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Advertisements Aside, myFUNAMBOL Makes Syncing Easy [OStatic]

Posted 32 minutes ago

Earlier, Lisa talked about Funambol's addition of non-intrusive advertisements to their myFUNAMBOL portal, at least for a few phone models.Being the somewhat reluctant owner of a new Blackberry, and a Linux user, I had heard of Funambol. I knew it was open source software, and I knew that Funambol was one of a few applications that had reasonable success syncing … [Cache] [Link]

Sad Guys On Trading Floors

Posted 33 minutes ago

My pal and IFTF colleague Jess Hemerly and her friend Chris Riebschlager just whipped up a fun new photo blog called "Sad Guys On Trading Floors." [Cache] [Link]

Why Digg Should Buy StumbleUpon [GigaOM]

Posted 58 minutes ago

From left: StumbleUpon Backers Brad O Over the past few weeks, speculation has surfaced that StumbleUpon, a social media utility that was acquired by eBay in April 2007 for around $75 million, was back on the market. But as TechCrunch, which first reported the story citing an unnamed source “with knowledge of the sale process,” noted late last week, eBay … [Cache] [Link]

A timely Photoshop (source unknown).

Posted 64 minutes ago

It's a 'shop job, but it's still funny. (thanks, r stevens, via) [Cache] [Link]

Are Politics Damaging Your Brand?

Posted 68 minutes ago

With the presidential election soon upon us, politics are at the forefront of many discussions. Given that “brand management” is such a hot topic, should these political discussions be avoided? Many people that use social media sites like FriendFeed are consultants in some form. Brand or reputation management is a major concern for these people. Is it possible that someone’s … [Cache] [Link]

Next Big Thing for YouTube: E-Commerce Links [NewTeeVee]

Posted 69 minutes ago

YouTube today announced it has added the option to incorporate e-commerce links from videos on its site to relevant iTunes and Amazon products. The move was expected, as YouTube CEO Chad Hurley described doing exactly that at a talk in June and such links have been out in the wild for a while now. Honestly this seems like a tiny … [Cache] [Link]

CrunchGear Reviews the Samsung SC-MX20: $250 HD Camcorder

Posted 71 minutes ago

At $249, the Samsung SC-MX20 falls delicately between cheap flash-based camcorders and more expensive hard drive-based camcorders. It strips down some features that may not be necessary in the first place – high definition video, still photos, etc. – but adds something that most less expensive flash camcorders don’t have: an optical zoom. A big optical zoom, too, at 34x. … [Cache] [Link]

HTC to USA: Can't Touch (HD) This! [jkOnTheRun]

Posted 74 minutes ago

Sorry for the MC Hammer play, but I try to have fun to offset bad news. Here's the deal: the HTC Touch HD you might be salivating over isn't Coming to America like Eddie Murphy. In a recent Twitter posting, a company rep says: "sad news, US. we looked into it- by the time we could bring Touch HD to … [Cache] [Link]

Snowflake, a portable USB microphone [jkOnTheRun]

Posted 88 minutes ago

One thing I've noticed recently is that netbook microphones are lacking. When we first did a Skype chat on the Acer Aspire One, I had to crank the input up before James could hear me. Then we did a Skype call on the MSI Wind and sure enough, the volume was lacking. Earlier this week James called me on the … [Cache] [Link]

Outlining in ink with a Tablet PC [jkOnTheRun]

Posted 120 minutes ago

I hate outlining. There, I feel better having said that, but I hate the writing process without outlining even more than I hate doing them. The recent conversation about pen and paper making for better thinkers ties directly into the process I use for writing articles. The outline is critical for getting a jump on writing an article and I … [Cache] [Link]

Review: AIM for Mac Beta [TheAppleBlog]

Posted 2 hours ago

It’s been four long years since AIM 4.7 for Macintosh was released by AOL. The screenshots on their product page still show the horizontal pinstripes of the original release of OS X. The version was old. Some would say languishing in neglect. Really, though, since iChat was released in 2002 with Jaguar and featured AIM integration, Mac users have found … [Cache] [Link]

