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Social networking overload - it's a common problem and one that it seems like it could be easy to solve. Thus there are countless attempts being made to build services that tie it all together. Some of those attempts are awful and one of those is a service we tested today called SocialU. RWW read... (original story)
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Last March, Google began inviting a select number of publishers within its AdSense network to test a new hosted advertisement management tool called Google Ad Manager. The search company has now announced that the tool is out of beta and available to all publishers with AdSense accounts. Since its u... (original story)
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Who is doing a better job of getting his message across on the Web: John McCain or Barack Obama? Conventional wisdom says that it is Obama, whose performance on the Web has been strong since the beginning. And conventional wisdom is still correct when it comes to blogs and social networks. But [.... (original story)
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The social news and bookmarking site reddit today announced that it will allow its users to completely modify the CSS for their custom reddits, as well as pointing those sub-reddits to any domain they would like. You can now also choose your own header image and replace the reddit alien with your ow... (original story)
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GigaOm’s Mobilize Conference is coming up on September 18 and looks to be a great one day event focusing on developments in the mobile world. The event is $600, but five lucky reader who explain why they must be there, yet can’t afford to pay for it themselves, will get a free ticket to ... (original story)
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Warner Brothers has resurrected its defunct WB television network as TheWB.com, a hub for its television shows that launches tomorrow. While a number of networks have offered ad-supported streaming shows for some time, TheWB.com is significantly more feature-rich than its competitors, offering an a... (original story)
Posted from TechCrunch 1 day 14 hours ago
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Most of the big movie studios and many online movie retailers are preparing to to launch a new initiative tentatively called Open Market, first proposed last year by Sony Pictures, we’ve learned. All of the major studios besides those associated with Walt Disney are already on board and will ... (original story)
Posted from TechCrunch 1 day 16 hours ago
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America’s Finest News Source has launched Decider, a local entertainment site that includes interviews, event information, and restaurant reviews. The site is initially launching with content for Chicago, with plans to support more cities over the next few months. The site has a clean (albeit... (original story)
Posted from TechCrunch 1 day 17 hours ago
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Aza Raskin at Mozilla Labs thinks there’s got to be an easier way to create Web mashups. Today, he is announcing the launch of Ubiquity, an experiment in using natural language to invoke Web services. Ubiquity is an extension to the Firefox browser that lets you type in what you want to [..... (original story)
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The RIAA shut down Muxtape but that doesn’t mean its memory won’t linger on the hearts of those who must share their love of the Hold Steady with the world. Enter OpenTape, an open source package that essentially recreates the Muxtape experience on a personal level. You simply download t... (original story)
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TechCrunch50 is all about the startups. But 50 startups (its actually 52) launching over three days is a lot to digest. That’s why we’ve got a different party planned each night, hosted by MySpace, Symantec and Seesmic. Your TechCrunch50 attendee badge is all that’s required to get int... (original story)
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Adium, the popular Mac IM client that lets users chat across multiple services at once, issued a major new release last night that is sure to please users old and new. Highlights include the addition of Facebook chat to the list of options and a new search bar that lets you quickly find anyone on a... (original story)
Posted from ReadWriteWeb 1 day 21 hours ago
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We were big fans of Muxtape here at ReadWriteWeb, but when the the virtual mixtape service shut its doors last week because of legal issues with the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), it definitely left us wanting for more. Last night, we heard about OpenTape, a self-hosted open sourc... (original story)
Posted from ReadWriteWeb 1 day 22 hours ago
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The internet is a whole lot of nothing without a search engine or two. While the staying power of search engines has never been in question, it's been interesting to see how they've evolved to the point of replacing the address bar. digg_url = 'http://digg.com/tech_news/3_Unique_Search_Engines_of... (original story)
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Despite a weak battery and questions about how fast it connects to 3G networks, some time in the next week more than 6 million iPhone 3Gs will be in people’s hands around the world. What that means is that the second generation device has outsold the original iPhone just seven weeks after goi... (original story)