A daily collection of sites mentioned in the blogosphere. We are
digesting a number of RSS feeds and showing domains that are mentioned for the first time since we started this tool in March 2005.
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http://www.moviuscorp.com/ Action Engine Lays Off Employees; May Sell Or Shut Down Posted on mocoNews.net at Mon Sep 08 05:02:49 CEST 2008
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[...] , a person close to the company confirmed that on August 12 all of the employees were furloughed, and then two weeks later on Aug. 29, they were officially laid off. Since the mysterious closure, company executives have been busy trying to sell the company. One of the leading candidates is Movius, which was a partner of the company and provides infrastructure to carriers. Also, it was rumored that at some point, Everypoint, also looked at the deal. [...] |
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http://www.everypoint.com/ Action Engine Lays Off Employees; May Sell Or Shut Down Posted on mocoNews.net at Mon Sep 08 05:02:49 CEST 2008
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[...] rious closure, company executives have been busy trying to sell the company. One of the leading candidates is Movius, which was a partner of the company and provides infrastructure to carriers. Also, it was rumored that at some point, Everypoint, also looked at the deal. [...] |
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http://www.plasticlogic.com/ The Dream Lives On: PlasticLogic's E-Newspaper Reader; Esquire's E-Ink Cover Posted on paidContent.org at Mon Sep 08 08:41:04 CEST 2008
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[...] One of the biggest areas of research in the newspaper industry (besides of course the new business models) is the development of an electronic paper, or digital delivery to a digital device. Among them, UK electronic paper display technology company Plastic Logic, which last year received a big $100 million in venture funding, is publicly showing off its version of an electronic newspaper reader: a lightweight plastic screen more than twice the size of an Amazon ( [...] |
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http://www.Peerflix.com/ LiveUniverse Buys Online Movie Ad Network Peerflix Posted on paidContent.org at Mon Sep 08 07:36:28 CEST 2008
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[...] LiveUniverse, the online media holding company, is continuing its streak of picking up assets on the cheap, and has now bought Peerflix, an online DVD trading service which morphed into an online advertising network focused on movie watchers. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. [...] |
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http://www.Willow.tv/ Reliance Buys Majority Stake in Cricket Video Webcasting Site Willow.tv Posted on paidContent.org at Mon Sep 08 04:48:21 CEST 2008
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[...] Reliance ADA Group, the Indian telecom and media conglomerate, has bought a 70 percent stake in Willow.tv, the Cricket webcasting site based in Sunnyvale, CA. The price was undisclosed, but according to Rajesh Sawhney, president of Reliance Entertainment, the company will spend about $60 million to $70 million in this acquisition and expansion together, [...] |
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http://shop3.frys.com/ Blue 8GB Zune Confirmed Along with a Ton of New Features [Zune] Posted on Gizmodo at Mon Sep 08 01:00:00 CEST 2008
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[...] isplay:LCD-color o Diagonal Size: X" o Resolution: 320 x 240 o Battery:rechargeable-Lithium ion o Headphones:binaural-Earbuds o Included Accessories: 3 earpiece covers, sync cable o Connections Type:1 x docking station | 1 x USB | 1 x headphones [...] |
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http://www.nasawatch.com/ Orbiting Aliens Can Leech Internet Access From ISS Thanks to New Wifi Network [Interstellar Wifi] Posted on Gizmodo at Sun Sep 07 23:00:00 CEST 2008
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http://www.solartaxi.com/ Solar Powered Car Attempts to Circle Globe as Slowly as Possible [Solar Taxi] Posted on Gizmodo at Sun Sep 07 18:30:00 CEST 2008
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[...] Another day, another golf cart size, three-wheeled solar-powered car with style ripped from the 1980's. At least with this one, the Solar Taxi, there's a record at stake, as Swiss "adventurer" Louis Palmer is taking the car on a trip across the planet without using a drop of gasoline. He'll be the first to do it, and we're hoping his example will inspire more alternative energy cars (hopefully a few have that elusive fourt [...] |
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http://geoeye.mediaroom.com/ Google Military-Controlled Satellite Reaches Orbit, We Don't Feel Lucky [Big Brother] Posted on Gizmodo at Sun Sep 07 17:00:00 CEST 2008
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[...] ges because of US government regulations. Sure, the other guys will, but then again, their big bad satellites can see closer than this one. Still, you can rest safe that your underpants will be safe from public scrutiny. For now. Unless you do like me and keep flashing them around. [GeoEye, Wikipedia, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency via [...] |
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http://www1.nga.mil/ Google Military-Controlled Satellite Reaches Orbit, We Don't Feel Lucky [Big Brother] Posted on Gizmodo at Sun Sep 07 17:00:00 CEST 2008
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[...] afe that your underpants will be safe from public scrutiny. For now. Unless you do like me and keep flashing them around. [GeoEye, Wikipedia, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency via Cnet] [...] |
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