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Apple's App Store Director Sells His Own Fart Apps

Thu, 08/19/2010 - 07:30
Apple's App Store Director Phillip Shoemaker Sells his own Fart Apps thru his company Gray Noodle.
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Why Nothing Will "Save" Print Media

Thu, 08/19/2010 - 01:40
Print media as we know it will be fundamentally altered. And it won’t be because it’s ‘obsolete’ or because it’s bad. It’s simply that technological advances mean that people are better served by electronic publishing and its attendant changes.
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Google/Verizon Net Neutrality Pact - 10 Years in the Future

Thu, 08/19/2010 - 01:10
After reading the Google/Verizon Net Neutrality Proposal, we wondered just what would happen if it was actually adopted by the FCC.
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The Essay That Inspired the Internet 65 Years Ago

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 23:20
Building on his 1939 essay "Mechanization and the Record," Vannevar Bush sent a letter to the editor of Fortune Magazine describing what he called memex (a portmanteau of “memory” and “index”), his conceptualization of this sort of collective memory machine that would eventually become the blueprint for the modern day web.
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Google boss warns on social media

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 23:10
Chief Executive Eric Schmidt says people will change their names to distance themselves from embarrassing content on the net.
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Lobbyists talking privately again over net neutrality rules

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 21:40
Several top carriers and technology companies have resumed talk between themselves over net neutrality in the wake of broken talks with the FCC, connections revealed this evening.
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Facebook friend request gets man in jail

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 16:10
A Florida man who reportedly admits to violating a restraining order by sending his estranged wife a friend request on Facebook is arrested and jailed. Read this blog post by Chris Matyszczyk on Technically Incorrect.
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Rounds Brings Its Video Chat Goodness To Facebook

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 15:00
The app, which is called Video Chat Rounds, lets you interact with Facebook users over video, not only to chat but also to play games, enhance conversations with effects in real-time, share Flickr photos, watch YouTube videos, exchange virtual gifts and much more.
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The History of Digg (Infographic )

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 14:40
A hot girlfriend and a house or a geeky programmer and a social news site ? That's an easy one for many of us however the same can't hold true for Digg founder Kevin Rose. This infograhpic gives us a rundown on the history of Digg.com .
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CNET live Q&A: Ex-Facebook exec Chris Kelly

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 11:10
Live interview: CNET's Declan McCullagh asks Chris Kelly, formerly Facebook's chief privacy officer and California attorney general candidate, about identity and security at 9 a.m. PT Wednesday. Read this blog post by Declan McCullagh on Privacy Inc..
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Facebook Partnership Is Proven by $3,000 Check, Lawyer Says

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 11:10
The western New York man suing over claims he owns 84 percent of Facebook Inc. has a copy of a $3,000 cashier's check that may support his contract claim against the company and Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg.
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Google TV Is a Tough Sell Among Would-Be Partners

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 10:54
Google is launching a campaign to line up TV networks' support for its new Google TV software, but many remain reluctant to partner with a service that encroaches on their turf.
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Piracy Is Promotion, Says CEO of Porn Multinational | Torren

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 09:59
Adult entertainment and piracy go hand in hand, so to speak. While some players in the industry use legal tools to bring piracy to a halt, others are not bothered about unauthorized sharing. In a recent video interview the CEO of one of the largest porn distributors said that the more people pirate his company’s work, the better.
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Your fears confirmed: 'up to' broadband speeds are bogus

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 08:40
The FCC crunches the numbers and reveals a dirty secret: real broadband speeds and "up to" broadband speeds aren't even close. Most Americans get half the "up to" speed they purchased.
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Swedish Pirate Party to Host New WikiLeaks Servers | Piratpa

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 07:58
Swedish political party, the Pirate Party, will host the new WikiLeaks Servers to offer more protection against possible future raids.
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The Early Facebook Employee Exodus

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 07:55
Staying at a tech startup for more than four years -- the default stock option vesting schedule -- is a rare thing. But it seems notable that at 6-year-old Facebook many early and influential employees have moved on, and many of them recently.
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What Black Dynamite Can Teach us About Social Media

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 05:00
He is the greatest CIA agent that the CIA ever had, a decorated Vietnam war veteran, and he’s super bad. He’s a master of Kung Fu, an active revolutionary, and he will not hesitate to waste a fool. He is Black Dynamite – righteous defender of justice and children.
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Yahoo presents Premier League highlights

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 02:30
Highlights of the Barclays Premier League are available on the Yahoo portal from today, with brands such as Adidas, BT and Heineken among the first to run ads alongside the content.
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North Korea says it has joined Twitter, YouTube

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 01:40
North Korea appears to have ramped up its propaganda war against South Korea and the U.S. by turning to Twitter and YouTube - websites that most citizens of the reclusive communist country are banned from viewing.
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The Top Ten Most Dangerous Things You Can Do Online

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 01:30
Researchers at Internet security service provider CyberDefender looked at some of the most dangerous things you can do online and explained how to protect yourself if you're not quite ready to give up things like Internet porn completely.
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