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Goodbye Fail Whale: Twitter Dramatically Increases Reliability (36)
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For a while, Twitter's reliability issues were a running joke in the blogosphere, with Twitter's iconic Fail Whale appearing on anything from tatoos to t-shirts. According to the latest update from Twitter, however, the service had an uptime of 99.88% in August. As Twitter's co-founder Biz Stone points out, Twitter is working diligently to improve Twitter's reliability. So far, those efforts seem to be working out quite well for the popular microblogging service. During August, ...Shared by Adam (10) Andrew Long (14) Azeem (35) Ben Parr (14) Bwana (62) Cai Chen (781) CannonGod (190) Ch (82) craig (46) Dennis Bjørn Petersen (12) Digg Boss (641) dobata (324) DOCBook Howto (100) Frederic (3) Garnett (10) Gordon (13) guy (479) H. Duthel (83) Kyle (16) Larry (9) leedsjimbo (21) Leena (825) Leximo (271) louisgray (112) morgan180 (40) Patty (222) pilgrimjohn (2) Richard (13) Rob (116) Ruben (22) sarahintampa (79) SMC (204) soupireland (3) Steve Nimmons (61) Tal Siach (373) Wayne Sutton (42)- Bwana said: Meanwhile, IM and Track are nowhere to be found. Shenanigans. Next time a service gets bad press for failing, just disable half your features and everything will be alright.
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9 Cool Google Search Shortcuts You Should Know About | MakeUseOf.com (10)
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Are you one of those internet users who is addicted to Yahoo and will only use Google if you can’t find it on Yahoo? Well, I know a quite a few people like that but after showing them all that you can do with Google, they were very quick and eager to switch. A lot of people complain about Google but you have to give them credit, their search functions are some of the best ...Shared by Cai Chen (781) Digg Boss (641) dobata (324) Gordon (13) Joe (57) keith (52) Leena (825) Mike F (377) Rami Taibah (332) shandiz (86)Contribute comment -
Compact Academic Calendar Excel Template [Calendar] (7)
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Professor James Mitchell modified Dave Seah's popular compact calendar for students. The result is the Compact Academic Calendar Excel Template, which starts in September 2008 and goes till September 2009 and provides a small, paper way to block out long-term assignments and projects. The compact calendar template is a free download. [via]Contribute comment -
Hulu Unveils Fall Lineup Complete With Major Network Premieres (9)
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While autumn has not yet technically arrived, the television industry is already rolling out its seasonal debuts. Fox issued its first opener in the form of a two-hour Prison Break special on Labor Day in the US. And it’ll be in the latter half of October by the time most new series show up once more (or for the first time). In order to put some more color into its slightly tired archive, Hulu is ...Shared by brizbane (8) Creeva (31) Deks Daka (7) Ginny (2) Gordon (13) Jon Price (16) Jrod (58) Tcritic (1) Valeehill (9)Contribute comment - How do I spell Labor Day? K-O-L-A-C-H-K-I http://ping.fm/AH5SN (1)
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8tracks Creates Virtual Mix Tapes [Mp3] (26)
onWeb-based service 8tracks remixes 30-minute MP3 playlists for personal listening or sharing with friends. 8tracks offers all of the basic functionality of previously covered Muxtape, with the additional ability to add artwork and information about the mix itself. Users can browse others' mixes, comment, and view mixes sorted by popularity and freshness. Here is a sample mix I enjoyed listening to while reviewing the site: 8tracks [via MakeUseOf]Shared by Adam (5) beatlebum (7) bmcfee (0) Breyten (15) bussiere (43) Clay (40) darkeye11547 (245) Dat (5) Drew Olanoff (125) Fansari (32) GG (24) Gordon (13) Heather (29) Jeremiah (1) kidmarmite (26) LeapsandBounds (7) Manny (39) mh (0) MrQwest (38) nilegomez (3) nossenigma (8) Oren (13) patella (3) Roberto Medri (7) Topka (0) Wes Brown (11)
- Clay said: The highly annoying RIAA killed Muxtape so now I can't store my music online to listen to. I should add that they also killed my friend Drew's recital recordings which were not the responsibility of the RIAA.
