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In what appears to be a first for a British rail transport operator, Twitter is being used to disseminate information to travelers…
Somebody you follow on Twitter incessantly telling you how great they are? Somebody else you want to prove tweeted something but the offending tweet has been deleted? If you’re the vindictive type, we’ve got two Twitter-based sites for you.
YouTube has introduced the new US Government Portal today, though the channel says it's been a member since 2007. The portal connects you to 25 federal agencies.
Google's new data center in Council Bluffs, Iowa, is all set to go. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held yesterday, and so the search giant has pretty well signaled that it's ready to forge ahead (in at least this one way) despite the recession.
The other day, Google CEO Eric Schmidt gave quite an inspirational speech at the University of Pennsylvania, in which he shared his interpretation of the meaning of life. He talked about technology and the importance of the organization of the world's information - Google's ultimate goal.
It appears that all Wikimedia content will become available for free under the Creative Commons License soon. This has been approved by a 75% majority of community voters, though the decision has not yet been approved by the Wikimedia Foundation's board of trustees. The licensing update/result page says:
