Daily Archives: September 2, 2008

SubPLY: Making YouTube Captioning a Reality

Posted on September 2, 2008 by Tyler

Via Tech Crunch by Roi Carthy on September 2, 2008 A few days ago YouTube announced the addition of Closed Captioning support to its videos. One small problem though… YouTube included neither the tools nor the services to help video … Continue reading →

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YouTube on the intranet: Google Video for business launched

Posted on September 2, 2008 by Tyler

Via ARS Technica By Jacqui Cheng | Published: September 02, 2008 – 10:54AM CT Companies making use of Google Apps as part of their business operations can now share videos within an organization without having to upload them to YouTube … Continue reading →

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Is podcasting only for the young?

Posted on September 2, 2008 by Tyler

Via ARS Technica By Matthew Lasar | Published: August 31, 2008 – 08:25PM CT Podcasting continues to grow at a rate that’s faster than a snail’s pace, but not by much. The Pew Internet and American Life project reports that … Continue reading →

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The Net Neutrality Debate All On One Page

Posted on September 2, 2008 by Tyler

Via Tech Crunch Are you confused about Net Neutrality? Who isn’t? Some people argue it is necessary for continued innovation on the Internet, and point to Comcast’s bandwidth metering as a sign of things to come. Others claim that it … Continue reading →

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Google Launches Video For Businesses

Posted on September 2, 2008 by Tyler

Via Tech Crunch This certainly won’t be the most interesting product launch of the day for Google, but it’s worth noting anyway. This morning Google is launching Google Video for business, a customized video platform aimed at businesses for internal … Continue reading →

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Hurricane In Louisiana? This Time, FEMA Is Prepared. This Time, FEMA Has MySpace Widgets.

Posted on September 2, 2008 by Tyler

Via Tech Crunch by Michael Arrington on September 1, 2008 FEMA isn’t screwing around this time. There’s a hurricane hitting the gulf coast, and they are not going to take the blame if things go wrong. They’ve evacuated 2 million … Continue reading →

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Too close to your website, too far from your customers

Posted on September 2, 2008 by Tyler

Via Gerry McGovern http://www.gerrymcgovern.com/nt/2008/nt-2008-08-25… TOO CLOSE TO YOUR WEBSITE, TOO FAR FROM YOUR CUSTOMERS The web management challenge is to shift your focus away from your website, technology and content, and to focus instead on the needs of your customers. … Continue reading →

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Googling in Person to Make Friends

Posted on September 2, 2008 by Tyler

Via the New York Times By STEPHANIE CLIFFORD Published: August 31, 2008 On a July day in Chicago, Google employees swarmed a conference room at the advertising agency Leo Burnett, carrying in couches and beanbag chairs to create a lounge. … Continue reading →

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Google launches internet browser

Posted on September 2, 2008 by Tyler

Via BBC News Online – http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7593106.stm Google is launching an open source web browser to compete with Internet Explorer and Firefox. The browser is designed to be lightweight and fast, and to cope with the next generation of web applications … Continue reading →

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