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Cool Today, a Joke Tomorrow?
I had the opportunity to sit down and share pizza with a bunch of teenagers this weekend. Naturally, I quizzed them about…
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Google Adjusting Its Hiring Process
The Wall Street Journal has an article today about how Google is adjusting its hiring process following years of criticism, as its needs for a ton of more employees have outstripped its desire to put every candidate through hell.
Google Sets Gadgets Free
Google Gadgets have been set loose, figuratively speaking. According to the Google Code Blog, anyone who's interested in them can now "easily add gadgets to your own site for free." Adam Sah, of the Google Gadgets team, also spoke at length about his department's activities.
Technorati Tackles “Blog Claiming”
Technorati has introducing "blog claiming," which "enables a blog author to associate their identity with their blog." This move has earned a smattering applause from blogosphere, although a number of people seem in "watch-and-wait" mode.
An Alternative to Wikipedia
In a Tuesday press relese, Wikipedia founder Larry Sanger announced plans to launch a rival site to the online encyclopedia. The new wiki project, Citizendium, will draw upon community experts to offer greater reliability of information.
Judge Denies Suspension Of Spamhaus Domain
Spamhaus.org garnered its first win in court, now that the company has decided to show up, against e360Insight. US District Court Judge Charles Kocaras denied a sweeping motion filed by e360 to order the International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and domain registrar Tucows to suspend Spamhaus' domain name.
