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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Top Blogs On Google Reader — So Google recently made it fairly easy to determine the number of Google Reader subscribers around a particular blog. Gabe Rivera at Techmeme did a little work on excel and came up with an unofficial list of the top blogs and the number of subscribers each blog has on Google Reader.
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Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim, louisgray.com, WinExtra, /Message, Google Operating System and Digg
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Robert Scoble / Scobleizer:
How many Google Reader subscribers do you have? — Darren Rowse on ProBlogger showed me how to look up how many subscribers I have on Google Reader. — So, I went looking for some numbers. — Keep in mind that these are ONLY for Google Reader, which is only a small percentage of subscribers (although a growing number).
Dave Winer / Scripting News:
Why Facebook sucks — Another topic Scoble and I talked about today was Facebook. I said I don't like Facebook, never have, and I finally figured out why. — It's another one of those user generated content things, only this time I'm building up an address book that I can look at …
Ionut Alex Chitu / Google Operating System:
Gmail Mobile 1.5 Released — There's a new version for Gmail's Java application for mobile phones. Gmail Mobile 1.5 makes it easier to access your contacts by adding an option in the menu. If you click on a contact, you'll see the same information available in Gmail's desktop interface …
Mikko / F-Secure Antivirus Research Weblog:
Passwords on the loose — An unknown group has caused quite a hassle by publicly posting information about tens of thousands of user accounts. — A 4.5MB textfile (passlist.txt) was uploaded to a Finnish website earlier today. The file contains usernames, email addresses …
The Register:
California court tilts towards mandating web accessibility — Target.com out of sight for blind people — California law may require websites to be accessible to disabled internet users, according to a ruling in a case against retail giant Target. Despite recent improvements …
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Ryan / CyberNet:
OpenOffice 3.0 Wants to Compete with Outlook — I was just over at the OpenOffice site browsing through some of their marketing materials to see if there was anything interesting. I came across a presentation that was given on September 19th at the OpenOffice 2007 Conference.
Associated Press:
Two Are Sentenced to 5 Years in Pornographic Spam Case — Two men who sent millions of unsolicited pornographic e-mail messages have been sentenced to more than five years in federal prison as part of a prosecution under a federal antispam law, officials from the Department of Justice said Friday.
Doug Aamoth / CrunchGear:
Black Palm Centro on Sprint.com, red one coming soon — Just a heads up that Palm's new Centro phone is now available for purchase on Sprint's website for $99 with a new contract, $399 without. — The black version is the only one available for now, but the red version will be available on November 4th.
Andy Abramson / VoIP Watch:
Some InSightful Thinking About Video Conferencing for Business — I woke up this morning in Madrid, feeling wonderful after another great night of sleep, following another amazing meal, this time at a fantastic seafood restaurant. — As I was going through the inbox of topical Google hits …
Conrad Quilty-Harper / Engadget:
Xbox 360 Arcade unboxed — Thanks to Emanuel, an intrepid tipster who went above and beyond the call of duty, we managed to get a full unboxing of the Xbox 360 Arcade before Microsoft has even been able to send out a press release about the thing. Whenever the console officially lands …
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San Francisco Chronicle:
'Lobbyconners' crash tech conferences to schmooze, cut deals — Some of Silicon Valley's digerati don't let $3,600 admission prices keep them from attending technology conferences. — They simply loiter in the venue's lobby - without paying - in hopes of mingling with other entrepreneurs, collecting business cards and cutting deals.
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Robert Scoble / Scobleizer:
NewTeeVee Conference lacking substance? — The folks over at NewTeeVee just announced its new conference schedule for a conference about NewTeeVee. — I find it severely lacking. — First, why feature Joost? They haven't proven that they'll survive in this new TV marketplace.
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Louise Story / New York Times:
The New Advertising Outlet: Your Life — STEVE SAENZ used to run a 10K race in 36 minutes. But last spring — 20 years, 2 children and 50 pounds later — he found himself seriously out of shape. A new Web site from Nike, he says, has brought him back on track.
John Schwartz / New York Times:
73 and Loaded With Friends on Facebook — WHEN Amy Waldman first signed on to Facebook last year and started to send joking messages about good grammar back and forth with a new 18-year-old friend, Ms. Waldman's 19-year-old daughter, Talia, upbraided her for not revealing that she was actually in her 40s.