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"Whenever you have an efficient government you have a dictatorship."Shared by | Balu | (0) 100rabh™ (8) Andrew Boardman (61) angol (10) César C (3) Charles (20) Curt (11) Gonzo (12) Gordon (13) johnk (0) Matthew (35) NeonDemon (39) njsf (2) pestwave (0) Sam (7) vim (72) Vodex (16) ydant (15) yongyezhimian (6)Contribute comment -
Best Practices in Social Media with the Eyes (3)
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It’s with the Eyes SOCIAL MEDIA ON THE Mitch Joel at Six Pixels of Separation has set out a challenge to put forth one social media best practice that we particularly stand behind. Chris Brogan took mine and then had the nerve to tag me. So I moved from the ears to the eyes. Watch What People Actually Do Watch what people actually do — one person at a time. Spend at least an hour ...Contribute comment -
Free: Free Replacements for Paid Tools (138)
onThere might be no such thing as truly free beer, but in the world of computers and software, you can often brew your own substitutes to premium paid software and service with just a few double-clicks and some know-how. Aside from the dough you shell out for a computer and net connection, you can get a lot of neat stuff done without spending another dime, and we've highlighted a few of our favorite no-cost solutions ...Shared by | Balu | (0) 100rabh™ (8) Aaron (0) AaronTN (33) Adam S (3) Alec Peden (6) Allison Kipta (30) Andrés Milleiro (25) ani625 (67) Art (19) ashwin.nath93 (1) Bill (17) Black_Skorpio (3) Bob (3) buxx (0) Carlos (19) cesaracardoso (69) Chandoo (9) Chris (3) Chris (0) Christian (52) Christian (6) Christian Santos (72) claudine (14) Colby (2) Compulsivo (45) Compuwizard123 (16) CtrlBreak (11) daisylinbluez (0) Dan London (8) David (4) Derick Valadao (15) Donna (4) Doug (23) Doug Stewart (10) Duane (16) Eliacin (19) ema (3) Eric (42) Eric (11) Evelien (10) Fred Schechter (53) Fredrik Carlsson (15) Gabe (0) Gordon (13) Gordon (7) Greg (7) hasamba (33) Hasan (21) HejGustav (7) Helen Whitehead (1) Henry Webb (0) Heraldk (13) hibiscusroto (0) iammikeb (17) Ingar (5) Isaac (46) James Dorminey (6) Janine White (2) Jason Matthews (0) JBu92 (25) Jeremy L. (0) Joe (6) Joe (57) Joe T (3) john headstrong (3) Jon (3) Jonathan Sterling (8) jwmosley (2) Karan (5) Kathy Brewis (60) Keener (4) keith (52) KenFan (20) Khoa (5) Krazy (92) Kristian (36) Kyle (17) Laura Smith (2) Le prof. (10) Lee G. (21) Live & Direct (28) Maddy Lou (12) Marcel (21) marilink (12) Michael P (0) MichaelMJ (7) mike (0) Milan Navratil (34) Mitch (1) Mohammad Behdad (6) Mona N (58) MrQwest (38) Nicholas Schiller (5) Nick (4) Noah (25) nparker13 (67) oevl (2) Olivier (46) Pamela Heywood (13) Punksolid (26) Pyros (3) raddevon (15) Rami Taibah (332) rasml (5) RaynerApe (27) Ricardo M. (25) Richard (40) Robby Colvin (7) Robert (5) Role (54) Roopesh (2) Ryan (11) Ryan Adams (5) s7 (0) Sam (9) sapereaude17 (0) Scott Mitchell (30) Setu (4) Shawn (10) Shinn Photography (4) Steve (2) Steven (84) Sukij (0) taylor (198) The (2) thr33 (23) Tim (12) Travis Jon Allison (5) tsangal (8) TwisterMc (8) Ullash (0) War-N (5) WazNeeni (6) Witek Koroblewski (3) wwdj (8) yiwenyao (8) Zsolt T (1)
- Derick Valadao said: Excellent guide for saving money on pretty much any platform.. except Linux :p
- Bill said: Problem is, most of that free stuff basically sucks. That's kind of why I'm switching to Mac. People who get paid to make stuff they like tend to do a better job.
