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Facebook Chat App Social.IM Snagged By iSkoot (2)
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Social.IM, a standalone Facebook chat application that bypasses certain restrictions of Facebook, has been acquired by iSkoot, a company that was so far into providing carrier-friendly mobile VoIP solutions. With this move, they plan to move into mobile Web applications arena, and Social.IM is definitely not a bad start, although it has lost some of its luster since Facebook launched its own in-browser chat. iSkoot’s CEO Mark Jacobstein goes marketingese on the deal: ”Social.IM has ...Shared by Benedict Lee Zhi En (163) Rex (135)Contribute comment -
Buy A Limited Edition Google Comic, Proceeds Go To Charity (4)
onOur friend Duncan Riley (you know, the Inquisitr guy) has received a limited edition Google Chrome comic book. Being the altruistic fellow that he is, he decided to put it up on an eBay auction and give the proceeds to charity. You can check out the auction here, current bid is $127.50 (that’s Aussie dollars), and it ships to North America, Europe, or Australia/ New Zealand. ---Related Articles at Mashable! - The Social Networking Blog:Google ...Contribute comment
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Moore Pulls a Radiohead; New Movie To Be Distributed Online for Free (27)
onElection time is coming in the US, and suddenly your votes are more important than your money. At least that’s how Michael Moore sees it, whose new movie, titled “Slacker Uprising”, will premiere on the net for free, on September 23, followed by a DVD which will be released through Amazon.com and Netflix on October 7. Blip.TV will host the download; hopefully, they’ve upgraded their servers, because the demand is going to be huge. Moore ...Shared by Adrian (33) Alex (102) Darth Guru (105) Dave C. (17) Drew Olanoff (144) Eliacin (39) frjohnsen (10) Greg Loesch (37) Jeff (160) Josi (20) Jrod (68) Julius (13) Kyle James (30) mathewi (42) Mike F (456) Nick (6) nikhil (25) Patricia Skinner (24) Paul (23) Paul McIntosh (49) pericles (700) pilgrimjohn (16) Rob (132) SpostareDuro (44) TDavid (16) Tibor (41) zapnap (33)
- Tibor said: It's not a *Radiohead*, it's for *free*!
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Placecast Brings Location-Based Advertising to Eventful (3)
onLocation-based advertising? You’ve seen that, right? Practically every other ad you see on the net is tied to your general location, which is derived from your IP address. Eventful, however, is a local events site, which means that the ads on it - now delivered by Placecast, described as “the world’s largest place-based interactive media company” - will truly be local, pinpointing your exact position. Here’s the example provided by Eventful: “A user checking Eventful’s ...Contribute comment
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Microsoft Office Live Workspace Celebrates One Million Users (4)
onMicrosoft’s online collaboration space for Office users, where they can store, exchange and share their documents, now has one million users. We went through the most interesting features of Office Live Workspace when the beta opened up to everyone, and it is a solid effort. Its biggest advantage is the fact that it integrates into new Office products, which means that it’s very easy for Office users to start using it. This milestone is an ...Contribute comment
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http://mashable.com/2008/09/03/awesome-google-chrome/ (111)
