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Apple Boosts Piracy Thru iCloudApple pulled their automated online storage solution, iCloud, out of beta today. It allows users to effortlessly gain safe storage for all their files. Like Dropbox, iCloud seamlessly backs up and restores your important pictures, video, documents, email, and music. …
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Thoughts: Firefox 4, Netflix, and Amazon’s Appstore
Firefox 4 was released today. It’s pulling a lot of interface elements and cues from Chrome … but then so does IE9. Chrome may very well represent the new standard for application interface and usability. There certainly is elegance in …
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HTML5 and mobile — random thoughts
There’s been quite a bit of buzz around HTML5 and what it means for founders, project architects, and web developers. Relevance of HTML5 has be fueled by (1) rapid browser adoption of the as-yet-to-be-finalized standard and (2) the huge implications …
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topLingo client, CubeCheck, profiled on MainStreet.com
A client of ours for the last year or so, CubeCheck, just got profiled on the The Street’s biz news site, MainStreet.com. Read the article here. CubeCheck is a service that allows users to rate current or former employers. I …
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Cuil who? (24 hours later)
What a difference a day makes. It’s been a mere 24 hours and the overly-hyped, poorly-named Cuil is already a footnote. They are the latest unexciting contender to challenge Google in the search arena (deja vu with both LOUD3R and …
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New version of WordPress out … oh, and it rocks
This weekend, WordPress released version 2.5 of their top-tier open source blogging software. This release sets the bar high for intuitive admin systems. I could write on and on, but nothing compares to actually using it. I’m composing this entry, …
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Storing and Promoting Your Online Videos
Need a solid video host? Brightcove, an internet TV platform, not only hosts your vids but also helps you promote it via: 1. Community: Leverage viral video sharing. 2. Distribution: Attract affiliates and list content with video search engines. 3. …
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Social Networks to Social Platforms
The hot buzzword in 2008 will be social platform. Rising social network star Facebook got the ball rolling this year when they announced their open development platform which allowed software developers to create custom applications to run inside Facebook. This …
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Google’s Open Social
Google has been making some big moves lately, one of which is in the social network arena. Open Social is a set of API’s (application programming interfaces) which will allow developers to create applications that will run on a variety …
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Most Valuable Internet Companies, Social Sites, Bookmarking and RSS Readers
Top Companies Only surprise on this list is Facebook and since Microsoft just invested $240 million their numbers are still to be determined. Source and full article: Tech Crunch Top Social Networks & RSS Readers MySpace is still king for …
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Adobe’s Web Application Play
San Jose based Adobe Systems is a legend in Silicon Valley, most famous for their dominant Photoshop application. Adobe is also a leader in desktop publishing and has a strong competitor in online video editing as well. Now Adobe is …
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Unexpected Consequences of Google Maps
Sometimes technology uncovers things we have never considered before or shows us things we have not noticed. Such is the case with this Navy building and it’s unfortunate shape, only discovered and disseminated widely because of Google Maps and blogging. …
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VideoJug Hits Their Niche!
VideoJug.com an online video resource for expert advice and professional know-how knows their niche market. Thier tagline appropriately reads “Life Explained. On Film.” and have taken a business model from the likes of Ask.com whose approach to competition is not …
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KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid) To-Do’s!
The geniuses from 37 Signals who brought you Basecamp (the web-based project management miracle worker) flex thier muscles once again with “Ta-Da List” an online To Do List manager bare bones in features … just as it should be. Less …
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Googlizing Feedburner
Man I love Google! Not only are they buying up some very cool companies handsomely rewarding the owners, they’re hooking up the users as well by “Googlizing” the products. For those of you using Feedburner, a new Google purchase, two …
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