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How To Do Advertising On YouTube: Make It Awesome (8)
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In the past, as we've talked about how advertising is content and content is advertising, we've pointed out that many folks who worry about "advertising" on YouTube are missing out on the fact that the YouTube videos are advertising themselves. But, of course, with millions and millions of videos on YouTube, it helps to do something special. Our own Tim Lee sent over this example of a YouTube video about a Nintendo Wii game that's ...Shared by Blaise (41) Db0 (21) Eric (15) Erik J. Heels (80) Jacob W (40) Kurt Gooden (20) Nishant (5) TiTi (166)Contribute comment -
Google Moderator Beta: Ask a Google Engineer (3)
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A few days ago, I noticed that Zurich-based Googler John Mueller posted a Twitter link to Google’s new Moderator application and invited everyone to ask Google engineers, such as Matt Cutts, questions. I asked Matt to bring me some frozen yogurt from the Google cafe. As Google Moderator takes advantage of the wisdom of crowds, my question soon plummeted to last place as apparently I’m the only one interested in my need for icy treats ...- Nishant said: Someone important talking about stuff I've worked on :-)
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Tones (128)
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Shared by Adam Fuhrer (26) AJ (20) Alcides Fonseca (29) Alex (11) Alex (6) andronin (19) Army of Gnomes (78) Avi (27) bdeamb (1) Bill (16) brad (14) bradyjas (10) Brakara (7) Brynn (11) cassio (20) César C (17) Chendur (15) Chris (32) Chris (16) Chris T (23) Cigar Jack (31) claudine (25) Cocoy (44) Dave (19) Dave (7) David (16) David (20) Debbie (14) diego (50) DJ Unagi (27) Dmitry Chestnykh (11) Don Hazelwood (27) Dre (52) DVD (18) Ed (17) Eric Hinojosa (17) Erik (27) Ethan (12) for4saken (16) francesco (5) Frank (13) Garrett (25) Goldie Katsu (19) Graham Binns (13) GregEh (12) hadrien (33) Ike Pigott (27) Jabapyth (19) jaime (11) James (22) Jared Cherup (18) Jaron (16) Jason (40) Jeff (30) Jeff Daly (56) Jennygo (14) jhota (20) Jim (20) Jim (22) jjrussell (20) John (27) johntynan (17) Jon (36) Jon G. (10) Jonah (22) jonoabroad (9) Josh (6) Juan Antonio Navarro (14) Junsu Park (0) justin (23) Keith (6) KevMoo (22) Krista Long (18) Les (27) losamorales (16) Louis Rossouw (16) mace (31) Matt (35) Matt (9) Matt Gillooly (21) Matthew (124) Max (15) Michael (13) Michael (12) Michaelk (26) mike-lazfsh (2) najee (290) Nishant (5) Notre1 (18) nparker13 (189) Paul (5) Paul (18) pedstrom (18) phil (10) prattmic (15) Puck (11) purplesque (13) Rachael (16) Rainer (14) Rantan (129) Rishabh Manocha (11) roel (45) Ronald van der Putte (10) rorowe (28) Ross (25) Ryan (10) Sam (12) sameer (22) Satej Sirur (19) Scott Cederberg (1) Scottdwest (6) Shelton (49) Sid (28) Simone (21) smartyhall (40) Snipergirl (7) Squirrel Girl (30) Steven (2) Ted (35) Toy (6) Wanida (24) Waqas (21) Wilka (20) Will (35) Will (13) yakobusan (18) Zac (4) Zsoltik@ (20)Explore read nine notes- Jaron said: I set my iPhone to that old-time ringing sound. I'm principled that way.
- sameer said: This is me.
- rorowe said: HAHAHAHAHAHAH
- Satej Sirur said: (Bad pun warning) Hah, that rings a bell....
- francesco said: me too!
- Scott Cederberg said: has anyone ever heard someone else's song-snippet ringtone and thought it was cool? It always cracks me up when someone's phone goes off in the office and they rush to silence it in embarrassment
- Graham Binns said: Mine plays "Soul Limbo," but only in the summer.
- Ryan said: Sadly, I do not meet the standard.
- Ike Pigott said: A. Men.
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Comic for September 13, 2008 (32)
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Shared by [Curtis W] (46) badpazzword (20) Bill (16) Caleb (18) Dave (21) David Arcos (42) Erik J. Heels (80) ghosttie (58) Greg (26) hijodelsanto (19) James and Tom (32) Jeff (16) Josh (42) Massimo (20) Matt (9) Mic (18) Miguel (24) Murk (17) Nishant (5) Nitin (5) Patrick (17) Radu (19) Razzu (42) Ryan (7) Ryan Kennedy (19) Tsudohnimh (28) Varun Nair (13) Warren (19) Youpinadi (10) Zach (12) Zeca (21) Zsoltik@ (20)- Josh said: Sigh. Why is it always the firstborns?