onI didn’t expect this. I fired up Google’s web browser, Chrome, expecting very little except a stripped down early beta with a plethora of bugs. After playing with it for a while, it’s too early to say that I’m blown away, but I must admit that I’ve stumbled onto some impressive feats which show that the team that built Chrome was intelligent, mature and forward-thinking. Here they are, in no particular order. 1. Blazing fast ...Shared by Abdul Jaleel (28) Adam Singer (6) AKs (251) Alberto (316) alison (5) alyssa (21) Andrea Lazzari (6) Andrew Hughes (32) Angelo (3) AnilG (24) aNTwNHs (78) Austin Brown (18) Avi (598) Babychen Mathew (339) Barry Dobson (1) Ben Jacob (25) BillDeys (67) bittin (194) brandon (4) Brian Cuban (1084) Cai Chen (995) Ch (111) Chad Smith (28) Chris Clark (9) Chuck Rogers (7) Cubby Brendle (15) Dave (36) Dean Burge (12) Derrik (36) Dimitar D (37) dobata (366) Dominic Tremblay (10) downbeat (37) Edward David (6) Eliacin (39) Erik (8) FelipeC (19) Gaurav Kanoongo (9) GP (36) Greg Loesch (37) harry07 (30) hikbi (109) HollowMarkeD (65) Houston Marsh (2) inkode (28) J.D. Rucker (485) James Goux (9) Jamie Wallis (25) Jandy (21) Jason Kingery (15) Javed (119) Jay Bandoy (39) jayce (60) Jens Christian Freund (13) Jim (18) Joey Foxenberger (17) John (8) Jon Henshaw (7) Jordan (406) Jordan Griffith (4) Josh (13) Josh (16) JunChen (9) Justin Baum (9) Justine (3) K (23) Kathy (330) Krazy (146) Kyle (17) Laura Dantonio (22) Leena (1060) linguafranca (32) lost.static (13) Mao Yu (28) mark boyce (13) Mark Dorgan (39) Mashable (11) Matthew Keeney (1) miasarmento (110) Michael Liu (12) Mike Grybos (22) mr94 (10) nanog (23) nervioso (72) Nigel Eccles (147) nparker13 (92) Paul D. Spradling (21) Paul Roberts (10) Pranjal P (31) Rafael Teixeira (10) Rich (37) Robert (7) Ryan Brodkin (24) sadiq kassamali (41) Shane Coffey (84) Sharjeel (34) Siddique (19) Steinkirch (98) Stuart (35) Sumesh (101) Syam (26) Tina K.J (10) TJ Lauerman (12) Tom (11) Tomasz Cieńciała (1) Travis Barden (12) Waldemar (13) Wesley Donehue (231) Wyctim (33) Zaki (58) ziqbalbh (24)
- BillDeys said: I love it, can't wait til it's on the Mac AND has plugins. I need delicious, my web life is there! I also got giddy over the dragging tabs around and into new windows and back to old windows, don't know why but it is so effen slick!
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Status Updating Service Ping.fm Now in Open Beta (83)
onRemember Ping.fm, the service that lets you update several social networking profiles - Twitter, Pownce, Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, Friendster among many others - from one place? It’s now in open beta, which means that everyone can sign up and try it out. Ping.fm’s greatest strength is its support of many different platforms and applications. You can use it through AIM, GTalk, iGoogle, Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, WAP, iPhone/iPod Touch, SMS or just plain e-mail ...Shared by (jeff)isageek (48) 2Bad (19) Adam (9) Ambrose Burgin (2) andré.friedrichs (57) Anna Hirsch (4) Ash Matadeen (4) Ben Grubb (2) Benedict Lee Zhi En (163) bmonzing (18) charris1980 (47) Chris (7) Chris L (20) Chris Nixon (20) CHRISTIAN (23) Christopher Gizzi (23) cmiper (11) Cristina Favreau (11) Curt (11) David Chartier (12) Dean (3) Derick Jackson (3) deusdiabolus (93) FelipeC (19) fundament (57) Garth (12) Geoff Girardin (80) Grant (9) Greg Soundz (13) Havaslash (31) Henk-Jan van der Klis (10) HollowMarkeD (65) Ian Tearle (7) Jake Strawn (10) Jameson (13) Jason (34) Jason Wertenberger (7) Jay (69) Jay (18) jeremy warrant (2) Joe Dillon (7) John Olson (6) joshuabacker (12) Justin (15) Lainie Petersen (42) LF Martins (2) Loki (6) Louis (12) Malcolm Bastien (2) Manuel de la Peña (35) Melissa (14) Mikey (51) Nancy Babyak (2) Nedim Cholich (2) Niall Connellan (1) Paul Monaco (1) Phil Oakley (19) Philip Seyfi (1) PnS (28) Quinny (36) Raj (16) Rami Taibah (443) Rey Ramos (8) Rob Loach (2) Ryan (21) Scotty (21) Sean Carmody (20) sean h (29) Shane (34) Shelton (51) Sido (1) Simon (23) Sloan Ozanne (4) Stefan (22) Stephen Moon (1) Steve Ellwood (2) StevieB (71) Thomas Sturge (6) Tim Dorr (13) todd (1) Valeehill (12) veronicalynne (4) Zaldor (7)
- Mikey said: Woohoo! No more Twitter spam with invite codes!
