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Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:56:55 -0800

Koobface Virus Still Making The Rounds On Facebook
Yesterday, reports started circulating about a virulent piece of worm spreading through Facebook. The malicious code isn't...
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Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:21:30 -0800

StyleHop Matches Social Gaming With The Fashion World
StyleHop, a new fashion startup launching today, is looking to help users pick out the best outfits of the season without...
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Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:55:32 -0800

What Exactly Is Adult Content? Google Forces Ning Onto A Slippery Slope.
On Tuesday Ning changed its long standing policy on allowing networks that show pornography and adult material. "Adult social...
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Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:53:23 -0800

Appalanche: A Snazzy Recommendation Engine For The App Store That Sort Of Works
Apple's App Store recently hit the 10,000 application mark, and while the store does a pretty good job at turning up...
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Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:31:58 -0800

UserVoice Drops Beta Tag, Lets You Capture User Feedback
When UserVoice launched its hosted solution for companies looking to harness user feedback a little over 7 months ago, we wrote...
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Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:45:11 -0800

Smibs Enters Public Beta
Smibs Inc, the Candian startup behind SmibsNet has launched the service to the public. The site offers a set of tools that...
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Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:30:13 -0800

Google Reader Gets A Refresh; Adds Algorithmic Content Bundles
If you use Google Reader as your primary feed reader, you might notice that it has a different look today. The corners are...
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Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:21:08 -0800

Email From Steve Ballmer To The Microsoft Troops: Yahoo’er Qi Lu To Run Online Services
Microsoft announced the hire of former ten-year Yahoo exec Dr. Qi Lu today as President of their Online Services Group. He'll...
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Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:10:36 -0800

Netflix Comes to Boxee But Not In the AppleTV Version (Yet)
Boxee, the excellent, multi-platform, FOSS social media frontend has received a major upgrade: it now supports Netflix and all...
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Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:00:11 -0800

With 850K Users In 2 Months, Circle Of Moms Comes Out Of Nowhere
It may seem like the last thing the web needs is another parenting website, but you wouldn't know that by the impressive...
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Thu, 04 Dec 2008 09:10:19 -0800

Ridemakerz Builds a Virtual World For Boys Filled With Its Toy Cars
Larry Andreini thinks he can take on Pixar. The founder and CEO of Ridemakerz, a rapidly growing chain of stores where boys...
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Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:39:54 -0800

How To Use The Web To Change The World
If you are interested in how to use the Web to create a grassroots political movement, tune in today and tomorrow to the...
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Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:07:45 -0800

Google’s Apps SLA Allows It To Minimize Downtime Of Gmail, Calendar And More
Any Google App could be unavailable for more than 21 hours on a given day, and the company could still claim they had 100%...
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Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:00:19 -0800

Mint Joins The World Economic Forum, Knows That You’ve Cut Back On Starbucks
Mint, the personal financial site that won TechCrunch40, continues to thrive even as our economy sinks deeper into an...
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Thu, 04 Dec 2008 05:34:35 -0800

Finally, A Google Earth Browser Plugin For Mac OS X
The long-anticipated release of the Google Earth browser plugin for Mac OS X (Intel and PowerPC) has arrived, about half a year...
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Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:59:40 -0800

The New York Times Clutters Up Its Homepage With Links From Elsewhere (In Beta)
It used to be that when a newspaper put out an "Extra" edition, it was filled with stories written by its reporters who had...
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Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:56:20 -0800

Social Network Netlog To Kick Off Integrated Multiplayer Games
European social network Netlog has announced a deal with game developers Jadestone (Sweden) and Bigpoint (Germany) to start...
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Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:53:19 -0800

ChaCha Gets Some Love (and Cobranding) From AT&T
ChaCha, a free search service that lets you call or text in a question and get an answer in minutes via a return text message,...
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Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:19:33 -0800

Hey, Apple’s Lawyers. Here Is Some Free Advice On How To Fight That iPhone Browser Lawsuit
When a company called EMG Technology filed a patent lawsuit against Apple last week over "the way the iPhone navigates the...
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Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:08:54 -0800

.Tel Is Just A Featureless Social Network That Costs $10/year
.TEL, one of a stream of new top level domain dames approved by the quasi-governmental Los Angeles-based ICANN, will go on sale...
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Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:34:49 -0800

I’ll Be On My Touch - Truphone Turns iPod Into Cellphone
UK-based Truphone, a VoIP service provider for Wifi/data enabled handsets, today unveils a special version for owners of the...
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Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:10:20 -0800

TechMeme Gives Up On Fully Automated News
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Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:05:42 -0800

Live TV On The iPhone - Courtesy Of Microsoft
On Thursday Livestation, a P2P desktop application for streaming live TV broadcasts, will show a preview for its iPhone/iPod...
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Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:40:44 -0800

Nokia Jumping Into the Email Fray, Competing Against GMail and Hotmail
Nokia is pushing hard for consolidation, looking to make their smartphones the go-to device for communication. One of the...
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Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:36:39 -0800

OnceUponAWin Adds Some Nostalgia To The Lolcats Network
Cheezburger Network, the company behind I Can Has Cheezburger and a number of other humorous blogs, has unveiled the newest...
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