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25 Mar 2009 22:52

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Tech: Wii feat: Nintendo is king of the mountain. No pushing them off.

  • 50 million sales of the Nintendo Wii, an all-time home video game console sales record, topping the Playstation 2 source
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25 Mar 2009 10:14

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Tech: Like Last.fm? Not in the U.S., U.K. or Germany? This will upset you.

  • €3 monthly subscription fee in all other countries. Free ride’s over. :( source
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25 Mar 2009 00:03

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Tech: Facebook’s tweaking their redesign so you guys stop complaining

  • Since Facebook started in 2004, we’ve been through several redesigns. Each was built with the intention of making it easier to share and understand what’s going on with the people you care about.
  • Facebook Director of Product Christopher Cox • On the redesign and changes they plan to make to the redesign. People are complaining a lot about this one, so they’re making changes. But they’re not reverting back to the old design, so get that thought out of your little head. • source
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24 Mar 2009 23:33

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Tech: Seriously, this OnLive video game console sounds awesome

  • The powerful subscription-based device uses cloud computing. It’s slightly larger than an iPhone. And way tinier than a breadbox. source
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24 Mar 2009 23:12

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Tech: Some creepy-looking guys want to sell you a new game console

They want to sell your kids candy. Candy in the form of a new cloud computing gaming device called OnLive. Hrm. source
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24 Mar 2009 22:00

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Tech, World: Yo China, why are you blocking YouTube?

  • China’s Internet is open enough, but also needs to be regulated by law in order to prevent the spread of harmful information and for national security.
  • Qin Gang • A Chinese Foreign Ministry official, on the Internet, which he says they’re not scared of. Despite this, China blocked video-sharing site YouTube Monday night. Because Chinese people need to be protected from a capella singing of Animal Collective songs. • source
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23 Mar 2009 10:31

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Tech: The Tata Nano: It’s like the cheapo car version of the iPod Nano

At £1,300, it costs as much as a Vespa, but this uber-cheap, kinda-ugly Indian car may be perfect for city drivers. source
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21 Mar 2009 21:40

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Tech: Palm better hope the Pre is a hit, or they’re screwed

  • $98 million Palm’s losses last quarter, driven down by people waiting for the Pre, a worthy could-be iPhone-killer source
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20 Mar 2009 21:01

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Tech: Tomorrow, we’re gonna try to save newspapers at Revenue 2.0

  • What it’s about Revenue 2.0 is a workshop and think-tank which will attempt, among other things, to figure out new outside-the-box ways for newspapers to make money through advertising. It’s being headed by current D.C.-ite Matt Mansfield, president of Society for News Design, and newspaper consultant Alan Jacobson. source
  • What it’s about Revenue 2.0 is a workshop and think-tank which will attempt, among other things, to figure out new outside-the-box ways for newspapers to make money through advertising. It’s being headed by current D.C.-ite Matt Mansfield, president of Society for News Design, and newspaper consultant Alan Jacobson.
  • Playing with ideas The ideas being considered include ways to advertise to iPhones, building a better Craigslist (we like our friend Eston Bond’s attempt, iList), and improving the basic layout of display advertising online (beyond these super-prevalent Apple ads). We’ll try to brainstorm, bash heads and prototype the results. It should be cool. source
  • What it’s about Revenue 2.0 is a workshop and think-tank which will attempt, among other things, to figure out new outside-the-box ways for newspapers to make money through advertising. It’s being headed by current D.C.-ite Matt Mansfield, president of Society for News Design, and newspaper consultant Alan Jacobson.
  • Playing with ideas The ideas being considered include ways to advertise to iPhones, building a better Craigslist (we like our friend Eston Bond’s attempt, iList), and improving the basic layout of display advertising online (beyond these super-prevalent Apple ads). We’ll try to brainstorm, bash heads and prototype the results. It should be cool.
  • Why we’re going A few reasons. First off, we’re really curious and have some ideas. Working on ShortFormBlog (and at Express, and previously Link) has inspired us to look beyond the obvious. Secondly, we think there’s value in these kind of discussions. As Clay Shirky says, everything might work. Finally, it’s in D.C., which means it’s local! source
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20 Mar 2009 13:33

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Tech: Gmail has a new way to prevent you from being an idiot: Undo send

Just think of all the girlfriends we could’ve saved had this feature been at our fingertips when we drunk-messaged them! source
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