President Elect Obama's FireWire Chats: Transparency Redefined?Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 15 days ago (http://www.readwriteweb.com)
Category: internet | Tags lidija davis, obama, social web, online, Search All Tags
Lidija Davis writes "It's clear that Obama and his team are extremely competent when it comes to the social Web, but it might be useful to examine some of the reasons behind his phenomenal success read more »
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7 Ways to Talk Your Way To the Top in a Down MarketOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 15 days ago (http://gigaom.com)
Category: internet | Tags abigail johnson, startups, economy, down market, Search All Tags
Abigail Johnson has some good advice for startups facing the extra challenge of the economy. She states "He who wins in a down market wins. Some people will cede ground. Be prepared, tactically and read more »
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US Navy hacker avoids Romanian jailOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 20 days ago (http://go.theregister.com)
Category: internet | Tags victor faur, romanian, hacker, us navy, nasa, department of energy, extradition, Search All Tags
Victor Faur, a 28-year-old Romanian hacker who broke into systems run by the US Navy, NASA and the Department of Energy has avoided a custodial sentence in a trial at home but may still face extradit read more »
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TagCow Focuses Photo Tagging Product On The EnterpriseOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 20 days ago (http://www.techcrunch.com)
Category: internet | Tags tagcow, focuses, photo, tagging, product, enterprise, Search All Tags,
Michael Arrington writes about TagCow, a company that which has launched a product that tags things in photos. They were using Amazon Mechanical Turk, but that didn't work out. Now they have deal read more »
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Obama to deliver weekly YouTube-side chatsOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 16 days ago (http://go.theregister.com)
Category: internet | Tags austin modine, us president-elect, barack obama, youtube, white house, radio address, change.gov, Search All Tags
Austin Modine writes "US President-elect Barack Obama plans to use YouTube to modernize the traditional White House weekly radio address. In addition to audio, Obama will for the first time release read more »
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Making the Internet safe for kids, one vid at a timeOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 16 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: internet | Tags seth rosenblatt, kidzui, internet, web, database, video, browser, Search All Tags
Seth Rosenblatt writes about KidZui, "a closed system of pre-approved content, and although it seems to function like a browser, there's no way to use it to access the Internet directly. Instead, read more »
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Sun slashes up to 6,000 jobsOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 17 days ago (http://go.theregister.com)
Category: internet | Tags sun microsystems, sun, workforce, employees, Search All Tags, , ,
Sun Microsystems has announced Sun it will eliminate between 15 and 18 per cent of its 33,400-strong workforce, which is approximately 5,000 to 6,000 employees. read more »
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India plants flag on MoonOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by BINK.domeshot 17 days ago (http://go.theregister.com)
Category: internet | Tags india, plants, flag, moon, curry, Search All Tags, ,
India has become the fourth nation to join the stuff-on-the-Moon club, after the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft in lunar orbit successfully launched. read more »
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