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Identity Farming (21)
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Let me start off by saying that I'm making this whole thing up. Imagine you're in charge of infiltrating sleeper agents into the United States. The year is 1983, and the proliferation of identity databases is making it increasingly difficult to create fake credentials. Ten years ago, someone could have just shown up in the country and gotten a driver's...Shared by Ade (30) ani625 (113) Assaf (18) Charles (18) Chris Hitchcock (21) CJ (174) Dean (42) Denubis (19) Drew (20) Eater (20) Graham (6) jchris (17) Jonathan (40) Nathaniel Dean (22) Nishant (5) past (13) Quasidot (60) Thomas (16) Tony (28) Vhata (17) Wolfger (23)Contribute comment -
News: Next Gen LARPing (2)
permalinkOver the course of the myriad of conventions I attended this summer, I had the opportunity to observe LARPers on many occasions.I admit to a certain level of initial disdain when confronted with these live action role playing folk, who at first sight belonged more at a Ren Fare than at a pop culture convention. While I am, and will always be, a huge fan of fantasy, I find it hard to get into character ...Shared by Ben (63) Nishant (5)Contribute comment
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All Public Schools Will Teach Creationism.. [COMIC] (9)
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Shared by Alexander13 (77) atomantic (19) Dragos Pirvu (722) fyc (94) Joe Cooper (35) kuroSAVVAS (27) Mattie (42) Michael (20) Nishant (5)- Mattie said: HOMERUN!
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Contest: Cory Doctorow's Cipher Wheel Rings (13)
onCory Doctorow wanted a secret decoder wedding ring, and he asked me to help design it. I wanted something more than the standard secret decoder ring, so this is what I asked for: "I want each wheel to be the alphabet, with each letter having either a dot above, a dot below, or no dot at all. The first wheel should have alternating above, none, below. The second wheel should be the repeating sequence of ...Shared by Andrew Becherer (26) arturo.servin (44) Dustin (24) gabopagan (50) gyakusetsu (20) J. James B (36) Jeff Daly (56) John (20) Nishant (5) Noah (62) Phillie Casablanca (21) Preoccupations (60) Scimon (14)
- gyakusetsu said: Cool!
- arturo.servin said: If you are a cryptographic geek this might be interesting
- Nishant said: That is the coolest ring ever.
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Study: heavy mental effort leads to much bigger meals (20)
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Researchers find that subjecting student volunteers to mentally challenging tasks causes them to eat significantly more food, even though the energy difference between thinking and relaxation is minimal.Read More...Shared by acacio (20) Alexandar (20) bkim (39) C.K. (144) Dudu P (43) FelipeC (19) IanZ (19) Jesse James (20) Jing (19) Jonjon (22) Justin Yost (154) Kai (0) Kathy (131) Nishant (5) Sandra (24) Sara (2) Stephen (11) Toby (252) tom (12) ultraviolet (35)Explore read six notes- tom said: I'd believe it. Eating is a great means of stress release.
- C.K. said: and finally it is explained... the reason I'm fat is because I think so much.
- Jing said: so i eat because i'm smart?
- Nishant said: That explains why they feed us at work.
- Sandra said: So that's why I'm getting so fat these days. :-p
- Jesse James said: could explain why I'm alwaysbso hungry at work but not nearly as hungry on the weekends
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Citibank Had A Program To Take Money From Customers? (18)
onA few years back, that I accidentally added an extra zero to a bill I paid for phone service. The company automatically credited the account, and a quick call got them to send a check with the overpaid amount. I know others who have accidentally paid a bill twice, or simply overpaid a bill because they didn't have the exact amount of the bill handy and wasn't able to look up the specifics. In most ...Shared by [Curtis W] (46) Beglen (22) Carey (19) darkeye11547 (208) g b (73) grend (12) Ian (18) Jamin (70) Jeff (9) John Magnus (30) Kyle (21) L.A. King (16) madpoet (20) Nick (64) Nishant (5) potentato (21) R. Francis (40) Tim Probst (35)Explore read four notesContribute comment
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Hands-On With StarCraft 2: New Technology, Classic Play (29)
onWhile attendees at the Penny Arcade Expo didn't see much new from StarCraft 2, the demos given to the press and public sent a strong message: you will be getting more of what you love.Read More...Shared by 4braham (14) Alexander13 (77) Babychen Mathew (406) bittin (339) Brandon (4) BrendoMan (374) Dave Keffler (68) downbeat (34) hikbi (195) HollowMarkeD (55) Inthenameofmine (0) jayce (138) Jonjon (22) Jordan (0) Joseph Montegna (4) Kyle Brady (20) Martin (25) MH (51) Nirav (42) Nishant (5) Patrick (45) Punzak (19) Samuel (93) Steven (266) th13rteen (11) vorlon (3) xeal (15) Yamil Gonzales (100) Zac (17)
- Nishant said: I plan on taking a week off to play SC2
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An Immodest Proposal: Time for a Sex Tax - Freakonomics - Opinion - New York Times Blog (9)
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Photo: Michael Karshis Whereby: + It has been observed that Democrats are generally in favor of taxation and Republicans are generally opposed to unnecessary sexual activity; and whereby: + The unintended costs of sexual activity are unacceptably high, particularly in the political arena (c.f. Messrs. Clinton, Foley, Craig, Edwards, and most recently one Mr. Levi Johnston, to name [...]Shared by Dean (42) Katrina (24) Michael (6) Nishant (5) Party People (15) Roberto Ruiz (16) Sarah (9) SethLevy (18) Tim (29)- Party People said: The main problem with this is Democrats enjoy sex too much to tax it, and Republicans enjoy money too much to let the government take more of it.
