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Social Networks Evolving Faster Than Laws Can Govern
Interesting article on TECH cocktail by John Guidos about the social networks of the Internet and the laws that govern them.
Photo: Social Networks by Beck Tench (via Flickr used with CC license)
[...]Anil Dash announced today that he’s leaving SixApart to head a new technology incubator called Expert Labs. Expert Labs will be dedicated to connecting technology innovators ready to build tools with government officials who can put those tools to use [...]
Congrats to @SteveCase for selling Revolution Money to AMEX for $300 Million.
Another big deal in the next-generation consumer financial products space. (via American Express Acquiring Steve Case’s Revolution Money For $300 Million (AXP))
Not sure how I would have otherwise handled the situation, but I’d like to believe that participating in the Thankfulfor Challenge has made me more inclined toward a gratitude oriented mindset and for that I am truly grateful.
Another thoughtful post about gratitude by Alexis Rodich in her [...]
I just became part of the Twitter Retweet beta (as shown here). It appears that “RT” will be replaced by a trusty Retweet icon. It doesn’t appear users will be able to annotate the message before Retweeting it if you click the Retweet button directly (but [...]
Elf Yourself is back again in 2009! It’s been going strong since I covered it back in 2006. The site is powered by Jib Jab.
[...]What: TECH cocktail DC 7
When: Thursday, December 3, 2009 from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. EST
Where: LeftBank DC in Adams Morgan (map)
Cost: $10 (entry + 2 drinks)
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Tim O’Reilly (@timoreilly) wants to see cooperation between services (i.e. service mashups) for ordering pizza
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Twitter tweeted out yesterday about a Halloween feature if you Tweet “#trick” or “#treat.” Did you figure out the Easter Egg?
It was difficult to figure out at first, but if you tweet either from your Twitter home page (this is [...]
Have you nominated a business to business organization for the 2nd Annual Business to Business Twitterer of the Year Awards?
The B2B Twitterer of the Year (B2BOTY) award recognizes B2B organizations for outstanding contributions in practicing, promoting, and/or enhancing business [...]
1.) Be Cheap 2.) Move Fast 3.) Keep It Simple (Product, Code & Paperwork)
Breaking News! Paul just shared that [wwwPhiltro.com] was acquired.
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Listening to a funding discussion with @jayvirdy @andemca @paulsingh & Steve Kaplan moderated by @technotheory at Bootstrap Maryland. #BootstrapMD
[...]With baseball in it's final series of 2009 I wanted to share some of my thoughts on baseball, branding and social media, thoughts that have been brewing for a while. I currently live in Washington, D.C., a plane [...]
Droid Unveiled in NYC: Lookout here comes the Droid!
Motorola’s Droid, the first handset running Android 2.0, was unveiled by Verizon Wireless at a press event at the W Hotel in New York this morning. The phone, which will be available Nov. 6…
Last night, I attended the Bill [...]
Excited to be headed to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Living Proof Project presentation tonight. You can watch it live online here at 7pm EST.
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It’s great to see celebrities showing AIM some love!
Thanks, Amanda Bynes! AIM thinks you’re awesome, too!
[...]Google just announced that you now can get Google Voice with a Google number or with your existing mobile phone number.
If you choose to use Google Voice with your existing number, you won’t get some features (like call screening and recording), but you’ll still get [...]
FarmFoody.org is a free service connecting local farms with foodies. This Virginia-based start-up founded by farmer, Tom Davenport, shares its story in the quick video (above) explaining that FarmFoody is like “Match.com for farmers and foodies.”
[...]My best goes out to David (@dliu8) in his future endeavors.
Good luck.
[...]Google Social Search Launches on Google Labs
All the information that appears as part of Google Social Search is published publicly on the web — you can find it without Social Search if you really want to. What we’ve done is surface that content together in one single [...]
In case you need a hand this Halloween, The Social Path, has some suggestions. :)
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That post is gonna get you kicked out of social media! (via @rww - Cartoon: It’s a Big Ol’ Blogosphere)
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Congrats to @DianeBirch for being Starbuck’s as the Pick of the Week.
I saw her preform live at the 140conf NYC in June (see video below).
(via Somewhat Frank)
Frog Design previewed Temptd iPhone application at PopTech. The app looks to create a network to help people strengthen will power in the moments it is needed the most.
-Tim Armstrong, AOL CEO, at the Web 2.0 Summit
AOL: We’re working on something big and secret | The Social - CNET News
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Finally got a chance to meet Steve Rubel as we spoke on a panel together at TWTRCON. I’m a big fan.
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Wow, with IdeaPaint, you could literally make every wall in your home a whiteboard, then whiteboard to your heart’s content. Glorious! :)
IdeaPaint: Turn every wall into a Whiteboard
Want!
Flickr Adds People in Photos: Well it’s about dang time!
Facebook and Picasa have had people tagging for awhile so I’m still happy to see Flickr adding some new features and this one should be well received.
[...]Sphere re-brands as Surphace
Surphace is also a name that weaves incredibly well with our 2010 product roadmap, which includes, among other things:
* S4 – our self-serve platform currently in alpha (you can sign up for beta right here)
* SurphBoard – a spiffy updated editorial UI [...]
PayPal is hosting it's first ever developer conference PayPal Innovate 2009 on November 3rd and 4th in San Francisco and I am excited to be heading out to take part in it.
The two day event includes a keynote by [...]
Congrats to @foursquare on a nice NYTimes article. I’ve been using Foursquare since SXSW in March 2008 and immediately saw the viral hooks that would make grow. I recently visited the [...]
Yearning for chat rooms? Try AIM Blast ([blast.aim.com]) for simple on the go chat rooms!
msg:
saucy misses chat rooms:
“In the late 1990s, AOL’s chat rooms were some of [...]
I am excited to be a finalist in the Panasonic Living in HD Insider program. What this means is that I am only one step away from being the next Panasonic Living [...]
Just saw the Slap Chop Rap on TV and it is quite possibly the most engaging informercial I have ever seen! Hilarious. Billy Mays would be proud.
