June 2009
49 posts
“Already, Facebook is starting to horn in on Google’s role as the...”
– Great Wall of Facebook: The Social Network’s Plan to Dominate the Internet
“Swedish software company Global Gaming Factory X AB said on Tuesday it had...”
– Pirate Bay snapped up by Swedish software firm | Technology | Internet | Reuters
Toyota develops technology for brain waves to... →
“—Schmidt (via Reuters, AdWeek): “Reasonable to be optimistic for 2010”; U.S....”
– Whom Do You Trust More On The Economy—Microsoft’s Ballmer Or Google’s Schmidt? | paidContent
German lad hit by 30,000 mph meteorite • The... →
The Technology Chronicles : The Top 10 Lies of... →
“Google has confirmed that the surge of Michael Jackson-related searches on...”
– Google thought Michael Jackson traffic was attack | Webware - CNET
Swedish court: Pirate Bay judge not biased |... →
Assassination of Neda, played and replayed on the... →
“This morning I read in the Wall Street Journal that over half the companies on...”
– WSJ: The best companies are started during a downturn | nowEurope
“Hungarian is not difficult, it’s just different thinking and sometimes unusual...”
– You can learn Hungarian with an old friend of mine, Miki Molnar: Hungarolingua Nyelviskola
“More than 250,000 frequent fliers who pay $200 a year to speed through airport...”
– TSA’s express security grounded - USATODAY.com
“At first I saw my Tumblr experiment as an easy way to run a vanity website....”
– Social media experiments, part one: Tumblr | nowEurope
“It is easy to overestimate Twitter’s value inside Iran, where word of...”
– The Observer profile: Twitter - The tweet that shook the world | Technology | The Observer
“many Iranian pragmatists and moderates believe that their country in 2009 is...”
– Gauging Whether Obama Is Creating Openings in Iran - NYTimes.com
“Search giant Google has stepped up work to release a tool that will translate...”
– BBC NEWS | Technology | Tech giants rush Farsi versions
First hard evidence found of a lake on Mars | U.S.... →
“The National Security Agency is facing renewed scrutiny over the extent of its...”
– E-Mail Surveillance Renews Concerns in Congress - NYTimes.com
“It’s hardly lost on third-world elites that the United States isn’t taking the...”
– America, Free Markets’ Bad Example - Idea of the Day Blog - NYTimes.com
“In his scant 145 days in office, the new president has not remotely matched the...”
– Op-Ed Columnist - The Obama Haters’ Silent Enablers - NYTimes.com
Chinese court hands down prison for extortion of... →
“There is a very, very strong correlation between peace and wealth,” Steve...”
– BBC NEWS | Business | The purchasing power of peace
Facebook use grows by 700%; maintains top social... →
WatchProject Natal is a fully hands-free control system that will use face recognition and motion sensors to allow users to play games. Film director Steven Spielberg, attending the launch, said it was “a window into what the future holds”. (via BBC NEWS | Technology | Microsoft unveils new controller)
