1. New feature: Create PDFs of Box files with Drawloop  permalink

New feature: Create PDFs of Box files with Drawloop
Box.net Blog

Box's built-in toolbox of OpenBox services just got a little bigger today. We're happy to highlight two new services from Drawloop, which let you convert files to PDF right inside Box. You can convert individual files to PDF one at a time or combine multiple files into a single PDF ...

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New feature: Create PDFs of Box files with Drawloop Box.net acquires Increo Solutions   —  We are thrilled to welcome some new members to the Box.net family. While we are expanding teams across Box as we speak, our family also got a little bigger with the recent acquisition of Increo Solutions. Based just down the road in Mountain View, CA, Increo is the developer behind ...

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New feature: Create PDFs of Box files with Drawloop Box.net is #2 Fastest Growing Private Company in Silicon Valley   —  We're doing a little dance right now and hope you'll join us. Last night, Box.net was named the #2 Fastest Growing Private Company in Silicon Valley by the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal for 2009. The award is based on revenue growth from 2006 through 2008. To make the rankings, ...

2. Google Books Settlement 2.0: Evaluating Competition  permalink

Resourceshelf / ResourceShelf

Its been a week since Settlement 2.0 was released. We have a comprehensive press review along with many related documents from the past week here. Until the next major event and our next press review, we will continue to post Settlement 2.0 news and analysis with a focus on stories, analysis, and opinion that has [...]

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Google Books Settlement 2.0: Evaluating Competition Five Reasons Google Chrome OS will Succeed   —  Google's Chrome OS doesn't signal the apocalypse for Apple and Microsoft, but that doesn't mean the operating system won't succeed when it arrives next year. Just like the Chrome Web browser, Google's carving out a small slice of the market for people who want the company's buzzwords of speed, security and simplicity. Over time, the legion of ...

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Google Books Settlement 2.0: Evaluating Competition How To Remember What You Forgot: Your Internal Google Comes To Rescue   —  How to remember what you forgot? Is there a way to instruct your brain to remember those things that are buried under hundreds of layers of memories? Yes there is, and you have it since you were born. Photo credit: ktsdesign edited by Daniele Bazzano How many times did you find yourself in the situation of wanting to remember something, but the ...

3. "Can I Call You Back? I'm on a Camel Right Now."  permalink

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Vivek Wadhwa actually said that as we were riding camels today. Yes, the trend of amazing cell coverage in emerging markets while I can't get a signal in my living room continues. I am far too tired to write a more salient post than that. So here are some pictures of me and a camel named Raju.

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4. RealTime CrunchUp: Where’s The Money In RealTime?  permalink

RealTime CrunchUp: Where’s The Money In RealTime?
Jason Kincaid / TechCrunch

For our last discussion at the RealTime CrunchUp, we've got a panel on actually generating revenue from these services. Participating in the discussion are some of the Valley's top VCs and veterans of the space. Brian Singerman — Founders Fund Ron Conway — Angel Investor Dan'l Lewin — Corporate VP for Strategic and Emerging Business ...

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RealTime CrunchUp: Where’s The Money In RealTime? RealTime CrunchUp: The Rise Of Geo Streams   —  Today at the RealTime CrunchUp , representatives from some of the top companies involved in location based services came together to talk about the current state and future of geo-based services. Participating in the panel were: Matt Galligan, co-Founder of SimpleGeo Ryan Sarver, Director of Platform at Twitter Tristan Walker, VP of Business ...

5. Portals and KM  permalink

Portals and KM
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This blog shares ideas and hopes to generate discussion on enterprise 2.0, business blogs, web 2.0 and knowledge management to provide value to organizations through practical applications. New trends and technologies are covered with a switch to art, music, travel, and food on the weekends.

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6. Droid Does: A Price Drop  permalink

Droid Does: A Price Drop
Adam Ostrow / Mashable!

When it was released earlier this month, the retail price for the Motorola Droid was $200 for new activations on Verizon. Although Verizon is staying firm with that price point for now, it appears that some of its retailers are not. Specifically, Amazon and Dell have both cut prices on the smartphone to $150 and $120, respectively. The news ...

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Droid Does: A Price Drop Verizon Droid Price Drops To $120   —  Proclaimed iPhone-killer the Droid has been out for a week and it's already seeing price cuts from some retailers. Verizon is still selling the phone for $200 but Amazon.com has a new Droid with contract for $150. Dell is taking the aggressive stance and offering the Droid for $120.00.

7. Pogoplug Updates: Gets File Sync, Extra USB Ports  permalink

Pogoplug Updates: Gets File Sync, Extra USB Ports
Simon Mackie / WebWorkerDaily

Pogoplug, a nifty little device that enables you to easily access your files from anywhere via the Web (see my previous post about it here) has been updated, with a second generation of the device being released. As Kevin over at jkOnTheRun reports, as well as sporting a fancier new design, the new version has [...]

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Pogoplug Updates: Gets File Sync, Extra USB Ports New Pogoplug Adds File Synchronization, More USB Ports   —  Earlier this year, I got my hands on a Pogoplug. This small device aligns with my “personal cloud” theory by easily turning any USB drive into a hybrid device — data is available locally on the drive and remotely over the web. Today, Cloud Engines introduces the next-generation Pogoplug for $129, with availability in time for ...

