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Microsoft fixes critical holes in Windows, Word, Publisher
via CNET News.com | Tech news blog by Elinor Mills on May 13, 2008
Microsoft on Tuesday issued security patches that plug critical holes in Microsoft Word and Publisher and a vulnerability in Windows for which a Zero-day exploit has been available for weeks.Zero-day exploits are considered particularly dangerous because while most security holes are plugged before an exploit is released, computers running ...
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Google Incorporates Geodata In API, Partners With ESRI
via Search Engine Land: News About Search Engines & Search Marketing by Greg Sterling on May 13, 2008
Google's John Hanke keynoted the Where 2.0 conference this morning and discussed the development and evolution of the "geoweb." But he also announced that KML files (now a public standard) and GeoRSS data (I believe) being indexed by Google is now going to be available to third parties via the Google API. That means things like Panaramio and geotagged YouTube videos, among other datasets,...
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Bits: Craigslist Hits Back at eBay
via NYT > Technology by (author unknown) on May 13, 2008
Craigslist has countersued eBay, one of its shareholders, in California state court, alleging anticompetitive behavior.
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Icahn May Launch Proxy Fight with Yahoo (CNBC.com)
via Techmeme by (author unknown) on May 13, 2008
CNBC.com:Icahn May Launch Proxy Fight with Yahoo — Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is considering launching a proxy fight at Yahoo, according to people who have spoken with Icahn. — Icahn has declined to comment. — Late last week, Icahn began building a significant position in Yahoo …
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Vidnik
via Official Google Mac Blog by Scott Knaster on May 09, 2008
By David Phillip Oster, Google Mac TeamVidnik is our newest application in the Google Mac playground. It's a simple program for using the built-in camera on your Mac to create movies and upload them to YouTube.You can use Vidnik to create a video diary, or just to quickly record a video comment to attach to an existing YouTube video. Vidnik works with the built-in video cameras on recent...
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How @replies work on Twitter (and how they might)
via Twitter Blog by Ev. on May 12, 2008
I see a lot of confusion around how "at replies"tweets that start with an @ and then a usernamework on Twitter. E.g.:@Veronica I vote they should be $2.00 each. Cut down on junk mail. Isn't that the only use of postal mail these days, anyway?10:59 AM May 09, 2008 from web in reply to VeronicaStarting my update with "@veronica" designates that I'm addressing her, specifically, much as...
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HP acquires EDS to create a “super plumber” for data centers
via VentureBeat by Dean Takahashi on May 13, 2008
The services sector has proven to be one of the hottest in information technology. You need trained people to manage the ebb and flow of computing in a massive, air-conditioned data center that handles the life blood of a corporation such as its e-commerce transactions or internal business operations.IBM has been the primary beneficiary of the services boom, but now it will face more determined...
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Fresh Funding Sprouts Up For Sprout
via The Inquisitr by JR Raphael on May 13, 2008
The company driving the idea of easy-to-create Flash content has an extra $5 million to further its product.Sprout secured the funding in a deal with investment firm Polaris Venture Partners today. Sprout’s work can be seen all over the web in the form of video- and audio-based widgets on blogs, Myspace profiles, and other random web sites. It makes it obscenely simple to create the...
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Clearwire: Mobile WiMax Before The End Of The Year
via InformationWeek News by (author unknown) on May 13, 2008
CEO Benjamin Wolff reports gains in subscribers and revenues in its first quarter but also greater losses on the way to its national wireless rollout.
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Facebook Game Developer SGN Raises $15 Million Series A
via Inside Facebook by Justin Smith on May 13, 2008
Leading Facebook game developer and game network SGN announced its Series A financing this morning. The company has closed a $15 million Series A round from Greylock Partners, Founders Fund, Columbia Capital and Novak Biddle Venture Partners. This huge round comes as the company is fiercely battling also-well-funded Zynga and recently-funded Serious Business for early leadership in the “social...
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