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michael Arrington posted a blog entry

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:29:14 -0800

Dictionary.com’s iPhone App Agent X Word Helps You Solve Crossword Puzzles On The Go
If you enjoy crossword puzzles, you are going to love Dictionary.com's new iPhone app, Agent X Word. The app, which is...
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michael Arrington posted a blog entry

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:38:21 -0800

Quicktime Vets Bring Mobile Video And Photo Sharing With Thwapr (Beta Launch)
Sharing videos on the Web is easy: Upload to YouTube or Facebook, send out a link. Sharing videos on mobile phones is still...
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michael Arrington posted a blog entry

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:10:15 -0800

Yahoo’s 2010 Turn-Around Strategy Revealed: A Cycling Team
Oh, Yahoo. Revenues are down. Search share is down. The social stuff has been outsourced to Facebook. The search stuff is...
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michael Arrington posted a blog entry

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:17:55 -0800

Rackspace Goes Down. Again. Takes The Internet With It. Again.
Another day, another Rackspace outage. The hosting company had a complete and total failure today that took down a number of...
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michael Arrington posted a blog entry

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:14:29 -0800

Very Cool: World’s Largest Spherical Photo (18-Gigapixel Awesomeness)
Jeffrey Martin from 360Cities (our earlier coverage) has spent over a month stitching together what he believes is now the...
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michael Arrington posted a blog entry

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:56:26 -0800

Trackle Launches Real-Time Social Directory Of Tracking Alerts
Trackle, a personalized web and RSS feed tracker we wrote about earlier this year, is making itself a whole lot more social...
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NotAlwaysRight posted a blog entry

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:00:06 -0800

The Custom-fur Is Always Right
(Bakery | Sydney, Australia)Customer: “Hi, I’d like to buy a lemon and lime pie please.” Me: “I’m...
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NotAlwaysRight posted a blog entry

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:00:35 -0800

Lost & (Dumb)Found
(Retail | Kansas, USA)(A customer calls our store claiming she’s lost her phone. The routine is to replace the phone if...
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michael Arrington posted a blog entry

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:27:04 -0800

The UltraMega Weekend Giveaway: $500 Gift Card From Lottay.com
Good morning. We have a week until Christmas and we've been pounding out giveaways left and right. We've had Smart Pens,...
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NotAlwaysRight posted a blog entry

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:00:46 -0800

A Hazy Legal Maze
(Grocery Store | New York, USA)Customer: “What cigarettes would you recommend?” Me: “I’m actually only 16,...
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michael Arrington posted a blog entry

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:48:44 -0800

Seedcamp Releases Its Dates And Cities For 2010
Seedcamp, the pan-European early stage startup programme that tours Europe to find companies for a week-long annual...
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NotAlwaysRight posted a blog entry

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:00:13 -0800

Retail Therapy
(Hospital | Newcastle, NSW, Australia)(I work at a small shop in a hospital.) Me: “Hello!” Customer: “Is this...
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Xine posted a blog entry

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:51:18 -0800

First Report Card
Our chicken is in Junior Kindergarten and brought home her first report card. She didn't tell us of course, we found it on the...
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michael Arrington posted a blog entry

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:12:00 -0800

Twitter Reportedly Hacked By “Iranian Cyber Army”
We’ve received multiple tips right around 10 pm that Twitter was hacked and displayed the message below. We’re...
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michael Arrington posted a blog entry

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:17:02 -0800

Loopt Ventures Into Yelp’s Territory With New Local Reviews Site
Before there was Gowalla or Foursquare, there was location-based social network Loopt. Launched in 2006, Loopt was one of...
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michael Arrington posted a blog entry

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:48:29 -0800

Bambuser’s Video Streaming iPhone App Hits The App Store, Qik Still MIA
Bambuser, a mobile streaming startup in the same space as Qik and Ustream, has announced that their live streaming iPhone...
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michael Arrington posted a blog entry

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:46:46 -0800

Google Starts Pushing Chrome To All Mac Users On Its Homepage
As we all know by now, Google Chrome for Mac and Linux are now here, and despite the Mac version missing a few features at the...
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michael Arrington posted a blog entry

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:46:33 -0800

CrunchBase Funding Digest: JAGTAG, OneWire, SimpleGeo, Millennial Media
Every day I troll SEC Form D Filings to discover new startups, fundings and investments. I put everything I find into...
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Mashable posted a blog entry

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:49:24 -0800

Bit.ly Launches Tool That Tells You Which Videos Are Going Viral
Bit.ly, as the world’s largest URL shortener and default for Twitter messages, has thousands of links passing through its...
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Mashable posted a blog entry

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:30:17 -0800

Click a Button, Translate an Entire Google Site
One of our favorite Google tools, Google Translate, not only talks and translates in real-time, but it’s been integrated...
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Mashable posted a blog entry

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:53:36 -0800

FTC Asked to Investigate Facebook’s New Privacy Changes
We know that Facebook considers Twitter a threat to its web supremacy. We also know that the company’s been taking a lot...
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Mashable posted a blog entry

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:14:24 -0800

From Blog to Book Deal: How 6 Authors Did It
What do Julia & Julia, PostSecret and Stuff White People Like have in common? If you answered, “They’re...
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Mashable posted a blog entry

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:52:07 -0800

5 Predictions for Athletes on Social Media in 2010
This post is part of Mashable’s Fab Five series with Jalen Rose, which highlights trends in the social media space. ...
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Mashable posted a blog entry

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:36:07 -0800

“Avatar” Pwns Online Ticket Sales
If you’re planning on seeing Avatar in theaters this weekend, you are not alone. Both Fandango and MovieTickets.com are...
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Mashable posted a blog entry

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:56:27 -0800

Apple Celebrates the “12 Apps of Christmas” in Holiday Ad [VIDEO]
Apple has a history of holiday-themed ads. Who can forget those old Mac ads from the early 1990s, or the animated...
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