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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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Five Sweet New Blogs
via The Blog Herald by Andrew G.R. on May 13, 2008
We welcome the following newcomers to the blogosphere:Candy Snob is like the engadget of confectionery treats. From a change to the Swedish Fish recipe to those new dietetic M&Ms (joke!), you’ll learn about everything that’s happening in the world of sweets.DailyCents, a daily newsletter/blog designed for multi-tasking women, has added Travel Cents and Beauty Cents to their stable of...
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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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Top 10 Tools to Get Blogging Done [Lifehacker Top 10]
via Lifehacker by (author unknown) on May 07, 2008
Shared by andrea Trucchetti per blogger!Writing your blog should be a fun way to stretch your mind and stay connected to trends, friends, and the greater world, not another computer task that takes far too long to get done. But that's exactly what it can feel like if it takes you more time to find your post ideas, tweak your markup, and make everything look right than to actually get your...
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WorldWide Telescope Visualizes the Night Sky [Featured Windows Download]
via Lifehacker by Gina Trapani on May 13, 2008
Windows only: Microsoft Research releases astronomy application WorldWide Telescope, software which offers "terabytes" of detailed telescope images of the night sky for exploration right on your desktop. Zoom, pan, and explore the solar system, galaxies and more using WorldWide Telescope. The BBC reports:Collections include pictures from the Hubble and Spitzer telescopes, as well as the Chandra...
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College Junior Enters NBA Draft. The Catch: He Has No Basketball Playing Experience
via The Inquisitr by Duncan Riley on May 08, 2008
Zach Feinstein is the dark horse in this years NBA Draft, the dark horse because he’s managed to register himself despite having no serious basketball playing experience.Zach explains:“The short story is that I, Zachary Feinstein, have declared for the 2008 NBA Draft. As a 5′8″ 130 pound Caucasian, I am the perfect candidate for professional basketball. Also, I do not play basketball.You...
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The Ethics Tipping Point?
via Profy.Com by Cyndy Aleo-Carreira on May 12, 2008
Have we finally reached the tipping point for actually stating that we have ethics and where we draw those lines?It wasn't even a month ago when I mentioned that all bloggers may need a personal code of ethics as detailed as Kara Swisher's if we wanted to be taken seriously as journalists. There is often a fuzzy line, especially when you are writing in a world where blogs often co-sponsor...
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Porting Twitter Digest to Google App Engine
via persistent.info by Mihai Parparita on May 12, 2008
I've been meaning to play around with Google App Engine for a while, and as a quick project, I decided to port Twitter Digest to it (not as exciting as Kushal's Millidunst Calculator). This looked to be pretty straightforward: the original version was already in Python, and wasn't very complicated (just a single CGI script). It did indeed end up pretty easy; the whole process took a...
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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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