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Wireless Spectrum Auction is Over For Coveted C-Block. But Who Won, Google or Verizon?
via TechCrunch by Erick Schonfeld on January 30, 2008
The most closely-watched part of the wireless auction for the 700 MHz spectrum that started earlier this week appears to be over. The auction for the coveted C-block of spectrum, which is a nationwide license and is subject to special open-device/application rules, was won by a $4.7 billion bid—just a smidgen above the $4.6 billion minimum required by the FCC. Until the entire auction is over...
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Fourth undersea cable cut near UAE, suspicions rise
via Engadget by Darren Murph on February 04, 2008
Filed under: NetworkingFor the fourth time in a week, an undersea communications cable in the Mediterranean Sea has apparently been cut, and while no official reports of subversion have surfaced just yet, things are beginning to get suspicious. Flag Telecom, a subsidiary of Indian conglomerate Reliance ADA Group, has had two cables damaged in the span of a week -- a quandary it has never dealt...
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This Week’s Plaxo Merger Rumor: Google
via TechCrunch by Michael Arrington on February 07, 2008
In the words of one Silicon Valley insider, “Plaxo has been desperately, desperately, desperately trying to sell” for quite some time. Late last year they got serious and hired an investment bank, Revolution Partners, to help move things along.The rumor mill really got going when Revolution Partners started making their calls and sending out the company’s financial information to potential...
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Google Bought Plaxo?
via Googlified by Haochi on February 07, 2008
Wired blog Epicenter reports that Google may have bought online address book service Plaxo for around $200 million. From Plaxo’s About Page,Plaxo provides a free service that securely updates and maintains the information in your address book. Plaxo is the universal digital assistant; available to you wherever and whenever you need it to keep you organized, on top of your life and in touch with...
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The posture of a communicator
via Seth's Blog by Seth Godin on February 14, 2008
... don't learn what I'm teaching, I've let you down. It's really easy to insist that people read the friggin manual. It's really easy to blame the user/student/prospect/customer for not trying hard, for being too stupid to get it or for not caring enough to pay attention. Sometimes (often) that might even be a valid complaint. But it's not helpful. What's helpful is ...
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The Last Judgement - Part 9
via Geek And Poke by Oliver Widder on April 24, 2008
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Google Reader’s new timestamp feature
via Google Tutor by Mark O'Neill on January 24, 2008
Google Reader has introduced a feature where you can see the timestamp of each post. The timestamp shows both when the post was published on the blog and when it was picked up and transmitted by Google Reader. As far as I can see, the only possible thing this does for the user is remind them how long it takes for Google Reader to detect new posts!Some posts, like this one, was picked up...
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Facebook To Lift 5,000 Friends Limit
via TechCrunch by Michael Arrington on May 08, 2008
Facebook will soon remove a limitation that restricts users to no more than 5,000 friend connections, someone close to the company told us this week.There are stories around why the limitation exists at all. The official reason is that Facebook wants to make sure that people only add “real” friends to their account, and the restriction is on the high end of the number of friends that any one...
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Strange Fail
via The FAIL Blog by leechio on May 11, 2008
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