I want an API for Edmonton Transit (ETS) at MasterMaq’s Blog
When the new edmonton. ca website launched back in the fall, I was hopeful that the Edmonton Transit portion of the site would receive more than just a facelift. Unfortunately, that didn’t happen. Though I’m disappointed, I can understand why.
Conversation tracking service Co. mments has announced this morning that it will cease operations at the end of the week, one month before its 3rd anniversary online. The service was at one time reviewed favorably compared to similar services that have gone on to be acquired or funded by investors.
FileMaker today announced the availability of FileMaker Pro 10. The new version of its award-winning software features a sleek new interface and intuitive new design. For example, database users can now place frequently used FileMaker features in the redesigned and customizable Status Toolbar, resulting in streamlined navigation, better workflow, and time-saving shortcuts.
Jing Goes Pro: One of Our Favorite Screencasting Tools Just Got Better - ReadWriteWeb
Jing , one of our favorite free screenshot and screencasting tools, just received a major update. Besides adding a new look and feel, TechSmith , Jing's parent company, also announced a new Pro version of Jing, which, for $14.
TripSay: Tell Your Friends Where to Go - ReadWriteWeb
With tools like Dopplr , FireEagle , and BrightKite , many of us make it a regular habit to inform our contacts as to where we are and where we'll be. But sometimes, our paths of travel don't provide the most important insight: Why do we go there? TripSay hopes to change that by giving people a way to share information about the places they go - and why they recommend their friends go there,...
In response to a Mashable post about how Twitter will change blog design in 2009, yesterday I created Tweetbacks. They work kind of like trackbacks, but instead of listing blogs linking to a specific post, it lists Tweets about a specific post.
SEO Copywriters: How to Make an Extra $61,880 This Year — Copyblogger
I’ve been an SEO copywriter since mid-2007. When I first entered the field, I knew absolutely nothing about it beyond what SEO stood for. I didn’t know what a duplicate content penalty was (or more correctly, was not); about black hat tactics; keyword strategies; etc.
Another day, and another hacking event has Twitter abuzz. With hundreds of people live blogging and tweeting the Macworld keynote, one of the more bizarre items to pop up so far is the “ Steve Jobs just died ” meme.
A reader tipped us off to how ASCII art of an airplane is showing up in the number two position at Google Trends. When we first looked ourselves, we thought the image was that of an airplane approaching a landing strip.
So do you believe in start signs? What about ass signs? Did you know your butt says a lot about you and your future? If you answered, yes no or just want a good giggle you might be interested in Rumpology.
Techmeme: The Russian Bear Slashes a Social Network (Owen Thomas/Gawker)
Owen Thomas / Gawker :
The Russian Bear Slashes a Social Network — The bubble in social networking has burst, decisively. LiveJournal, the San Francisco-based arm of Sup, a Russian Internet startup, has cut about 20 of 28 employees — and offered them no severance, we're told.
Collection 101: Collecting for Your Start-Up
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By Larry Chiang
Congrats on getting to $900k in revenue, getting an angel round done and avoiding the 9 VCs you don’t wanna meet. Now you’re in the kill zone cuz you have a working shippable product but you hit a speed bump through no fault of your own: the rePression (recession + depression).
Charles Schwab improved its online trading platform Tuesday with the introduction of new features for its site, StreetSmart. com. According to the investment firm, clients will now have real-time performance reporting for closed positions, new short-selling tools, and more order types.
The Biggest Ponzi Scheme of Them All - O'Reilly Radar
Since Bernie Madoff has put Ponzi schemes back onto the front pages, it's worth considering whether we are all complicit in the biggest Ponzi scheme of them all, the idea that the global economy can grow indefinitely. I grew up on the idea that humanity would grow out into space, and that resources were for all practical purposes infinite.
The State of Spam: What to Expect in 2009 | InfoWorld | News | 2009-01-05 |
By JR Raphael, PC World
Microsoft Monday again pushed its claim that consumers pay an "Apple tax" when they buy Mac hardware rather than PCs running the Windows operating system. In an e-mail to reporters Monday, Microsoft repeated the argument it first made last October, a day before rival Apple Inc.
Model Liskula Cohen Sues Google Over “Skanks In NYC” Blog
Liskula Cohen , a model, is suing Google over comments made on a Blogger. com blog entitled “Skanks In NYC. ”
Liskula Cohen: The “Skanks In NYC” Blog Lawsuit
The “Skanks In NYC” blog refers to Liskula Cohen as a “skank” and “old hag,” among other things.
HP offers money for old tech equipment | Green Tech - CNET News
Some green-spring news during this gray winter: an old Dell Inspiron will garner a check of about $60 through HP's expanded recycling program. (Credit: Candace Lombardi)
Hewlett-Packard has decided to offer people in the United States money in exchange for their old tech equipment, the company announced Tuesday.
Live blog: Macworld 2009 keynote | Apple - CNET News
Add electronics retailer Best Buy to the list of places you can get a used iPhone cheap. Best Buy is now selling refurbished Apple iPhone 3G models at a $50 discount to brand-new, unused models, according to the Reuters news agency.