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Lijit takes $7.1m for ad network

Blog search service Lijit has taken $7.1 million Series C in a…

Duncan Riley

Google on Gmail: Sorry

Google has responded to the Gmail outage this afternoon (hereby known as…

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18 Ways to Power Search Google

Everyone uses Google, but most people search Google by entering the term…

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Which web metrics service is best?

Allen Stern suggested yesterday on Centernetworks that the time is approaching that…

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Russia-Georgia Battle Spills onto Internet

The idea of battle is now taking a two-field approach: the actual…

Bertel King, Jr

Google Unveils Open Source Security Tool

Google has just introduced a new open source cryptography utility called KeyCzar…

Bertel King, Jr

Oops…Wrong Button

Ticketek — the Australian equivalent to America’s Ticketmaster — seems to have…

Bertel King, Jr

Like the Blog? Leave a Tip

The future of professional blogging may lie in the age-old model of…

Bertel King, Jr

Something rotten in the Fred/ Zipit Campaign [PR Gone Bad]

Zipit, the sponsors of the YouTube phenomena of Fred ( our coverage…

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FriendFeed is Google Bait + 23 Great Ways to use it

Social aggregator and sharing platform FriendFeed is rocking the first adopter community…

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Things You Can’t Say About the Internet Episode 6

If you’re not subscribed, or didn’t listen live, this weeks episode of…

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HTC Dream running Android looking good

A blurry video allegedly showing HTC’s Dream cell phone running Google’s Android…

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Jisko: Competition for Identi.ca?

Jisko is a newish microblogging service that aims to compete with Twitter…

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Google’s Invesment in AOL Now Less Than a Billion

In 2006, Google gave AOL $1 billion in cash for a 5…

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You Can Soon Escape Yahoo’s Customized Ads

Yahoo! Inc. will offer users greater choice in how they manage their…

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You can take your Non-compete and….

In a decision that has interesting repercussions for the web industry, the…

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More Voters Turning to Internet for Information

To better understand the Internet’s role in the coming US Presidential election,…

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Jajah Babel Offers Free Phone-Based Translations

Jajah Babel is a fun little new service to kick off your…

Bertel King, Jr

Magnify.net Releases Enhances Video Search and Performance

Magnify.net , the video aggregation and curation platform on the web, is…

Duncan Riley

Former AOL Exec Jumps to Second Life

A former AOL exec has joined the Second Life team. Frank Ambrose…

Bertel King, Jr

Online Social Networks Now Playground for Hackers

Computer security researchers warned that social networking websites are playgrounds for hackers,…

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Blinkx Offers to Buy Out Miva

Video search engine Blinkx has put its plans to acquire online advertiser…

Bertel King, Jr

Meritocracy Part 2: the remnant cultural elite

We covered Jeff Jarvis’ excellent post on meritocracy online this morning ,…

Duncan Riley

Evernote. Why it will make it & 20 Awesome Ways to Use It.

A guest post from Zee, the Creative Director at London based digital…

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Meritocracy and marketing

Jeff Jarvis, one of the preeminent thinkers of the internet age, has…

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Things we missed: Regator, Heekya

I must pay more attention to email…I must pay more attention to…

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Aggregation vs. Plagiarism: A Modern Problem Hits an Old Medium

The ongoing debate of aggregation vs. plagiarism is hitting the world of…

Bertel King, Jr

Cuil Not So Hot Any More

After its much-hyped launch and almost instant dismissal within the blogosphere, search…

Bertel King, Jr

MeGlobe Gets Lost In Translation

MeGlobe is a new startup designed to bridge the language gap in…

Bertel King, Jr

Gmail Suffers 15-Hour Partial Fail

Gmail is recovering from a fairly long-lasting partial fail. Many users were…

Bertel King, Jr

In Soviet social voting, Digg follows you

Kevin Rose has announced the release of the new Digg Firefox 3…

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Wikia Evolution: add to Wikia Search by using Google…WTF?

Wikia has launched Wikia Evolution , an open source toolbar that allows…

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MerchantCircle hits 550,000 members, launches new service

Hyperlocal business directory provider MerchantCircle has launched a new instant website service…

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