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Richard posted a blog entry

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:33:27 -0800

YouTube Search Bar: Now You See It, Now You Don't
If you were anywhere in the vicinity of an online video enthusiast who had embedded a YouTube video, yesterday, you were likely...
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michael Arrington posted a blog entry

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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ScottKarp posted a blog entry

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:17:34 -0800

First Entry In The “I Am The Future Of Journalism” Contest: Daniel Bachhuber
The "I Am The Future Of Journalism Contest" has its first entry, and it's awesome. Daniel Bachhuber is a journalism student...
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michael Arrington posted a blog entry

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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buco posted a blog entry

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:00:06 -0800

Rove, Kristol Laugh At Idea U.S. Arrested American Muslims Without Trial: ‘We Didn’t Do It!’
On Tuesday, Karl Rove and Bill Kristol debated journalists Simon Jenkins and Jacob Wiesberg at an event sponsored by BBC. The...
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Richard posted a blog entry

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:59:34 -0800

What if Amazon and iTunes Implemented Facebook Connect?
Today was a big day for portable social network data. Both Facebook Connect and Google Friend Connection became available for...
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oziii posted a blog entry

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:55:23 -0800

3 Changes at DPS and An Update on Where We’re At
As I mentioned in today’s weekly newsletter - there are a few changes happening at DPS at the moment. I wanted to write a...
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michael Arrington posted a blog entry

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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michael Arrington posted a blog entry

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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buco posted a blog entry

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:35:34 -0800

Bush’s new ‘ranch’: A $2 million estate in Dallas.
The Bush family has purchased a new home in Dallas, TX, a White House spokesperson said today. While they will still own and...
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buco posted a blog entry

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:01:14 -0800

UBS sponsors posh Miami art show while under federal indictment for tax fraud.
Last July, a federal grand jury in Florida “indicted the head of UBS’s worldwide wealth management business, Raoul...
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michael Arrington posted a blog entry

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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michael Arrington posted a blog entry

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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michael Arrington posted a blog entry

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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buco posted a blog entry

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:20:42 -0800

Bank of America to stop financing mountaintop coal mining.
Today, Bank of America announced it would begin phasing out financing of mountaintop removal operations in Appalachia. The bank...
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Richard posted a blog entry

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:15:16 -0800

My6Sense: Personalized Reading Recommendations That Actually Work (500 Invites)
Personalized recommendations have always been one of those technologies that look great on paper, but hardly ever work quite as...
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michael Arrington posted a blog entry

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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buco posted a blog entry

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:27:29 -0800

Perino Dismisses Pre-War Downing Street Memo: ‘It’s Been Debunked By Me’
Earlier this week, Karl Rove said that President Bush would not have invaded Iraq if he knew there were no WMD. In today’s...
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michael Arrington posted a blog entry

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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buco posted a blog entry

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:47:26 -0800

Report: Abortion does not lead to long-term depression.
Via Bonnie Erbe, a team of researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore has shown that there is no scientific support...
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Richard posted a blog entry

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:27:26 -0800

Facebook Connect vs. OpenID: Who Will Emerge Victorious?
Facebook Connect, the system the company has long discussed as "Facebook on sites all around the web," enters general...
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Andrey Beliavskiy posted a blog entry

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:06:13 -0800

The 2009 World Press Photo Contest

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Richard posted a blog entry

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:02:44 -0800

Flickr Updates Its Mobile Site, Adds Video Playback
According to Flickr, its mobile site has seen a more than 50% increase in traffic over the last year. Today, Flickr is rolling...
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buco posted a blog entry

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:50:35 -0800

Online journalists now most jailed worldwide.
A new report by the Committee to Protect Journalists finds that “more Internet journalists are jailed worldwide today...
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buco posted a blog entry

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:00:08 -0800

Warren: Bush’s ‘Peace Award Was Not About Peace’
Earlier this week, Pastor Rick Warren presented President Bush with the first International Medal of PEACE from the Global...
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