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Steve Ballmer – new on pmeme at 5am, Tuesday, 23rd October 2007

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 05:00:00 PST

<h1>Steve Ballmer</h1><p><a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/10/23/Microsoft-unveils-remote-mobile-management_1.html"><strong>Microsoft unveils remote mobile management software</strong></a><br/>Microsoft plans to announce beefed up remote Windows Mobile phone management capabilities with the introduction of System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008 on Tuesday. The software will allow IT administrators to remotely secure and manage mobile phones much the same way they manage PCs and laptops, said John O'Rourke,...<br/>(via InfoWorld RSS Feed)</p><p>View <a href="http://www.pmeme.com/archive/2007/10/23/0500/">this update</a>, or <a href="http://www.pmeme.com/">the latest</a> pmeme homepage.</p>

Nolan Bushnell – new on pmeme at 9pm, Monday, 22nd October 2007

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 21:00:00 PST

<h1>Nolan Bushnell</h1><p><a href="http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/173628423/article.pl"><strong>Games All Downhill Since Pong?</strong></a><br/>In a recent article Nolan Bushnell laments the current state of gaming, stating that modern games are nothing more than a "race to the bottom" resulting in complete and utter trash. In order to combat what he sees as the downward spiral in game quality he continues to work on...<br/>(via Slashdot)</p><p><a href="http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/22/atari-founder-hates-on-fpses-calls-game-industry-race-to-bottom/"><strong>Atari founder hates on FPSes, calls game industry â��race to bottomâ��</strong></a><br/>(via CrunchGear)</p><p><a href="http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=14213"><strong>Apple Profits Skyrocket</strong></a><br/>(via Dvorak Uncensored)</p><p>View <a href="http://www.pmeme.com/archive/2007/10/22/2100/">this update</a>, or <a href="http://www.pmeme.com/">the latest</a> pmeme homepage.</p>

Peter Oppenheimer – new on pmeme at 5pm, Monday, 22nd October 2007

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 17:00:00 PST

<h1>Peter Oppenheimer</h1><p><a href="http://feeds.paidcontent.org/~r/pcorg/~3/173483442/"><strong>Earnings: Apple Q4 Revs Jump 28 Percent; Earnings Up 67 Percent; iPhone Sales Hit 1.1 Million</strong></a><br/>iPhone sales of 1.1 million helped push Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) revenues up 28 percent in Q4 to 6.22 billion from $4.84 billion in the year-ago period. Earnings during the quarter soared 67 percent to $904 million, or $1.01 per share, from $542 million, or $.62 per share, a year...<br/>(via paidContent.org)</p><p><a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/10/22/Apple-Q4-profits-boosted-by-iPhone-and-Mac-sales_1.html"><strong>Update: Apple Q4 profits boosted by iPhone and Mac sales</strong></a><br/>(via InfoWorld RSS Feed)</p><p>View <a href="http://www.pmeme.com/archive/2007/10/22/1700/">this update</a>, or <a href="http://www.pmeme.com/">the latest</a> pmeme homepage.</p>

Steve Jobs – new on pmeme at 3pm, Monday, 22nd October 2007

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 15:00:00 PST

<h1>Steve Jobs</h1><p><a href="http://feeds.cybernetnews.com/~r/CyberNet/~3/173503252/"><strong>Rumor: 800 Apple Employees Out of iJob</strong></a><br/>Apparently Steve Jobs doesn’t like greedy people who try to take advantage of him, and I don’t blame him one bit. ArsTechina is reporting (although it hasn’t been confirmed) that two separate independent sources have informed them that Apple has fired over 800 employees who decided to take...<br/>(via CyberNet)</p><p>View <a href="http://www.pmeme.com/archive/2007/10/22/1500/">this update</a>, or <a href="http://www.pmeme.com/">the latest</a> pmeme homepage.</p>

