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Marc Andreessen’s Burgeoning Blogging Empire: Invests In Talking Points Memo Jul 06, 2009 18:46:18 GMTMore news about Marc Andreessen making venture investments this morning after the launch of his new $300 million fund, Andreessen Horowitz: he is leading a round of financing for TPM Media, better known as the TalkingPointsMemo blog.
TPM founder Josh Marshall confirmed the pending investment today b
Paypal Looks to Crush Amazon’s Fledgling Payment Service With A New, Secret API Jul 06, 2009 17:57:37 GMT
It looks like PayPal is rolling out a more flexible payments API called Adaptive Payments. We’ve obtained a confidential document, which is embedded below, explaining the details of the new system. Basically the API is designed to give developers full access to PayPal’s features, allowing
The TechCrunch Europas Awards: The Nominees Are… Jul 06, 2009 17:42:36 GMTThe Europas, the TechCrunch Europe Awards 2009 for European and EMEA tech companies, will be held on July 9 in London and with over 300 people coming from across Europe’s startup scene, it should be pretty fun.
Over 400 entrants were voted on by the industry - we had over 50,000 votes in aggr
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Erick Schonfeld Discusses MySpace Music On WNYC’s Soundcheck Oct 08, 2008 18:48:24 GMTListen as TechCrunch co-editor Erick Schonfeld discusses the significance of MySpace Music and free, ad-supported music in general on WYNC's Soundcheck, a program produced daily by New York Public Radio.
Interview With Mayor Cory Booker About Community Eye Aug 02, 2008 16:43:11 GMTNewark, New Jersey Mayor Cory Booker talks about Community Eye, the city's new video surveillance and gunshot detection system being used to fight crime in an eight-square mile area. More details and the transcript at TechCrunch.
Interview With Barney Pell and Ramez Naam About Microsoft’s Powerset Acquisition Jul 02, 2008 08:17:21 GMTI spoke to Powerset CEO and cofounder Barney Pell and Microsoft Live Search Group Program Manager Ramez Naam today about the Powerser/Microsoft acquisition. Total talk time is around 35 minutes, and the full transcript is at TechCrunch.
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Video: iPhone time lapse video Jul 06, 2009 19:30:48 GMT
By using the Timelapse iPhone App, a Tyrolean photographer took a time-lapse video of the Wattens near Innsbruck.
It’s quite striking footage mostly because of the setting and the delicate way the clouds gather and dissipate. I’m impressed but as Hannibal Lecter once said our generatio
Garmin announces the BMW Motorrad Navigator IV GPS Jul 06, 2009 19:00:27 GMTGPS’s are mostly uninteresting to me since I have little use for one in NYC, so this post is mostly for my brother and his BMW.
It’s unclear what the “expanded relationship” is between Garmin and BMW Motorrad, but I’m pretty sure the announcement of the BMW Motorrad Navigator IV GPS is th
Review: Suunto t6c training watch Jul 06, 2009 18:30:19 GMT
I’ve been testing quite a few training watches of late. Mostly it’s because I’ve been trying to get into shape and the only thing that has really succeeded was getting huge stomach cramps and going on an IV in the ER (lost 8 pounds! Thanks Oprah!). Sickness is the ultimate weight
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Sony Ericsson time travels to 1997, returns with “Twiggy” Jul 06, 2009 17:54:12 GMT
Do you miss the good ol’ days of mobile phones? There was none of this touchscreen nonsense going on, and getting applications onto your phone was like solving Section 4 of Kryptos. Better yet, the number pads on many candy bar phones came shrouded by a plastic cover, allowing you all the ben
Prepare Yourself For iPod Video Jul 06, 2009 15:21:54 GMT
Like most people who've had an iPhone 3GS in their hands, we've been extremely impressed with the video capabilities of this little device. Not only Does it take near-HD video, it has excellent basic editing software and video can be uploaded to YouTube over Wifi or the cell networks. Among other t
Japanese cell phones for all: NEC and Panasonic plot overseas sales plans Jul 06, 2009 15:08:44 GMT
Japan, the world’s second largest economy with the third biggest Internet population, and the many, many early adopters of technology inhabiting this nation could be heaven for the domestic cell phone industry. And it was for years, until sales started slowing dangerously (minus 30% last fisc
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Facebook’s ‘09 Revenue to Top $500 Million Jul 06, 2009 17:24:34 GMTIn April, Facebook publicly announced that they had passed a fairly significant milestone: 200 million active users worldwide. That number has since passed 225 million, according to Facebook board member Marc Andreessen.
