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Jeff Clavier / Software Only:
Syndicate Conference: StructuredBlogging.org is officially launched — Marc Canter is on stage to announce the launch of StructuredBlogging.org, a non-profit initiative supporting the development and deployment of micro-formats in blog posts. The idea is pretty simple …
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Niall Kennedy / Niall Kennedy's Weblog:
Technorati Kitchen: it's what's cooking — Technorati just introduced the Technorati Kitchen, an area where we can post projects we have been working on that we do not feel are ready for integration on the main site. The first project available in the Technorati Kitchen is Explore …
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Feld Thoughts
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Reuters:
Xbox 360 sold out on some major Web sites — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp.'s new Xbox 360 video game console remained sold out at some major Web retailers on Tuesday and one analyst said he expected holiday shipments at the lower end of his previous forecast.
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Joystiq
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Nick / Rough Type:
Monster mash — The free-for-all continues. Amazon.com has opened up its Alexa search engine to all comers. Just as Amazon's affiliates can tap into the company's merchandise catalog to build their own stores, so entrepreneurs and tinkerers can now tap into Alexa's vast catalog of web content …
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New Yorker:
CYBER CITY — Typically, video games are set in places with names like Myst, Zanarkand, and, slightly less fantastically, Vice City. True Crime: New York City, which was released last month by Activision and is being advertised on billboards around town, is set in Manhattan.
Robert McMillan / PC World:
Microsoft Fixes Critical IE Problems — Microsoft this week fixed a widely reported flaw in its Internet Explorer (IE) browser that had been used by attackers over the past few weeks to take over the PCs of unsuspecting users. The flaw was one of four IE bugs fixed Tuesday in Microsoft's regularly scheduled software update.
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Windows Vista Weblog
David / weblog.rubyonrails.org:
Rails 1.0: Party like it's one oh oh! — 15 months after the first public release, Rails has arrived at the big 1.0. What a journey! We've gone through thousands of revisions, tickets, and patches from hundreds of contributors to get here. I'm incredibly proud at the core committer team …
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Signal vs. Noise
Stephen Bryant / publish.com:
Year in Review: AJAX Desktops and Homepages — Review: Home pages are making a comeback, thanks to AJAX and Flash-powered "desktop" applications. Inside, a look at seven desktop and homepage apps vying for your news feeds, bookmarks, and sticky notes. — The homepage is making a comeback.
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The Unofficial Microsoft …, Scobleizer, Google Blogoscoped, Microsoft Watch and Guardian Unlimited
Associated Press:
Regulators warn of text message stock scam — WASHINGTON (AP) — Securities regulators are warning investors about a new twist on the "pump and dump" stock-fraud scam that uses text messaging on cell phones to tout stocks. — The National Association of Securities Dealers …
Dan Orzech / Wired News:
The Hydrogen Gold Rush Is On — Move over, Ben Franklin. Todd Livingstone has a plan to solve the energy crisis by capturing huge amounts of energy from lightning. — The idea itself is not new. But Livingstone, an inventor and electronics technician from Boston …
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Cleantech Investing
Dave Girard / Ars Technica:
Aperture — Because of the popularity of our not-so-glowing Aperture review, we've prepared an addendum to our review to address some questions, concerns and misconceptions people had. There were three main streams of feedback about our initial review of Aperture.
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The Unofficial Apple Weblog
Traci Hailpern / feedburner.com:
Reuters Selects FeedBurner to Deliver Global News and Advertising to RSS Subscribers — Chicago, IL — December 13, 2005 — Reuters, the world's largest international multimedia news source, has selected FeedBurner, the leading feed management provider, to expand its delivery …
Joan Anderman / Boston Globe:
Study: Online music sharing can spur sales — The record industry has long considered online file sharing a serious threat to its livelihood. But a new study scheduled to be released today suggests that consumer-to-consumer music recommendations — a growing feature of online music stores and websites …
David Newberger / The Geek Guy Rants:
10 Questions with Doc Searls — It's time for another 10 questions segment and today I have a wonderful interview with Doc Searls. I have got to say the more interviews I do the more I am getting something out of each of them. And the interview with Doc Searls is no exception to this.