Disqus releases a full public API

Commenting 2.0 startup Disqus has launched a full public API for the first time, allow developers to build new tools that utilize Disqus. The API itself has been is use for sometime, with an official WordPress plugin using ... continue

Why social browsing as a startup idea needs to die

Another day, another new social browsing service. Mashable reports on the launch of Socialbrowse, a Y Combinator funded service that offers social browsing. Despite Doriano "Paisano" Carta arguing (and I don't know how) that somehow this is ... continue

All that glitters isn’t Glam

First reported by Valleywag, female oriented advertising network Glam Media has laid of 14 of its 200 staff in a restructure, with most cuts being made in the sales department. It's an interesting move from a company that ... continue

Sarah Palin Disney Trailer

The boys at CollegeHumor has done it again, this time placing Sarah Palin into a Disney movie "Head of Skate." Related posts:Sarah Palin crop circles? no, just a local farmer with too much time on his handsSarah Palin ... continue

AOL launches new blogs. PS: I was wrong on Weblogs Inc

Back in July I wrote a post arguing that issues at Weblogs Inc prove that big companies and blog networks are a difficult mix, and that AOL proved it. While there is a still a sound case ... continue

Muxtape officially dead, sort of.

The much troubled music sharing service Muxtape is officially dead, at least in its original incarnation, however the site will return with a new model focusing on independent music. Muxtape originally shut its main music sharing service in ... continue

Google takes Yahoo deal critics head on with new website

Google has responded to a chorus of criticism over its Yahoo search advertising deal by launching YahooGoogleFacts.com, a site that spins Google's side on the contentious deal. The site includes slides, videos and details on why Google believes ... continue

Google launches group question tool

Google has launched "Google Moderator," a group question tool built on Google's app engine. Google Moderator allows anyone attending a function or forum to submit a question, and then give other participants a way to vote on whether ... continue

Basic tips on surviving a global financial meltdown

News broke hours ago that Chinese banks have been forbidden from lending money to US banks. Although it may seem insignificant, the US cash deficit has averaged over $2 billion a day for several years, and the ... continue

Copy-right: RIAA loses in court, Bush comes out against insane copyright law

Lots of good news on the copyright front this Thursday. The RIAA has taken a big blow against its first ever copyright win in court, and the Bush administration finally got something right, opposing moves to take ... continue

Evri launches into open beta with new features

Seattle based semantic search company Evri launched into open beta today with a range of new features geared towards breaking out in a hyper competitive space. At its base, Evri offers a semantic discovery engine that delivers grouped ... continue

Amazing Air Traffic Simulation

The above video shows a simulation of actual air traffic worldwide over a 24 hour period. I'm not sure on the origins of the video, except that it originated on this site that isn't in English, but ... continue