Mike Arrington, Steve Ballmer – new on pmeme at 10am, Monday, 22nd October 2007

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 10:00:00 PST

<h1>Mike Arrington</h1><p><a href="http://www.blogherald.com/2007/10/21/techcrunch-brings-in-240k-in-advertising-signs-of-a-profitable-blog/"><strong>TechCrunch brings in $240k p/m in advertising - signs of a profitable blog</strong></a><br/>The San Francisco Chronicle has published an interesting, long, article about the potential profitability of blogs. Citing TechCrunch as an example of a successful blog with low overheads which owner Mike Arrington claims now makes $240k per month in advertising revenue, the article collects the views of a number...<br/>(via The Blog Herald)</p><h1>Steve Ballmer</h1><p><a href="http://www.news.com/8301-13860_3-9801801-56.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20"><strong>Does Microsoft have an iPhone answer?</strong></a><br/>CEO Steve Ballmer is speaking at the big mobile phone trade show on Tuesday. It will be interesting to see the tack he takes vis-a-vis Apple...<br/>(via CNET News.com)</p><p><a href="http://www.hunterstrat.com/news/2007/10/22/microsoft-throws-in-the-towel-in-eu-antitrust-fight/"><strong>Microsoft throws in the towel in EU antitrust fight</strong></a><br/>(via Microsoft News Tracker)</p><p>View <a href="http://www.pmeme.com/archive/2007/10/22/1000/">this update</a>, or <a href="http://www.pmeme.com/">the latest</a> pmeme homepage.</p>

Dave Zatz, Jimmy Wales – new on pmeme at 9am, Monday, 22nd October 2007

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 09:00:00 PST

<h1>Dave Zatz</h1><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/173351127/"><strong>Comcast TiVo makes it into the wild</strong></a><br/>Filed under: Home Entertainment Not that it comes as a huge surprise, but it looks like those Comcast TiVos have now started to make their way into the homes of a select few New Englanders, as evidenced by the shot above courtesy of Dave Zatz. As Dave points...<br/>(via Engadget)</p><h1>Jimmy Wales</h1><p><a href="http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9801737-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20"><strong>Wikimedia Foundation kicks off 2007 fund-raiser</strong></a><br/>Jimmy Wales-founded organization is appealing to its readers for donations to help expand its language reach (among other things)...<br/>(via CNET News.com)</p><p>View <a href="http://www.pmeme.com/archive/2007/10/22/0900/">this update</a>, or <a href="http://www.pmeme.com/">the latest</a> pmeme homepage.</p>

Mark Zuckerberg – new on pmeme at 6am, Monday, 22nd October 2007

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 06:00:00 PST

<h1>Mark Zuckerberg</h1><p><a href="http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/22/some-guys-five-ways-to-make-facebook-useful-because-it-stinks-now/"><strong>Some guyâ��s five ways to make Facebook â��usefulâ�� (because it stinks now?)</strong></a><br/>I love people who criticize Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, as if he and the rest of the Facebook crew need any outside input from anyone. I’m pretty sure they know what they’re doing over there. Take this guy’s suggestions. Alexander Wolfe, in his “Wolfe’s...<br/>(via CrunchGear)</p><p>View <a href="http://www.pmeme.com/archive/2007/10/22/0600/">this update</a>, or <a href="http://www.pmeme.com/">the latest</a> pmeme homepage.</p>

Cliff Edwards – new on pmeme at 8pm, Sunday, 21st October 2007

Sun, 21 Oct 2007 20:00:00 PST

<h1>Cliff Edwards</h1><p><a href="http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/21/businessweek-the-ipod-touch-fails-to-wow/"><strong>BusinessWeek: â��The iPod Touch Fails to Wowâ��</strong></a><br/>Wow, remind me not to ask BusinessWeek’s Cliff Edwards to the Bloggers Prom. For starters, I’m not a guy who likes guys and secondly, he’d probably complain the whole night even though I had my mom iron my suit and borrowed some money from...<br/>(via CrunchGear)</p><p>View <a href="http://www.pmeme.com/archive/2007/10/21/2000/">this update</a>, or <a href="http://www.pmeme.com/">the latest</a> pmeme homepage.</p>

Stan James – new on pmeme at 6pm, Sunday, 21st October 2007

Sun, 21 Oct 2007 18:00:00 PST

<h1>Stan James</h1><p><a href="http://chris.pirillo.com/2007/10/21/stan-james-lijit/"><strong>Stan James - Lijit</strong></a><br/>Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Lijit was one of our sponsors for Gnomedex 2007. They were gracious enough to provide me with one of the MacBooks that we used during the conference. (THANK...<br/>(via Chris Pirillo)</p><p>View <a href="http://www.pmeme.com/archive/2007/10/21/1800/">this update</a>, or <a href="http://www.pmeme.com/">the latest</a> pmeme homepage.</p>

