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Google Reader Gets More Social: Now With Notes
via TechCrunch by (author unknown) on May 06, 2008
Shared by Zee M sharing this with note about google reader with notes..Google has added support for Notes to Google Reader, allowing users to share notes or add notes to shared stories.The add a note feature is located in the “Your Stuff” menu at the top of the Google Reader sidebar. Tumblr style, the feature allows users to share with friends “whatever pops into your head (for better or...
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Stanford Computer Science Grads Getting $95k Offers From Google
via TechCrunch by Michael Arrington on January 31, 2008
Google and Facebook are fighting hard to hire this years crop of computer science graduates, we’ve heard, and ground zero is Stanford. Most of the class of 2008 already have job offers. Last year, salaries of up to $70,000 were common for the best students. This year, Facebook is said to be offering $92,000, and Google has increased some offers to $95,000 to get their share. Students with a...
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Google Confirms Friend Connect
via TechCrunch by Erick Schonfeld on May 12, 2008
As we reported on Friday, Google will be launching its own Data Portability effort called Friend Connect. It will be announcing more details later tonight, but in a press release this morning it confirms:Websites that are not social networks may still want to be social — and now they can be, easily. With Google Friend Connect (see http://www.google.com/friendconnect following this evening’s...
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Pownce Opens To Public Tonight At Midnight; Early Screen Shots Of New Features
via TechCrunch by Michael Arrington on January 22, 2008
Pownce, a service that lets users send messages, files, links, and events to friends, first launched into private beta over six months ago. It was founded by Leah Culver, Kevin Rose and Daniel Burka (Ros
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Companies Change, So Do their Logos
via TechCrunch by Erick Schonfeld on February 07, 2008
What does a logo say about a company? And what does it say when those logos change? A logo is more than just window dressing. It is a company’s identity boiled down to its bare essence, and is often the essential image consumers have in their mind when they think about a corporation. Products change, but logos endure. Or do they?Neatorama has a great post that goes through the evolution of...
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The killer Twitter-tracker just arrived and its name is Tweetmeme
via TechCrunch by Mike Butcher on January 28, 2008
It had to happen sooner or later. We’ve had Technorati. We’ve had TechMeme. Now we have Tweetmeme, which will track what’s hot on micro-blogging platform Twitter. The business of tracking the online conversation just a got shot in the arm with the tech equivalent of crack cocaine.Built by the makers Fav.or.it, a yet-to-launch blog commenting system, Tweetmeme looks for new content and...
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WOW. Microsoft Offers $44.6 Billion To Acquire Yahoo
via TechCrunch by Duncan Riley on February 01, 2008
It’s been rumored for a long time, but now it’s reality.Microsoft has made an unsolicited $44.6 billion bid for Yahoo. The bid, which would consist of cash and Microsoft stock, values Yahoo shares at $31 a share, a 62% premium on Thursdays closing price.Michael stated during his appearance on Fox Business this week that Yahoo could face a takeover by Microsoft as part of an ad play, and he...
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Yahoo’s oneConnect: One Mobile App to Rule Them All
via TechCrunch by Erick Schonfeld on February 12, 2008
Today at the Mobile World Congress in Spain, Yahoo announced a mobile app called oneConnect that will be available in the second quarter as part of the upcoming release of Yahoo Go 3.0. I have not seen a demo of this myself, but it sounds like a much-needed integration of messaging and social apps. OneConnect will pull together contacts from your mobile phone, Yahoo address book, and social...
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Microsoft’s WorldWide Telescope Released
via TechCrunch by Mark Hendrickson on May 13, 2008
Microsoft has released its highly anticipated Worldwide Telescope software, which can be used by astronomers and non-astronomers alike to explore the heavens with a desktop client akin to Google Earth. We’ll have a detailed review up shortly. Until then, head over the site and download your copy for free (Windows only).See our previous coverage here and here.Crunch Network: CrunchBoardbecause...
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Will We See Delicious 2.0 This Week?
via TechCrunch by Michael Arrington on January 21, 2008
It’s been four and a half months since Yahoo first previewed Delicious
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