July 2009
58 posts
Top 10 proposed names for new Microsoft / Yahoo!...
pleasedontsqueezetheshaman:
inothernews:
Ying
YaBing!
Microhoo
HooSoft
MicYah
Mahoo
Moo
Antidisestablishmentarianism
Fuck You Google
John Smoltz of the Boston Red Sox
I’m holding out for Yahoo Softious.
NY Times: Microsoft and Yahoo! announce search... →
inothernews:
Microsoft Corporation and Yahoo announced on Wednesday that they had agreed to collaborate on Internet search and online advertising, a deal that should create a more formidable to Google Inc.
In a statement, the companies said that Microsoft will now power Yahoo search while Yahoo will become the relationship sales force for both companies’ premium search advertisers.
Under the...
The Goal of Twitter’s New Homepage? Be the World’s... →
mashable:
Twitter now has a brand spankin’ new homepage. Of course, if you’re a regular Twitter user, you’re rarely going to see it because you’re already logged in. But for the 5 billion+ people…
transforms photos to a vintage style
ifoundthis-yesidid:
trixietreats:
bebelestrange:
http://labs.wanokoto.jp/olds
Nice! So maybe now you Poladroid Wankers and others will quit thieving the real thing. GO HITHER, and CREATE ART! All the rage on tumblr, I can already see it.
The end of the internet! →
(via mystic-reader)
Meet the Laptop You'll Use in 2015 →
infoneernet:
A lot has changed in the 20 years since the first laptop computers appeared, including gigahertz processors, color screens, optical drives and wireless data. However, one thing that has stubbornly stayed the same is the conventional clamshell format with its hinged display lid that opens to reveal a mechanical keyboard.
That’s about to change. The rules of notebook design and the...
Bing! Microsoft to Open Retail Stores This Fall →
mashable:
Microsoft dominates the operating system market, office software, and is even having initial success with its new search engine Bing. However, there is one place where Microsoft is being…
Twitter’s Security Meltdown →
mashable:
This is serious. Twitter has a big security problem. Let’s rephrase that – most aspects of Twitter – user accounts, admin accounts, various personal accounts of important people in the company’s…
Highly Critical Security Vulnerability Found in... →
mashable:
Secunia reports of a new, unpatched, and highly critical security hole in Firefox 3.5 (possibly in other versions, too) that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on the victim’s…
Happy Birthday, Bit.ly! You’re About to Crush... →
mashable:
Do you remember Twitter one year ago? It was 1/10th the size it is today and its default URL shortener was TinyURL, the most popular tool of its kind for years. On July 14th, 2008 though, a…
Tumblr Submissions: Create Your Own... →
mashable:
There’s a common wisdom that personal blogging has slowly given way to microblogging: online sharing through Twitter and Facebook. Popular blogger Steve Rubel is a prime example: he…
“Kids today. They have no sense of shame. They have no sense of privacy. They are...”
– Kids, the Internet, and the End of Privacy: The Greatest Generation Gap Since Rock and Roll (via somethingchanged) (via churly)
5 NEW Twitter Games to Make Tweeting Fun →
mashable:
Three months ago, we profiled 6 Twitter Games To Make Tweeting Fun. These great games can still keep you entertained and spice up your Twitter feed (although two of them are now defunct).
But…
Mashable’s Weekly Guide to Jobs in Social Media &... →
mashable:
If you’re seeking a job in social media, we’d like to help out. For starters, Mashable’s Job Lists section gathers together all our resource lists, how-tos and expert guides to help…
Watchrocketboom:
Know Your Meme: Keyboard Cat
Ellie investigates ‘Play Him Off, Keyboard Cat’, a modern interpretation of the Vaudevillian practice of playing piano to distract from FAIL
New algorithm guesses SSNs using date and place of... →
mudwerks:
Two researchers have found that a pair of antifraud methods intended to increase the chances of detecting bogus social security numbers has actually allowed the statistical reconstruction of the number using information that many people place on social networking sites.
[I love algorithms…especially when they’re used for evil…]
New ways to search within a book →
booktumbling:
infoneernet:
At Google we want to make it easy for you to find the information you need. As such, we’ve made searching for passages within a book part of the core experience of Google Books.
Earlier this month we revamped the search experience to make searching inside a book easier. You can now view the context of a search result, sort results by relevancy or page order, and...
ABC Shows Make their Debut on Hulu With Grey’s... →
mashable:
Earlier this year, Disney purchased a stake in Hulu, paving the way for ABC shows like Grey’s Anatomy, Lost, and Desperate Housewives to be made available on the video streaming website….
Mashable’s Upcoming Social Media & Web Conference... →
mashable:
It’s a brand new week, which means it’s time for Mashable’s guide to upcoming social media and web events, parties, and conferences. For more upcoming event listings, check out Mashable’s …
Facebook Farce: Top British Spy Exposed on... →
mashable:
There are red faces in the UK today after it emerged that private details about the incoming head of MI6 were posted to Facebook by his wife. The details included information about John…