Nick Carr – new on pmeme at 4pm, Sunday, 21st October 2007

Sun, 21 Oct 2007 16:00:00 PST

<h1>Nick Carr</h1><p><a href="http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/10/21/carrs-dreams/"><strong>Carrâ��s dreams</strong></a><br/>Curmudgeonly contrarian Nick Carr picks his head up and comes to the defense of TimeSelect — after it is dead and buried — but misses some obvious economic realities. Carr quotes a Financial Times columnist who quotes a University of Chicago study (warning: a PDF filled with formulae) that...<br/>(via BuzzMachine)</p><p>View <a href="http://www.pmeme.com/archive/2007/10/21/1600/">this update</a>, or <a href="http://www.pmeme.com/">the latest</a> pmeme homepage.</p>

Matthew Ingram – new on pmeme at 3pm, Sunday, 21st October 2007

Sun, 21 Oct 2007 15:00:00 PST

<h1>Matthew Ingram</h1><p><a href="http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/10/21/carrs-dreams/"><strong>Carrâ��s dreams</strong></a><br/>Curmudgeonly contrarian Nick Carr picks his head up and comes to the defense of TimeSelect — after it is dead and buried — but misses some obvious economic realities. Carr quotes a Financial Times columnist who quotes a University of Chicago study (warning: a PDF filled with formulae) that...<br/>(via BuzzMachine)</p><p>View <a href="http://www.pmeme.com/archive/2007/10/21/1500/">this update</a>, or <a href="http://www.pmeme.com/">the latest</a> pmeme homepage.</p>

Ed Lampert – new on pmeme at 2pm, Sunday, 21st October 2007

Sun, 21 Oct 2007 14:00:00 PST

<h1>Ed Lampert</h1><p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/10/21/can-lampert-make-sears-great/"><strong>Can Lampert make Sears great?</strong></a><br/>Filed under: Management, Sears Holdings (SHLD) Sears Holdings (NYSE: SHLD) had been on a tear for the past few years, as investors were buoyed by hopes that hedge fund manager/CEO Ed Lampert could do great things with the company -- possibly even make it the next Berkshire Hathaway...<br/>(via BloggingStocks)</p><p>View <a href="http://www.pmeme.com/archive/2007/10/21/1400/">this update</a>, or <a href="http://www.pmeme.com/">the latest</a> pmeme homepage.</p>

Richard Stallman – new on pmeme at 1pm, Sunday, 21st October 2007

Sun, 21 Oct 2007 13:00:00 PST

<h1>Richard Stallman</h1><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/172989071/"><strong>GNU guru Stallman accosted by pro-DRM ninjas</strong></a><br/>Filed under: Desktops At the end of a debate by the Yale Political Union on the topic of DRM -- the verdict? It should be banned -- well known free software advocate Richard Stallman was confronted by a collective group of ninjas, obviously hired by Microsoft in...<br/>(via Engadget)</p><p>View <a href="http://www.pmeme.com/archive/2007/10/21/1300/">this update</a>, or <a href="http://www.pmeme.com/">the latest</a> pmeme homepage.</p>

Rita Skeeter – new on pmeme at 7am, Sunday, 21st October 2007

Sun, 21 Oct 2007 07:00:00 PST

<h1>Rita Skeeter</h1><p><a href="http://www.kottke.org/remainder/07/10/14336.html"><strong>Rita Skeeter J.K. Rowling: Albus Dumbledore is gay and had...</strong></a><br/>Rita Skeeter J.K. Rowling: Albus Dumbledore is gay and had fallen in love with fellow wizard and friend, Gellert Grindelwald. Fan fiction writers, you know what to do. (link)...<br/>(via kottke.org)</p><p>View <a href="http://www.pmeme.com/archive/2007/10/21/0700/">this update</a>, or <a href="http://www.pmeme.com/">the latest</a> pmeme homepage.</p>

Michael Wesch – new on pmeme at 4am, Sunday, 21st October 2007

Sun, 21 Oct 2007 04:00:00 PST

<h1>Michael Wesch</h1><p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/172784212/"><strong>Information R/evolution</strong></a><br/>Information R/evolution from Michael Wesch, Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology at the Kansas State University, the same chap behind the viral Web 2.0 video from February. The perspective provided by history is always important when considering where we have been, and where...<br/>(via TechCrunch)</p><p>View <a href="http://www.pmeme.com/archive/2007/10/21/0400/">this update</a>, or <a href="http://www.pmeme.com/">the latest</a> pmeme homepage.</p>