8. Bing Posts “Behind Bing” Tour  permalink

Resourceshelf / ResourceShelf

Take a multimedia tour of 14 features that Bing offers up. Each tour stop includes a video overview, some “behind the feature” comments (feel free to skip), and direct links to that specific feature. A useful way to get up to speed on a few features that are unique to Bing. Yes, it’s basically a [...]

9. Rippol’s Video Discovery Engine Launches To The Public  permalink

Rippol’s Video Discovery Engine Launches To The Public
Jason Kincaid / TechCrunch

Rippol , the video discovery site that combines both complex algorithms with user suggestions to surface interesting content, has launched to the public at today's RealTime CrunchUp . We recently took an in-depth look at the service, but for those who haven't seen it yet, here's a recap: Rippol looks at your video watching activity on the site, ...

10. P2P Comes to the Aid of Audiovisual Search  permalink

Resourceshelf / ResourceShelf

From the Article: Current methods of searching audiovisual content can be a hit-and-miss affair. Manually tagging online media content is time consuming, and costly. But new ‘query by example’ methods, built on peer-to-peer (P2P) architectures, could provide the way forward for such data-intensive content searches, say European researchers. A ...

11. 5 Most Popular Posts on WebWorkerDaily This Week  permalink

5 Most Popular Posts on WebWorkerDaily This Week
Edit Staff / WebWorkerDaily

Just in case you missed any of them, here are the five most popular posts on WebWorkerDaily this week: Mockingbird: Build Web Site Mockups Fast Thursday looks at Mockingbird, an easy-to-use wireframing tool. Teach an Old Dog New Tricks: How to Break Bad Work Habits Karen explains how to break bad work habits using [...]

12. The Netbook: Six Months Later  permalink

The Netbook: Six Months Later
Darrell Etherington / WebWorkerDaily

In an effort to curtail my disastrous gadget spending habits, I’ve decided to take a look at devices I’ve purchased with the stated intent of increasing my productivity, to see if intentions and reality reflect each other at all. Today, I’m turning my critical gaze on my netbook, which I picked up just over half [...]

13. LUNCHTIME POLL: What’s Your Favorite Video Sharing Service?  permalink

LUNCHTIME POLL: What’s Your Favorite Video Sharing Service?
Barb Dybwad / Mashable!

It’s Friday, people, which means that not only is it Follow Friday , it’s also time for the Lunchtime Poll ! Last week we wanted to know about your favorite news reader (or whether you use RSS at all). We’ll have the results for you later today, but let’s get a head start on the new poll: what’s your favorite video ...

14. FunMail Takes The Work Out Of Picture Messaging  permalink

FunMail Takes The Work Out Of Picture Messaging
Www.mobilecrunch.com

Everyone loves picture messaging – or at least, they love the idea of it. The iPhone carrying masses clamored for it, then celebrated once they got it by sending everyone pictures of their immediate surroundings and beloved pets before forgetting the feature exists. After the novelty wears off, it’s generally reserved for the ...

15. The Role of Social Techniques in Search & How It Impacts Your Organization: KM World Session Notes  permalink

The Role of Social Techniques in Search & How It Impacts Your Organization: KM World Session Notes
Bill Ives / The FASTForward Blog

This is another in a series of notes from the 2009 KM World. These notes are done real time so please excuse typos.  It is titled: The Role of Social Techniques in Search & How It Impacts Your Organization by Charlene Li,  Partner, Altimeter Group ( @charleneli ).  Here is the session description. “Social technologies are transforming [..

16. Josh Nesbit: Mobile Phones Can Save Lives  permalink

Josh Nesbit: Mobile Phones Can Save Lives
Jasmine Antonick / Under the Radar

A few years ago, Josh Nesbit went to Malawi and saw a massive opportunity. Malawi has one of the World’s worst doctor to patient ratios: 2 doctors to every 250,000 people. Josh’s “aha!” moment came after meeting a volunteer community health worker who would walk miles upon miles everyday to check up on patients, then trek [.

17. Cory Doctorow in support of copyright  permalink

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In this edition of Radio Berkman, Cory Doctorow argues in favor of copyright … the part of copyright that protects the rights of readers to own (and not just license) books.

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Cory Doctorow in support of copyright Radio Berkman 137: Cory Doctorow – In Defense of ©   —  Is the fate of books a forgone conclusion? Will they just continue to make their way out of print and into digital form? This week’s guest, author Cory Doctorow, suggests that we might want to keep books in print for a little while longer. Not just out of nostalgia – but actually to protect the institution of copyright.

18. Library group offers text search to 4.6M books  permalink

Library group offers text search to 4.6M books
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) -- A group of major national research libraries says users now can search the full text of 1.6 billion pages from 4.6 million digitized volumes.

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19. Former librarian banned from work in Vt. schools  permalink

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Times Argus – ” A librarian from Mount Anthony Middle School was recently banned from working in all Vermont schools for inappropriately using the Internet. David Wohlsen, a prekindergarten through Grade 12 library media specialist, surrendered his teaching license to the state Department of Education earlier this month on the grounds ...

20. Internal Search Engine Now Available  permalink

Internal Search Engine Now Available
Bingtweets.com

While search engines are really one of the great inventions of our times, helping you find just about any information you need in a matter of seconds, there is a fascinating and powerful search technology that is much closer and accessible to you.

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