Microsoft to buy semantic search engine Powerset for $100M p
“Microsoft, the software giant flush with billions of dollars in its warchest, has agreed to buy Silicon Valley semantic search engine Powerset, we’ve learned.” from VentureBeat
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FriendFeed: One Feature to The Tipping Point
With the introductions of Rooms, FriendFeed is no longer a lifestream aggregator anymore - it is the perfect platform for sharing and discussing content with groups focused on a specific topic.
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Thought Bakery
38 Thoughts/Quotes - Some Half Baked, Some Well Done but Definitely All Fun!
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Credit Scores Hit by Card Limits
Just as Americans grow more reliant on credit cards to help pay monthly bills, they’re being hit with a one-two punch: Card companies are reducing borrowing limits for tens of thousands of consumers, which then can lead to lower credit scores. Those facing this predicament might not even know it until they apply for a loan or another credit card,
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Workers assemble 1st Corvette in Flint, Michigan 6/28/1953
On this day in 1953, workers at a Chevrolet plant in Flint, Michigan, assemble the first Corvette, a two-seater sports car that would become an American icon. The first completed production car rolled off the assembly line two days later, one of just 300 Corvettes made that year.
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4 Quick Ways To Download YouTube Videos Off The Net
YouTube, the most popular video sharing site on the internet, allows its users to upload and share videos easily but doesn’t provide any way to download them.
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Control Your BlackBerry With Voice Commands
Here’s how to turn your ‘CrackBerry’ into a ‘YakBerry’ using two free services: Vlingo and Jott. Send and reply to e-mail, send SMS, Search the Internet, Add items to your “to do list, open BlackBerry applications, add appointments to your calendar, blog and more — all without typing! (Soon all this will work on iPhone, too…)
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Use Google Alerts to detect site hackers
Creating inbound links to a site remains a popular tactic — and one that’s increasingly exploited by unscrupulous site promoters who use hacking techniques potentially add invisible links to their sites onto other legitimate pages.
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Who Will Fill Bill Gates’ Shoes?
Today, Bill Gates is retiring as an employee of Microsoft to focus on his philanthropic foundation. More than any other single person, Gates defined the PC era. His products touch nearly every computer user on the planet. And he created what is still the biggest technology wealth machine in Microsoft. But now that he is leaving, who will fill his s
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Bill Gates: top ten greatest hits (and misses)
“Damn, Bill, you have come a LONG way. Look at you there back in ‘82, you handsome devil. As part of our tribute, let’s take a quick look back at the top ten greatest (and not so great) products created on Bill-time, shall we? Don’t worry, it’ll only sting a little.”
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