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Richard posted a blog entry

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:38:17 -0800

The Oscars of Twitter: Shorty Awards to Honor Creators of Short-Form, Real-Time Content
Last year, SawHorse Media, a Twitter aggregator that pioneered the concept of lists, put together the Shorty Awards. This...
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Richard posted a blog entry

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:05:06 -0800

Facebook's 1st CTO Launches His Next Company (Screen Shots)
Adam D'Angelo was a programming genius who knew Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in high school, became the young company's...
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Richard posted a blog entry

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:23:57 -0800

Keep All Those Resolutions You Just Made: Try mySomeday
So, this year, you've resolved to lose weight, take a class, learn a new language and buy a better mobile device. Good for you...
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Richard posted a blog entry

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:00:00 -0800

5 Great Blogs For Funding Advice
The best advice we can give you is to know your audience. You don't try to sell booze to pregnant women, you don't make...
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Richard posted a blog entry

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:19:32 -0800

Welcome to the Age of Robot Reporters
One hour ago, three emergency vehicles responded to a report of an unconscious person at the world headquarters of Nike Inc. in...
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michael Arrington posted a blog entry

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:35:03 -0800

Zero Motorcycles Kicks It Into Gear With $5.5 Million Series A
California-based Zero Motorcycles has taken $5.56M in a Series A add-on according to an SEC Report, filed today. Investors in...
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Richard posted a blog entry

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:31:39 -0800

Will Recommendation Apps be the New iPhone App Hotness?
While maybe not the most visually compelling product, Healthful Apps represents an interesting new trend for 2010. Created by...
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michael Arrington posted a blog entry

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:30:50 -0800

Gowalla Plays Around With Virtual Product Placements In Apple Stores
As geo social networks gain some traction, we are beginning to see novel forms of marketing and advertisements triggered by...
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michael Arrington posted a blog entry

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:10:49 -0800

Rally Software Grabs $16 Million For Agile Software Development Tools
Rally Software, a company that provides agile project management applications to for software development, has just raised...
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Richard posted a blog entry

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:41:16 -0800

1 Month Into New FTC Rules: Who's Disclosing Their Free Google Phones?
New rules from the Federal Trade Commission, requiring bloggers to disclose free gifts from companies whose products they...
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Richard posted a blog entry

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:37:33 -0800

Parrot's Remote Controlled Helicopter Takes Augmented Reality to the Next Dimension
In December, I visited Parrot's development labs in Paris to check out the company's newest project. While Parrot is mostly...
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Michael M posted a blog entry

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 11:42:00 -0800

Sony Won't Support Its Own Movie For An Oscar Over Misplaced Piracy Fears
One of Jack Valenti's final battles while still in charge of the MPAA was his silly, misguided war on DVD screeners. ...
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Richard posted a blog entry

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 11:29:38 -0800

Skype: Coming to a Couch Near You
Starting this spring, you won't need to gather the whole family around a 15-inch laptop screen to talk with cousin Joe on the...
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Michael M posted a blog entry

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 10:22:00 -0800

MySpace Replaces All iMeem Playlists With Ads -- Doesn't Ask Permission
With MySpace buying up some of iMeem's assets (and leaving many musicians with little hope of getting paid what they're...
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Michael M posted a blog entry

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 09:10:00 -0800

Finnish Indie Record Label Says It Won't Sign Any New Bands Unless The Gov't Stops Piracy
If you want to see the ultimate in the "entitlement" mentality of the old record labels, check out this report of a Finnish...
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Michael M posted a blog entry

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 07:58:00 -0800

New Zealand Decides To Spy On An Awful Lot Of Your Online Activity
The EFF alerts us to what appear to be rather draconian surveillance powers given to law enforcement in New Zealand to monitor...
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Michael M posted a blog entry

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 06:35:00 -0800

Time For 'Israelification' Of U.S. Airports?
theodp writes "A few days ago, the Toronto Star reported that security experts point to 'Israelification' as a possible cure...
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michael Arrington posted a blog entry

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 05:56:53 -0800

Apple’s App Store: From 2 To 3 Billion Downloads In Just Over 3 Months
Apple this morning announced that more than 3 billion apps have been downloaded from its App Store by iPhone and iPod touch...
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Michael M posted a blog entry

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:48:05 -0800

Nintendo Shuts Down Fan-Made Zelda Movie
techflaws.org was the first of a few to point out that Nintendo, for some bizarre reason, decided to completely shut down a fan...
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Michael M posted a blog entry

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:10:21 -0800

Unexpected, But Good: Justice Department Says FCC Should Free Up More Spectrum
You don't really expect the Justice Department to be involved in the question of spectrum allocation, but it has suggested...
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Michael M posted a blog entry

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:59:25 -0800

CNN's Take On 'Book Piracy'
paperbag was the first of a whole bunch of you to send in CNN's article on 'book piracy.' To be honest, there was so little...
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michael Arrington posted a blog entry

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:12:40 -0800

The Pricing Smoke Around The Tablet Fire
Just when you thought everyone was all talked out about the Apple Tablet, there comes more news. But today's news is both odd...
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Michael M posted a blog entry

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:58:10 -0800

UK Sets Up A Panel To Review Libel Laws
For quite some time, we've been noting how ridiculous UK libel laws are (and, by the way, we still have not been sued by the...
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michael Arrington posted a blog entry

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:51:28 -0800

Denied AdMob, Apple Buys Competing Ad Platform Quattro Wireless For $275 Million
We're hearing that Apple is buying mobile advertising company Quattro Wireless for $275 million. This jives with reports...
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Richard posted a blog entry

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:00:00 -0800

Search, Monetize and Fact Check YouTube Transcripts with Speakertext
You've probably never heard of Matt Mireles and Bjorn Liljequist but with a $4000 dollar budget and an engineering team paid...
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