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Tweet the Vote. No, Digg The Vote. No, YouTube the Vote. Oh, . . . Just Vote.

admin — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

If you think there is too much noise about the U.S. election now, wait until next week. On Election Day, not only will every media outlet be covering the vote, but so will voters themselves who will have ample opportunity to Tweet, Digg, video, and IM the vote. Most of these “reports” will probably consist of people telling the world that “I’m voting!” or who they just cast their vote for. Who you vote for used to be a private affair, but no more. It is almost as if your vote does not count, unless you IM or Tweet it.

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Google Asking Their Advertisers To Publicly Support Yahoo Search Deal

admin — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

A reader, Darrin (from ReverseMortgageGuides ), who says he spends about $100,000/month on Google adwords received a voicemail from a Cleary Gottlieb lawyer named Donald Burke. Burke says he’s representing Google in the Yahoo advertising deal . The message, linked below (with part of the phone number toned out), says: “Hi Darren my name is Donald Burke. I’m calling on behalf of Google to talk with Adwords advertisers about the new proposed Google/Yahoo Advertising Agreement. If you have a couple of minutes to talk with me, my number is…Thanks very much

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CrunchGear Review: T-Mobile G1

admin — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

I will keep this review short and straight to the point, folks. You know how Google likes to keep things in Beta for years and years? Well, Android is no different. Like many of you I was excited at the prospect of a new OS to muscle it’s way in and take down the iPhone, but I’m afraid Android is not it – at least not yet. The OS actually isn’t that bad, but it does have its issues and those cannot be overlooked. Unfortunately it’s the hardware that will be Android’s folly this go around until the other manufacturers can churn out some better goods.

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The Seeds of the Next Big Thing Are Being Planted Now

admin — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

September 4th 2008 marked Google’s tenth birthday. That means that during 2000 and 2001, when all the air was being let out of the dot-com bubble, Google was in its infancy. That was a good idea that survived the bleakest time for high tech companies. On the flip side, Facebook has not even reached its fifth birthday, but as a company it is worth well more than four billion dollars . Great ideas can scale and become big businesses very quickly. And incredible organizations like Six Apart , Plaxo , and Ning were all started before the Web 2.0 boom.

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The Seeds of the Next Big Thing Are Being Planted Now

Welcome To Bizarro World – Google Takes A Leap Back To 2001

admin — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

As part of its 10th birthday celebration , Google has opened the doors to an antiquated version of its search engine that dates back to 2001. The portal has all the trimmings from the old site, including the goofy logo (complete with exclamation point), a missing “I’m Feeling Lucky” button, and the not-so-modest claim of having indexed 1,326,920,000 web pages. It’s cool to see things the way they were (though they haven’t changed all that much), but the real fun lies in running a few searches. Google’s blog post offers a few examples: The iPod referred to a Document Processing System, and YouTube gets zero hits

10 Gadgets to Help You Survive the Coming Economic Apocalypse

admin — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

With the $700 billion bail out on hold and banks dropping like flies, it seems this economic apocalypse will come in – and out – with a bang and not a depression. To that end we’ve decided to scour our mind-holes for gear that will help you survive the coming economic catastrophe. While we can’t promise that there will be zombies during this international economic breakdown, we wanted to be completely prepared for all potential threats, especially when Pfizer goes belly-up and their laboratories are overrun by environmental activists who release a deadly “rage” virus into the wild. So, in a very real way, this is both to help you survive the Great Dustbowl of 2008 and the great Zombie uprising of suburban New Jersey. Let’s begin. Read more… Crunch Network : CrunchBoard because it’s time for you to find a new Job2.0

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Cloud + Client

admin — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

This week two giants spoke to the technology wave known as cloud computing. Larry Ellison called it a new label on what everyone is doing already. He acknowledged he was going along with it to keep his marketing and sales guys happy, but basically he called bullshit on it. Steve Ballmer talked at a deep level about intelligent caching between the cloud and the client

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Analyst: Google Maps Reigns Supreme

admin — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Cowen & Co. , an industry analyst firm that specializes in covering Web services, released a statement today discussing its findings on the success of online mapping solutions. To no one’s surprise, the analyst found that Google Maps is the de facto leader in the space, while its rivals, Yahoo Maps, MapQuest, and Live Search Maps have slipped well behind Google. According to the analyst, much of Google’s success is due to the fact that its competitors simply don’t have what it takes to keep pace. “Since our initial survey in July 2007, innovation at (AOL’s) MapQuest and Yahoo Maps has stagnated,” and although Microsoft has improved Live Search Maps, it remains the least popular of the four top services, said Cowen and Co.

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TiVo/Nero Team Up to Offer PC-Based TiVo System

admin — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Remember back in November, we told you about Tivo jumping in the sack with Nero AG ? Me either. Later today, presumably in the afternoon when everyone is awake, they will finally announce the software kit that will turn your PC into a Tivo box. Set to launch on October 15th, the Nero LiquidTV/TiVo PC will retail for $199, but those with a built-in TV tuner can opt for just the software, which will go for $99.

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