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The Resting Changes Post-Launch for Digg v4

March 22, 2011 By 1 Comment
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Digg v4 was launched during 2010 and did not garner very positive reviews. In fact, many users migrated to the more popular network Reddit where news can flow much more freely. Where did Digg go wrong? I would argue Kevin Rose lost faith in the company. After launching at the turn of the millennium Digg was king online. It offered a fantastic connections system, simple categories and a very popular front page. Most articles would reach upwards of 2000 or more diggs on any given day. The … [Read more...]

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Aptana acquired by Appcelerator

January 18, 2011 By 4 Comments
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Aptana, the company behind the popular programming Integrated Development Environment (IDE) Aptana Studio, announced today that they have been acquired by Appcelerator. Aptana has been the choice for many web development professionals for quite some time. It is an advanced open source programming environment built on the very well established Eclipse platform that has advanced greatly in recent years. Their IDE provides advanced functionality for developing HTML, CSS and Javascript … [Read more...]

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YouTube launches 5 Year Anniversary Celebration Page

May 17, 2010 By 9 Comments
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YouTube has launched a new channel in celebration for its five year anniversary this month. The channel is a host to many user submitted videos discussing how YouTube has changed their life over the past 5 years, and how it's affected their use of social networking sites and internet media in general. You can find the channel called YouTube FiveYear with just over 10,000 subscribers already, and growing quickly. The amount of user submitted content is enormous, and all this growth comes at … [Read more...]

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Social Media Examiner: The Online Magazine for Social Media Tips

May 6, 2010 By 4 Comments
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The transformation from the blogging era has already begun, as more and more people are learning how to start up their own online press. Now dubbed by many as online magazines, running your own personal blog isn't hard these days. Finding writers and getting a design together is the hardest part, and once you're set you can jump right in to launch your magazine venture! I've recently been visiting Social Media Examiner quite a bit. From what I can tell the magazine holds a lot of promise, … [Read more...]

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Social News Website for Financial Articles and Tips at Tip’d

April 21, 2010 By 23 Comments
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You don't find many great social news websites these days. You know, the kind that let you vote on stories and the most popular hit the front page? Digg and Reddit are still pretty good, and there are a few nice Pligg sites out there but overall not too many. Well a few months ago I ran into an amazing site, Tip'd.com. Based on the Pligg CMS, it runs similar to Digg but for social news on finances. Average front-page stories hit anywhere from 10-14 votes, which shows just how active the … [Read more...]

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The Newest Trending Social News Sharing Community Humsurfer

March 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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It's difficult these days to track down the best social news sharing communities. There are the classics such as Digg and Reddit, and also smaller niche communities containing topics like design and programming. Humsurfer is a new community, still running in Beta but holding strong with a PR3 and Alexa Ranking of 1,600. The Humsurfer community is a social news and media sharing community for Indians, very similar to what IndianPad promotes. But with a growing userbase and such an inviting … [Read more...]

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Behind the Scenes at Watch-Series.com: Free TV Series Streaming Online

February 16, 2010 By 11 Comments
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I have to admit, I hate TV. It's something that most people base their entire schedule around, without even realizing it. You want to be in front of it by 8PM for your Monday night line-up, or on Sunday's you enjoy marathons of your favorite shows. It's not to say this doesn't work for some people, but it definitely doesn't work for me. I found Watch Series a couple of months ago when I was looking for a few shows to watch online. I have found every other show I've wanted to watch straight … [Read more...]

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