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Anthropology: The Art of Building a Successful Social Site Posted: 02 May 2009 06:15 PM PDT ReadWriteWeb / ReadWriteWeb Anthropology: The Art of Building a Successful Social Site  — Picture if you will, a collaborative site that runs on two servers, is managed by four people, and has attracted a third of its target demographic ...

An invention that could change the internet for ever Posted: 02 May 2009 03:48 PM PDT AskNews / The An invention that could change the internet for ever  —  The Independent - Found 3 hours ago The biggest internet revolution for a generation will be unveiled this month with the launch of s...

MacBook Air Owner Gets "Unhinged" Posted: 02 May 2009 03:46 PM PDT YahooBuzz / HotHardware MacBook Air Owner Gets "Unhinged"  — The MacBook Air is sort of an "edgy" laptop, but in this case an owner frustrated with Apple's handling of the much-publicized Rev. A MacBook Air h...

It Turns Out That Google Even Has A Competitive Advantage In Scanning Books Posted: 02 May 2009 03:45 PM PDT TechCrunch / TechCrunch It Turns Out That Google Even Has A Competitive Advantage In Scanning Books  —  Google is serious about scanning books. Throughout the objections raised over the years by authors and publishers and the more recent delays in i...

ITunes Connect now lets developers see crash reports Posted: 02 May 2009 02:43 PM PDT HackerNews / Tuaw ITunes Connect now lets developers see crash reports  —

Apple iPhone Users Prefer Pleasure over Business Posted: 02 May 2009 02:32 PM PDT Google News: Technology / Eweek Apple iPhone Users Prefer Pleasure over Business  — The new Apple iPhone marketing campaign promotes iPhone Apps for enterprise use, but it may be awhile before iPhone users start snapping up the bus...

JD Power and Associates Ranks iPhone First Among Smartphones in Customer Satisfaction Posted: 02 May 2009 02:22 PM PDT Gizmodo / Gizmodo JD Power and Associates Ranks iPhone First Among Smartphones in Customer Satisfaction   — Apple took top prize in JD Power and Associates customer satisfaction survey in the smartphone category, while LG ranked first among dumbphones. Bu...

Swine flu? There's an app for that Posted: 02 May 2009 01:31 PM PDT NewsVineTechnology / TheUnofficialAppleWeblogTUAW Swine flu? There's an app for that  — The folks at IntuApps have responded to the Swine Flu pandemic in the way that only a developer could: By building an app!

Like My Parents In 1994, Apple Finds NIN's The Downward Spiral Objectionable Posted: 02 May 2009 01:15 PM PDT TechCrunch / TechCrunch Like My Parents In 1994, Apple Finds NIN's The Downward Spiral Objectionable  — Back in 1994, there was no album I wanted more than than Nine Inch Nails' The Downward Spiral. The problem was that I was 12 at the time, and the a...

How To Grow Your Blog Through Customer Development Posted: 02 May 2009 12:00 PM PDT TechCrunch / TechCrunch How To Grow Your Blog Through Customer Development  —  This is a guest post by Neil Patel, co-founder of KISSmetrics and blogger at QuickSprout.com . He also does consulting work for a number of major...

Facebook Just Landed in Seesmic Desktop Posted: 02 May 2009 11:00 AM PDT Techmeme / Loiclemeur Facebook Just Landed in Seesmic Desktop   —  Facebook Just Landed in Seesmic Desktop What a week-end! It starts with Ashton Kutcher say this facebook version is a social networking Dream. Lo...

The Latest On ShoeMoney's AdWords Lawsuit Against A Google Employee Posted: 02 May 2009 10:30 AM PDT TechCrunch / TechCrunch The Latest On ShoeMoney's AdWords Lawsuit Against A Google Employee  —  Last month we reported on an interesting trademark case between online marketing guru Jeremy ShoeMoney Schoemaker and a Google employee named Keye...

Who Shot Valleywag? Gossip Bloggers Thomas (Outgoing) and Tate (Incoming) Speak! Posted: 02 May 2009 10:00 AM PDT Techmeme / KaraAllthingsd Who Shot Valleywag? Gossip Bloggers Thomas (Outgoing) and Tate (Incoming) Speak!   —  Who Shot Valleywag? Gossip Bloggers Thomas (Outgoing) and Tate (Incoming) Speak! Was it Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg in Fraiche Yogurt with a Mac...

Verizon Partnering With Boingo to Give Free WiFI to FiOS and DSL Customers Posted: 02 May 2009 09:22 AM PDT Gizmodo / Gizmodo Verizon Partnering With Boingo to Give Free WiFI to FiOS and DSL Customers   — According to the ever-popular "sources familiar with the matter," Verizon is planning to partner up with WiFi hotspot provider Boingo. Now, how's a...