Additionally, Andreessen told Reuters that Facebook will have revenue of more
14 iPhone Apps With Push Notification for Productivity Jul 06, 2009 16:40:30 GMTElliott Kosmicki is the founder of GoodPlum.com, a productivity and personal development blog for home business owners. You can also follow Elliott on Twitter.
With iPhone 3.0 OS upon us, we’ve finally seen the delivery of much-needed push notifications from Apple. Applications that take adva
Google Gets Serious About Real Estate Search … In Australia Jul 06, 2009 15:52:53 GMTGoogle has been steadily upgrading its Maps, seemingly adding a new feature here and there every couple of weeks. It’s not always global, though. For example, they’ve just added real estate search to Maps in Australia.
It’s a sign of the things to come, as this real estate search
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OpenTravel Invites Jul 06, 2009 19:07:35 GMT[http://www.opentravel.com] Open Travel is a place to keep travel memories (photos, visited places, blogs) in a well thought out and impressive way. It is created for people who travel and need an ultimate place to share their trips.
What's new and different?
"Flickr and Picasa are general photo sh
Ranker Invites Jul 06, 2009 19:07:35 GMT[http://www.ranker.com] You can use Ranker to create lists about anything, so you never lose them, and always have them on hand -- favorite movies, best beers, funniest authors, bloodiest battles -- with over 5 million items to choose from, the possibilities are endless. You can even use Ranker to
Thymer Invites Jul 06, 2009 19:07:35 GMT[http://www.thymer.com] Project management and task planning for people who hate project management and task planning.
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VP, Social Media Strategist at Ketchum Public Relations (Chicago, Illinois) Jul 02, 2009 21:20:26 GMTThis position will provide digital counsel to clients, support the agency’s digital platform in the Midwest Region, infuse digital thinking into all media programs, driving/managing client relations...
Manager, Web Experience at United Way Metropolitan Chicago (Chicago, Illinois) Jul 01, 2009 20:47:20 GMT* Develops electronic communications strategy to drive the development of compelling user experiences.
* Provide thought leadership and drive a strong point of view on web, social media and e-c...
New Business Director at Luminosity Marketing (New York, New York) Jul 01, 2009 01:35:36 GMTLuminosity Marketing is seeking a sales/marketing director to lead our new business program. If you are an up-and-coming ambitious new business manager, with experience in the marketing communications...
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Twitter Accidentally Disables Accounts Jul 06, 2009 05:44:00 GMT...seemingly no reason, Twitter acknowledged the problem on its status page late Sunday evening (via Mashable): “We regret the human error...
Philanthropist 2.0: Crowdsourced Advised Funds Jul 06, 2009 09:41:00 GMTPaul Buchheit is the created of Gmail and Adsense and has set up collaborative process to get advice on how he should donate "a bunch of money." He
Web Monitor Jul 06, 2009 18:00:00 GMT• Mashable says Twitter was suffering from another headache-inducing problem yesterday as internet pranksters gathered around 4chan - the...
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Bomb attacks kill seven U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan Jul 06, 2009 18:23:28 GMTBombs and bullets killed seven American troops throughout Afghanistan Monday, officials said, as thousands of U.S. Marines continued ...
Weather headlines: Wet week on tap for Gulf Coast Jul 06, 2009 14:47:06 GMTA wet week is on the way for the Gulf Coast, while cool and wet conditions in the Northeast improve later in the week. Tropical ...
States seek tests for older drivers Jul 06, 2009 12:07:26 GMTA looming "gray wave" of Baby Boomers expected on the nation's highways over the next two decades has prompted states to launch ...
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Cops: Kazemi bought gun found at scene of Steve McNair death Jul 06, 2009 19:10:00 GMTThe gun recovered at the scene of the deaths of Steve McNair and Sahel Kazemi was purchased by Kazemi recently, Nashville police ...
Youth will take the mound in baseball's All-Star Game Jul 06, 2009 15:10:54 GMTWhen Boston Red Sox knuckleballer Tim Wakefield, 42, gets to St. Louis for next week's 80th All-Star Game, he'll be surrounded ...
