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• Saturday, April 30, 2005

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     1. You're It!

     2. a blog on tagging

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• Thursday, April 28, 2005

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     1. {04282005}
     2. {11:58:56 PM}

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     1. Dim sum is bad? Hong Kong bites back

        (International Herald Tribune)

     2. Longtime dim sum lovers are indignant. "The government is putting its thumb on every part of citizens' lives, and it shouldn't be telling anyone how dim sum should be served."
        What I find interesting about this story is the seeming indignation Chinese citizens have about this report. In contrast to America, where people get mad at their government over high gas prices or taxes, apparently it's official meddling over dim sum that gets heads shaking in Hong Kong. Everyone has their priorities. Of course, the Chinese can ignore the warnings, much like we do here in the States, the country with the world's greatest obesity problem.

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• Wednesday, April 27, 2005

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     1. {04272005}
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     1. Book Smart blogging

        (village voice)

     2. "These bloggers are not so evangelistic about the medium...[f]or them, it's not about using technology to create a new world. It's about creating a space that isn't available elsewhere to talk about the thing they care about - which happens to be books."
        Just because blogging's about to go corporate (as reported in BusinessWeek) doesn't mean that there's a shortage of authentic and interesting weblogs catering to every interest under the sun. One of my hobbies is reading books - there's nothing like a good book to stretch out the mind - and through this article, I've just discovered a handful of blogs I've never heard of before. And I've been blogging since 1999. It's probably time for me to start avoiding the "mainstream" blogosphere altogether and go for the niches. The mainstream really has become an echo-ho-ho-ho chamber.

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• Saturday, April 23, 2005

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     1. SpotScout

     2. Using just a cell phone, you can now access the SpotScout network to find a parking spot, on-street, off-street, anytime, anywhere.
        Concept is interesting, but can it work in practice?

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• Friday, April 22, 2005

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     1. The Dumbing Down of America

        (PC Magazine)

     2. Dvorak: "Are these people so helpless that they will just anonymously ask a brick wall questions that they should be able to find the answers to themselves? After all, they have computers, or they wouldn't be able to post these questions. Can't they use the computers to find out the answers immediately?"

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• Thursday, April 21, 2005

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     1. Rojo

     2. Rojo is a free web-based service that lets you efficiently read RSS feeds from publishers big and small.

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     2. {08:46:18 AM}

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     1. Tribeca Screening Room

        (Amazon.com)

     2. View and rate short films entered in the Tribeca Film Festival Short Film Competition.

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• Wednesday, April 20, 2005

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     1. {04202005}
     2. {10:16:03 AM}

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     1. Google Sightseeing

        (Why bother seeing the world for real?)

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     2. {08:00:08 AM}

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     1. Game for Learning

        (MIT Technology Review)

     2. The appeal of computer gaming is the personal involvement the students have in the tasks on the screens. Results such as Rylands have encouraged other techno-savvy teachers to incorporate computer gaming into their curricula.Governments, cautiously optimistic of the positive results such as Rylands', are testing the waters to see if video game entertainment in schools will to persuade an apathetic generation to embrace learning.
        While it may seem like a wacky theory, there's got to be more than a grain of truth here. Ever notice how kids can remember all of these insanely complicated patterns for earning power-ups or doing secret moves in videogames - my favorites were the "Finish Him" moves in Mortal Kombat, which I could never master - yet they can't remember important facts from their books? This guy may be onto something.

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• Tuesday, April 19, 2005

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     1. {04192005}
     2. {03:29:10 PM}

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     1. Ratzinger served in Hitler Youth but opposed Nazis

        (ABC News Online)

     2. The new Pope, German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, served in the Hitler Youth during World War II when membership was compulsory, according to his autobiography.
        In this day age of intense media scrutiny, and given the tremendous growth of the Catholic Church outside of Europe, perhaps they should have taken more time to choose.

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     1. {04192005}
     2. {07:17:17 AM}

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     1. Mercora

     2. Mercora is the world's largest legal music radio network powered by people, DJ's and artists just like you.
        
        b/w: gigaom

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• Monday, April 18, 2005

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     1. {04182005}
     2. {07:03:17 PM}

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     1. Google Video Upload Program

     2. You've made a great video. Now who will watch it? Submit your video.
        We have this, and Marc's Ourmedia.org effort, plus cool startups, like Brightcove, and Noah's Odeo, and the whole podcasting trend in general. All of a sudden user-generated media is the hot thing. Now are there people out there making homemade content that's above the quality of your typical home movie? If so, it could mean problems for Hollywood. Of course, they said that when the camcorder came out, and we've still yet to discover the Spielberg-next-door.

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     1. {04182005}
     2. {06:40:00 PM}

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     1. Software Makes a Phone Different

        (gigaom)

     2. Brand exclusion is forcing leading makers like Nokia to figure out a way to distinguish themselves in a crowded marketplace.
        Anyone can have a cellphone these days. The new black will be what you can do with your phone, other than loading up on annoying ringtones, and besides calling other people, I mean, what's the point of that?

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     1. {04182005}
     2. {12:46:19 PM}

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     1. Steinbrenner Fumes as NY Yankees Stumble

        (Reuters.com)

     2. Steinbrenner: "It is unbelievable to me that the highest-paid team in baseball would start the season in such a deep funk. They have the talent to win and they are not winning. I expect Joe Torre, his complete coaching staff and the team to turn this around."
        Yeah, it's early in the season, but there's trouble on the horizon. The team is old. There is no farm system, and no promising young talent in the pipeline. Win now! The only solution is to throw even more money at the problem. Steinbrenner spent himself into this position, and, ironically, now he's going to have to pay for it.

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     1. {04182005}
     2. {12:07:16 PM}

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     1. Wists

     2. visual bookmarks (beta)

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• Sunday, April 17, 2005

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     1. {04182005}
     2. {05:29:01 AM}

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     1. Adobe to buy Macromedia

        (MarketWatch.com)

     2. Stock deal valued at $3.4 billion.
        I'll watch all morning for reaction around the web design and e-business community.

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     1. {04172005}
     2. {08:59:36 AM}

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     1. Celebrity house tour via Google Maps

        (Magnetbox blog)

     2. We're hurtling towards an explosion invasion-of-privacy lawsuits. Just stay tuned. But no one can hide from the Eye in the Sky, not even the government. Remember that old song by Michael Jackson and Rockwell? I always feel like somebody's watching me... They were right.

        Related:
        Google Maps and Accountability

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