- Tim said: Ha!
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Introducing Picasa 3.0 (and big changes for Picasa Web Albums) (187)
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A little over two years ago, we launched Picasa Web Albums to make publishing photos online easy. Now Picasa Web Albums hosts billions of online photos from around the globe, with users adding millions of new snapshots every day. Each of these photos records a different moment, or a different perspective, but one thing they all have in common is that in each case, the person behind the camera wanted to share their experience with ...Shared by 88michael (18) Abhishek (21) Adam (21) Adam Zuercher (0) AdamB (22) Adi (7) Adrian (40) Alberto (24) Alberto (25) Alexandar (20) andrefaria (47) Andrew (19) Andrew (25) Andy Beal (32) Andy C (20) AndyDrew (20) Angus (32) Antonio Ortiz (60) Appu (19) atul (193) Babak (16) baixinho (25) blogan (37) Bob Caswell (51) Bryan (13) Bwana (108) C.K. (144) cgsheldon (333) Chad (20) Chris (5) chris chambers (14) chrishathaway (8) cmiper (16) D-Arb (40) dale.brayden@gmail.com (16) Damon (30) dani (28) Dario Varotto (23) Darren (19) Dave (27) Dimitri (14) dobata (342) DOCBook Howto (207) Elijah Bailey (26) Eric (20) Farzin (47) ferhmo (22) Flyhorse (9) fox (18) Futt (21) FVT or FVTer (21) Galtenbergs (25) Geoff K (4) gfurry (44) gizmo (48) Gluek (20) greg (22) Haisheng HU (30) heidigoseek (16) henry (18) Herkemer (8) hikikomori (61) HiP (8) hyderabadblues (40) Igor Sereda (13) ilyas (38) irishandrew (49) James (14) James Forbes Keir (23) jar (20) Jared Cherup (18) Javed (220) Javieryn (22) JayCrossler (20) Jeffrey Vanneste (20) Jeremiah (28) Jeremy (16) Jeremy (16) Jerome (49) Jim English (14) Jimmy (38) joco (29) Joe (142) John Ager (14) John Evans (62) JohnTheJohnMan (22) Jorge Herrero (9) Joshua Nobles (67) Juhani (18) Kaos (39) Karl R (12) Kaveh Dorafshan (35) keith (98) kevinpshan (22) Krishnamoorthy K (13) KRZ (28) kskobac (26) Leon Ridge-Cooke (15) Leonid (20) LinuxBox (8) Lu Tao (35) Marcher (0) Mark (27) Markus (27) Mathew (92) Matt (24) Matt (17) Mazz (77) melmyfinger (10) MH (51) Mike F (839) Mike Reardon (20) ming (8) MMS (18) moderationwell (16) Mohammad Behdad (18) Muhammad Basheer (18) munir (12) nanabite (22) nanog (18) Nate (11) Neko (27) Nelson (23) Nikki (45) Nikola (3) Nils Magnus (2) Nishant (5) Olivier (36) Page (23) Panic (49) Pat (46) Pat (9) paul (18) Paul (56) perspikace (22) Peter (19) Peter (22) Peter Warnock (25) Philou (22) Photographer (20) Pirate Scott (17) Prakash (13) Praneet (1) psybuzz (20) Rachel Cobcroft (61) Radovan (48) Rami Taibah (336) Ramon Silva (22) rchk (48) Régis (5) Sam (6) samikki (7) Samuel (73) Sandow (9) Satej Sirur (19) Sean O (10) Shrike (3) Simon (19) SJudd (10) skylai (15) slidworld (38) Slightlynorth (20) Somphol Boonjing (37) Steve (14) svartling (31) Tallin (24) Thadman (23) Tom S (0) tonywu (4) toru otsubo (14) Travis (37) ulysse.saloff (18) Umesh (21) Uri (13) vcamaral@gmail.com (54) vevck (17) Vinny Carpenter (40) Vipul Karkar (12) Wayne Smallman (30) WebLeOn (29) Wojciech Beling (19) Woland783 (20) Wratty (81) Yinka (21) zsafwan (102) Леша Лещенко (7) 猫影 (30)Explore read 18 notes- Praneet said: So finally google entering into 'image recognition' space :) with 'grouping similar faces together'. 'Riya' will have some competition now !
