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Facebook Connect Will Be Game-Changing...and Dangerous (96)
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With the news coming out of F8 this week, it was hard to not get caught up in the enthusiasm for Facebook Connect, the new authentication methodology which will allow you to login to third-party web sites using your Facebook ID and port your friend graph from Facebook with you. On the one hand, you have to admit this is revolutionary. The web will be transformed from the still (somewhat) closed system it is today, ...Shared by Adam (10) Adam (35) adamkcarson (0) Adrian Spender (9) Alan (0) Andy Kaplan-Myrth (13) Angus (42) Ben Shoemate (4) Bill Shakes (0) Bradley Peters (0) Caleb Elston (13) Carri (2) carterfsmith (1) Cem (2) charlie anzman (90) dang (1) Daniel (1) Daniel W. Crompton (21) David J (6) dobata (324) DOCBook Howto (100) Eric (4) Ethan (0) Evan Sims (27) Fernando (3) Gauravonomics (39) GP (36) guttertec (37) iAlja (25) J. (2) J. Phil (13) janequigley (5) Jason (0) Javed (62) Jawad Shuaib (10) Jeremy (70) Jill (23) Joe (92) JonMoss-theappleofmyi (30) Josh (0) Josh (5) Jrod (68) jtuchscherer (2) JustonWestern (2) Ken Kennedy (7) linuxchic (0) Lisbeth Klastrup (1) Live & Direct (28) Maddy Lou (12) Marc (0) Marc (0) mark (18) Mark (17) Mark R (3) Martin (1) Mary Specht (0) metaeuphoria (0) Mike F (381) Nate (28) Nick (0) Nick Main (2) Nick Nogueira (13) palpitt (4) Paul Dunay (8) plasmaegg (15) PMinze (26) psvensson (9) PT (1) Ram (51) reechard (7) Robert Scoble (61) Roberto (3) Roy Gould (0) Ryan (2) sarahintampa (79) Satya (7) Scott (0) Sébastien (11) Shane (16) Shannon (1) Simone (10) small (22) Sonny Cloward (5) Stanley (10) Tac (16) The Dude Dean (15) thornley (28) tig (27) ultraviolet (34) Uno (5) Vincent (2) vlada (7) wAsh (1) whatevernevermind (8) 小草莓 (11) 猫影 (12)- Nick Main said: After the failure of the Twitter experiment I am reluctantly admitting that I need to go back to FB.
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Mainstream Web Watch: Why Alltop Rocks (37)
onBack when the RSS aggregator web site Alltop launched in March of this year, we compared it to another daily start page favorite of ours at the time, OriginalSignal. Designed to bring RSS to the masses, Alltop, like both Original Signal and Popurls, provides categorized selections of feeds that make it easy to scan a lot of news on a particular subject. Since its launch, Alltop has been adding new categories at such a fast ...Shared by AJ (168) Benjamin (824) Benyu Zhang (2) Bradley (14) Brian (26) Chris K (2) Dennis Bjørn Petersen (12) Digg Boss (641) dobata (324) Erik Bushey (1) Gauravonomics (39) Hagen (5) Henry McBride (0) Hisham (21) iAlja (25) Igor Poltavskiy (8) Ihar Mahaniok (5) Jeff (129) jeffry (7) jezarnold (11) Leena (853) Live & Direct (28) loraxxe (2) Maddie (1) Marc (0) Matt Schneider (0) metaeuphoria (0) partout (25) Paul Helmick (24) plasmaegg (15) reechard (7) Sarah (7) sarahintampa (79) schmiddi (11) Steve (8) Tim (17) TomK (2)
- Brian said: Nice to see something for the masses, instead of just for the tech bloggers.
