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Richard posted a blog entry

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 14:00:00 -0800

Top 5 Web Trends of 2009: The Real-Time Web
This week ReadWriteWeb is running a series of posts analyzing the five biggest, most cutting-edge Web trends to come out of...
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Richard posted a blog entry

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 10:00:00 -0800

Check Out the Companies That Make ReadWriteWeb Possible
Our mission at ReadWriteWeb is to explore the latest Web technology products and trends. We're fortunate to have a great group...
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Richard posted a blog entry

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 08:00:00 -0800

Become a Test Pilot: Mozilla Wants Your Help To Make Firefox Better
If you want to help Mozilla to make Firefox better but you are not a developer, here is your chance. Earlier this year, Mozilla...
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mark90 posted a blog entry

Sat, 26 Dec 2009 18:45:40 -0800

Julie Newmar as April Conquest
One of the highlights of David and my careers as technology journalists was meeting the beautiful Julie Newmar about 15 years...
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Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:05:26 -0800

Study finds link between house chores and sex
A study published by the Journal of Family Issues has found that there is a link between household labor time and sexual...
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Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:04:43 -0800

Vases that look like plumbing pipes
A French design firm has created a series of flower vases inspired by plumbing. They're made of PVC, and really beautiful...
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Richard posted a blog entry

Sat, 26 Dec 2009 14:00:00 -0800

Top 5 Web Trends of 2009: Structured Data
This week ReadWriteWeb will run a series of posts detailing what we think are the five biggest, most cutting-edge Web trends to...
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Richard posted a blog entry

Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:00:00 -0800

Digg's Rose, Adelson Back Crowdsourcing Startup 3Crowd
Digg and Revision3 co-founders Kevin Rose and Jay Adelson have provided crowdsourcing startup 3Crowd Technologies and its...
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Richard posted a blog entry

Sat, 26 Dec 2009 10:00:00 -0800

ReadWriteWeb Events Guide, 26 December 2009
It's the last week of 2009 and time look ahead to all the conferences and events you could be attending in 2010. As always,...
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mark90 posted a blog entry

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:24:39 -0800

Guatemala: Christmas Day video and audio snapshots
(More photos). ¡Feliz Navidad, yo! I woke up at noon here in la Antigua, Guatemala, bleary-eyed from tamale and ponche-fueled...
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Richard posted a blog entry

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 14:00:00 -0800

Why and How Embargoes Work in Tech Blogging
An embargo is something that tech companies use to set a time when their product will launch and the press can publish their...
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mark90 posted a blog entry

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:49:28 -0800

Elizabeth Pschorr: A Privileged Marriage (Boing Boing Video)
(Watch on YouTube, Dotsub, or download MP4) On the eve of the Third Reich, a young woman of Jewish descent married an Aryan...
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Richard posted a blog entry

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:00:00 -0800

Where's my Jet Pack? Apple Tablet and Future Interfaces
Ever since Jeff Han demoed his Multi-Touch Workstation at the 2006 TED Conference, the world has been waiting for a high...
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Richard posted a blog entry

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 08:00:00 -0800

ReadWriteWeb Interview With Tim Berners-Lee, Part 1: Linked Data
During my trip to Boston earlier this year, I had the opportunity to visit MIT. At the end of a long day of meetings with...
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Richard posted a blog entry

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 20:20:22 -0800

5 Very Last-Minute Gifts from the Internet Hero/Shopping Mall Zero
If you're reading this, you already know you're screwed. Someone, somewhere has been forgotten on your gift list, and...
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Thu, 24 Dec 2009 19:12:00 -0800

5 Million NYC Property Records Available Via Startup's API
Back in the fall, we told you about NYC's BigApps competition, which encouraged technological innovation to benefit government...
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mark90 posted a blog entry

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:11:40 -0800

Original blueprints of the Eiffel Tower
At the Eiffel Tower's official web site, you can check out scans of the original blueprints created by Gustave Eiffel in...
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Richard posted a blog entry

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:37:15 -0800

5 Sites to Help You Set Up Your New Gadgets
It's been almost a year since I last worked with DIY repair site FixYa but I still remember the traffic spike we'd see every...
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mark90 posted a blog entry

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 12:50:18 -0800

Christmas tree made out of bicycle parts
This Christmas tree in London is made out of recycled bicycle wheels, donated by a non-profit that ships bike parts to Africa...
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mark90 posted a blog entry

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 11:28:47 -0800

Tokyoflash watch winners
We'd like to extend our thanks to those of you who have given generously to charity this year; three of those who did so, and...
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mark90 posted a blog entry

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 11:17:07 -0800

Watchismo competition winner
Congratulations to Boing Boing reader David Glicksman, who won the draw for a spectacular timepiece from Watchismo....
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Richard posted a blog entry

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:00:00 -0800

Noticings: Foursquare for Photographers
If you're like many of us, you're home for the holidays. Rather than complaining about the springs in the pullout couch or...
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Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:50:24 -0800

Twitter Acquires Geolocation Service Mixer Labs: Plans to Enhance Its Geotagging API
Twitter just announced that it has acquired Mixer Labs, the company behind GeoAPI.com. GeoAPI is a service that allows...
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mark90 posted a blog entry

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:18:18 -0800

TED 2010 program guide
The program guide for TED 2010 is up and, as usual, the speakers as interesting. Highlights, for me, include ukulele player...
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mark90 posted a blog entry

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:15:45 -0800

The most awesome end-of-the-year top 10
From swarms of ginormous trilobites to Ida-the-over-hyped-ancient-lemur, National Geographic counts down the Top 10 Dinosaur...
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