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X Factor: angry fans crash website with protests about Simon Cowell saving John and Edward - Telegraph

dudeman718 — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:22:54 GMT

John and Edward's shock survival on The X Factor caused the show's website to crash as fans of Lucie Jones posted angry messages attacking Simon Cowell. .

A new way of looking at the world - CNN.com

dudeman718 — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:21:40 GMT

As recession-minded businesses cut back on travel for employees, online communities such as Second Life are filling the void. More than 1,400 companies and agencies now use Second Life avatars to hold virtual meetings and conduct training. .

Today’s Google Doodle: The Count

theinquisitr — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:21:38 GMT

Google’s celebration of the 40th anniversary of Sesame Street continues , with a Google Doodle honoring the show’s countiest fellow, Count von Count. The videos of the count censored have been rotating the web for years, but this particularly amusing one shows us what happens when the Count can’t find anyone willing to… count.

Twitter Lists | Plain and Simple « Bit Rebels

dudeman718 — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:15:11 GMT

Are you one of those that have heard of Twitter Lists but haven’t yet understood its value or use? Well, there is a lot of debating going around right now whether it’s a good addition to Twitter and to what use.

7 reasons you can’t hide from new media - Lansner on Real Estate : The Orange County Register

dudeman718 — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:14:34 GMT

Jon Lansner, nice summary of the 7 reasons. I think a lot of people have not yet figured out that this medium gives small business owners a voice in the wilderness that was previously the domain of large corporations with big ad budgets.

Twitter Start-Up CoTweet Launches Paid Service - Digits - WSJ

mdy — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:14:06 GMT

CoTweet, a start-up that helps businesses manage their Twitter accounts, is rolling out its first fee-based services, with McDonald’s, Ford and SunTrust among its paying customers. CoTweet Businesses use CoTweet to monitor Twitter and manage accounts with multiple users.

The 9 Strangest Online Rumors | Totallyoffbeat.com

dudeman718 — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:14:05 GMT

We’ve all heard some good ones, but when you put them all together you realize that the internet is truly a gather place of the morbid, fascinating and just plain odd. The Human Dog A creature that seems to be a combination of human and animal is photographed suckling her young.

louisgray.com: TweetMeme to Soon Offer Individual Channels for Top Links

dudeman718 — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:13:47 GMT

TweetMeme , the popular site that highlights the hottest links distributed on Twitter , is working on a new feature that will soon be opened up to all users - a dedicated channel that shows the links you have posted to your Twitter account, how often they have been retweeted, who the original sender was, and the most popular items you've sent out over the last 24 hours or seven days.

TUAW Review and giveaway: Blur Tripod and app for iPhone

TUAW — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:13:39 GMT

Filed under: Accessories , iPhone Way back in September , we announced that Mobile Mechatronics was going to be selling a combination of a tiny tripod and an iPhone app called Blur. The idea behind this combo is that the tripod can hold your iPhone more steadily than your hand can, and then the software can assist you by either taking a photo after a delay or taking several photos in quick succession.

Stephen King’s Advice to Writers « Bit Rebels

dudeman718 — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:13:18 GMT

Stephen King is one of my favorite writers of all time. Known as a modern day Alfred Hitchcock, his books Carrie, The Shining, Misery, Cujo and The Dead Zone have all inspired me to be a writer. I find it fascinating that as an author he can find just the right words to scare someone (and wow can I get scared) from reading.

Techmeme: Firefox Tops Vulnerability List (internetnews.com)

Techmeme — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:11:03 GMT

internetnews. com : Firefox Tops Vulnerability List — New study places Firefox at the top of vulnerability list for for the first half of 2009. — Application security vendor Cenzic today released its security trends report for the first half of 2009 application.

Networked 'smart plug' gets energy info flowing | Green Tech - CNET News

CNETNews — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:56:52 GMT

Carbon software company Zerofootprint has developed TalkingPlug, a network-enabled plug replacement that can gather energy usage data and control appliances. .

Murdoch: We’ll probably remove our sites from Google’s index - mUmBRELLA

stoweboyd — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:52:54 GMT

Rupert Murdoch has suggested that News Corporation is likely to make its content unfindable to users on Google when it launches its paid content strategy. When Murdoch and other senior News Corp lieutenants have criticised aggregators such as Google for taking a free ride on its content, commentators have questioned why the company doesn’t simply make its content invisible to search engines.

Union Square Ventures: A New York Venture Capital Fund Focused on Early Stage & Startup Investing

alexiskold — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:47:49 GMT

At Union Square Ventures, we seldom invest in a company before it launches publicly. The exception is when we have the opportunity to back an experienced entrepreneur with a strong team and a strong product vision. That is exactly what.

Techmeme: Confusion on Where Money Lent via Kiva Goes (Stephanie Strom/New York Times)

Techmeme — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:46:03 GMT

Stephanie Strom / New York Times : Confusion on Where Money Lent via Kiva Goes — Last month, David Roodman, a research fellow at the Center for Global Development, pressed a button on his laptop as his bus left the Lincoln Tunnel in Manhattan and started a debate that has people re-examining the country's latest celebrated charity, Kiva.

Op-Ed Columnist - Paranoia Strikes Deep - NYTimes.com

Mickeleh — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:37:06 GMT

If the G. O. P. essentially shrinks down to a rump party across America, the country could become ungovernable in the midst of a continuing economic disaster. .

Marlee Matlin makes surprise appearance at Seth Farlane gig, rips on hosts for parodying her

theinquisitr — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:35:32 GMT

A clip is making the rounds today, an out-take of Family Guy: Seth & Alex’s Almost Live Comedy Show. One constant criticism Family Guy runs up against is its heavy reliance on nonsequitor cracks (a whole episode of South Park called them out on that very thing) and the predilection for offensive jokes over clever jokes.

I’ve Got Nothing: Crowdsourced Song Created by YouTubers [VIDEO]

brett — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:33:42 GMT

Wanna make a hit song? The ’standard’ way of doing it is learning to play an instrument, finding a couple more musicians, practice, create some songs, find a publisher… …or you can scrap all that and let the YouTube community do the entire work for you.

Twitter Lists – Separating Ego and “Influence” From Genuine Utility

newmediajim — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:33:00 GMT

The potential uses of lists is unlimited. We all have ideas about how to use something and part of the value in anything is in what we can find to do with it. Ken has an idea for how to use lists that I see some value in.

After 5 years, Firefox faces new challenges | Deep Tech - CNET News

CNETNews — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:26:02 GMT

Mozilla helped reshape the Web since releasing Firefox 1. 0 five years ago. Now it's got a reawakened Microsoft and Google Chrome to reckon with. .