Journerdism

• LEAKED: Microsoft Courier Tablet User Interface Details

  "Two still mythical tablet devices, the Microsoft Courier and the Apple Tablet, are probably the hottest and most coveted devices that do not yet officially exist. To further fuel the anticipatory gadget lust, Gizmodo has scored an in-depth look at the former’s user interface and overall design. As we were" [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 8:48pm EST
  

• Google News Blog: Create and Share custom News sections

  "Today, Google News is making it even easier to follow the latest stories on whatever subjects interest you. We are happy to announce our Custom sections directory, which gives users of some of our English-language editions the expanded ability to create comprehensive sections to put on their Google News home" [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 7:03pm EST
  

• Community Investments Aim to Spur a New Detroit

  “Digital access is essential to first class citizenship in our society. Without digital, you lack full access to information, you are second class economically and even socially,” Ibargüen said. “If a job application at Walmart or McDonald’s must be made online, how can we pretend that we have equal opportunity [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 6:17pm EST
  

• TwitterTim.es: Personalized news done right?

  "I'm not ashamed to admit it: The first time I saw Twitter, I thought, "What's the point?" Maybe you did too, or maybe you're just more perceptive than I am. Even Twitter's founders have said they didn't know exactly what it was when they started working on it. (Biz Stone:" [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 6:15pm EST
  

• Purdue University Adds Twitter and Facebook to Class Participation

  "The Hotseat software allows students to use either Facebook, Twitter, Myspace (MySpace), or SMS to post messages during classes, or they can simply log in to the web site to post to and view the ongoing backchannel. Right now it’s only being pilot tested in two courses, but has already" [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 1:48am EST