- JayCrossler said: Shiney! Will play with this. Funny - I just purchased another year of Flickr membership yesterday.
- Ramon Silva said: Google is going to rule the world!
- Bryan said: And you thought Chrome was the only thing new. This is another big Google release this week. I'll try and post something about it (as well as do my own explorations) soon.
- chrishathaway said: Google's on a roll today... the new picasa has some great new features.
- AdamB said: this is awesome!
- blogan said: Google Chrome and Picasa 3.0 in the same day. Not enough time...
- Pat said: ALMOST makes me wish I were still a Windows guy....almost.
- John Ager said: Have to give this a look!
- Chris said: Wow! I'm a big fan of Picasa & didn't even know this version was coming!
- Matt said: It's about time Picasa got an update, and quite the rad update it is!
- Nishant said: It looks like labeling will now be a lot easier.
- fox said: Might go to Picasa now, looks nice.
- heidigoseek said: The new features in Picasa 3 actually look pretty interesting. I wonder how long it will be before we see tagging of people available in the actual photo metadata. Facebook has it built in their software, of course, but what if they tags could transfer anywhere? What if you got notified every time somebody posted a photo of you to any service? I think that would be very cool.
- MMS said: It's face recognition feature is really nice.
- Jeffrey Vanneste said: Automatic face recognition is pretty cool.
- paul said: I'm getting a "rolling thunder" feeling wrt the Google announcements. I wonder what's next.
- Dario Varotto said: A dir poco grandioso.Qui il link per il download diretto perché stanotte da fuori US sembra non andare:http://dl.google.com/picasa/picasa3-setup.exe
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Geek 1.0 vs. Geek 2.0 | Pic (113)
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check out this pic which explains the difference between geek 1.0 and geek 2.0 (and you dont have to be a geek to understand this)[link] [more]Shared by [ebarrera] (20) Abdullah Cetin CAVDAR (56) adam (1173) Adam Fuhrer (26) Adam Maldonado (253) alex chan (1) Alexander13 (77) Aleyda (0) Ali (5) Ali G (6) Andrew Littler (19) arjo (115) Auggie (21) Ayon J (11) Bill (6) Brian Cuban (141) Bryan (3) Bryan Webster (16) Cadu (19) Cam (2) Chris Menning (51) Chris Wardzala (0) Christopher Infante (2) Chu Yeow (21) Collin Banko (12) Creeva (88) daniel (63) Daniel Carroll (3) Darren Isbrecht (106) Dave (27) Dave Keffler (68) David (5) David Machiavello (35) docbaily (71) Dylan Thomas (35) edmarriner (2) ghosttie (58) Gio (16) Giovanni (1) Glen Horton (23) Isaac (22) Jamie McGibbon (53) Jason (46) Jay Bandoy (56) Jay Springett (5) Jimmah (18) JimmyBTM (19) Joel (12) Jon (1) Jon Gretar (6) Jonathan (109) Jonathan (18) Josh (7) Josh Kaplan (53) Joshua (15) Joshua (0) Juan Pablo (8) JulioHM (45) Justin Thorp (9) Katrina (6) Ken Burbary (31) Kevin (49) Kevin Bray (14) Kim (1) lebachai (20) Lolo (5) mark boyce (26) Martin Eberhardt (15) Mat (24) Matt Hines (4) Matthew Snyder (73) Matthew Turnbull (6) Michael Religioso (63) Miguel Angel (42) Mikael Johansson (20) Mike Perkins (199) mock (8) Mr. BabyMan (561) Mr. Flowerpot (51) Narayan (42) Narayanan Hariharan (76) Natitude (122) Neal Jansons (114) Nikollas Ordway (90) Nishant (5) omigod.net (22) Orkun (4) Pavel (17) Primoz (22) Rey Ramos (5) Rose (26) Rowan Corbett (2) Ryan_VP (3) Sarah Stow (3) sarmar (24) sascha (12) Shane (3) Shocm (71) Sig Gislason (44) siwaporn (261) Steve Hebert (0) Syng Shin (30) teranex (2) tharik (127) Thomas Acreon (1) tony (5) Trevor Wermund (320) Tyson Williams (110) u2 (5) Vineet Bhatia (0) will (155) Will Mason (16) Zie (4)
