Daily Archives: December 8, 2008

Facebook Connect vs Google Friend Connect: Fight!

Posted on December 8, 2008 by Tyler Knowlton

Via Mashable December 5, 2008 – 8:42 am PDT – by Stan Schroeder 22 Comments Amidst all the talk about data portability and net identity, all that end users want to know is: how can I use this, and is … Continue reading →

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Court rejects appeal over student-teacher drunk MySpace pics

Posted on December 8, 2008 by Tyler Knowlton

Via Ars Technica By Julian Sanchez | Published: December 05, 2008 – 10:01AM CT Stacy Snyder, a federal court has ruled, won’t be teaching kids the three Arrrrs any time soon: They’ve rejected Snyder’s claim that her First Amendment rights … Continue reading →

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2008 on the Web: The 20 Key Events

Posted on December 8, 2008 by Tyler Knowlton

Via Mashable December 6, 2008 – 11:16 pm PDT – by Sean P. Aune While 2008 has turned out to be quite an eventful year in tech, there were 20 key events that stood out and got people talking for … Continue reading →

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How Web is different from print

Posted on December 8, 2008 by Tyler Knowlton

Via Gerry McGovern Of all the things that make the Web different from print, linking is the most important. Are we tool-making animals or are we animals made by tools? It’s an old question. How much did the quill shape … Continue reading →

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Online journalists now jailed more often than other media

Posted on December 8, 2008 by Tyler Knowlton

Via ARS Technica By Nate Anderson | Published: December 07, 2008 – 03:10PM CT If you think it’s tough to be a blogger because your Google AdWords revenue has been in the toilet lately, the Committee to Protect Journalists wants … Continue reading →

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Journalists Are a Chatty Bunch, as CNN Finds Out on Twitter

Posted on December 8, 2008 by Tyler Knowlton

Via the New York Times By BRIAN STELTER Published: December 7, 2008 CNN says it wants newspaper feedback as it creates a news wire service to compete with The Associated Press and other services. At a meeting last week, one … Continue reading →

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Storefronts in Virtual Worlds Bringing in Real Money

Posted on December 8, 2008 by Tyler Knowlton

Via The New York Times In a down economy, that might be an affordable luxury to a teenager or twentysomething hanging out in a virtual world like Gaia Online, which this week will start selling a range of digital accessories … Continue reading →

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