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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Amazon Tags — Amazon is integrating user tagging into product pages (see image below). — Tags are public by default and can be managed under a "your tags" area that I am failing to find. You must first select a "Real Name" (odd choice of names given the old company called RealNames).
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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Yahoo Shoposphere Just Launched — Yahoo Shoposphere launches tonight (well, officially at 6 am EST tomorrow, but I've gotten permission to write about it tonight). I met with Rob Solomon, Yahoo's GM of Shopping, and Sabrina Crider, a Yahoo PR Manager, last week to take it for a test drive.
Yahoo! Search blog:
Social Commerce via the Shoposphere & Pick Lists — Today we released the Shoposphere and Pick Lists beta, plus enhancements to our core shopping search capabilities, which we hope you'll try out during your holiday gift-giving spree. — The Shoposphere and Pick Lists are examples of social commerce.
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Ethan / onotech.blogspot.com:
Google: Start acting like a real business or you're doomed — Zvents is an Urchin hosted customer. Yes, customer, as in we pay Google $200 per month to provide our web stats to us. We have been very happy with the quality of the tools that Urchin provides, but intermittently unhappy …
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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Google Analytics Swings at Measure Map — Google took the wrapper off Analytics today. It is a rebranding of their Urchin acquisition from earlier this year. — It works in much the same way as MeasureMap - using it requires the addition of javascript into a couple of files on your blog.
Steve Rubel / Micro Persuasion:
Ten Blogging Hacks — Since my last three "hack" posts on bookmarklets, RSS and Technorati were so popular, I thought I would follow up with my ten favorite blogging hacks. Don't ask me why, but I like the number 10. These work on most if not all of the major weblog platforms, including TypePad, Blogger and Wordpress.
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Ina Fried / CNET News.com:
Microsoft eyes making desktop apps free — Even as Microsoft readies a host of new ad-supported online services to battle rivals, the software maker has been mulling a plan to offer free, ad-supported versions of some of its desktop products, CNET News.com has learned.
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Om Malik / The Next Generation Internet:
The Archive Monetization Principle — Nick@Nite, move over. AOL In2TV is here. America Online 2.0 is going to offer the classic television shows from Time Warner archives to viewers for free. Batman cartoons.... oh yeah! I share Michael Parekh's enthusiasm over this development.
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Stan / Mobile Podcasting:
When is a Podcast a Podcast? — Dave Winer has blogged on whether proprietary audio formats, such as those Apple and Audible push, constitute podcasts. Interesting read. Dave suggests that a) if it's not MP3 it's not podcasting, and b) MP3 was chosen to keep spurious corp types from co-opting the medium.
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Nick / Rough Type:Love, money and podcasting
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Views, RatcliffeBlog, Podcasting, TECHNOSIGHT, The Internet Stock Blog, PaidContent.org, BuzzMachine and Steve Gillmor's InfoRouter
Ed Felten / Freedom to Tinker:
Don't Use Sony's Web-based XCP Uninstaller — Alex Halderman and I have confirmed that Sony's Web-based XCP uninstallation utility exposes users to serious security risk. Under at least some circumstances, running Sony's Web-based uninstaller opens a huge security hole on your computer.
coldforged.org:
Xbox 360 High Definition FAQ — I posted this on Team Xbox because of the rampant confusion regarding the high definition capabilities of the Xbox 360. Figured it could get some play here as well. — Q. Is it true that I have to use a high definition television with the Xbox 360? — A. This is false.
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Gizmodo
mandrake.tips.4.free.fr:
Mandriva Linux 2006 review — The Desktop Linux Showcase — Part two — This is the followup to part one of the Mandriva 2006 Review. Next to a discussion of the features of Mandriva Linux 2006, the used software and hardware, the installation of the system and the first impressions …
Susan Rush / wirelessweek.com:
Visage Supports New MVNO — Voce, a planned MVNO targeting the luxury market, is calling on mobile virtual network enabler Visage Mobile to support its planned service. The upscale MVNO will operate on Cingular Wireless' network. — As part of the agreement, Visage will deliver its Visage MVNO platform …
madpenguin.org:
Can Microsoft out-Google Google? — What will the Internet look like 10 years from now? Will it look more like one big pay-per-view channel, or more like an open street fair, or will it be somewhere in between? The answer will be heavily influenced, of course, by the competition between …
Maya Roney / Forbes:
Mac Mini Could See Big Announcement — NEW YORK - Apple fans: Don't spend all of your holiday money on a video iPod—Wall Street analysts and Mac experts are predicting a surprise announcement of a new Intel-based Mac at MacWorld this January. — Back in June, Apple Computer (nasdaq …
Paul Bond / Reuters:
Study finds TiVo losing ground among DVR users — LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - TiVo Inc. has created a digital video recorder with a name that has worked its way into the American lexicon, but its reputation among users and would-be users is beginning to erode amid generic competitors …
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