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And This Is Why China is Every Internet Company’s Wet Dream (40)
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According to the latest government data, China now has 253 million Internet users, due to recent sharp growth - 56 percent from last year. The inevitable has happened: China now has more Internet users than the USA, which is at 223.1 million with 71% online penetration. The fact that the Chinese government is exercising very strict control and censorship over internet use has immensely slowed down the growth of Internet use in this country, but ...Shared by abhi (1) ampspeed (23) Andrew Nesbitt (0) arturo.servin (8) Bill Shakes (0) Buzzworkers (15) Calvin (3) CB (12) cmm324 (6) Darin R. McClure (38) dmkinteractive (13) Edin (6) euraktiva (83) feedlyqa (0) FlorinGrozea (21) giacomo (0) J. Phil (13) Jawad Shuaib (10) Jimbo (6) Joe (92) Jonathan (0) kukoo (3) Marc (0) mernisse (0) metaeuphoria (0) Mike F (381) MS Indexing Group (1) MSD192 (2) Patrick (15) Patrick (0) patrickj (0) Paul Dunay (8) Pierre (0) Ryan (28) Sol Young (1) soufron (5) srndpty (0) Stanley (10) tjd1 (0) tterupon (14)- srndpty said: China now has more internet users than the US
- mernisse said: And THIS is why Google is ok with playing nice with the government of China at the cost of some support in the US. There are almost as many Chinese online as there are CITIZENS of the UNITED STATES. Math bitches, do you do it?
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30+ Tools for Synching Files and Folders (65)
onThe amount of important data that we now store digitally on our desktops, laptops, mobile phones, and PDA’s is growing exponentially every year and accessing that data whenever we want from wherever we want is not an easy task. So whether you have GB’s of family pictures and music stored on your computer or lots of MS Office documents with critical business data, here’s a list of over 30 resources to sync your data between ...Shared by Alan (1) Alec Peden (6) ampspeed (23) Amy (9) Ann Smarty (12) AP (1) assbach (15) bodzasfanta (19) creed205 (5) Danilo (0) David Wallace (11) Do Quang Tu (3) dwk (13) Edin (6) FDávid (0) fonsus (8) fundament (37) Glenn (23) gocrawford (2) GP (36) guercheLE (5) Gunjan Pandya (0) harrison3001 (14) hnouwens (2) Howie (0) iAlja (25) Imran Hussain (1) investigación en ciencia sosiclaes (10) James Young (2) Jason (0) Jef Haris (0) johnt (42) Jonathan (0) Josi (0) Just A Clerk (1) luisrull (16) Marc (0) Marco (5) netman (1) Nicolas (6) Niel Eyde (0) nikhil (8) Niklas (20) nizu (0) OnkelSchark (3) Rafael (9) RaynerApe (27) rchk (23) Ricardo M. (25) Ricardo.Borelli (5) Rich (1) Sandra (8) Sham (102) Shawn F (0) Sid (7) slogoo (8) T.C. (0) Then (16) Travis Tubbs (4) tterupon (14) winston (21) Wyctim (18) yigalc (7) Yu (10) zeaz (28)
- Jason said: MobileMe doesn't have a dropbox accessible on the phone. iDisk still sucks. I want to believe in Apple...
