Archive for March 16th, 2008

Better Youtube Experience

In preparation for a global upgrade of all their content, YouTube has already converted many of their videos to a higher-quality 480×360 version. Actually selected videos are already in that format, although not in HD but youtube is …
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China blocks YouTube access!

This news follows recent decisions by other countries to Block access to YouTube. Last month Pakistan blocked access because of “anti-Islamic” postings. Late last year Turkey made a similar move but the access was only blocked for a …
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Video Sites Choking Internet Bandwidth - YouTube is the killer?

Video Sites Choking Internet Bandwidth - YouTube is the killer? Weekend fun - press the “Black Button”; Convert YouTube videos to Audio format [wav/mp3]; India loses ~50% of Internet bandwidth for the next 10 days …
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Facebook wants to own communication with your friends

While Facebook is a multi-faceted service that could grow in any number of directions, Facebook’s recent cues indicate that first and foremost on its mind right now is establishing itself as a communication platform. …
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YouTube,Geolocation & China

As Youtomb discovered There is a tag available through the YouTube API the indicates the country (or countries in some cases) to which YouTube will restrict access to the video. These videos are not (necessarily) blocked by the country …
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New YouTube Video Awards

YouTube is running its second video awards, asking users to choose the videos that best defined 2007. Go to the 2007 Video Awards page and pick videos in twelve categories, from Comedy to Sports to Adorable. …
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SXSW 08 Through Pictures - Facebook Parties

Facebook rented out a very lush and elegant venue in downtown Austin to host several parties during SXSW in honor of Film, Music, and Interactive. It also was one of the only parties, other than the infamous 16-bit party (read more …
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That's entertainment - Ha’aretz

That's entertainmentHa’aretz, Israel -54 minutes agoBy Tamar Rotem Everyone's eyes are on S. as she strides energetically onto the stage. And when she begins - without a pause - to tell her grim story, …

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Facebook vs LinkedIn: and the winner is…

Ah Facebook…while I don’t take it quite a seriously as LinkedIn I am somewhat addicted…on a number of levels…it’s fun, its got lots of fun stuff (those widgets are cool but too many of them get annoying) and there are lots of …
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La casta dei giornali: tutto a carico del contribuente

I tagli ai costi della Casta sono nel DNA della Mondadori, di RCS, del Sole 24 Ore e dell’Espresso-La Repubblica. Gruppi di punta del risanamento italico. L’importante, però, è che i tagli non li riguardino. Berlusconi, De Benedetti …
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