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Shortest binary orbit confirmed: Just 5.4 minutes - Holy Kaw!

GuyKawasaki — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:55:31 GMT

The stars in HM Cancri, the smallest known binary system, revolve around each other in just 5. 4 minutes—the shortest known orbital period for any binary. Observations by an international team of astronomers recently confirmed the duration of the orbit.

MapQuest AS3 / Flex SDK V6.0 Launched - MapQuest Developer Blog

marshallk — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:55:25 GMT

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Zoompass to Appear on Bell Mobility Blackberry Devices Across Canada | Zoompass Blog

davefleet — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:38:12 GMT

We recently announced that many Canadian owners of BlackBerry ® devices on the TELUS network would find a Zoompass application icon on their device. Today we’re pleased to announce that Bell Mobility BlackBerry ® users across Canada will also soon have easy access to Zoompass via a link on their devices.

FileMaker 11 delivers charting, 'on-the-fly' reporting | Apple - CNET News

CNETNews — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:32:56 GMT

Apple-owned company on Tuesday releases next major version of its database product, FileMaker Pro 11. .

How to keep Windows relevant - Holy Kaw!

GuyKawasaki — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:30:33 GMT

There's a deep level of our brain that controls survival functions, like hunger, breathing, and fight-or-flight responses. It's called the reptilian brain. While we don't have actual lizards living in our heads, the reptilian brain is the deepest part of our brain, or the "gut level.

The Dots Need Connecting | Brand Elevation Through Social Media and Social Business | Altitude Branding

newmediajim — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:30:21 GMT

Social media is grand, and yes, it’s proving to be valuable for customer service in some scenarios. But it’s exposing a big disconnect: the companies embracing using things like Twitter or blogs aren’t necessarily taking those principles and applying them to their more traditional ideas of customer service and the operations that support it.

Microsoft updates Office for Mac 2008 and 2004

TUAW — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:29:36 GMT

Filed under: Productivity , Software Update Microsoft has just released updates to the 2004 and 2008 versions of Microsoft Office. According to the company, the updates, which weigh in at 9. 7 MB and 221.

Facebook to Launch Location Features Next Month

mashable — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:27:46 GMT

Facebook’s move into location has seemed inevitable for some time, and it now appears that the company will officially reveal its plans at next month’s Facebook developer conference –- f8. According to The New York Times , the social network will incorporate location in two ways: (1) its own features for sharing location and (2) APIs to let other apps — like Foursquare and Gowalla –- offer location services to Facebook users.

Careers | Edelman Digital

steverubel — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:26:49 GMT

“At last. ” I remember BBDO ’s Phil Dusenberry addressing an international meeting of Pepsi-Cola marketers and telling us all that those were the two most overused and least motivating words in advertising. Some twenty years later, I can tell you that they mean a lot to me; this site was almost as long in the making (not quite, but it feels that way).

ze's page :: zefrank.com: Academy Award Winning Movie Trailer

zefrank — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:26:42 GMT

from the irreverent minds of BriTANic :: click below to watch ::.

Fixing a broken NYC… with Legos?

theinquisitr — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:25:20 GMT

New York City is a strange and wonderful place, made all the more bizarre by the fact that its 8 million inhabitants are confined to the tiny island of Manhattan- posing difficulties in reinforcing an infrastructure that’s one of the oldest in US history.