Firefox Geode: Web sites know where you are

Posted 2 hours ago

As expected, Mozilla Labs released a Firefox plug-in Tuesday called Geode that lets Web sites figure out a person's approximate geographic location and use it in online services–as long as you grant the software permission to access the information. Geode, a preview of technology to arrive in Firefox 3.1, taps into technology called Loki from Skyhook that deduces a computer's … [Cache] [Link]

Audiophile Releases of Classic Rock Albums: Get 'Em While You Can

Posted 3 hours ago

Since my post about Frank Sinatra's "Watertown" album almost… sort of… kind of… well, okay, came straight out and advocated downloading that out of print Frank-o-phile obscurity, this post will argue that sometimes the record industry does come up with some stuff worth buying… First off, it's bugged me for years –since the Napster days– that the public is willing … [Cache] [Link]

Web Rings Get a Business Model: Yardbarker to Power Widgetbox’s Sports Channel

Posted 3 hours ago

When Widgetbox debuted its blog network last month at BlogWorldExpo, I described it as “Web rings 2.0.” Today, that vision has come a bit more full circle, as the company has announced a partnership with Yardbarker that will feature Widgetbox Sports Channel widgets being dropped on the more than 600 sports-related blogs in Yardbarker’s network. The deal is exclusive, meaning … [Cache] [Link]

NBC Partners with 60Frames for Slate of Web Series [NewTeeVee]

Posted 3 hours ago

NBC Universal Digital Studio today announced its slate of original productions created in partnership with new media studio 60Frames. The new shows will feature Hollywood talent, but as is the trend lately, will not be put into production until a sponsor has been secured. The new crop of programming is currently being shopped to potential brands. Once produced, the series … [Cache] [Link]

Super Talent releases SSDs for EEE PC [jkOnTheRun]

Posted 3 hours ago

We just received a press release from those SSD makers at Super Talent. They recognize the size of the EEE PC market is growing at a fast pace and that one of the upgrades that owners are hot to get are SSDs of increased size. They are announcing the introduction of three SSDs made expressly for the EEE PC that … [Cache] [Link]

Palin on SNL, Take On Me, Literally: NTV Station Today [NewTeeVee]

Posted 3 hours ago

For all you a-ha fans, here’s a treat — the classic video for Take On Me, with lyrics updated to reflect… exactly what you see happening on the screen. Watch out for the pipes! And thanks to a certain candidate’s resemblance to a certain former head writer, Saturday Night Live has been having an amazing burst of popularity — but … [Cache] [Link]

MySpace And HP Team Up To Help You Print Out Those Drunken Photos

Posted 3 hours ago

MySpace has partnered with computer giant Hewlett-Packard to introduce a number of new print options to the popular social networking site. Beginning in November, users will be able to click an HP-branded “Print” box embedded on their MySpace pages to access a printer-friendly version of any portion of their profile that can be printed from their home printer. The announcement … [Cache] [Link]

Facebook Rolls Out Live Search…Wait, Where’d It Go? Oh, There It Is.

Posted 3 hours ago

It’s been a long time coming, but it appears as though Facebook finally has begun integrating Live Search into its main search bar, thereby providing web search in addition to its preexisting profile search capabilities. The functionality appeared earlier today for users, only to disappear again. Facebook published an official post about it only to take that down as well … [Cache] [Link]

Mascoma Snags $49.5M in Public Funds for Cellulosic Ethanol Plant [Earth2Tech]

Posted 3 hours ago

Cellulosic ethanol startup Mascoma announced today that it has raised $49.5 million to build its first commercial cellulosic ethanol plant in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Of the funds, $26 million is in the form of a previously announced grant from the Department of Energy, while the remaining $23.5 million is from the state of Michigan. Boston-based Mascoma says it is in … [Cache] [Link]