Barney Pell – new on pmeme at 1am, Sunday, 21st October 2007

Sun, 21 Oct 2007 01:00:00 PST

<h1>Barney Pell</h1><p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/172800983/"><strong>Powerset Testing Search Results At Mechanical Turk</strong></a><br/>A reader noticed that stealth search engine Powerset is using Amazon’s Mechanical Turk service to gauge user reactions to search results. See the screen shot (click for larger view) - users are shown a query and a number of results and are asked to evaluate the...<br/>(via TechCrunch)</p><p><a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/valleywag/full/~3/172308207/sergey-watches-web-bowl-peanut+butter-fight-312738.php"><strong>Party Report: Sergey watches Web Bowl peanut-butter fight</strong></a><br/>(via Valleywag)</p><p>View <a href="http://www.pmeme.com/archive/2007/10/21/0100/">this update</a>, or <a href="http://www.pmeme.com/">the latest</a> pmeme homepage.</p>

Rob Greenlee – new on pmeme at 3pm, Saturday, 20th October 2007

Sat, 20 Oct 2007 15:00:00 PST

<h1>Rob Greenlee</h1><p><a href="http://www.geeknewscentral.com/archives/007355.html"><strong>Rob Greenlee long term Podcaster Joins Zune</strong></a><br/>I am real happy that Microsoft picked up Rob Greenlee to be their Podcast Programming & Marketing Lead for Zune. Rob understands the podcasting space and was one of the original podcaster over at the Tech Podcast Network. While Rob’s show has been on Hiatus for a...<br/>(via Geek News Central)</p><p>View <a href="http://www.pmeme.com/archive/2007/10/20/1500/">this update</a>, or <a href="http://www.pmeme.com/">the latest</a> pmeme homepage.</p>

Mark Ombrellaro – new on pmeme at 2pm, Saturday, 20th October 2007

Sat, 20 Oct 2007 14:00:00 PST

<h1>Mark Ombrellaro</h1><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/172622493/"><strong>Medical force feedback vest tweaked for gaming</strong></a><br/>Filed under: Gaming Over at the E for All Expo, doctor Mark Ombrellaro is demonstrating a medical feedback vest altered so that it works with video games. When an in-game character gets hit or shot, the gamer wearing the vest feels "pneumatic thumps" to their torso. Originally...<br/>(via Engadget)</p><p><a href="http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4981"><strong>â��3rd Spaceâ�� Vest Lets You Feel Blows in Video Games</strong></a><br/>(via Real Tech News)</p><p>View <a href="http://www.pmeme.com/archive/2007/10/20/1400/">this update</a>, or <a href="http://www.pmeme.com/">the latest</a> pmeme homepage.</p>

Randall Stephenson – new on pmeme at 10am, Saturday, 20th October 2007

Sat, 20 Oct 2007 10:00:00 PST

<h1>Randall Stephenson</h1><p><a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/10/19/ATT-unsure-about-bidding-700MHz-auction_1.html"><strong>AT&T unsure about bidding in 700MHz auction</strong></a><br/>AT&T hasn't decided whether it will bid for the highly desirable 700MHz band because it doesn't know if it can build a profitable business, given the open-access rules set for the wireless spectrum by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission in July. Calling the rules "interesting," AT&T's CEO Randall Stephenson...<br/>(via InfoWorld RSS Feed)</p><p><a href="http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/ATT-Hesitates-About-Joining-Spectrum-Auction-88621"><strong>AT&T Hesitates About Joining Spectrum Auction - May not be a good business decision</strong></a><br/>(via DSLreports - front page)</p><p>View <a href="http://www.pmeme.com/archive/2007/10/20/1000/">this update</a>, or <a href="http://www.pmeme.com/">the latest</a> pmeme homepage.</p>

Amy Banse – new on pmeme at 9am, Saturday, 20th October 2007

Sat, 20 Oct 2007 09:00:00 PST

<h1>Amy Banse</h1><p><a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/10/19/CBS-Comcast-officials-stress-embrace-Internet_1.html"><strong>CBS, Comcast officials stress embrace of Internet</strong></a><br/>Representatives of older and new media companies detailed their embraces of the Internet Friday at the Web 2.0 Summit conference in San Francisco, with supposed old-line companies emphasizing opportunities and dismissing any threats to longstanding business models. Executives from CBS, Comcast, Joost, and Current participated in panel sessions on...<br/>(via InfoWorld RSS Feed)</p><p>View <a href="http://www.pmeme.com/archive/2007/10/20/0900/">this update</a>, or <a href="http://www.pmeme.com/">the latest</a> pmeme homepage.</p>