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“Normal social behavior requires that we be able to recognize identities in spite of change. Unless we can do so, there can be no human society as we know it. ” - Kenneth L. Pike
June 24th 2008
Tags: Facebook, Social Media, Social Networking

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The Missing Link for Digg

Currently, Digg is the #2 news site on the internet behind cnn.com. But Digg is different than other major online news sites, Digg is a social news site and should be evaluated not just as a news outlet, but also for its potential as a major social network. According to compete.com, ...

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October 7th 2008
Tags: Advertising, Media, Music, myspace No Comments

MySpace Music Streamed +1 Billion Songs in a Few Days?

There is a lot of talk on the internet about MySpace streaming over a billion songs in the first few days of its' service launch. But what MySpace is not telling you is that MySpace Music is nothing more than a new flash player on the already existing band profiles ...
October 1st 2008
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XOHM WiMAX from Sprint is in Baltimore and it’s FAST!

Engadget sent a couple reporters to Baltimore to test our Sprint's new XOHM WiMAX wireless internet. They were able to get 3.05Mbps down and 2.4Mbps up AND connectivity in their car!Could this be the turning point for the battered and bruised Sprint? At the time of this posting their stock ...
September 25th 2008
Tags: Media, Music, Social Media, Social Networking, myspace No Comments

Myspace Music - First Thoughts

I have my normal routine of finding a playlist, or stream to listen to for the day, and last night Myspace Music launched so I thought I would give it a try. I opened music.myspace.com, and decided to give it a try...If you don't know anything about Myspace Music, then ...
September 23rd 2008
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Google’s new G1 has no 3.5mm headphone jack

I was REALLY close to buying one of the new Google G1 phones.  I've read about 5 reviews, and watched a few videos, and had just about made up my mind to go ahead and buy one next month when I saw this article from Engadget. HTC (the manufacturer of the ...
September 22nd 2008
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Jay Adelson: Facebook Connect is the “future of Digg”

TechCrunch is reporting that during a speech at the Web 2.0 Expo last week, Digg CEO Jay Adelson touched on how Facebook Connect could help the social news site take "the next step of collaborative filtering" and how it is tied to the "future of Digg." This is great news for ...

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