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How to Build Your Online Brand (65)
onThis is a guest post written by Chris Brogan, who blogs about social media for business at chrisbrogan.com. There are only so many hours in a day, and you’ve got to determine which social media tools drive business, which ones build community, and where you can learn the most in the process. Maybe you’ve built a blog or a home page or some other starting point for your online presence. How do you manage the ...Shared by Alex (85) Babychen Mathew (264) Bananalope (8) Ben Cope (2) Brandon J. Mendelson (1) brokekid (117) CantonDog (0) Carri (2) Ch (82) chelpixie (1) Chris Clark (9) chrisbrogan.com (24) Conner (1) Daniel (9) Dave (1) David (6) deusdiabolus (61) diffus (0) Drew (3) ductapeguy (5) elsterama (31) Eric (18) Evgeni L. / Reepicheep (8) FlorinGrozea (21) frjohnsen (7) Gareth Murran (1) German Cowboy (1) giacomo (0) Glenn (23) Gordo (4) Gordon (13) gort581 (27) Jawad Shuaib (10) jezarnold (11) John (12) John (2) Jon (19) Jono (0) Justin Ribeiro (2) jwmosley (2) Katie (0) Kevin Hamer (9) Le prof. (10) LouCypher (34) Luigi Centenaro (5) Marc (0) Matt (3) Melfi (17) Merlik (6) metaeuphoria (0) Mike Sansone (4) Mikey (30) Murat Kahraman (0) prexec (1) raolbaletgoogle (0) Richmarcia (0) Rizzn (71) ro11z (7) Rutger Blom (2) ScorpFromHell (8) Simone (10) StreetForce1 (39) Todd Mickey (0) Will (3) Zaf (6)
- Will said: Very nice overview of the basic principles
- Gordo said: Chris Brogan on Building your Online Brand
- chrisbrogan.com said: Ahhhhhm oh Smashable! Yeshhhh. (I need more sleep).
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The Future of Computer Applications: Help Me or Entertain Me - ReadWriteWeb (43)
onIn the introduction to his book, Linus Torvalds, creator of the Linux operating system, wrote that life is about entertainment. He might seem the last person you'd imagine as focused on entertainment, until you realize that Linux started as a hobby. Entertainment is increasingly the center of our lives, and we also want work that challenges and entertains. With the rise of the Social Web and new forms of communication like Twitter, iPhone, YouTube and ...Shared by Abdul Jaleel (14) Adrien O'Leary (2) ani625 (67) atul (71) b2ix (0) Ben (18) Carri (2) darraghcurran (0) Devlin D (2) ehu4ever (70) Frederic (4) Gauravonomics (39) gisc (3) Glenn (23) iAlja (25) Javier (7) Justin Baum (8) Kerry (8) Lee (4) LouCypher (34) Loyolny (3) Marc (0) Markos (1) Mathieu Plourde (8) Matt (2) matto (0) metaeuphoria (0) MichaelMJ (7) Mike F (381) Nate (28) Nigel Eccles (147) perspikace (15) rachna (1) Rex (101) rzklkng (80) sarahintampa (79) schmiddi (11) Seth (6) Sue (11) tig (27) Vinay (2) Xiaocong Cao (4) Yung-Hui Lim (77)
- Devlin D said: Great overview of the emerging trends in application themes. Definitely helpful when looking to identify a market or angle for a product/service.
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Google Continues To Test A Search Interface That Looks More (84)
