Hacker News:
"Open" is a great thing. Everyone likes it. Unfortunately, nobody agrees what open is. There are many meanings, but in general, I think "open" must be the opposite of "closed". In the world of abstract things like software, protocols and society, closed is secret, hidden, or locked. "Closed" limits our mobility, prevents (Read More)
Submitted by Logicalextremes
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When, in late September, rumors surfaced that Comcast was trying to buy NBC Universal from General Electric, Wall Street reacted with dismay. Grandiose attempts to combine media production and distribution โ programming and plumbing โ are nothing new in the entertainment business, but they almost always end in disappointmen (Read More)
: Thatโs one funny thing about the Internet: itโs an extraordinarily rich communications system, but as an information and entertainment medium, it encourages private consumption. The pictures and sounds served up through our PCs, iPods and smart phones absorb us deeply but in isolation. Even when weโre together today, weโre often apart, peering into our own screens.
MetaFilter:
In case you haven't, please meet Ricky Williams. He has had one of the most fascinating careers of any professional athlete: he was a high school phenom in Football, Baseball, Track, and Wrestling. He played FOUR YEARS of minor league baseball with the Philadelphia Phillies organization. He was a two time all American at Te (Read More)
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RESPECTABLE AND ENGAGING: Kurbaan works as a suspenseful thriller, sucking you into its drama.kurbaan review by rajeev masand - Kurbaan a compelling thrillerCast: Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Viviek Oberoi, Om Puri, Kirron KherDirector: Renzil D'SilvaStripped to its bone, Rensil D'silva's Kurbaan is an edge-of-the-seat th (Read More)
Submitted by Marianne Mc Eachern
from blog:
When my employer drastically reduced my working hours a few months ago, I started having financial difficulties. I knew I might want a second income stream, so I began searching around for a job which I would do in my spare time. I considered acquiring a personal trainer certification, but I am not terribly [...]. (Read More)
Submitted by Squid Lord
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WebUrbanist:
Photographs of Japan from the Meiji and Taisho Periods (1868-1926) have captivated viewers around the world since they were first circulated. One photographer in particular captured Japanese life so beautifully that his work has been seen by countless people all across the globe. Until very recently, though, his name was vi (Read More)
Submitted by Stewbagz
from blog:
Nov. 20 2009 - The New Taskbar In Windows 7 Is Awesome But It Has Its Quirks. One Of Them Are Ghost Icons Of Pinned Programs That Won'T Flus
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Andrew McAfee:
Iโve been thinking about what to write in the wake of the recent Enterprise 2.0 conference. One more summary seems unnecessary, since there have been so many good ones already. And the debates are starting to feel a little trumped up and warmed over, and so less fun to wade back into.And then I got inspiration from Greg Llo (Read More)
Submitted by Jgmize
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It is Friday, so I am inclined to take the liberty of posting something outside my usual tag-line areas of interest (see tag-line above). While I was out in San Francisco I met a lot of people interested in applying network analysis to their business areas or data sets. One group was TechCrunch, who had a data set of vent (Read More)
Submitted by Motown Terri
from blog:
Author : Melissa KayHow do viral campaigns become successful?
- Learn how an alternate reality game for Halo 2 received 240,000 visitors on its debut
- Find out how The Big Word Project achieved worldwide publicity with almost zero cost
- Discover how The Blair Witch Project became the largest per screen gross in mot (Read More)
The Future Buzz:
You should probably try it.ย Thereโs a reason youโre unsure.ย Perhaps youโre unsure because it involves taking a chance or you donโt think itโs perfect.ย Yet the ideas โ especially the creative variety โ that youโre unsure about are probably the most interesting.ย Theyโre also probably interesting because they are imperfect (Read More)
Mashable!:
The Open Web Awards: Social Media Edition, our annual contest highlighting the very best the web has to offer, is entering its final round. The 70,000+ nominees have been narrowed down to just 5 finalists per category, and you have from now until December 15th to pick the winners.By popular demand, here is the full list of (Read More)
Submitted by Sfoskett
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ย Its interesting.ย If you search the transcript from Dell's earnings call yesterday for "EMC" nothing comes up.Searching on the word storage, I've copied and pasted every reference I found to storage in it. Brian Gladden (part of his presentation)Storagerevenue was down 8% sequentially and 19% year-over-year. EqualLogicr (Read More)