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Shyftr Gets More Social, Showing Who Reads Feeds You Do
via louisgray.com by louisgray on May 15, 2008
One of my positions I've long held from my RSS bully pulpit is that rather than viewing feeds alone, and sharing to a mystery audience, I'd like to know if my friends are subscribed to the same feeds I am, if they've read articles before I have, and if they liked them. This wisdom of crowds theory helps me discover not only new sources for news, but also new peers I may not have known...
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Moonlight (Silverlight for Linux) Released
via Digg by (author unknown) on May 15, 2008
In another “not quite Windows Live but still cool” post, Moonlight, an open source implementation of Microsoft Silverlight for Unix systems, is now available in both Silverlight v1.o and 2.0 builds.
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CNET: CBS' YouTube, or Its Waterloo?
via Wired Top Stories by Megan Barnett, Portfolio.com on May 15, 2008
... new interactive chief in November 2006, CBS chief executive Leslie Moonves said the network didn't plan to make big acquisitions. "We are not going to spend $1.6 billion on YouTube," he said.No, as it turns out, he's going to spend $1.8 billion on CNET Networks.CBS agreed to pay $11.50 per share for CNET, an online technology information network that also owns properties such as TV.com,...
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Yahoo: I have seen the future of search, and it's ... a monkey? (Anthony Ha/VentureBeat)
via Techmeme by (author unknown) on May 15, 2008
Anthony Ha / VentureBeat:Yahoo: I have seen the future of search, and it's ... a monkey? — As the corporate battle for control of Yahoo continues, the company's search team is working busily to make the target of all the backroom shenanigans (namely, Yahoo's search technology and web portal) more powerful by opening it up to third-party developers.
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Microsoft intros the TouchWall -- maps will never be the same again
via Engadget by Joshua Topolsky on May 15, 2008
Filed under: DisplaysIf you've been watching CNN's election coverage lately (and we think you have), then you've probably seen anchor John King tripping the light fantastic on the channel's Magic Wall touchscreen. Apparently, Microsoft has come up with its own version of the board -- essentially a Surface flipped on its side and mounted. The device, known as the TouchWall, joins a...
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These Prius Solar Panels Should Come Standard [Cars]
via Gizmodo by Mark Wilson on May 15, 2008
While the Prius is more practical than high efficiency solar vehicles, why not add some solar to the Prius anyway? This solar kit from SEV seamlessly installs onto a Prius' roof and claims to add up to 20 miles per day of electric mode driving/increase fuel economy up to 29%. Compatible with Prius models from 2004-06, I'm enough of a cynic that I figure if the installation worked that...
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The Butt Station: Crap by Name, Crap by Nature [Desk Tidy]
via Gizmodo by Addy Dugdale on May 15, 2008
Basically a desk tidy, the Butt Station, as it has been tastefully named, stores your business cards, sticky tape, pens and pencils, and has a little compartment for paperclips, in the toilet bowl. Lift up the little man and the clips will come out attached to said little man's bottom. It's classy, it's assy, and I think I'll pass(y). [Urban Outfitters via Bem Legaus]
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Electric Implant Device Could Do Away With Gastric Bypass [Fat Buster]
via Gizmodo by Sean Fallon on May 15, 2008
Thanks to the research team at EnteroMedics, there may be new hope in our quest to lose weight while avoiding regular physical activity and a healthy diet. The device they have come up with is implanted just under the skin and uses electrical signals to block the vagus nerve—which controls how the stomach expands when we eat. Naturally, if the stomach doesn't expand, that would mean that...
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Breaking: CNET up 40% on CBS News
via SEO and Tech Daily by Charlie Anzman on May 15, 2008
... other TV networks and other advertising outlets including radio station, billboards, as well as book publisher Simon and Schuster. Also in the CBS portfolio is last.fm, a 'music community' that has been growing rapidly in popularity in the past year.CNET is best known as the first 'large' technology news website on the Internet and owns the domain names news.com and tv.com. CN...
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CNET CEO: “This Is An Exciting Day For Us”
via TechCrunch by Michael Arrington on May 15, 2008
CNET CEO Neil Ashe, who has been accused of “presiding over massive value destruction” will go down in history as the guy that was forced to sell CNET out to an old media dinosaur. But at least he’s given CNET’s stockholders back all of the losses they’ve sustained under his watch with the $1.8 billion sale to CBS. Ashe’s email to CNET staff this morning is below.Hello Everyone,This...
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