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Top 10 Calendar Tricks (113)
onSoftware and webapps rock at being calendars: You can update them from any computer or your phone, they don't have to triple-check when Columbus Day is, and they never get coffee stains on them. But your online or desktop calendar can do a lot more than just hold dates and tell you about them. Free programs and tweaks can integrate appointments into your email app, embed a whole-month view into your wallpaper, schedule birthdays without ...Shared by AaronTN (33) abbas vahedi (2) adang001 (6) Ahmed (53) Albert Willis (7) Alfredo (13) Amy (0) Amy (1) Andre Siregar (1) Anthony Romano (8) Art (19) Ben Shoemate (4) Bernardo (10) Bijou (13) bombox (6) Brad (9) Brian (26) Bruce Vigneault (10) Camtron 9000 (0) Carl Dunn3 (4) Carlos (19) carmepla (9) Cary (6) Chris (3) Chris Ryall (4) Christian Santos (72) Christopher (34) Christopher (21) ckaroli (45) count.dokument (13) D Hyde (0) daisylinbluez (0) Danny Wahlquist (23) darkeye11547 (245) Darkick (0) Dave C. (12) Dustin Johnson (0) Eliacin (19) elsterama (31) Eric (11) Felipe (17) Fernando B (5) Fletcher (0) Francisco Solis (0) Gabe (0) Gordon (13) HejGustav (7) Ian Benedict (3) izensun (3) Jake (10) Jake (2) Jay (46) Jeffrey (4) Jessica (5) Johan (0) Jonas (2) Jonnie (1) jose (2) kidmarmite (26) Lech Ambrzykowski (7) Leo (6) Library (0) Lukasz (0) Lyle (4) m021478 (20) Marcel (21) Marco Ponce (14) Mario Sundar (0) Michael (13) Michael (13) Miguel Lopez (46) Mike (8) Mike (0) Mike D (55) Mohammad Behdad (6) narkomanC (20) ndench (10) Neil Williams (2) Nguyen Dinh Nguyen (5) nilegomez (3) nparker13 (67) Olivier (46) Pamela Heywood (13) pedro (0) Petre (2) Punksolid (26) Richard (40) Romey (28) Rudolf Olah (6) Ryan (46) Ryan (5) Samuel Kim (6) Sasha Kovaliov (10) Sean (9) Shane (4) Shawn (10) Simone (10) simplynutty (0) Sonny Cloward (5) Syng Shin (57) tarman (19) The How-To Geek (1) ticiana (6) Tim (2) Tim (12) Toco (29) Todd Lohenry (8) Travis Roy (7) Troy (4) Vandywolfer (0) Whitney (0) Willis (0)
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- Vandywolfer said: Why oh why must I use Lotus Notes at work?
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From startup mode to being acquired by Yahoo! - The MyBlogLog story (4)
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When Scott Rafer contacted the MyBlogLog co-founders - Eric Marcoullier and Todd Sampson on LinkedIn, they were both "working on something cool". Scott, a serial entrepreneur who knows a valuable company when he sees one, was in between companies - Feedster and (soon to be) MyBlogLog. Well, let's hear it in his own words: There was 6 months between Feedster (left Sept 05) and MyBlogLog (joined Mar 06). They were entirely disconnected. In Jan 06, ...Contribute comment - Internet provider's usage cap raises questions on Yahoo! News (1)
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Steampunk: the backlash begins (1)
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Steampunk, a subculture devoted to recreating an overly ornate, technologically oriented version of the Victorian era, has been covered of late in mainstream media like the New York Times. When the mainstream media starts to take notice of a subgroup, that’s about when it’s on its way out, and Randy Nakamura’s article in Design Observer essentially skewers the steampunk “movement” as nothing but wishful thinking for a non-existent past….with knobs and brass.Shared by Gordon (13)Contribute comment -
Free Alternatives to Replace Jott's Functions [Mobile Apps] (87)
