Google and Wikipedia Breaking Up & Other News Shorts, June 29
Are Google and Wikipedia breaking up? Google Docs to Offer Free Encyclopedia Britannica? - New Google plans discovered Google Universal Search and Ask 3D both have video search results; Search Engine Watch helps you get there: Video Search Optimization Tech Tips ? Knowing the 4 P?s A novelty: Profitable Web 2.0? That?s Probably Worth $5.35 Million A [...]
Holiday
Blazersedge is taking a one-day holiday hiatus for some family time. (Unless something breaks that we all need to know about.) Happy fourth to all! In the meantime you can contemplate how much a decent name-level free agent goes for nowadays with Rashard Lewis reportedly agreeing to $15 million a year and Chauncey Billups $12 million. Anyone ... (Read on Source)
Mon mlb plays
Sunday we split 1-1 for a +.02 unit day. Our total lost but La came through to win 5-3. We got a scare in the bottom of the 8th when San Fran had bases loaded..but la got out of the inning. Today 1 p...
Aug. 17, 1807: 'Fulton's Folly' Steams Up the Hudson
The steamboat is considered unstable, even unsafe, but that doesn't stop Robert Fulton from demonstrating that with a little pluck and a lot of work, the thing can be commercially successful. (Read on Source)
ENTOU-RAGE
IS Jeremy Piven taking his role of Ari Gold on HBO's "Entourage" a little too seriously? Spies at Nobu Malibu spotted Piven having "a very loud argument" with his own mother Friday night. "It was so venomous, the entire restaurant could hear them...
Shifting sex ratio may be caused by PCBs, but how?
More girls than boys are being born in certain Inuit villages in the Arctic, and scientists say man-made chemicals are to blame. Women were tested for the level of PCBs (pervasive hormone mimicking chemicals) in their bodies, and the results showed...
Witness alleges man who died was Tasered 4 times
An eyewitness with cellphone footage spoke out Monday night about what she saw at the Vancouver International Airport when a man was Tasered by RCMP and later died. (Read on Source)
Nov. 12, 1912: Scott's Polar Odyssey Comes to Its Official End
Robert Falcon Scott hopes to be the first to reach the South Pole. He misses by five weeks, but misses even worse on the return trip to McMurdo Sound.
Black Hat/DefCon: Welcome to the Funhouse
Attack codes, rootkits and more on display at Black Hat in Las Vegas.
Foraging in the iPhone App Store
The outstanding new feature on Apple's iPhone -- both the new 3G and original versions -- is that it allows users to download and install applications. I've tested out only a small fraction of the 900 now available. But here are some games, music and other programs that have caught my eye so far.
Felton, California Residents Eschew Proprietary Software
OStatic: "It takes a village? How about a whole city? How about 100 cities? I enjoyed this item from LinuxInsider about residents of Felton, California who pledged to go proprietary software-free for at least a week. If you've ever been to Felton, which has a Santa Cruz-like countercultural flavor, this pledge makes sense."
Google Adword: Why It is the Smartest Way of Web Promotion
If you are doing Internet based marketing then you must know that Google AdWords can be of great use in promoting your business. There are thousands of bloggers and website owners that have already cr...
Calzaghe: Pavlik is gutless - SkySports
 SkySports | Calzaghe: Pavlik is gutless SkySports - By Joe Drabble Last updated: 18th September 2008 It's easy to come out of the woodwork and mouth off when you've already signed to fight somebody else. Southern California Notebook Calzaghe, Jones finally meet in dream MSG bout |
Chargers again push deadline to get a sellout
The extremely high level of local affection for them is unquestioned, easily measured by the number of bolt-adorned blue jerseys bearing the names Tomlinson, Merriman, Gates and Rivers. (Read on Source)
Timberland Pays out to Settle Text Spam Lawsuit
Two companies have settled a class-action lawsuit charging them with sending unauthorized text messages to cell phone users.
Salesblogger prepares for downturn
I met Scott Schnaars yesterday on my tour through Palo Alto. He’s a 15-year sales veteran of the tech industry and is working with Ross Mayfield at SocialText. He told me he’s already been video blogging to other salespeople about how to get through the bad economic times. I watched tonight. It’s not Wine Library TV, but it ... (Read on Source)
MRN - The Customer Is The Boss
The MRN series:[Intro] [1 - Time] [2 - Customer] [3 - Plan] [4 - Blog] [5 - SEM] [6 - SMM] [7 - Improve] Introduction A large proportion of those trying to market on the Internet are dissatisfied with how their website performs in generating sales. Perhaps they hope this series will give them the instant [...] (Read on Source)
Boda Borg Prepares for Spooky Experience in Sweden
Halloween is popular in the USA, but the annual Halloween Week Event at Boda Borg in Sweden has shown that Swedes are having great fun with the scary theme also. (PRWeb Oct 23, 2008)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/BodaBorg/halloween/prweb1514614.htm
Attack code for critical Microsoft bug surfaces
Just hours after Microsoft posted details of a critical Windows bug, new attack code that exploits the flaw has...
Sanyo Sales up on Strong Demand for Solar Cell, Battery
Strong sales of rechargable batteries and solar panels helped Sanyo achieve 4% higher sales in the April to September period...
Embattled England turn to Swann
One-day cricket is also about flexibility and adapting to conditions and England were muddled by team selection in Indore - Kevin Pietersen showed no faith in bowling the spinner Samit Patel during the final Powerplay, while keeping himself down instead of trying to solidify a shaky top order. Pietersen insisted England had not made a mistake in ... (Read on Source)
Even More Madcap Manpages - Linux and Unix Laughs
The Linux and Unix Menagerie: "Today, while out trudging through the wasteland of that thingy they call the Internet, looking far and wide for stuff to make me chuckle, I ran across this awesome collection of fake, and funny, man pages."
New Website Launch: The Retreat at Sheppard Pratt
We're just churning them out these days! We're happy to announce we've launched a Lead Generation website for the folks at Sheppard Pratt. The Retreat at Sheppard Pratt is a psychiatric retreat located in Baltimore, MD, operated by the world-renowned Sheppard Pratt Health System. The site is a vast ... (Read on Source)
Intel to Show Devices That Bring Internet to TV
Intel on Monday said it will show off prototype devices that meld the TV and the Internet.
Coleman's Lead Dwindles to 2 Votes in Minnesota Senate Race
Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman's lead over Al Franken has dropped to just two votes, after a canvassing board considered a pile of challenges.
Canonical Announces New Notification System for GNOME, KDE
As part of its initiative to improve the usability of the Linux desktop, Canonical has made a proposal for a desktop notification system for both GNOME and KDE. Mark Shuttleworth announced the proposal on his blog earlier this week. The mockup video shows notification more or less like the 3d party Growl system for Mac OS X. Since we are talking Linux here, the meat is in the implementation details and cross-desktop compatibility.
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