Submitted by Deannaizme
from blog:
The audacity of Sarah Palin never ceases to amaze me. She’s now claiming that her First Amendment rights are being threatened by media criticism.From ABC News (Hat Tip: HuffPost):ABC News’ Steven Portnoy reports: In a conservative radio interview that aired in Washington, D.C. Friday morning, Republican vice pr (Read More)
Silicon Alley Insider
VentureBeat landed a copy of an email Google sent to its AdSense publishing partners. The Twitter-friendly version: "Times are tough. We're doing the best we can to get you paid. Don't leave us."Here's the whole email:Dear Publisher,We understand that the recent economic turmoil has created a lot of uncertainty in the lives (Read More)
Engadget
Filed under: LaptopsThe new MacBook Air has landed, and folks all over are recording their impressions of the slightly-revamped ultraportable. Obviously there's very little to note externally, with the same packaging and design to the computer -- the only real difference is the new mini DisplayPort plug to replace that tota (Read More)
: It's a fantastic machine, although only for those who don't use major app's. If you travel and need something that deals with e-mail and/or web apps this is the one.
Apple have a habit of creating fashion out of function, this machine hands into that philosophy.
Submitted by Digiphile
from Google Reader:
Shared four times Tagged Périphériques (40) Charlie Sorrel / Gadget Lab:8 Things to Expect in the Next iPhone Update — One of the great things about the iPhone is the regular software updates. Free and automatic improvements are piped, hot and steaming, to your pocket compute (Read More)
Submitted by Rafe:
I'm testing out socialmedian by posting this story. I'm also hoping that socialmedian does not fall into the category of products I discuss in this post. (Read More)
Of course, we too hope that socialmedian does not fall into the category of products you discussed.
Here are a few reasons we think not.
1. We have built socialmedian over the course of 2008 with the direct help and input of thousands of people from around the world who have participated in our alpha. It's not a product looking for an audience rather an audience-built product.
2. We have chosen not to demo at Demo (asked but we turned down because there is no point in us paying $18K to demo socialmedian at this point), nor at TC50 (discussed with Mike but we both agree that socialmedian with 4300 alpha users is further along than stealth startup). We are working with TC on a different sort of presence by socialmedian at TC50. Stay tuned.
3. We're solving a real problem here at socialmedian: The noise factor. All these web 2.0 apps have turned the volume way up. We're helping people filter down the noise to personal interests. Which we think may be a web 3.0 beginning.
: Heh - I love Rafe. He is our generation's John C. Dvorak. Rafe, what age did Dvorak transition from being a krumudgin to being a cranky old man? "Get off my Web 2.0 you darn kids!!!"
Submitted by Michaelfidler
from YouTube:
CNN Rick Sanchez discussing Rashid Khalidi with McCain Spokesman Mike Goldfarb. Rick catches him lying and "SHUTS HIM DOWN". (Read More)
Engadget
Filed under: Desktops, LaptopsRight on schedule, it looks like Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex is now available. Linux fans should look forward to performance gains and a new Connection Manager with 3G support, as well as the ability to install from USB drives and built-in BBC content availability. Torrents should be popping now (Read More)
mocoNews.net
Amazon won't be releasing its Kindle wireless reader in the UK in time for Christmas, thanks to the complex agreements that it must secure with European operators to ensure the gadget works. In the US, Kindle uses whispernet, the Amazon data MVNO that uses the Sprint (NYSE: S) EVDO network to allow users to wirelessly dow (Read More)
ReadWriteWeb
Congratulations! You made a big announcement and got great reviews, feedback and an influx of people to your website. Yesterday. Today, any number of other organizations and individuals are having the same experience and except for (hopefully) a long tail of residual late bloomers stumbling through your door - you run the (Read More)
: "People love case studies - so why not make yourself one? If not yourself, any case studies and other data points that people can use for their own work aren't just "link bait" - they are the kind of contributions to the community that leadership is built with."