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vrypan 6:05 pm on April 6, 2010 | Comments Off | # | Tags: ipad

Is iPad a game-changer? by @davewiner http://unberkeley.com/2010/04/06/is-ipad-a-game-changer/

vrypan 6:08 pm on March 31, 2010 | Comments Off | # | Tags: google, Google Docs

Google Docs + extra storage space + List Data API is an interesting cloud storage solution. It could be used as a filesystem, or document DB.

vrypan 9:33 pm on March 23, 2010 | Comments Off | # | Tags: paypal, prize

http://mashable.com/2010/03/23/paypal-x-winners/ PayPal X Developer Challenge Winners Unveiled: Rentalic and Appbackr.

vrypan 8:56 pm on March 18, 2010 | Comments Off | # | Tags: media, tv

But it’s better than TV. http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2010/03/but-its-better-than-tv.htm

vrypan 8:05 pm on March 18, 2010 | Comments Off | # | Tags: copyrights, viacom, youtube

YouTube Defense: Viacom “Secretly Uploaded” Content, And They Tried To Buy Us http://techcrunch.com/2010/03/18/youtube-viacom-secretly-uploading-content/

“In other words, while Viacom’s lawyers were issuing takedown notices, its marketers were putting clips up on YouTube to promote Viacom movies and TV shows. You’ve got to wonder what the judge will make of that evidence.”

vrypan 9:39 am on March 17, 2010 | Comments Off | # | Tags: music, youtube

SXSW: YouTube Launches Partner Program for Indie Bands. http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/03/sxsw-youtube-launches-partner-program-for-indie-bands/

vrypan 7:57 pm on March 16, 2010 | Comments Off | # | Tags: Bump Technologies, iphone, paypal

(cool) PayPal Transfers Made Simple: Just Bump iPhones http://mashable.com/2010/03/16/paypal-iphone-2-0-bump/

vrypan 10:18 am on March 12, 2010 | Comments Off | # | Tags: media, reuters, twitter

Reuters to Journalists: Don’t Break News on Twitter. (read:”Take but don’t give back.”) http://mashable.com/2010/03/11/reuters-social-media-policy/

vrypan 10:05 am on March 12, 2010 | Comments Off | # | Tags: google, html5, microdata

Microdata (markup standard for specifying structured information within web pages) Google support for Rich Snippets.

vrypan 10:22 am on March 11, 2010 | Comments Off | # | Tags: podcasting

A piece of podcasting history. Download and seed! via @davewiner: RSS enclosures from 2004 and 2005 http://www.scripting.com/stories/2010/03/10/rssEnclosuresFrom2004And20.html