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A couple of days ago we posted screen shots of a new search interface being bucket tested by Google that lets users vote up or down on search results. The resulting interface was very Digg-like, and included a total vote count, etc. Today Adrian Pike, the CTO of startup Tatango, noticed that the interface changed yet again and now includes user comments. Like Digg, each comment has an up or down vote feature as well, ...Shared by Aditya (0) Adrian Bacon (0) AJ (168) Andrei (18) Andrew (10) Angela (0) Angelos (4) AnthonyB415 (1) Ashwin (7) Atle (3) Aymeric (10) Bananalope (8) Ben (74) caoxg (3) Chris (0) Chris (14) CosmicV (5) DaaDaa (10) Dani (3) Daniel (43) Dave (8) Derek (29) ehu4ever (70) farzad (19) Fenng (44) FVT or FVTer (21) Gabriel Oyarzabal (1) guy (479) handir (5) Henry Webb (0) hnouwens (2) IanTW (16) Jake (0) James (18) Jason Nazar (75) Jeff (129) Jeff the Great (14) Jeroen (4) John Magnus (31) Jonathan (16) JonMoss-theappleofmyi (30) Jrod (68) JuneM (1) Kevin (2) Kirby Witmer (0) kmohr25 (16) LouCypher (34) louisgray (115) Marc (0) Markus (3) Marshall Sponder (21) Mike F (381) Mladen (67) Nice Fish Films (46) Nihar (19) Niklas (20) noattention (0) Oudi Antebi (0) Pål Hivand (8) Pat (7) Régis (5) Rex (101) rexy (23) ricardo (0) Richard (1) Richard Bradshaw (13) rpy (3) Simon Bugler (0) Sky-Walker (22) swined (6) Tal Siach (373) Terrence (2) theycallmetish (0) Thomas (4) Tim (27) tobias (14) Tomi (8) Tomo (0) Tony S. (5) Umesh (9) walterra (1) zapnap (20) zemote (0) سروش رسولی (15)Contribute comment -
How Many Of Our Startup Executives Are Hopped Up On Provigil? (138)
onIs someone you work with taking Provigil to give them an extra competitive edge? I’ve spoken with one executive who says he uses it regularly to work twenty hour days, and the buzz lately is that it’s the “entrepreneur’s drug of choice” around Silicon Valley. Over the last week two separate entrepreneurs have mentioned it casually in conversation, and one said he tried it once and loved it. Provigil (aka Modafinil) is marketed by Cephalon ...Shared by Aaron (3) Aashay (4) Adam (7) Adrian (27) Alex (0) Alex (3) allgoood (3) ancameme (0) Andrei (6) Argos (1) Aron (10) augapfel (6) Augusto (0) ben (14) Boris (0) Brian (4) Charles (2) Chris Schrier (12) Christina (1) cisellis (14) Coxymoney (11) Craig (20) David (10) Del (12) Derek (29) Devlin D (2) Dimitris (2) Dov Harrington (3) DrBaher (0) Eater (20) Eli Dourado (3) eschnou (9) Ethan (0) Falk (1) Florin (3) Frank Davis (0) G. (26) Gautam (14) GeekThug (23) Ghiblian (19) Gina 'foosel' Häußge (9) Goyal (3) GP (36) Green Flash (7) Greg (8) Haidong (0) Henry Webb (0) iAlja (25) Igor Sereda (6) Jake (0) James (6) James (18) James Mead (0) Jared (19) Jawad Shuaib (10) Jay (1) Jay Liew (9) Jeff (29) Jim (17) jmw (0) John (1) John (16) Jonathan (16) Jonathan Sterling (8) Jorg (1) Jrod (68) Justin (2) Keith (3) Keith B (3) Keith Bradbury (3) Kesor (8) kfc (6) Kirk (3) Koka Sexton (9) Lee (11) Marc (0) marshall (7) Melkir (2) mernisse (0) metaeuphoria (0) Michael (1) Michaelk (14) mithrandi (0) Mudiam (1) Munhitsu (3) MV (22) Nate (28) Nico (4) Page (1) Panda (8) Parker (2) Pat (3) Paul (16) Paul (5) Paul Capestany (0) Paul Dunay (8) Peter (1) Peter Evers (2) philip88 (5) Philou (9) PMinze (26) pr1000 (12) prexec (1) Rainer Wasserfuhr (66) Rex (101) Rex (8) rexy (23) Richard (4) Richard (19) Richie de Almeida (27) Rick Turoczy (62) Rob (18) Rob (116) Rob Knight (0) Rore (5) Ryan (1) Ryan (46) sarahintampa (79) sascha (8) sc (16) Shavi (0) Siggi (8) slmnhq (7) Stacy (9) Steven (14) Tech For Novices (0) Thaddeus (2) Thomas Reimer S (13) TiernanO (3) tig (27) Udschal (8) urbansheep (5) Vinod (5) Vulpes (1) Wayne Sutton (42) Yinka (9) Zaki (47) тaмás (12)Explore read 12 notes
- Nico said: das ist einfach krank.
- Justin said: This is sick. Why does the name of the drug mean so much? This is the same as marijuana or any other illegal drug - users use it because they like it. Just because it's a prescription drug society views its abuse light-heartedly.
