February 2011
32 posts
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Gmail Bug Deletes E-Mails for 150,000 Users -... →
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How 'open' is Google, really? - CNN.com →
… That’s why many new Android phones ship with pre-installed “crapware” apps. It’s why some have shortcomings, like the inability to install apps that aren’t from Google’s official app market. And it’s why most Android owners have to wait a long time for Android software updates — if the updates are ever made available for their specific...
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SocialEyes →
… SocialEyes is a group video chat service that hooks into your Facebook social graph.
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Google Cloud Connect for Microsoft Office →
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Google's Recipe View is based on "Microformats"... →
How TicketLeap handled Comic-Con's high volume of... →
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Fallout and Frustrations From Apple's New... →
An Open Letter to Apple | Readability Blog →
… to impose this course on any web service or web application that delivers any value outside of iOS will only discourage smaller ventures like ours to invest in iOS apps for our services.
In response to Apple not approving their iOS application due to the App Store Review Guidelines “… Apps utilizing a system other than the In App Purchase API”
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“… when you take any money at all from a big VC in a seed round, you are...”
– cdixon.org – chris dixon’s blog / The problem with taking seed money from big VCs
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“… As of today, Facebook has marked up all events with the hCalendar...”
– Facebook Adds hCalendar and hCard Microformats to Millions of Events
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Attachments.me Puts A Visual, Social Spin On Email... →
… For users with a manageable amount of email mostly coming from people they actually know, Attachments.me should be a very useful service. And it’s clearly a juicy Google acquisition target going forward.
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Facebook's Revamped Messaging System Now Rolling... →
Good overview with screen captures of the new system.
Watch(Founder Stories) Fred Wilson Explains Why He Wouldn’t Invest In Groupon Or Pandora
Pandora Files For IPO →
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Instapaper API Goes Read/Write, But Only For... →
… developers using the Instapaper API can create applications that both write to and read from the service. The full API is free to developers, but only paying users can read from their Instapaper account using third-party tools.
Watch(Founder Stories) Fred Wilson On Frothy Valuations
Watch(Founder Stories) Fred Wilson On Frothy Valuations
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Nokia Microsoft Is Like Yahoo Bing – Nokia’s Days... →
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Google Rolls Out Two-Factor Authentication For... →
Face.com’s API Now Lets Developers Scan 5,000... →
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Twitter Set New Tweets Per Second Record During... →
… At 10:07:16 p.m. ET — one of the final moments of the game — 4,064 tweets were sent, the highest number of tweets sent in a single second during a sporting event.
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“… It would appear that hash-bang usage is on the rise, despite the fact...”
– Adactio: Journal—Going Postel
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Google Translate App Hits the iPhone →
… The iPhone app [iTunes link] appears to be much like the existing Android app (launched January 2010) in functionality — allowing users to speak to translate in 15 languages and to translate words and phrases into more than 50 languages.
“… Pandora and Slacker, however, still have free, ad-supported apps for...”
– Last.fm on Mobile and CE Devices to Become Subscription-Only
“… The personalized music streaming company Last.fm has announced that its...”
– Last.fm Introduces a Subscription Fee For Streaming Music Via Its Mobile Apps
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LogMeIn’s Free Screen Sharing Service join.me Gets... →
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Flickr Accidentally Wipes Out Account: Five Years... →
… Yesterday, Flickr mistakenly deleted a member’s account due to human error. Flickr takes user trust very seriously and we, like our users, take great pride in being able to take, post and share photos. Our teams are in touch with the member and are currently working hard to try to restore the contents of his account.
Watch(Founder Stories) Kevin Systrom On Instagram’s Launch, “I Have Never Felt So Sick Ever”
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“… Eventually we came to the conclusion that we should stick with what...”
– Launch: Basecamp Mobile - (37signals)
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Apple enforcing rules on e-book publishers | Apple... →
… In a nutshell, if the publisher gives customers the ability to buy books outside of the app, such as through its Web site, then it must also offer the ability to buy books within the app itself using Apple’s in-app purchase system.
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Apple Rejects Sony Reader App, Says Report -... →
… Apple is proving once again that if you don’t play by its rules (which appear to change on a whim) then you don’t get into the iOS app store.
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“… The lawsuit also alleges that AT&T “bills for phantom data...”
– Lawsuit accuses AT&T of overcharging iPhone, iPad customer data use