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Richard posted a blog entry

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:24:24 -0800

Totally Virtual: How ReadWriteWeb Operates
Recently I was the keynote speaker at the Unlimited Potential W2W (Wellington to the World) event in Wellington, New Zealand....
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Cesar posted a tweet

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:16:50 -0800

good morning plurkers and facebookers! Sweldo na!! (dance) http://plurk.com/p/2tkjb4
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Richard posted a blog entry

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:15:33 -0800

Google Dumps Gears for HTML5
It's official: Google is ditching its homegrown Gears offline web app API in favor of backing HTML5 for the win. Now that the...
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Richard posted a blog entry

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:25:04 -0800

7 High-Tech Twitter Users Who Fell For Phishing Scams
Twitter's default URL shortening service Bit.ly announced steps today to stop phishing and malware attacks from being passed...
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Richard posted a blog entry

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:52:00 -0800

Flavors: 10 Code-Free Minutes to a Sexier Web Presence
The do-it-yourself website space is so crowded right now that it's amazing to see anyone launch a product and cut through the...
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mark90 posted a blog entry

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:19:18 -0800

Racist driving book written by Balloon Boy dad
Richard Alan Heene, best known for orchestrating the Balloon Boy hoax in October, once wrote a really bad supposed-to-be-funny...
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mark90 posted a blog entry

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:35:59 -0800

Energy Literacy 3: Energy, Power, Carbon. The basic concepts of energy literacy.
Saul Griffith is an inventor and entrepreneur. He did his PhD at MIT in programmable matter, exploring the relationship between...
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Jeremy "ShoeMoney" Schoemaker posted a blog entry

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:37:42 -0800

The ShoeMoney Awards?
Every year about this time I get hammered with emails that I should have a ShoeMoney awards where I give out awards to the best...
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Dane Carlson posted a blog entry

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:30:05 -0800

The Great TCBY Store Giveaway
TCBY (the frozen yogurt stores) is holding a competition to give away a brand new TCBY franchise store for FREE. To enter you...
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Danny S posted a blog entry

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:08:41 -0800

Search Month European Edition, November 2009

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michael Arrington posted a blog entry

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:22:21 -0800

Twitter’s Downtime Also Downs Downforeveryoneorjustme
So this is funny. Yes, Twitter is having downtime issues right now. Yes, again. But that's nothing new, obviously. What is new...
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mark90 posted a blog entry

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:01:12 -0800

Cute Apple parody from The Sun
This seems a great illustration of why taking a positive, light-hearted tone makes the message. If there'd even been a hint of...
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mark90 posted a blog entry

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:32:47 -0800

Drew Friedman draws Frank Sinatra
My favorite living portrait artist Drew Friedman offers his take on Frank Sinatra. The fine art prints, in an edition of just...
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michael Arrington posted a blog entry

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:09:14 -0800

Interview With EventBrite Founders, Plus Rare Insights From Sequoia Capital
San Francisco based Eventbrite went prime time earlier this month when they raised $6.5 million from Sequoia Capital, and added...
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michael Arrington posted a blog entry

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:03:13 -0800

Searches On Google For Black Friday Deals Were Up 50 Percent From Last Year
As online retailers are witnessed strong Black Friday results, Google is reporting that there was a surge in online shopping...
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gawker posted a blog entry

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0800

Gadget Deals of the Day [Dealzmodo]
Cyber Monday means big savings on all sorts of electronics. Get in on the excitement now so you don't find yourself bored and...
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gawker posted a blog entry

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:40:00 -0800

Thinkpad Bus Seats Inaugurate New Buttputing Era [Notebooks]
First question: How hard are Thinkpad notebooks? Hard enough to be installed in buses and tram shuttles as seats and keep...
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michael Arrington posted a blog entry

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:36:16 -0800

M.I.T., Google, And Umberto Eco Want To Erect a Realtime Cloud Over The 2012 London Olympics
What is it with architects that they feel the need to glom onto the latest buzzwords to justify their projects? A group from...
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JH posted a blog entry

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:33:02 -0800

Ski Caddy
I love skiing but the worst about it is putting the ski boots on and off AND carrying around skies. How pointless! The Ski-Z...
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gawker posted a blog entry

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:26:44 -0800

The Grumpiest Old Man Talks to Us About Computers [Computers]
Andy Rooney was my weekly lesson in crotchetiness growing up, but I increasingly get the sense he's a corpse animated by...
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michael Arrington posted a blog entry

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:20:07 -0800

Confirmed: IBM Acquires Database Security Startup Guardium For Undisclosed Amount
Rumors were swirling that IBM would be acquiring database security company Guardium after the Israeli financial newspaper,...
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gawker posted a blog entry

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:12:16 -0800

Scientists Grow Pork Meat in a Lab, Annoying PETA People To Disappear Soon [Food]
Scientists in the Netherlands have successfully synthesized some real-deal pork meat without having to kill any pigs. Sure,...
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John Chow posted a blog entry

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:05:27 -0800

Last Chance To Sign Up For Squeeze Camp
Squeeze Camp, the 12-week online course by Unique Blog Designs will be closing enrollment tomorrow. If you’ve been...
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gawker posted a blog entry

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:04:12 -0800

The iPhone Is an Affront to Language [IPhone]
I dislike capital letters. I dislike exceptional capital letters even more. The iPhone, and indeed most Apple products, suffer...
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Dane Carlson posted a blog entry

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:45:08 -0800

Mom Uses Franchise To Cater Underserved Market
Suzanne Plafcan couldn’t find real-estate space for her Clix Portrait Studio franchise right away, reports Entrepreneur. So...
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