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Robert Scoble / Scobleizer:
The Facebook Freaky Line — It seems everyone is getting freaked out by Facebook once again. Molly Wood at CNET says that Facebook's automatic sharing features are ruining sharing. That got everyone to pile on over on Techmeme. — First, what does this automatic sharing feature (otherwise known as “frictionless sharing") do?
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Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Facebook and the Age of Curation Through Unsharing — Facebook's Open Graph is ushering in a monumental shift in how we curate what we share. Curation used to mean opting in to sharing. You found or did something you thought your audience would care about, and you went to the trouble of sharing it.
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parislemon, @malliegator, McKay, @bcasement, FM Blog, @joshconstine and FT Tech Hub, Thanks:malliegator
Marshall Kirkpatrick / ReadWriteWeb:
Why Facebook's Seamless Sharing is Wrong
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Matt Lynley / Business Insider:
Mashable Fires Editor At Large And Top Writer Ben Parr — UPDATE: Mashable has confirmed with us that Ben Parr was fired on Friday. — EARLIER: Mashable's editor at large Ben Parr has left the fast-growing news site, Business Insider has learned. — Parr had originally intended …
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@landonhowell and @loic, more at Mediagazer », Thanks:mattlynley
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John Murrell / AllThingsD:
Mashable Says It Fired Editor-at-Large Ben Parr — Tech news site Mashable and its editor-at-large, Ben Parr, have parted ways under circumstances that apparently were less than amicable. The writer and entrepreneur, who had worked for the site since 2008, was fired, according to a brief Mashable statement.
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Chris Foresman / Ars Technica:
Feature: Can the iPhone 4S replace a “real” digital camera? Ars investigates — When Apple announced the iPhone 4S, the company certainly talked up the improvements made to the smartphone's integrated camera hardware. With 8 megapixels of resolution, a redesigned lens …
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Ken Doctor / Nieman Journalism Lab:
The newsonomics of Amazon's Prime moves — Membership ain't what it used to be. — Two years ago, I signed up for Amazon's Prime program. $79 a year for unlimited two-day shipping. It was a tailor-made program for someone like me who bought everything from printer paper to lawnmowers online.
Rafe Blandford / All About Windows Phone:
Windows Phone Marketplace passes 40,000 apps — After celebrating its first anniversary by passing the 35,000 app mark in mid October, the Windows Phone Marketplace has now passed the 40,000 app and games submission mark. Content is being added at the rate of 165 items per day.
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VentureBeat, PC Magazine, CNET News, T3 News, Neowin.net, WinBeta and IntoMobile, Thanks:ewan
David Strom / ReadWriteWeb:
Go Daddy Has Lion's Share of IPv6 Address Space — The surprising results of an IPv6 census conducted by the Measurement Factory and sponsored by Infoblox are that the lion's share of actual working IPv6 nodes are being hosted by Go Daddy. I know, any excuse to plug their spokesmodel Danica Patrick …
Anand Lal Shimpi / AnandTech:
Galaxy Nexus & Ice Cream Sandwich: Initial Performance Analysis — The road to Google's Galaxy Nexus and Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) is finally nearing its destination. As of yesterday, the Samsung made Galaxy Nexus went on sale in the UK. Its arrival in the US on Verizon is imminent …
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Google Watch, Gizmodo, IntoMobile, GottaBeMobile, CNET News, Android News, Rumours …, T3 News, VoIP Watch, PhoneArena, Redmond Pie, iDownloadBlog.com, Pocket-lint, Electronista, SlashGear and 9to5Mac
activepolitic.com:
France to tax the internet to pay for music — A new tax in France is aimed at ISPs. They want to tax isps to help pay for the CNM (Centre National de la Musique) which is an government organization that provides opportunities and funding for music and cultural events.
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New York Times:
For Their Children, Many E-Book Fans Insist on Paper — Print books may be under siege from the rise of e-books, but they have a tenacious hold on a particular group: children and toddlers. Their parents are insisting this next generation of readers spend their early years with old-fashioned books.
Cade Metz / Wired Enterprise:
Man Survives Steve Ballmer's Flying Chair To Build ‘21st Century Linux’ — Mark Lucovsky, famous for building Windows NT and watching Steve Ballmer throw a chair Creative Commons licensed under BY-NC. — Mark Lucovsky was the other man in the room when Steve Ballmer threw his chair and called Eric Schmidt a “f**king pussy.”
