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When is "free" implied?

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:54:40 -0400

When is "free" implied?: Yesterday I was in my car listening to the radio when I heard a commercial for life insurance. I’ve probably heard the same commercial 50 times before, but for some reason I actually listened…

Google Blog Search Relaunches- Let’s Play The ____ Killer Game

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:44:39 -0400

Google Blog Search Relaunches- Let’s Play The ____ Killer Game:

So, Google Blog Search has been relaunched, and you know what that means…..it’s time to play the _____ killer game.

You know the game. It’s the one where something launches and everyone says…

Akoha- Earn Points In A Game By Doing Good Deeds

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:32:46 -0400

Akoha- Earn Points In A Game By Doing Good Deeds: Akoha is a game that encourages players to “play it forward”, as good deeds will earn them points in a multiplayer game. The company presented at TechCrunch50, and their presentation appears…

Blogstring Live Podcast Episode 7

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:19:18 -0400

Blogstring Live Podcast Episode 7:

We’re back, doing our live podcast on BlogTalkRadio. This week’s show will be at 2:00 PM EST. You can listen live below.

Call In #: (718) 506-1372

Social Media For Social Change- 10.10.08

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:19:10 -0400

Social Media For Social Change- 10.10.08: Just a quick note to say that the Social Media For Social Change event here in Boston has released their second block of tickets. The first set of tickets sold out quickly, and it looks like there…

Google Moderator Launches

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:17:49 -0400

Google Moderator Launches: Today google launched Google Moderator. The service allows people to suggest questions during tech talks, and the community can up or down vote the proposed questions to determine which are asked…

Talking On The Internet Episode 14- The Future Show

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:00:43 -0400

Talking On The Internet Episode 14- The Future Show: Wow, it’s been a while. For whatever reason, September is always the craziest month in tech, and I can’t believe we haven’t done a single show all month! Well, time to put an end to that. I’ll be…

Clay Shirky On Information Overload

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:19 -0400

Clay Shirky On Information Overload: Unfortunately I missed this talk at the Web 2.0 Expo, but thanks to the intarwebs, it’s available:

Web 2.0 Expo NYC Wrapup

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:57:14 -0400

Web 2.0 Expo NYC Wrapup: This week I went to the Web 2.0 Expo in NYC to man the matchmine booth. I also had a chance to wander around picking up freebies and listen to exhibitors talk about their products. Here’s a quick…

A New Zemanta Release Is Out……And Predictably, It Rules.

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:57:12 -0400

A New Zemanta Release Is Out……And Predictably, It Rules.:

Image by Zemanta via CrunchBase

At the Web 2.0 Expo in NY this week, I had a chance to meet up with Jure Cuhalev of Zemanta to get a look at the new release of Zemanta. For those…

Blogstring at the Web 2.0 Expo

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:48:42 -0400

Blogstring at the Web 2.0 Expo:

I’m here at the Web 2.0 Expo in the city so nice they named it twice, NY NY. I will be manning the matchmine booth for most of the day today and tomorrow, so if you’re around, stop by and say hi.

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What Is Media Discovery?

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:37:43 -0400

What Is Media Discovery?:

I’ve been a real slacker lately over at the matchmine blog, so today I posted an entry entitled “What Is Media Discovery?” Here’s a short snippet of it. Check out the rest on the matchmine blog.

TechCrunch50 Day Two Wrapup

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 08:31:06 -0400

TechCrunch50 Day Two Wrapup: After some initial rough spots during the first day of TechCrunch50, yesterday was an incredibly impressive day. I’ve been reluctant to compare TC50 and DEMOfall (aside from the live video stream,…

Liveblogging TechCrunch50 Day Two

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:24:33 -0400

Liveblogging TechCrunch50 Day Two:

Here are the presenters for the morning session:

Session 5: Collaboration
9:00 - 10:15am

Tingz
MIXTT
Imindi
Popego

Session 6: Finance & Statistics
10:30 -11:45am

Personalria
…

DEMOfall 2008 Day One Wrapup

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:12:42 -0400

DEMOfall 2008 Day One Wrapup:

Since DEMOfall 2008 doesn’t have a live stream, I’m reduced to watching the videos after the fact. So, here are the presenter videos from day one of DEMOfall 2008. Here they are in alpha order.

TechCrunch50 Session 2: Enterprise and Advertising

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:10:51 -0400

TechCrunch50 Session 2: Enterprise and Advertising:

Well, it’s time to get started again. Here are the presenters for the afternoon session:

Session 3: Enterprise

2:30 - 3:45pm

FairSoftware

Yammer

Connective Logic

Devunity

Rinen

Session 4:…

TechCrunch 50 Session One And Two: Youth & Culture and Memes and News

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:02:11 -0400

TechCrunch 50 Session One And Two: Youth & Culture and Memes and News:

TechCrunch50 Liveblogging

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:02:11 -0400

TechCrunch50 Liveblogging: Well, I had a choice to make. Either watch DEMOfall 2008 or TechCrunch50. DEMO 2008 did such a great job of streaming, but it looks like they’ll just be posting video of presentations within 24…

RSS/Content Syndication From Sites Without Feeds- Does This Exist? Please Let Me Know

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:05:04 -0400

RSS/Content Syndication From Sites Without Feeds- Does This Exist? Please Let Me Know:

So, here goes. I want to know if such a technology exists.

1. Go to a page. Let’s say it’s this:

Yahoo News:

For the sake of this example, let’s pretend that Yahoo News does NOT offer RSS…

The Happy Birthday Sarah Post

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:02:56 -0400

The Happy Birthday Sarah Post: So, today is my co-blogger, Sarah Wurrey’s (@sarahwurrey) birthday. So feel free to drop in a birthday wish here.