- joshuabacker said: I cannot say enough good things about ping.fm
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Google Apps: Now With Video Sharing (10)
onGoogle Apps, the simple online office package aimed primarily at small businesses, now has support for videos. Users can post and embed videos, tag them, and leave comments - just like having your own mini YouTube. According to CNET, the technology used was actually developed by YouTube for corporate clients, and although it’s quite similar to what you get on YouTube, some features stand out. Scene Browser, for example, lets you browse through the video ...Shared by Carlos R. Hernandez (37) Carlos Riquelme (18) Christopher (65) Dave (29) David C (3) Josi (20) Oneupweb (4) realgt (20) windy (25) Zenith (27)Contribute comment
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Google To Microsoft: We’re Serious About Privacy (9)
onA couple of days ago Microsoft fired off a couple of shots in Google’s general direction, with their chief privacy strategist Peter Cullen claiming that, when it comes to privacy, “Google is where Microsoft was seven or 10 years ago.” Now, ZDNet.com.au has a response from a Google Australia spokesperson, who says “There are different ways of deploying privacy awareness within a company.” Refusing to play the numbers game, the spokesperson did not directly answer ...Shared by AJ (173) Andy Beal (23) Darin R. McClure (48) p0ps (34) Quinny (36) Rex (135) robteix (8) Veritas Noctis (38) Yung-Hui Lim (81)
- robteix said: It's a perception thing. I am not really sure Google is better than Microsoft when it comes to privacy, but it sure *feels* like it.
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Microsoft Acquires Greenfield Online for $486 Million (1)
onMicrosoft has announced that it will acquire Greenfield Online Inc, a company that owns Ciao GmbH, a leading European shopping and price comparison site. Microsoft will purchase all outstanding shares of Greenfield Online for $17.50 per share, which means that the total value of the transaction is approx. 486 million dollars. As others have noticed, Greenfield already had a deal in place with media PE firm Quadrangle Group LLC., who was supposed to buy Ciao ...Shared by GP (36)Contribute comment
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Microsoft Acquires Greenfield Online for $486 Million (4)
onMicrosoft has announced that it will acquire Greenfield Online Inc, a company that owns Ciao GmbH, a leading European shopping and price comparison site. Microsoft will purchase all outstanding shares of Greenfield Online for $17.50 per share, which means that the total value of the transaction is approx. 486 million dollars. As others have noticed, Greenfield already had a deal in place with media PE firm Quadrangle Group LLC., who was supposed to buy Ciao ...Contribute comment
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Google To Get New Satellite Imagery From GeoEye (13)
onUnhappy with the quality of satellite imagery on Google Maps and Google Earth? You’re in for a treat: Google has signed a deal with GeoEye Inc and will be receiving imagery from their new high resolution satellite called GeoEye-1. GeoEye spokesman Mark Brender claims that the new satellite will provide the highest resolution commercial imagery available, at .41 meters in black and white and 1.65 meters in color. Yes, that means: stay locked inside your ...Shared by Adrian (33) Andrew Trinh (34) Anthony (0) aNTwNHs (78) Courtney (23) creed205 (5) Daryl Milne (2) Dave Creaturo (1) Edo (21) Javed (119) krs (10) Nicolai (2) Razzu (11)
- Anthony said: I guess this means the Isle of Lewis will finally get an update.
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Google To Get New Satellite Imagery From GeoEye (24)
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Google To Get New Satellite Imagery From GeoEyeMashable, CA - 7 hours agoHowever, this doesn’t mean Google will shun everyone else; they plan to continue using imagery from other providers, including GeoEye’s rival Digital Globe, ...Shared by Adrian (33) Alaska Report (13) Andrew Trinh (34) Anthony (0) aNTwNHs (78) Art (22) Augmented Web (31) Bhavesh (36) Cam (17) Courtney (23) creed205 (5) Daryl Milne (2) Dave Creaturo (1) discuit (4) Edo (21) elroy (14) krs (10) Martin Little (6) Nicolai (2) plasmaegg (17) pneal (13) Razzu (11) Robert Birming (33) Troed Sångberg (3)- Anthony said: I guess this means the Isle of Lewis will finally get an update.
