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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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Chris Brogan posted a blog entry

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:43:29 -0800

If I Were a Realtor
If I were a realtor looking to use social media for my business: I’d write a blog about the location where I was...
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Richard posted a blog entry

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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David Rothman posted a blog entry

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:10:31 -0800

Happy Holidays
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Richard posted a blog entry

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:35:20 -0800

2009 Year in Review
The year is fast winding down and everyone is no doubt looking forward to a break over Christmas. If you want some reading and...
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Richard posted a blog entry

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:35:17 -0800

ReadWriteWeb Live: 2009 Year in Review (Today at Noon PST)
The ReadWriteWeb team will be live today for a 45-minute discussion about the year's best products and biggest trends. You...
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David Rothman posted a blog entry

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 08:30:31 -0800

Pictures of Pixel-qi screen
I got the following email from Dr. Juan Luis Chulilla Cano, Director, Online and Offline, S.L. and thought I would share it...
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David Rothman posted a blog entry

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 08:24:08 -0800

Does 500,000 downloads make this an ebook bestseller?
Resource Shelf is reporting that the free inaugural Wallace & Gromit ditital cvomicf for the iPhone has been downloaded...
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David Rothman posted a blog entry

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 07:07:29 -0800

Foxit eSlick reader bungles eReader support, lacks standard amenities like your own bookmarks
Robert J. Sawyer—one of Canada’s leading SF writers—has published 18 novels, won the Nebula and Hugo, and...
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Richard posted a blog entry

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 06:21:01 -0800

U.S. Internet Users Spend 13 Hours a Week Online
In 2009, the average U.S. Internet user spent 13 hours per week online. This number is down slightly from last year. Thanks to...
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David Rothman posted a blog entry

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 06:01:24 -0800

Bezos on the development of the Kindle
From an interview in Newsweek, Jeff discusses the development of the Kindle as “working backward from the...
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David Rothman posted a blog entry

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:18:26 -0800

Why can’t I send an ePub file to Amazon for conversion for my Kindle?
SF writer Robert J. Sawyer’s review of the Foxit eSlick reader will appear in the TeleBlog later today. Same for Ficbot’s...
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David Rothman posted a blog entry

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:00:03 -0800

Kindle for PC DRM reportedly cracked—but is this really fresh news?
DRM is a joke to smart hackers, using the cyber equivalent of lock-picking tools. And sure enough, an Israeli says that he’s...
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Tangos posted a blog entry

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:34:44 -0800

Baidu’s New Ads System is Still Old
On December 1st, 2009, Baidu closed its previous paid search ads system, and fully switched into the new Phoenix Nest system....
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Richard posted a blog entry

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:41:41 -0800

Yahoo! Will Kill MyBlogLog Next Month
5 years to the month after it was founded, cross-blog social networking widget MyBlogLog will be closed down by Yahoo! in...
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David Rothman posted a blog entry

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:33:31 -0800

Two weeks with an Astak 5”: Text-to-speech mode and parting thoughts
There is one last aspect of the Astak that I need to review before shipping it back in. That is one of the major ways it...
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Richard posted a blog entry

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:10:00 -0800

Experts Predict 2010 the Year for Social Media ROI
Aptly-named consumer trend blog TrendsSpotting just released its poll from more than 30 social media influencers. The market...
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Richard posted a blog entry

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:17:00 -0800

Will the Word-Blocking Patent Extend Beyond Microsoft?
As of today a federal appeals court is upholding the judgement to bar Microsoft from selling current versions of Word and...
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Richard posted a blog entry

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:55:44 -0800

Stalqer: Aggregated, (Almost) Live Location Data on the iPhone
With the rapid growth of services like Foursquare, Gowalla and Brightkite, location-based mobile social networks seem to be a...
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David Rothman posted a blog entry

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:55:11 -0800

Statistics: Who owns dedicated e-book-readers in the U.S.
This is from Resource Shelf’s precis of a report by Mediamark Research and Intelligence: Among the 2.1 million US adults...
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Richard posted a blog entry

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:30:51 -0800

Taptu Adds Real-Time Search to Its Mobile Apps
Taptu, a mobile search engine that specializes in indexing mobile-friendly websites, just launched a new version of its iPhone...
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David Rothman posted a blog entry

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:28:23 -0800

Video of Nook 1.1 firmware upgrade
Here is a video of the upgrade from Matthew Miller, ZDNet’s Mobile Gadgeteer. His article also has a section on his...
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Richard posted a blog entry

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:00:00 -0800

2010 Predictions
Every year the ReadWriteWeb team tries its hand at predicting the future. Looking back at our 2009 predictions, we got some...
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David Rothman posted a blog entry

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:18:24 -0800

Android picking up steam? Great! More pressure on Apple not to harass e-book app devs?
I own a iPod Touch and benefit from iPhone e-book software, but I’m still ticked to see an eWeek headline reading Android...
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Richard posted a blog entry

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:00:00 -0800

OneRiot Launches New Real-Time Ads to Monetize Trending Topics
OneRiot, one of the leading real-time search engines, just announced the launch of a new advertising product for real-time...
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