Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Google Combats Domain Name Loophole

The online advertising leader Google Inc. said Friday it would help make it less lucrative to tie up millions of Internet addresses using a loophole and keep those domain names from legitimate individuals and businesses.

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At Yahoo, a need to hit refresh - CNET News.com

The troubled Web giant used to be known for its innovative ways. To find a way to a brighter future, it could stand to take a look at its past. HELLO??? Search?????

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Monday, January 28, 2008

Weekend Minis - Maps, Motion, GPS

For relaxing and lazy weekend, have some fun with GPS and a fat list of visualization resources.

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Thursday, January 24, 2008

From the Googleplex to the wine bar

While some ex-Google employees are still grinding away as angel investors and entrepreneurs in the tech industry, it's occurred to some others that they're wealthy enough to do whatever they want.

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Digg: New Algorithm Changes

"Just wanted to give everyone some insight into some of the changes we’ve been making this week. As we’ve talked about in the past, Digg’s promotional algorithm ensures that the most popular content dugg by a diverse, unique group of diggers reaches the home page..."

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Wednesday, January 16, 2008

"Dude" commercial

When I first saw this commercial, I had a light chuckle to myself. The second time I saw it, I was like, "Dude, this got old really fast!" I think William Hung is going to have a longer shelf life than this weak ad campaign.

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