- Gina 'foosel' Häußge said: That article both disgusts me and makes me curious at the same time...
- Rore said: Doesn't sound like my choice of drug.
- John said: This kind of stuff scares me--
- Jrod said: this is terrible
- Nate said: I need to get me some of that.
- mernisse said: HAH!
- Coxymoney said: Ought oh...I might of just fell in love!
- Falk said: If people here in Japan were more fluent in English they sure would be in love with this one and we would see a "pill boost" for the "death by overwork" statistic :>
- Greg said: Saket...this explains so much. I wondered how you performed at such a high level for so long...
- Stacy said: This post is totally irresponsible and disappointing. TechCrunch should not be posting about medications.
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63% Of IT Depts Say Web 2.0 Will Impact Their Business (57)
onA new report from Forrester Research, a company that has been closely following the adoption of web 2.0 and social technologies by businesses, now says that their earlier predications about Web 2.0 in the enterprise may have been too timid. Last year, they said that in 2008 I.T. shops would start to take a leadership role in Web 2.0 adoption by business, but this latest report is now debunking the conventional wisdom that I.T. is ...Shared by ~C4Chaos (71) Adrian Spender (9) Amer (9) Artoong (15) Ben Shoemate (4) Bruce (0) Bryson Meunier (5) Charles Heflin (4) Coolbox (22) cooperative (41) DarrenN (6) dobata (324) Donnie Berkholz (5) DrBaher (0) ehu4ever (70) Elroy (21) erhan (47) Erika Klein (4) Gerard (20) ggatin (3) gisc (3) Glenn (23) iAlja (25) Jay (5) jeremi (0) Jill (48) johnt (42) Jonathan (0) kevinpshan (5) krispijn (3) LouCypher (34) Marc (0) Marque (0) Mathieu Plourde (8) Michael (2) Michael (13) Mike F (381) ming (1) NickBoucart (9) Nuno (15) Peter v (14) rachna (1) Rex (101) Richard Fahey (12) Richard Olsen (3) sarahintampa (79) schmiddi (11) Shane (16) smdahlen (11) Sonny Cloward (5) Sophyfly (0) Steve (5) Talk (2) tig (27) Tim Bounds (4) vlvl (15) Zahra HB (68)
- Tim Bounds said: And 37% of IT departments are clueless...
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iPhone Application Overview And Demo Videos (12)
onIt’s not official quite yet, but the iPhone App Store is live and you can download version 2.0 of the iPhone software - which is all you need to run the 552 applications currently available. We’ve been gathering videos and overviews of many of the applications and have held them until now. We received demo vidoes for dozens of applications, ranging from basic games to complex GPS-enabled social networking applications. Below are some of our ...Shared by Alex Porter (4) ali (0) Brian (2) clarQue (0) Ed (11) Ehab R (0) Jennifer (0) Jerry (0) julz (0) kb (0) Marc (0) Warrick (0)
- Jennifer said: When I finally get 2.0 on my iPhone this will be a good article to read.
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Priming the Pump: New Users, Meet the Old Winners (2)
onSocial media, it's all about the democratization of communication and empowering new voices - right? A few years into the new media revolution, reality is looking a little more complicated than that theory would suggest. The wild garden of services growing from the read/write soil of the new web struggles each time a new app is launched and looks more like a ghost town than a place to enjoy the network effect of the crowd. ...Shared by Marc (0) Michael Beach (0)Contribute comment
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Search Flickr Images by Color With the Multicolr Search Lab (3)
onFlickr, a popular photo-sharing site owned by Yahoo!, has a ton images available for browsing through. You can search for photos in a multitude of ways including by user, tags, title keywords, and a few more. However, it's a lot tougher to search for images by colors and not many services get it right the first time around. The Multicolr Search Lab is a fantastic tool that does an excellent job of finding great images ...Contribute comment
- OTOY Developing Server-Side 3D Rendering Technology (7)
