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I'm back from vacation and I am overwhelmed at how many blog posts I must read every day—you really notice it when you try to read two weeks' worth of them at once. So, for the next few days, you might see me commenting on stuff written a while back.
To me, camping means carrying a lot of stuff and sacrificing a decent shower. Hiking, on the other hand, suggests a pleasant jaunt through the wilderness. So a new distance-measuring tool from Google Maps is rather interesting - it should make sure that hikes don’t inadvertently turn into camping trips.
Yesterday's news of the day was the buzz surrounding Facebook making profiles public to the major search engines. We did predict this enhancement by Facebook earlier this summer when Rumors of Google purchasing Facebook were flying around. Here's the official word from Facebook: Starting today, we are making limited public search listings available to
In the past you would remember how I have been talking about wikis over here to reflect how they are some of the most interesting and refreshing social software tools out there to help boost knowledge sharing and collaboration amongst different teams, communities and whatever other groups.
A little less than a month ago, Veoh preemptively sued Universal Music Group; the video-sharing site claimed it was receiving “unreasonable threats.” That lawsuit seems to have little effect, however, and Universal is now suing back.