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Lacking Anything Better to Say, Microsoft Blasts Google on Privacy (3)
onOut of the blue, Microsoft complains about Google’s privacy policies again. Talking to ZDNet.com.au, Microsoft’s chief privacy strategist Peter Cullen said that “Google’s a great company, got some great products, but you know in some respects I think Google is where Microsoft was seven or 10 years ago.” This might even be true, but Cullen’s reasoning doesn’t sound like he’s done his homework. “Microsoft has over 40 full-time people invested in privacy and over 400 ...Contribute comment
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Ouch: Bloomberg Mistakenly Publishes Steve Jobs&8217; Obituary (14)
onAlthough it’s probably the worst mistake you can make as a journalist, it periodically happens to big media publications. Earlier today, Bloomberg sent a 17-page obituary of Steve Jobs over the wire, quickly retracting it with the following message: “An incomplete story referencing Apple Inc. was inadvertently published by Bloomberg News at 4:27 p.m. New York time today. The item was never meant for publication and has been retracted.” There’s nothing much to be said ...Shared by Aditi (10) Allison (11) Angel (7) Babychen Mathew (339) Brandon Fuller (3) dffrnt (27) funky_leo (7) Jaron (5) K (23) Kurt (13) Melanie (1) metaeuphoria (20) Mr. T (6) steve (3)
- Angel said: Cerca la bala... Yo no sabia lo del cancer pancreatico, eso no se lo deseo a nadie, ni al creador de Apple, para acabar rapido. Ojala y esto siga siendo nada mas que un error por mucho tiempo.
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Ouch: Bloomberg Mistakenly Publishes Steve Jobs’ Obituary (15)
onAlthough it’s probably the worst mistake you can make as a journalist, it periodically happens to big media publications. Earlier today, Bloomberg sent a 17-page obituary of Steve Jobs over the wire, quickly retracting it with the following message: “An incomplete story referencing Apple Inc. was inadvertently published by Bloomberg News at 4:27 p.m. New York time today. The item was never meant for publication and has been retracted.” There’s nothing much to be said ...Shared by Aditi (10) Allison (11) aNTwNHs (78) Brandon Fuller (3) dffrnt (27) GP (36) Jaron (5) K (23) Kurt (13) Melanie (1) metaeuphoria (20) Mr. T (6) rzklkng (136) Seth G (41) steve (3)Contribute comment
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No, You Cannot Turn Facebook Into A (Decent) Movie (13)
onIn what seems to be the worst idea in the history of television, West Wing writer Aaron Sorkin has his sight set on Facebook, claiming he’s interested in making a movie about the popular social networking site. He doesn’t understand Facebook, he says to BBC, but he’s ready to learn, thus creating his own Facebook account. It’s not entirely clear whether he wants to create a movie about the creators of Facebook (boring) or the ...Shared by Arrigo (2) b3cak (10) Bob Starr (11) CHRISTIAN (23) Fireman17 (30) Francesco Pham (2) ilias Charis (58) Jye (28) Kristopher (1) Mads (24) mark (19) metaeuphoria (20) Tibor (41)
- mark said: This has got to be the worst idea ever....
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No, You Cannot Turn Facebook Into A (Decent) Movie (11)
onIn what seems to be the worst idea in the history of television, West Wing writer Aaron Sorkin has his sight set on Facebook, claiming he’s interested in making a movie about the popular social networking site. He doesn’t understand Facebook, he says to BBC, but he’s ready to learn, thus creating his own Facebook account. It’s not entirely clear whether he wants to create a movie about the creators of Facebook (boring) or the ...Shared by Adrian (33) Arrigo (2) Bob Starr (11) CHRISTIAN (23) Fireman17 (30) iAlja (30) Joe (102) Josh Chandler (4) mark (19) metaeuphoria (20) Rex (135)
- mark said: This has got to be the worst idea ever....
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ASCII Spam is Coming, And I’m Not Happy (19)
onIs nothing sacred anymore? Is there no length to which spammers won’t go? They’ve taken over our e-mails and social networks, and now they want to take the old school nerd’s most sacred delight: ASCII art? CNET reports that it’s true. In yet another way to circumvent spam filters, spammers have started using ASCII-style messages - and it works. It’s not an entirely new practice, but according to Internet security firm FaceTime there’s been an ...Shared by (jeff)isageek (48) arturo.servin (10) assbach (21) capt bro (19) Cem (12) CHRISTIAN (23) David (14) davidmat (0) Dennis Laumen (16) John (16) Martin Ström (11) Morton Fox (75) Pramod (21) Ricardo.Borelli (9) Richard (8) Ross (16) Sami (4) Tim (1) Timmwardion (1)
- Ricardo.Borelli said: *medo*
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