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Marc Andreessen / blog.pmarca.com:
Porn, Ning, and the Internet — There's been a recent flurry of commentary about Ning and porn. While I appreciate everyone's thoughts on the topic, I wanted to post directly and tell you what we know and what we think. — Let's take the issues in order:
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Adrates / CPM Advisors:
Ning Firing on All Cylinders - Adult content play? — Ning appears to be ramping up and getting a lot of traffic from what they say. We created a network on their platform and we reported a bug to them yesterday, as the site threw an exception while we were using it and they replied that:
Diane Garrett / Variety:
Warner Bros. backs Blu-ray — Studio to support Sony high-def format — Warner Bros. will throw all its weight behind Blu-ray later this year, a decision that could serve as a death blow to the rival HD DVD format. — Studio, which had hinted it might drop one format after the holidays …
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Ben Drawbaugh / Engadget HD:
The real reason why Warner went Blu? — We knew this wouldn't take long — just like when Paramount made the switch to HD DVD, rumors are swirling that a sum of $500 Million was involved in the decision to make the switch. The rumor goes on to say that Fox's allegiance to Blu-ray was a factor as well …
Ryan Block / Engadget:HD DVD group cancels CES press conference in wake of Warner announcement: daaamn
Michael Kanellos / CNET News.com:The party for HD DVD is over, literally
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Brian Stelter / New York Times:
Noontime Web Video Revitalizes Lunch at Desk — In cubicles across the country, lunchtime has become the new prime time, as workers click aside their spreadsheets to watch videos on YouTube, news highlights on CNN.com or other Web offerings. — The trend — part of a broader phenomenon known …
Stefan Constantinescu / IntoMobile:
Hot Off The Press: Leaked Nokia E71 picture — Here she is, we brought you the specs yesterday, to summarize: 3.2 megapixel camera, GPS, WiFi, HSDPA, 120 grams, 57 x 112 x 10 mm, now here is the actual device: — [Via: Mobile Review] — Notice the absence of the Symbian key, similar to the E51 it is now a home key.
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Chris Ziegler / Engadget:
Nokia E71 in the wild? — Looks legit enough, doesn't it? The supposed successor to the E61i has broken cover via this shot of the device — in prototype “EXX” form, no less — being proudly displayed in some lucky son of a gun's hand. The “E” moniker designates a Nokia smartphone with a business slant …
Clive Thompson / New York Times:
Can You Count on Voting Machines? — Jane Platten gestured, bleary-eyed, into the secure room filled with voting machines. It was 3 a.m. on Nov. 7, and she had been working for 22 hours straight. “I guess we've seen how technology can affect an election,” she said.
Jason Calacanis / The Jason Calacanis Weblog:
New Mahalo toolbar and user created stubs — We have two evolutionary announcements today from Mahalo that I decided to announce on Twitter. Yes, it's a slightly different process than we normally do at Mahalo, but since these are evolutionary steps, and since we just had the big Mahalo Social launch …
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Joe Nocera / New York Times:
Put Buyers First? What a Concept — My Christmas story — the one I've been telling and retelling these last 10 days — began on Friday, Dec. 21. — It was early in the morning, and I had awoken with the sudden, sinking realization that a present I had bought for one of my sons hadn't yet arrived.
Kim Zetter / Wired News:
FAA: Boeing's New 787 May Be Vulnerable to Hacker Attack — Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner passenger jet may have a serious security vulnerability in its onboard computer networks that could allow passengers to access the plane's control systems, according to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.
Jason Chen / Gizmodo:
Whirlpool Plug-and-Play Refrigerator Has Docks for iPod, Photo Frames and Tablet Computers — Whirlpool's latest tech for their refrigerator line is based on their “centralpark” feature, which is a essentially dock that lets you plug in a bunch of different gadgets into the big gadget that holds your food.
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Ernesto / TorrentFreak:
When Pirates Pay, They Pay Good — Steal This Film 2 is produced by “The League of Noble Peers". Part 2 is already a great success with over 150,000 downloads in the first 4 days. Interestingly, people are being very generous with their donations, which have already passed $5000.
ReadWriteWeb:
10 Ways Twitter Can Boost Your Social News Profile — This is guest post by Dan Zarrella, a social media marketing consultant. You can follow him on Twitter here. — Building popularity on Twitter is about gaining followers, and the most fundamental and important concept to learn …
