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Hulu drops georetardation on SNL clips, still blocking others freely available

Hulu has quietly dropped its uniform georetardation polices following our post highlighting…

Duncan Riley

Dodge Ram Challenge: truck advertising meets internet show

Dodge is seeking to drive buyers to the declining truck market through…

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Strands gets a desktop client

Lifestreaming come music recommendations service Strands has released their first desktop client.…

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Is That Cloud Turning Into A Minefield?

One of the biggest buzzwords on the Internet has to be cloud…

Steven Hodson

Do You Have a Social Media Last Will and Testament?

With an increasing number of people living much of their lives online;…

Steven Hodson

It’s over for 25% of Zillow employees

Real estate startup Zillow is cutting 25 percent of its workforce despite…

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iGoogle Update: Did Google Listen to the Complaints?

I’m happy to report that, following widespread criticism of its new iGoogle…

Bertel King, Jr

Yahoo expected to cut jobs Tuesday

Yahoo is expected to distribute pink slips to at least 1,000 of…

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China to impose control on Internet cafe customers

Now that the Olympics is over, it’s back to imposing controls on…

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Internet search good for the brain than books

If you think reading a book stimulates your brain, think again. Researchers…

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ReadWriteWeb tries something new with RSS ads

Despite years of talk, advertising in syndicated feeds (RSS) has never met…

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Microsoft wins award for years shortest media release

Steve Ballmer was at it again earlier today, telling the audience at…

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The Yahoo That Yang Doesn’t Want Us To Have

Yahoo – the company that we all love to hate but not…

Steven Hodson

Grooveshark enters the music widgets space

Online music on demand service Grooveshark has entered the music widgets space,…

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Google Explains Android’s “Kill Switch”

The discovery of a so-called “kill switch” within the new T-Mobile G1’s…

Bertel King, Jr

Measure Your Twitter Influence and “Social Capital”

Want to see just how influential your Twitter-based thoughts really are? Check…

Bertel King, Jr

Washingtonpost.com launches Economy Watch

Washingtonpost.com is now watching the economy as they launch Economy Watch, a…

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Seesmic: someone has to defend Web 2.0’s most popular whipping boy

As the global economic crisis continues its merry ride of ups, downs,…

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FriendFeed gets live updates

FriendFeed has launched a new feature that allows viewers to see updates…

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Could This Economic Downturn Be The Best Thing To Happen To Web 2.0?

Mark Evans put it more kindly than I would when he said…

Steven Hodson

Google makes another content play with Poptub

Google quietly launched its on entry into the video blogging space in…

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WordPress Developer Acquires PollDaddy

WordPress developer Automattic has acquired online poll service PollDaddy , the company…

Bertel King, Jr

Technorati acquires AdEngage, expanding ad mix

Technorati has acquired advertising service AdEngage, their first bolt on acquisition for…

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A Big Spam Bust – You Could Have Fooled Me

Spammers have to be the lowest scum on the Internet food chain.…

Steven Hodson

You’d Think Dell Would Know Better

Dell has been trying hard to improve its image and customer relations…

Steven Hodson

Taking Control of your Gmail IMAP Experience

Gmail has quietly added a new layer of functionality to its IMAP…

Bertel King, Jr

How to Turbo-Charge Firefox 3.1 Beta

Firefox 3.1’s first beta is upon us , right on track with…

Bertel King, Jr

Let’s just sing our problems away with MySpace Karaoke

MySpace has redesigned its karaoke service with a streamlined navigation, improved sharing…

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McCain Campaign asks YouTube to ignore the DMCA

The McCain campaign has written to YouTube, asking that the site ignore…

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JS-Kit gets $3.6 million, Chris Saad

Commenting 2.0 provider JS-Kit has taken $3.6 million Series B in a…

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Why Muhammed Saleem’s Tip’d will succeed

Well known social media consultant Muhammed Saleem has launched Tip’d , a…

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Apple Announces New Notebooks and Displays

After months of rumors and speculation , Apple has finally announced its…

Bertel King, Jr

Amy Winehouse in What Could be the Worst Jam Sesh Ever

Amy Winehouse of current cotton candy rumors was filmed rocking out somewhere…

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