Right now, the partners announced are the MC Hammer-backed DanceJam, movie fan site Flixster, teen social sites MyYearbook and Piczo, MTV Networks’ AddictingGames, SparkArt, women’s blog network Sugar, and Tagged.
So why make the announcement months before the launch? Sternberg explained that it’s mostly to raise awareness and build up interest. But in addition, he said, [...]
But having a presence at Fashion Week is a savvy move for Google, regardless of how many iGoogle users want to put Jimmy Choo on their personal homepages, as the biannual sartorial confab isn’t just a big deal for the fashion business. It’s also a big occasion for Google’s dance partner of choice in New [...]
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New bacteria could make cheaper ethanol - ReutersA scientist behind cellulosic ethanol company Mascoma publishes paper on genetically tuned microbe to shortcut the fermentation process.
Thin-Film Solar Set to Take Market [...]
Someone broke into a U.S. Homeland Security Department phone system and made 400 calls to the Middle East and Asia, racking up $12,000 in long-distance charges, The Associated Press reported.
The phone phreaker got into the voice mail system of the Federal Emergency Management Agency last weekend and had free calling to places like [...]
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Populist could be one of the more convoluted products I’ve seen lately, but it’s a whole lot of fun once you know what you’re doing.
Like any other bookmarking service, the idea is that you can find other people who are discovering things you haven’t and track what they’re digging. In that regard there’s [...]
But Twhirl is several steps ahead of the competition. It already cross-posts to Twitter-alikes Pownce and Jaiku, and Kaiser was already working on integration with Seesmic when that comany’s founder, Loic Le Meur, approached him with the acquisition offer. (See Le Meur’s blog post regarding the acquisition.)
Twhirl will continue to support Twitter, and [...]
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One more detail about the latest Zune update: the
Zune Pass, which costs $14.99 a month, is now going to allow users up to 10 permanent downloads per month. That’s in addition to the unlimited downloads that expire if you stop paying your subscription. Think of it like an insurance policy for Zune Pass: if [...]
