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Only YOU Can Save Podango Productions

Monday, October 20th, 2008

“There’ s nothing more noble you can do this weekend than saving a podcasting studio.  While the economy threatens many of our favorite young companies, San Francisco’ s Podango Productions faces a different foe: their president is ill in hospital and her friend is fighting to save the company’ s podcast studio, filled with $50,000 worth of equipment.  He has until Monday to save the SF studio from liquidation. Liana Lehua (on the right in the above photo) is the president at Podango …”
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25+ Celebrity Twitter Users

Monday, October 20th, 2008

“Twitter references seem to be popping up everywhere. From news shows to sitcoms such as The Big Bang Theory, there’ s no denying that the service is finally going mainstream. And now even celebrities are joining in. Some seem like your typical Twitter users, posting about whatever crosses their minds, while others use their accounts as a promotional tool. Here are over 25 celebrity Twitter users, from actors to writers, musicians, and more. What do you think of celebrities hopping on the …”
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Goodbye, Privacy. Hello, 1984

Monday, October 20th, 2008

“The Communications Data Bill , suggested by UK Home Secretary Jacqui Smith, proposes that all UK residents’ mobile and Web communication should be stored by the ISPs and MSPs in a giant database for 12 months. Actual content of conversations would not be stored, just times and dates of e-mails and calls. However, storing information on visited websites is also mentioned , and if that’ s not an invasion of privacy, I don’ t know what is. Smith explains the …”
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New Google Chrome Builds Show Greasemonkey Support

Monday, October 20th, 2008

“Remember that thing Google put together a comic book about? Chrome is its name, and Web browsing and AJAX crunching is its game. Well, just recently the latest beta builds are said to have basic Greasemonkey support. With emphasis on basic. According to Martin at gHacks , the fact that Google doesn’t yet support an extension system within Chrome means that there are some pretty significant ifs and buts about what’s possible and what’s not with the addition of Greasemonkey. …”
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200+ Tools for Surviving the Economic Crisis

Sunday, October 19th, 2008

“With Wall Street’ s recent decline and the economy in such an uncertain place, many people are fearful of losing their jobs and lifelong investments. There are countless simple online services and tools dedicated to helping you take control of these elements. We’ ve put together a list of over 200 to help you do everything from manage your personal and professional finances to find a job in your given field, get discounts at local and online stores, and much …”
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What Happens to Our Social Profiles After We Die?

Sunday, October 19th, 2008

“It is safe to say that anyone reading this probably has one or several accounts on any of the major social networking sites. The same can be said about our family and friends. All of these sites pretty much serve the same function. They allow us to post and share our innermost thoughts, share pictures, music, goofy applications, and network with friends, family and coworkers. Social networking sites may in time change ownership. They and the data stored on them …”
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8 Poverty Resources You MUST Check Out Today. No Excuses

Thursday, October 16th, 2008

“There are 1 billion impoverished people in the world. There are only 8 causes in this list. It will take you 2 minutes to read it, and 1 minute to share one of the links with your friends. Why wouldn’ t you act now and make a dent in the poverty problem? [This post is part of Blog Action Day : Mashable proudly supports bloggers, readers and social media users taking action to eradicate poverty worldwide.] Bill Melinda Gates Foundation …”
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6 Places to Catch the Debate Online

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

“There’ s just a few minutes left until the last debate of this season. Some of you are likely thankful for that, and many others are still hungering for more. For those of you in the latter category, I’ ve got a quick list I’ ve compiled for you giving you a myriad of viewing options if you’ re not able to find a TV set for the duration. Hulu Hulu’ s high quality player will actually be streaming the …”
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Study: Social Media Transforming Our Influences on What to Buy

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

“For the last two years I have been running global research at Universal McCann that tracks the usage of social media. The results of which have clearly demonstrated the massive growth in usage that is occurring across the world. The most recent report interviewed 17,000 people in 29 countries and is called “ When did we start trusting strangers .” It conclusively proves that as we thought, social media is now directly impacting the way we buy products and services. …”
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Tipd Offers Crowdsourced Financial Advice

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

“Since the beginning of Digg’ s immense popularity, both as a fun site that brings you fresh crowdsourced news and as a source of traffic for news sites, there was the idea that smaller, more focused, vertical Digg-like sites would be a great alternative to Digg’ s versatility. It hasn’ t happened. There are literally thousands of Digg-like sites that focus on a specific topic, and only a handful have amounted to anything. Often this is merely because they are …”
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