Immigration foes link flu to Mexican threat claims Posted: 02 May 2009 09:08 AM PDT Newspond / SeattleTimes Immigration foes link flu to Mexican threat claims  — TVNZImmigration foes link flu to Mexican threat claimsThe Associated PressThe swine flu virus has infected the immigration debate, with talk show c...

Photos: USAF Thunderbirds ready for air-show duty Posted: 02 May 2009 09:00 AM PDT CNETNews.com / CNETNews Photos: USAF Thunderbirds ready for air-show duty  — The red, white, and blue F-16s launch into another season of dazzling crowds with their aerial maneuvers at air shows across the country.

LexisNexis says its data was used by fraudsters Posted: 02 May 2009 09:00 AM PDT Techmeme / Networkworld LexisNexis says its data was used by fraudsters   —  LexisNexis says its data was used by fraudsters LexisNexis acknowledged Friday that criminals used its information retrieval service for more tha...

Digital Domain: Encyclopedic Knowledge, Then vs. Now Posted: 02 May 2009 08:45 AM PDT NYTimesTechnology / NYTimes Digital Domain: Encyclopedic Knowledge, Then vs. Now  — Much planning went into Microsoft's Encarta, but ultimately it couldn't compete with Google's algorithms.

Artist creates invisible car Posted: 02 May 2009 08:16 AM PDT Megite: Technology / TelegraphCo Artist creates invisible car  —  The 22-year-old student at the University of Central Lancashire spray painted a battered Skoda Fabia to match the car park and entrance to her art...

Fight Night Round 4 Predicts Manny Pacquio to KO Ricky Hatton Tonight Posted: 02 May 2009 08:08 AM PDT Newspond / Ripten Fight Night Round 4 Predicts Manny Pacquio to KO Ricky Hatton Tonight  — Manny "Pac Man" Pacquiao and Ricky "The Hitman" Hatton are set to clash tonight on pay per view, but Fight Night Round 4 already knows who's going ...

Facebook Open Stream bringing new apps Posted: 02 May 2009 08:04 PM PDT DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Business2press Facebook Open Stream bringing new apps  —  Facebook announced it would open the entire activity stream via a new API. According to Ethan Beard, Facebook's director of platform marketing, th...

Mad Scientist, Jr. Posted: 02 May 2009 08:03 PM PDT HackerNewsUpcomingNewest / Amazonaws Mad Scientist, Jr.  —

Cronologia web Posted: 02 May 2009 08:03 PM PDT HackerNewsUpcomingNewest / Google Cronologia web  —

Spammers flood Internet with trick flu emails Posted: 02 May 2009 08:00 PM PDT NewsVineTechnology / Expatica Spammers flood Internet with trick flu emails  — Subject boxes of spam email feature lines such as "Swine Flu Outbreak!" and "Madonna Catches Swine Flu!" in order to grab people's interest in a ta...

Windows 7's XP Mode Posted: 02 May 2009 07:44 PM PDT DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Theregister Windows 7's XP Mode  —  "The discovery that Windows 7 will use desktop virtualization so you can run Windows-XP-compatible applications caused almost as much excitement a...

Apple rejects Nine Inch Nails iPhone app update Posted: 02 May 2009 07:43 PM PDT RedditTechnologyUpcoming / NewsCnet Apple rejects Nine Inch Nails iPhone app update  —

Ask HN: What happen with Friendfeed? Posted: 02 May 2009 07:23 PM PDT HackerNewsUpcomingNewest / NewsYcombinator Ask HN: What happen with Friendfeed?  —

How to Un-blacklist The Intel Driver In Ubuntu 9.04 Compiz Posted: 02 May 2009 06:44 PM PDT DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Youtube How to Un-blacklist The Intel Driver In Ubuntu 9.04 Compiz  —  The Intel Driver is currently blacklisted in Compiz for Ubuntu 9.04. This video shows you how to un-blacklist it (Linux/Unix)

Anthropology: Stack Overflow and The Art of Building a Successful Social Site Posted: 02 May 2009 06:43 PM PDT HackerNews / Readwriteweb Anthropology: Stack Overflow and The Art of Building a Successful Social Site  —

A Note To Newspapers Posted: 02 May 2009 06:43 PM PDT HackerNews / Blogmaverick A Note To Newspapers  —

Merck Created Phony Peer-Review Medical Journal Posted: 02 May 2009 06:30 PM PDT Slashdot / Slashdot Merck Created Phony Peer-Review Medical Journal  — Hugh Pickens writes "Don't believe everything you read on the internet is a good rule to follow, but it turns out that you can't even believe a 'pe...

Swine flu e-mail in Spanish links to data-stealing Trojan Posted: 02 May 2009 06:24 PM PDT DiggTechnologyUpcoming / NewsCnet Swine flu e-mail in Spanish links to data-stealing Trojan  —  Security firm SonicWall says a new swine flu-related e-mail in Spanish includes a link to a Trojan that is designed to steal log-in data if the us...