Canucks add goalie depth, sign free agent Raycroft Jul 06, 2009 19:24:51 GMTThe Vancouver Canucks added depth in the nets by signing free agent goalie Andrew Raycroft. Raycroft, who agreed to terms Monday, ...
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Stocks slide on conflicting signs about the economy Jul 06, 2009 19:12:15 GMTInvestors mostly pulled away from stocks again Monday as conflicting signs emerged about the direction the economy is taking.
Austria examining ties to Madoff Jul 06, 2009 17:32:59 GMTU.S. and British investigators have joined Austrian prosecutors in examining possible ties between a Vienna fund manager and ...
Bemis paying $1.2B for Alcan Packaging assets Jul 06, 2009 15:51:16 GMTBemis, which makes plastic packaging that grocers use to wrap steaks and cheeses, said Sunday night it will pay $1.2 billion ...
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Frontier Airlines marks 15th anniversary Jul 06, 2009 09:50:39 GMTFifteen years ago, Frontier Airlines launched its first flight from Denver.
Lake Tahoe expects an explosion of wildflowers Jul 06, 2009 09:00:08 GMTBotanists hope several weeks of unusually cool, wet spring weather will make for a banner wildflower season in the Sierra Nevada.
Tourists pay price as states jack up taxes to balance budgets Jul 06, 2009 14:00:43 GMTTaxes on travel are soaring as states and cities target the wallets of tourists and business travelers for new revenue.
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Toll Rises to 156 in Ethnic Clashes in Western China Jul 06, 2009 18:54:07 GMTAfter days of rising tensions between Muslim Uighurs and Han Chinese, rioters took to the streets, stoning the police and setting vehicles on fire.
Obama and Russian Leader Announce Nuclear Deal Jul 06, 2009 18:17:18 GMTPresident Obama and President Dmitri A. Medvedev announced a preliminary agreement on cutting their stockpiles of nuclear weapons.
Robert S. McNamara, Former Defense Secretary, Dies at 93 Jul 06, 2009 18:41:18 GMTMr. McNamara helped lead the U.S. into the Vietnam war and spent the rest of his life wrestling with its moral consequences.
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France’s Stimulus Projects, Unlike in U.S., Were ‘Shovel Ready’ Jul 06, 2009 19:02:34 GMTFrance plans to spend 75 percent of its stimulus money this year; the U.S. is unlikely to accomplish that until late 2010.
Wall Street Turns Mixed in Afternoon Trading Jul 06, 2009 19:27:22 GMTGloomy data about U.S. consumer confidence and unemployment has put the brakes on a stock rally and has weakened hopes that the recession’s end is in sight.
U.S. Service Sector Shrinks, but Less Than Expected Jul 06, 2009 19:27:22 GMTA trade group’s measure of the health of the services sector in the United States contracted less than expected in June, reaching its highest level in nine months.
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Sidebar: In Two States, a Lower Bar for Conviction Jul 06, 2009 17:57:16 GMTThe Supreme Court is being asked to review criminal trials in Oregon, which, along with Louisiana, does not require juries to reach unanimous verdicts.
Robert S. McNamara, Former Defense Secretary, Dies at 93 Jul 06, 2009 18:41:18 GMTMr. McNamara helped lead the U.S. into the Vietnam war and spent the rest of his life wrestling with its moral consequences.
Judge Names Temporary Administrators of Jackson’s Estate Jul 06, 2009 19:15:46 GMTA judge named two men listed as co-executors in Michael Jackson’s 2002 will as special administrators of the singer’s estate.
NYT > Opinion
Op-Ed Columnist: HELP Is on the Way Jul 06, 2009 05:47:48 GMTLast week the budget office scored the proposed legislation from the Senate committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP). And the news was good. Yes, we can reform health care.
Op-Ed Columnist: Palin and Her Enemies Jul 06, 2009 05:46:45 GMTHad she refused John McCain, Sarah Palin would still be a popular female governor in a Republican Party starved for future stars. And nobody would have realized yet how much she looks like Tina Fey.
Op-Ed Columnist: A Journalist’s ‘Actual Responsibility’ Jul 06, 2009 18:43:41 GMTOnce a decade or so, we journalists get undone, and our subject has its revenge, turning the tables and refusing to let us be. I confess that, out of Iran, I am bereft.
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