MacBlender
John Carmack, creator of the classic PC game Doom, described working with Apple as a "rollercoaster ride," and suggested that company executives are not happy about the popularity of gaming on the iPhone and iPod touch. (Read More)
Belongs to the News Networks :
none (yet) -- click "share" to share with a network.
Consumerist
A worker at a McDonald's branch in Japan died of "karoshi" — the Japanese term for death from overwork — according to officials at the local government labor bureau. The employee, a 41-year-old woman, had put in about 80 hours a month in overtime for six months before she died. "We determined her work caused the illness," s (Read More)
Belongs to the News Networks :
none (yet) -- click "share" to share with a network.
Submitted by Chronotope
from Google Reader:
In what is otherwise a fairly straight article about the latest failed hijinks from one of our nation’s two esteemed political parties, a reporter for the Hartford Advocate either forgets to put a certain phrase in quotes, or is just WACKY. Here’s a link, for using one off-key phrase, out of nowhere, in some alt-weekly! [Ha (Read More)
Belongs to the News Networks :
none (yet) -- click "share" to share with a network.
Submitted by Chronotope
from Google Reader:
Anyone who has ever been on an Amtrak train—especially during rush hour or the onset of holiday weekends—knows how much better things would be aboard that train if passengers were allowed to bring guns on it. Any and all conflicts would be basically pre-solved, because whoever wins is just whoever has a gun, see? Anyway, Co (Read More)
Belongs to the News Networks :
none (yet) -- click "share" to share with a network.
theundecided's shared items in Google Reader
Being the only people on the planet with a Motorola Droid not under armed guard was one hell of a ride, but come November 6th we’re going to have a lot of company as that’s the day Verizon Wireless will be selling the Motorola Droid. To go for $199.99 on a 2-year deal, the DROID is one hell of a steal considering that its s (Read More)
Belongs to the News Networks :
none (yet) -- click "share" to share with a network.
Social Media Explorer
Disclosure: Postrank is a sponsor of Social Media Explorer which pays to advertise in the right hand side bar space. I have written extensively about them before they became a sponsor and will continue to do so because they offer a service relevant to you. Their advertising here does not effect my editorial comments or reco (Read More)
Belongs to the News Networks :
none (yet) -- click "share" to share with a network.
Mashable!
Last month, we reported on a survey that found that 84% of social media programs don’t measure return on investment (ROI). The comments in that post indicated that a lot of individuals and businesses want to be able to measure the ROI of their social media strategies and campaigns, but they don’t know where to start.Compani (Read More)
Belongs to the News Networks :
none (yet) -- click "share" to share with a network.
Mashable!
Almost exactly one year ago, AdaptiveBlue launched service/browser-add-on Glue, a way to find out what other people (including your Facebook and Twitter friends) think about movies, TV shows, musicians, albums and more, as you come across those items on the web.In the last year, Glue has evolved from a Firefox-only add-on t (Read More)
Belongs to the News Networks :
none (yet) -- click "share" to share with a network.
Mashable!
Although the latest Facebook homepage changes seem relatively minor compared to some of the more drastic moves the company has made in the past, there are once again hundreds of thousands (if not millions) of users voicing their frustration.The most visible group to emerge so far: “PLEASE GIVE US OUR OLD NEWS FEED BACK!” (c (Read More)
Belongs to the News Networks :
none (yet) -- click "share" to share with a network.
The Next Web
We did some extensive polling this morning, and discovered some fascinating news: users of Google Wave have no idea how to use it, or what it is for.If you missed the poll, you can still vote here. A big thank you for everyone who participated.Take a look at the results of the poll:I doubt that anyone is overly shocked at t (Read More)
Belongs to the News Networks :
none (yet) -- click "share" to share with a network.