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Jeffrey Veen / Official Google Blog:
Here comes Measure Map — My first post to my blog was a little paragraph about my obsession with cycling, and I remember feeling a little ... let down. Sure, it was remarkably easy. Write. Click a button. Reload. Cool! But then what? It wasn't until someone left a comment that I was hooked.
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Measure Map sold to Google — Big news today: Measure Map has been acquired by Google, and we're down in Mountain View getting started on everything that is to come. There will be more to say in the coming weeks, but for now you can see my post on the Google Blog.
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Scobleizer / Microsoft Geek Blogger:
Tips for joining the A list — I keep getting asked "how do I get more traffic?" Or, "how do I get TechCrunch to notice my blog?" — Quick: go to Technorati and do the brrreeeport search. Now, which headline and opening text grabs you? Makes you wanna click?
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Kent / Newsome.Org:
Climbing Bloggers Hill: Scoble on Getting A-Listed — As a Valentine's Day present to those of us trying to scrape and claw our way up bloggers hill (and there are many of us), Scoble hands out some tips for joining the A-List. Obviously he knows what it takes to get on the proverbial A-List and he has some good ideas.
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Oracle Bags Sleepycat — The software giant buys an open-source database company. — Oracle said Tuesday it bought open-source database company Sleepycat for an undisclosed sum, marking another step by the company known for its proprietary database software to expand its open-source offerings, which are typically lower cost.
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Jose Antonio Vargas / Washington Post:
Virtual Reality Prepares Soldiers for Real War — Young Warriors Say Video Shooter Games Helped Hone Their Skills — One blistering afternoon in Iraq, while fighting insurgents in the northern town of Mosul, Sgt. Sinque Swales opened fire with his .50-cal. That was only the second time, he says, that he ever shot an enemy.
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Lee Gomes / Wall Street Journal:
In Contest, Players Vie to Position A Site Atop a Google Search — Remember how your parents used to tell you that when you encounter people you don't like, you should just ignore them? This story will help to show why that's true. — John Scott is a member of the occasionally shadowy fraternity of …
Stephen Baker / Business Week:
The Inside Story on Company Blogs — Corporate America may fear critical comments in public blogs, but it isn't ignoring the medium's potential for improving internal communication — The numbers are downright puny. According to The Fortune 500 Business Blogging Wiki …
Joe Wilcox / Microsoft Monitor:
WHAT OFFICE LIVE IS NOT — Last night, Microsoft lifted the NDA for Office Live, so I am rapidly blogging a day sooner than expected. Office Live goes live—at least in limited beta—tomorrow. — So there is to confusion about Office Live: — * Office Live absolutely is not a hosted version of Microsoft Office.
Ollie Stone-Lee / BBC:
UK holds Microsoft security talks — UK officials are talking to Microsoft over fears the new version of Windows could make it harder for police to read suspects' computer files. — Microsoft Vista is due to be rolled out later this year. Cambridge academic Ross Anderson told MPs it would mean more computer files being encrypted.
Niall Kennedy / Niall Kennedy's Weblog:
Seeking new horizons — I am leaving Technorati to pursue new opportunities. I submitted my resignation letter this morning and I will be a free agent on March 1. I joined Technorati in February 2005 excited about changing the world of weblogs and introducing people to a new kind of search.
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Life On the Wicked Stage, Valleywag, Message, The Blog Herald, Om Malik on Broadband and FuzzyBlog
Ben / Inside Firefox:
About the Firefox "memory leak" — A lot of people complain about the Firefox "memory leak(s)". All versions of Firefox no doubt leak memory - it is a common problem with software this complicated. We look to fix the issues where we can. David Baron and others have done a huge amount of excellent work in this area.
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Feld Thoughts:
Why Most VC's Don't Sign NDAs — The following question appeared in my inbox the other day. … For starters, I'll restate the assertion. Most VC's don't sign non-disclosure agreements. Guy Kawasaki had a good comment on it in his Venture Capitalist Wishlist post. … That basically says it all.
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Enndot / Marketing and Technology Discussed:
Exploiting MSN's Incentivized Search — I woke up this morning to a cancelled class and an interesting TW post on Microsoft's incentivized search. I had a little downtime so I thought I would try to crack the system. Thing is, I did. — If you haven't played with the search …
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Things That, SearchViews, Clickety Clack, Hacking NetFlix, OpsanBlog and Search Engine Journal
Simon Willison / Simon Willison's Weblog:
Yahoo! UI JavaScript treats — The Yahoo! Developer Network was updated yesterday with a veritable gold-mine of Exciting New Stuff, coinciding with the launch of the brand new Yahoo! User Interface Blog. — Here are some of the highlights: — Mature, extensively tested cross-browser JavaScript libraries …
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Yahoo! User Interface Blog, Spatially Adjusted …, The Unofficial Yahoo Weblog and Gadgetopia
Brian Krebs / Security Fix:
Microsoft Issues 7 Patches — Microsoft today released seven security updates for computers running its Windows operating system and other software. Two of the patches fix problems Redmond labeled critical, meaning the company believes the flaw could allow the propagation of an Internet worm …
AppleInsider:
Apple shipping MacBook Pros with faster processors — Apple Computer on Tuesday gave all of its MacBook Pro customers something sweet for Valentines Day: an unexpected CPU upgrade free of charge. — The company, which announced it will begin shipping the MacBook Pro this week …
