Networks.[Every Tuesday we post a new alpha invite code on Twitter if you want to get involved in the early...
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Worldwide Telescope launches half-baked!
via Tom Raftery's Social Media by Tom Raftery on May 13, 2008
Microsoft launched their much-hyped WorldWide Telescope this morning.The application has a lot of promise as an educational tool, in that it can make astronomy fun and engaging. First off, there is no Mac version. Boo! For this reason alone, I should have just walked away. But I didn’t because it promised so much and I quite enjoy astronomy.I checked out the system requirements (bearing in mind...
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A Business In Biting Chumps? In-Depth Interview with Blake Commagere, Creator of Monsters Apps
via Inside Facebook by Justin Smith on May 13, 2008
Since the Facebook Platform’s launch one year ago, Blake Commagere has come to be loved and hated by millions of Facebook users. As the creator of Zombies, one of the earliest social games on Facebook, as well as the entire suite of “Monsters” apps (Vampires, WereWolves, and Slayers), Commagere has pioneered merging concepts of social network virality and traditional game design. I sat down...
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