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  • Google Blog Search gets new features including RSS feeds

    A while ago, Google introduced a way to search blogs.  The search excludes lots of other sites so you can easily find information published on blogs (whether they are on Google’s Blogger or not).  The Goolge Blog Search just got a couple of new features to make it more useful.  Now you can have an RSS or Atom feed of any search that you conduct.  Say you always want to know what the blogs are…

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  • Twitter adding updates for list features

    Twitter is updating its interface to make certain features more user friendly.  Most of the updates are to affect the Follower and Following list pages…

  • Joost forced to change strategy, again

    Three years ago when Joost launched it was only a desktop client that could be used to watch TV shows, mostly older ones.  Later, with…

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Gadgetell visits with TechVi to talk about the Pirate Bay sale

by Iyaz Akhtar on Jun 30, 2009 at 08:21 PM

Gadgetell’s own JG Mason visited with Doug Aamoth from CrunchGear on Randall Bennett’s tech show, TechVi to talk about the latest Pirate Bay news.  The company has been sold to a gaming company.  Does this sale make any sense?  What’s next from the Pirate Bay guys?  Find out what JG… Continue Reading »

Couple slaps Apple with lawsuit over $0.30 price increase

by Sue Walsh on Jun 29, 2009 at 05:28 PM

The latest entry in the book of frivolous lawsuits is one filed against Apple by an Illinois couple.  They are accusing the company of gift card fraud and they are seeking monetary damages for what they call Apple’s “wrongful, illegal and fraudulent acts.”  The charges in the suit include one… Continue Reading »

Wikipedia gets behind the NY Times to help hide story of kidnapping by Taliban

by Jodie Andrefski on Jun 29, 2009 at 03:10 PM

It was hidden for seven months—almost unheard of in the news world.  A kidnapping by the Taliban of a reporter to the NY Times was hidden and covered up by both the print and online press.  The thing is, in this case, it was done for his safety. David Rohde,… Continue Reading »

The Video Bay to be setting sail soon

by Jodie Andrefski on Jun 28, 2009 at 11:19 AM

Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum!  Ye makers of The Pirate Bay are apparently not planning to go sailing into waters unknown even amidst all the current legal fiascos they are facing.  They are launching a new site called The Video Bay to be in competition with YouTube.  No one… Continue Reading »

Malware attacks lurk behind fake Harry Potter movie and Michael Jackson news

by Sue Walsh on Jun 27, 2009 at 03:24 PM

A new malware attack exploiting the upcoming and highly anticipated new Harry Potter movie “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” is hitting the net.  Using black hat SEO and malicious posts in blog comments, the scammers try to trick fans into clicking on the link, which claims they can watch… Continue Reading »

FriendShopper.com: Like going to the mall without leaving the house

by Merlyn Akhtar on Jun 27, 2009 at 01:15 PM

If you like to shop, you probably enjoy having company on the trip.  Someone to chat with and get second opinions about how that shirt looks on you or how great that new HDTV would look in your living room.  Unfortunately, with so much shopping done online these days -… Continue Reading »

Double the YouTube: Now you can upload 2GB videos

by Jodie Andrefski on Jun 27, 2009 at 09:14 AM

Fans of YouTube should be happy, since they have just doubled the size of uploads for users from 1GB to 2GB.  The change counts for regular account holders, no fancy account status needed.  According to the company, the increase is to compensate for users’ HD uploads. This is a pretty… Continue Reading »

Michael Jackson’s death shakes up Wikipedia

by Heather Wood on Jun 26, 2009 at 03:14 PM

Wikipedia editors have found themselves overwhelmed as scores of users log on to make edits to Michael Jackson’s Wikipedia page.  His death was quickly reported on the site, but users continuously tried to delete the references and made comments, such as “He’s Not Dead” and “Unverified.”  The references came soon… Continue Reading »

China blocks Google, Gmail as porn dispute continues

by Sue Walsh on Jun 25, 2009 at 08:32 PM

China’s dispute with Google has reached a new level as millions of users found they were unable to access the English or Chinese versions search engine or Gmail.  The block was put in place after the government accused Google of willfully spreading pornography. “We have found that the English version… Continue Reading »

Facebook makes yet another Twitter move: Changes in Publisher

by Jodie Andrefski on Jun 25, 2009 at 03:19 PM

Maybe they should just start calling it “TwitBook” because Facebook sure seems to be trying to adapt their interface to everything Twitter.  Their latest redesign sees them making some changes to their Publisher tool (this used to be the status update box).  Now, users can choose just how public (or… Continue Reading »

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