November 2010
83 posts
WALL ST. JOURNAL: Mozilla, makers of popular... →
It’s about time!
Web 2.0 Workshop →
thingsforteachers:
This website is a great starting point to finding different guides/tutorials (& other resources) on various Web 2.0 tools.
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E.U. Opens Antitrust Investigation Into Google →
infoneer-pulse:
The top European antitrust regulator opened an investigation into Google on Tuesday to examine allegations that the Internet giant has abused its dominance in online search.
The move follows complaints by specialized search-related companies about “unfavorable treatment of their services in Google’s unpaid and sponsored search results,” the European Commission said in a...
According to data analysis done by Cambridge... →
News Corp. Buys Wireless Generation for $360... →
infoneer-pulse:
News Corp. agreed to acquire 90 percent of education-technology provider Wireless Generation for about $360 million in cash, as Rupert Murdoch’s media company looks to expand in academics.
Wireless Generation’s management, led by founder and Chief Executive Officer Larry Berger, will remain, New York-based News Corp. said yesterday in a statement. Berger, Chief Operating...
Blog Ethics
nerdshares:
correlationstonone:
nerdshares:
So is “you must be doing things for attention because all expression must be commodified” a logical argument?
Less argument than axiom, at this point.
!! So all the blogs that are filled with cat pictures and grousing about work and the occasional complaint about media articles are…? They don’t exist?
But there are those among us that deny...
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Your new favorite image uploader →
nickdouglas:
Dude, try it.
Click the link.
Drag a picture onto the window.
DONE.
No login needed, no dialog boxes. This is magic and by next year anyone still hosting pics on Photobucket will be shot.
Satellite Internet Leaps Forward in 2012 →
infoneer-pulse:
Broadband Internet delivered via satellite stands to get a big boost in 2012 when HughesNet, one of two major providers in the United States, launches a next-generation spacecraft.
The new satellite, named Jupiter, will be able to transfer data faster than the company’s current dedicated Spaceway satellite and an array of transponders leased on other orbiting craft.
Speed and...
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At Least 20% of Facebook Users Exposed to Malware... →
infoneer-pulse:
According to the app’s Facebook page, “Since its launch (almost a month ago), BitDefender safego scanned 17 million Facebook posts and it has detected infections on the news feeds of around 20% of its users. We detected several types of scam waves.”
» via ReadWriteWeb
abcnewsradio:
@Makerbot to open ‘Botcave’ - a Brooklyn-based retail store.
Video from the ABC News Radio archive /via @danpatterson:
This video interview with @Makerbot co-founder @Bre was cut almost a year ago for @abcnewsradio. While Makerbot Industries has been operational for quite some time, their new retail store the Botcave will open this weekend in Brooklyn. Deck.
Netflix intros $7.99 streaming-only plan, bumps... →
mudwerks:
Netflix has finally introduced its long-awaited streaming-only plan. Netflix VP of Marketing Jessie Becker wrote in a blog post Monday morning that the new plan would cost $7.99 per month—$1 less than the old one-DVD-plus-streaming plan—and that those who only want to stream will get no DVDs by mail. Those who still want to stream and get DVDs will have to open their wallets,...
20 Web Design Resources To Help You Build a Great... →
Chinese Woman Sent to Labor Camp for Retweeting →
WIRED: Chances are you've not come across any... →
inothernews:
EDIT: Actually, I use mta.info quite often—it’s the website for New York City’s subway and bus system, as well as for Metro-North and other regional transit services—but that’s about it.
Google search "where is Chuck Norris"
iamonlyamaid:
Click the first option.
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Tumblr Lands Major Investor, New Director Of... →
mashable:
Tumblr just landed a major investor in the form of Silicon Valley VC firm Sequoia Capital. The blogging service also confirmed today that it has hired Derek Gottfrid from The New York Times as director of product.
Maybe they’ll fix the queue.
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