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Poll: Will You Still Use Plaxo?
via ReadWriteWeb by Josh Catone on May 15, 2008
Since we reported yesterday that cable and Internet provider Comcast had acquired social address book Plaxo for an estimated $150 million, we've been fielding a lot of comments and emails -- most of them not very supportive of the acquisition. Most people seem wary of Comcast -- which has a poor reputation on the web due to "bandwidth throttling" practices -- and some have told us that...
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Google Analytics How-To Videos
via Google Analytics Blog by Google Analytics Blog on May 15, 2008
If you've recently signed up for Google Analytics, but aren't sure how to start interpreting and acting on your data, we've posted a couple of videos to our Conversion University Playlist on YouTube to help you out.For an under-10 minute lesson on the data to look at first, what it means, and what to do about it, watch Beginning Analytics: Interpreting and Acting on Your Data. Also...
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Photo shows injured 'tombstoner'
via BBC News | UK | UK Edition by (author unknown) on May 15, 2008
The family of a man left paralysed after a jump from a pier release a picture of him in hospital.
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First Look at Thunderbird 3 Alpha 1 [Screenshot Tour]
via Lifehacker by Kevin Purdy on May 15, 2008
The latest version of the free, open-source email manager, Thunderbird, is in the wild—in an alpha release rough enough around the edges to earn the code-name "Shredder." It doesn't have all...
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Download FeedDemon 2.7 - Your Favorite RSS Reader Is Now Faster
via Digital Inspiration by Amit Agarwal on May 15, 2008
Newsgator has silently released a new version of FeedDemon 2.7.0.0 - the best RSS news reader for Windows.FeedDemon v2.7 includes several performance improvements as well as bug fixes. An enhancement worth noting is in "Find Feeds" - you can now subscribe to multiple RSS feeds at the same time - see full release notes. To grab a copy of FeedDemon 2.7, head over to Newsgator.com and click the...
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Patient insulted on answerphone
via BBC News | UK | UK Edition by (author unknown) on May 14, 2008
A hospital says sorry after a member of staff accidentally leaves an insulting message on a patient's answerphone.
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Disqus: Now with 100% more video
via Disqus by Daniel on May 14, 2008
We just launched something that I think is pretty cool: video comments. Disqus partnered with Seesmic for this one. Seesmic is a new service that powers video-enabled conversations. We’re big fans over here at Disqus and we’re happy to be working with them.Why?Our main goal with Disqus has always been to enhance how people interact and participate on blogs. Video comments, while a relatively...
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No jail term for speeding officer
via BBC News | UK | UK Edition by (author unknown) on May 14, 2008
A policeman who lied about a high speed chase when he was caught speeding is spared a prison sentence.
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Automattic Turns 21
via Weblog Tools Collection by Jeff Chandler on May 14, 2008
Not 21 years old, but that is now the number of people employed by Automattic. As was reported by Ed Sutherland of ProBlogNews.com, Automattic has hired Warwick Poole, former director of systems at Vidavee which was recently acquired by Vignette. According to his job title as “Systemologist” Warwick will be in control of.Keeping the barriers to online publishing low, by scaling the...
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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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