1. Ensuring zynga's user experience - removing all cpa offers 2 hours ago permalinkmichael arrington posted yesterday on mobile offerings still being shown in our new game fishville.� I want to explain why this occurred and how we are taking more aggressive steps to ensure this never happens again. zynga has not been able to control the ad content as it is managed by the offer companies that we work with.� with regards to ...
2. I'm doing 'God's work'. Meet Mr Goldman Sachs 4 hours ago permalinkNumber 85 Broad Street, a dull, rust-coloured office block in lower Manhattan, doesn’t look like a place to stop and stare, and that’s just the way the people who work there like it. The men and women who arrive in the watery dawn sunshine, dressed in Wall Street black, clutching black briefcases and BlackBerrys, are very, very private.
3. Splurb Surfaces The Most Popular Links Across Social Media Sites 1 hour ago permalinkThere are many sites that show trending links across the web including TweetMeme, Topsy, and Bit.ly. Recently launched splurb is now in the mix with its site that shows the most popular links that are trending on social media sites. splurb currently indexes Digg, Reddit, Mixx, Propeller, TweetMeme, Yahoo Buzz and Fark. Splurb tallies the number ...
4. AppHistory app idea 1 hour ago permalinkI’ve often wished I had a little app that just tracks the history of apps I write. On what day was Whatever.app 2.0.3 released? On what day was MyiPhoneApp 3.0 sent to the App Store for review? On what day was it approved? Etc. I don’t keep track of these things too well, but I always mean to. Seems like it might make a nice little app. ...
5. Anyone Have a Spare $10 Million Racing Yacht Mast Lying Around? 1 hour ago permalinkA quick glimpse into the life of a software billionaire: When Larry Ellison 's BMW Oracle Racing yacht snapped its $10 million mast this week, the ship's helmsman (not Ellison) described the event as a "minor setback." That's $10 million for a mast. Granted, it's part of a massive structure that's twice the size of a 747's wing, but that's still $
6. Ask the Commenters Roundup 48 minutes ago permalinkI'm about to upgrade to Windows 7. Should I future-proof my install by getting Windows in 64-bit, or stick with 32-bit? I want to convert my iTunes collection from encrypted .M4P to unencrypted .MP3. Can it be done? I'd like a cellphone that can take 3-5MP photos, play MP3s, and has light web-browsing capabilities. The catch is I don't want ... 7. Latest iControlPad prototype bulks up, gets handled on video 49 minutes ago permalinkIt's been a while since we last got an update from ZodTTD on his iControlPad iPhone controller accessory, but this latest prototype looks like it was worth the wait. The controls have been moved from the sides of the phone to a more comfortable-seeming bottom placement with dual analog sticks and rear-mounted triggers, and the whole thing's ... 8. Engadget Podcast 170 2 hours ago permalinkA bit of a wild podcast this week, as we recorded live on DROID launch day -- and not just Motorola's handset, but also the HTC DROID Eris. That's not all that went down, though -- the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 also launched this week, the Dell Adamo XPS got official, and everyone else sued each other. Yep, it's action packed -- get downloading! ...
9. High Speed, High Fashion: Izod secures deal as IndyCar title sponsor 53 minutes ago permalinkFiled under: Motorsports , Marketing/Advertising New beginnings demand new threads, and that's just what the reunited IndyCar Series has gained with the announcement that clothing label Izod has become the league's new title sponsor. The deal, which runs through 2015, is reportedly worth in the neighborhood of $10 million per year. Renaming the ... 10. Verizon Wireless Launches Three More Anti-AT&T 3G Network Commercials 2 hours ago permalinkToday Verizon responded to AT&T's "There's a Map For That" lawsuit by releasing a slew of new commercials with similar themes and messaging. The battle continues, this time on the infamous Island of Misfit Toys. The first commercial, which I saw air for the first time during the New England Patriots game this afternoon, is called Verizon Blue ...
11. TwitCritics Scours Twitter to Bring You Movie Reviews 3 hours ago permalinkTwitCritics leverages the constant flow of positive and negative movie references on Twitter to give peek at public opinion on what's playing at theaters. By cataloging references to currently playing movies according to negative or positive wording within tweets, TwitCritics builds an index of movie popularity. Clicking on a movie gives you a ...
12. Kate Spade Grosgrain Plisse Priti Tote, Handbag of the Day 1 hour ago permalinkRuffles and pleats are simple accents that can quickly add depth and texture to clothing and accessories. And it appears that the designers at Kate Spade took that to the extreme. The Grossgrain Plisse Priti Tote ($355) features folded pintuck detailing throughout making it seem as though this bag put on a ruffled skirt before you take it out ... 13. Make a Bottle-Cap Table with a Poured Resin Surface 1 hour ago permalinkIf you want to make a cool table with bottle caps—or anything small and interesting—encased forever under a layer of resin, check out this table-building tutorial. Over at Instructables, user americangypsy has built a pretty sweet table with a clear and hard surface made of resin. The point of interest is the huge beer bottle cap ... 14. Far From a Lab? Turn a Cellphone Into a Microscope 1 hour ago permalinkMICROSCOPES are invaluable tools to identify blood and other cells when screening for diseases like anemia, tuberculosis and malaria. But they are also bulky and expensive.
15. CRAFT weekly recap 1 hour ago permalinkHere are some of my favorites from CRAFT this week! Battle Chic DIY Chainmail Thanksgiving Feast: How-To Brine & Roast a Turkey 3-Armed Baby Costume Gomistyle's Urban Window Garden Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Crafts | Digg this! 16. Leo Villareal: Multiverse 1 hour ago permalinkSupport: Multiverse is generously funded by Victoria P. and Roger Sant and by Sharon P. and Jay Rockefeller. Philanthropists Victoria P. Sant, president of the Gallery, and Sharon P. Rockefeller, president and CEO of WETA, are Gallery trustees and members of the Collectors Committee, a group of leading collectors from across the country who ...
17. Naomi Campbell's Birthday Surprise for Russian Billionaire Boyfriend 2 hours ago permalinkNaomi Campbell just surprised her Russian billionaire boyfriend Vladislav Doronin with a lavish jet-set birthday surprise in Morocco , the London Mirror reports . The supermodel chartered a private jet to fly them there as a surprise for Doronin, who's been called the Donald Trump of Russia. There she presented him with a lifesize sports-themed ... 18. Libox Shares Your Music, Movies, and More on a Private Network 2 hours ago permalinkWindows/Mac: Libox makes it easy to share music, movies, and photos with your friends in a private P2P network. After installing the Libox media browser and importing your media, you can share with friends—they must be using the Libox browser also—as easily as if you were sharing a link to a collection of pictures online. Your data ... 19. Hitler: football coach? 3 hours ago permalinkThe Scottish veterans charity Erskine surveyed 2,000 young people between the ages of nine and 15 about World War I and II. Apparently, five percent thought that Hitler was a German football coach; sixteen percent believed that Auschwitz is a WWII theme park; five percent said the Holocaust was a bash to celebrate the war's end. (STV News)...
20. For an Imperfect World: The Official Rules of Shotgun 2 hours ago permalinkFiled under: Humor In a perfect world, we'd all have our own wheels. But as we all discovered in our childhood years, we don't live in a perfect world. That's where the time-honored tradition of the Shotgun comes in. Calling Shotgun is a practice as old as the automobile itself. Older, actually, dating back to the Old West, when a rider would ... |
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