ITunes now funnels iPhone crash reports to developers Posted: 02 May 2009 06:23 PM PDT HackerNewsUpcomingNewest / Arstechnica ITunes now funnels iPhone crash reports to developers  —

Anthropology: The Art of Building a Successful Social Site Posted: 02 May 2009 06:15 PM PDT ReadWriteWeb / ReadWriteWeb Anthropology: The Art of Building a Successful Social Site  — Picture if you will, a collaborative site that runs on two servers, is managed by four people, and has attracted a third of its target demographic ...

Albert Einstein / Marylin Monroe Hybrid Helps Robots See Like Humans Posted: 02 May 2009 06:08 PM PDT MixxTechnology / Botjunkie Albert Einstein / Marylin Monroe Hybrid Helps Robots See Like Humans  — See this picture of Albert Einstein? Leave it up on your monitor and walk away. When you get far enough, it'll change into a picture of Marilyn Mon...

Facebook Open Stream bringing new apps Posted: 02 May 2009 08:04 PM PDT DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Business2press Facebook Open Stream bringing new apps  —  Facebook announced it would open the entire activity stream via a new API. According to Ethan Beard, Facebook's director of platform marketing, th...

Packet Garden. Grow a world from network traffic. Posted: 02 May 2009 07:10 PM PDT RedditGeek / Selectparks Packet Garden. Grow a world from network traffic.  —

How to Un-blacklist The Intel Driver In Ubuntu 9.04 Compiz Posted: 02 May 2009 06:44 PM PDT DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Youtube How to Un-blacklist The Intel Driver In Ubuntu 9.04 Compiz  —  The Intel Driver is currently blacklisted in Compiz for Ubuntu 9.04. This video shows you how to un-blacklist it (Linux/Unix)

A Note To Newspapers Posted: 02 May 2009 06:43 PM PDT HackerNews / Blogmaverick A Note To Newspapers  —

Albert Einstein / Marylin Monroe Hybrid Helps Robots See Like Humans Posted: 02 May 2009 06:08 PM PDT MixxTechnology / Botjunkie Albert Einstein / Marylin Monroe Hybrid Helps Robots See Like Humans  — See this picture of Albert Einstein? Leave it up on your monitor and walk away. When you get far enough, it'll change into a picture of Marilyn Mon...

Ask HN: Programming and Shaping Minds? Posted: 02 May 2009 06:08 PM PDT HackerNews / NewsYcombinator Ask HN: Programming and Shaping Minds?  —

Mark Cuban:"This was my motivation book. It helped me get fired up.. Posted: 02 May 2009 05:43 PM PDT HackerNews / Twitter Mark Cuban:"This was my motivation book. It helped me get fired up..  —

Palm's New Eos May be iPhone's Next Challenger Posted: 02 May 2009 04:44 PM PDT DiggTechnologyUpcoming / TechYahoo Palm's New Eos May be iPhone's Next Challenger  —  Palm is upping its game with a new budget phone rumored to launch this fall on AT T. Deemed to be another iPhone rival with a smaller price tag, t...

Inside Ubuntu 9.04 -- Linux Ubuntu 9.04 -- InformationWeek Posted: 02 May 2009 04:44 PM PDT DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Informationweek Inside Ubuntu 9.04 -- Linux Ubuntu 9.04 -- InformationWeek  —  Critics are calling 'Jaunty Jackalope' as slick and seamless as Mac OS X. We uncover the Linux distro's pitfalls and gotchas -- as well as its hid...

Logicly: a logic gate simulator Posted: 02 May 2009 04:43 PM PDT HackerNews / Joshblog Logicly: a logic gate simulator  —

The Truth About Bender's Brain Posted: 02 May 2009 04:40 PM PDT RedditGeek / SpectrumIeee The Truth About Bender's Brain  —

Another article on how "great" twitter is, bla bla bla. "Oh look, I scored 1800 off twitter!" etc Posted: 02 May 2009 04:28 PM PDT RedditTechnology / NzheraldCoNz Another article on how "great" twitter is, bla bla bla. "Oh look, I scored 1800 off twitter!" etc  —

John Naughton: Control freaks don't get it: the web works best in a free-for-all Media The Observer Posted: 02 May 2009 04:28 PM PDT Twitter / GuardianCo John Naughton: Control freaks don't get it: the web works best in a free-for-all Media The Observer  —

Use Depth of Field to Create Portraits with Blown-Out BGs Posted: 02 May 2009 04:24 PM PDT DiggTechnologyUpcoming / PsdTutsplus Use Depth of Field to Create Portraits with Blown-Out BGs  —  Photographers can benefit by learning some camera and shooting principles that will improve their results. A strong photograph has a clear subject...

THE CEO OF COCAINE, INC. Posted: 02 May 2009 04:23 PM PDT HackerNews / Style THE CEO OF COCAINE, INC.  —

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