Lifehacker:
Windows only: Free application DVDCoach burns any video file (like DivX or Xvid videos you've downloaded off BitTorrent) to a playable DVD. The application provides a simple front-end for converting the files to the proper fo (Read More)
Submitted by kcarruthers
from blog:
In Sydney we have had a great year of building a lively and vibrant social media community. Late last year many individuals decided that they wanted to be more connected with other people who were active in the areas of techn (Read More)
Crooks and Liars:
As Media Matters notes: Why does MSNBC continue to invite on Christopher Hitchens to bash Hillary Clinton?When Christopher Hitchens practically starts foaming at the mouth with Clinton Derangement Syndrome while on the topic (Read More)
TechCrunch:
Germany-based myON-ID Media has raised an undisclosed seven-figure sum in a second round of funding from T-Online Venture Fund to expand its online reputation management platform. MyON-ID is actually more of a combination bet (Read More)
Submitted by robdiana
from Google Reader:
by Josh BernoffAmid all the news of economic disaster, we are still looking to hire a talented social media analyst. Why? Because even amid the downturn -- perhaps even more since the downturn -- our corporate clients want an (Read More)
Submitted by robdiana
from Google Reader:
What happens when you build your business around a technology that disappears overnight? What happens when you build a client base, a pool of prospective clients or an otherwise niche demographic that is dependent on some oth (Read More)
Submitted by robdiana
from Google Reader:
In 2006, Jakob Nielsen postulated that participation in online communities followed these characteristics: 90% of users are lurkers (i.e., read or observe, but don’t contribute).9% of users contribute from time to time, but o (Read More)
VentureBeat:
Move over, vegetable orchestra, YouTube is holding auditions for the world’s first collaborative online orchestra. Announced yesterday, The YouTube Symphony Orchestra is a worldwide project in partnership with the Londo (Read More)
Silicon Alley Insider:
We've been calling around about the Yahoo CEO job and here's what we're hearing. Remember, it's all just industry chatter -- scuttlebutt.We hear former AOL CEO Jon Miller wants the job and is the first choice inside Yahoo. A (Read More)
Gizmodo:
Kevin Tofel of jkontherun has put together a fairly comprehensive list of what's inside the Vista SP2 update—just as the beta rolls out to MSDN and TechNet subscribers. Here is what users can expect: Although the origin (Read More)
Daily Kos:
Almost four years ago, campaign finance "reformer" groups (dinosaurs, all of them), set out to destroy political blogging. They had allies, like Carol Darr, then the president of the Institute of Politics, Democracy, and the (Read More)
Kotaku:
Last month Adam Barenblat started uploading our videos and podcasts over to iTunes for the iPhone, Touch, and iPod owners out there. Of course it wasn't long before we heard from Zune owners, hoping to get their portable Ko (Read More)
The Guardian:
Derby County have endured more than their share of misery in recent times but last night there was a magical moment to cherish as Paul Jewell's side reached the semi-finals of the League Cup for the first time in 40 years. Th (Read More)