onWhen formerly-free phone-to-text service Jott announced they would start charging for its smartest functions this week, it caught a lot of fans by surprise. Good, free things can't last forever, but once you get used to adding calendar appointments and to-do items, emailing or texting friends, and even blogging directly from a phone call, it's hard to imagine losing those tools. While $4/month isn't an unfair price, many folks just don't shell out for web-based ...Shared by _dot_ (0) (jeff)isageek (48) AaronTN (33) adang001 (6) adantas (15) Alec Peden (6) AndyG1128 (0) baardoa (6) Bill Graziadei, Ph.D. (1) binduwavell (1) Bryan (0) C.K. (116) Cade (4) CannonGod (190) Chris (8) Chris (0) Christian Santos (72) Christopher Martin (60) ckaroli (45) Clay (40) Compuwizard123 (16) Crossbar (26) Daniel Kirk (13) David (4) Don (13) Eduo (52) Eric (11) etherealshadows (13) Felfoldi (3) G Code (12) Gauravonomics (39) Gordon (13) Haris (25) Henya (2) JayCrossler (0) Jeffrey (4) jeremiah (24) jezarnold (11) Jim (13) Joe (50) joekwon (0) Joelle (4) Joshua Nobles (0) jvoorhees (10) Kathy Brewis (60) keith (52) Ken (8) krs (10) Krystal (17) looprock (0) marcusmeisel (21) Matthew Bischoff (29) Micah (5) Michael (13) Michelle (2) ndench (10) nick (1) Nicki (20) nilegomez (3) Paul (6) Paul Winch (0) Pedro Markun (6) Peter Warnock (6) potentato (23) Program Witch (18) Rick (1) rmorrell (34) Robert Scoble (61) Ryan (5) Ryan (28) Saccades (1) Sara (2) ScrewTheMan.com (17) shawnmor (21) Simone (10) Srinvard (28) steve (1) StevieB (37) Terrence (24) thecolor (12) Tim (12) Todd Lohenry (8) Travis Roy (7) Troed Sångberg (3) Vandywolfer (0) wAsh (1) yiwenyao (8)Explore read four notes
- Vandywolfer said: I was VERY sad to hear Jott charging...not sure these replacements will cut it...
- ScrewTheMan.com said: "While $4/month isn't an unfair price, many folks just don't shell out for web-based services—and, in many cases, they might not need to." -- I dunno. This article rubs me the wrong way a little bit. Why are we fostering this web services should be free mindset? On the other hand, subscribing and micropayments to a bunch of services can feel like nickel/diming.
- Srinvard said: Other stuff to look into to replace Jott
- jezarnold said: all very interesting.. but where is the UK service?? Someones missing a trick..
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Be Careful if You Access Gmail Through a Public Hotspot (20)
onIf you check Gmail’s settings, the last option under the “General” tab lets you “always use https” when accessing Gmail. It’s a fairly new option, and it might sound strange; isn’t Gmail secured by SSL (Secure Socket Layer) by default (hence switching to “https://gmail.com” when you type in “gmail.com” in your browser)? The answer is: yes and no. Once you log in, Gmail reverts back to an unencrypted connection, since SSL connections are slower than ...Shared by Amy (7) Andrew Acomb (7) Dave Hodson (5) DavidSS (7) Erik (4) Gommit (19) Gordon (13) Humberto Gonzalez (23) Jandy (11) JDevL (14) Jon Winstanley (1) kpoirier (2) Kurt (13) lezionidistile (2) Matt Williams (7) mickrants (1) Owen (3) Pascal (0) PlanningQueen (6) Valeehill (9)
- kpoirier said: a good thing to check
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let's try that URL again: BestBuy to Host Social Media Conversations-Things are Happening in Mpls (tomorrow!): (2)
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Social Media Breakfast Twin Cities and Social Media Club of Minnesota and have aligned for selected events in order to push forward the digital community discussions and connections here in the Twin Cities. Better things happen when you come together. This coming Friday at 8AM, BestBuy continues their openness to discussions on new media and social media with local practitioners in Minneapolis by hosting a breakfast in their main auditorium. Rick Mahn, founder of the ...Shared by Gordon (13) Graeme Thickins (1)Contribute comment -
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on"Two paradoxes are better than one; they may even suggest a solution."
