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Mark Sweney / Guardian:
BBC unveils radical revamp of website — The BBC today unveiled radical plans to rebuild its website around user-generated content, including blogs and home videos, with the aim of creating a public service version of MySpace.com. — Ashley Highfield, the BBC director of new media and technology …
Audrey Hudson / Wired News:
RFID 'Til the Cows Come Home — WASHINGTON, D.C. — The national ID system is going to the dogs — and the pigs, and the sheep and the cows and the chickens. — Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns this month released a government road map that would see most farmers voluntarily tag …
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blogs.sun.com:
When I First Met Scott... I remember the first time I met Scott McNealy - I'm sure he doesn't remember it. It was in the board room in our old headquarters in Palo Alto. I was with one of the folks from the startup I ran, and we were meeting on the advice of a mutual customer. I think it was 1992 or '93.
RuiCarmo / The Tao of Mac:
Nokia and Flickr, Sitting in a Tree... Also via the spool, here's a press release regarding Flickr integration in the new Nokia phones that were launched today (the N93, N73 and N72). — They pretty much earmarked the link for me, so I figured I might as well share my thoughts on this …
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Roland Tanglao's Weblog, dailywireless.org, NevilleHobson.com, paidContent.org and Darla Mack
Anne Broache / CNET News.com:
Senator plans Net taxes but no Net neutrality — WASHINGTON—More Americans would be forced to pay taxes subsidizing broadband service in "unserved" locales, and cities would be free to go into the Wi-Fi business under an upcoming U.S. Senate bill. — Later this week, Sen. Gordon Smith …
Erick Schonfeld / B2Day:
Startup Watch: Dave TV (AdSense for Video) — Not that we need yet another Internet TV site, but a startup called Dave.TV is about to launch a Web version of its video-sharing software in early May (called MyDave.TV). To watch Dave.TV today you need to download client software to your PC first.
Om Malik / GigaOM:
Yahoo, Now Offering Free Meedio DVR — So here is a one we didn't see coming from a mile — A tipster tells me that Yahoo has started offering Meedio DVR software as a free download to one-and-all, without much fanfare. Isn't it dandy - that it took just eight days to brand Meedio as Yahoo Go (TV.)
Marguerite Reardon / CNET News.com:
Wi-Fi consumers cautioned to wait on new gear — Two different groups testing new wireless products based on a draft standard of next-generation Wi-Fi technology caution consumers against buying pre-standard gear. — On Monday, the Fairpoint Group and the technology trade publication eWeek released results …
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Sphere to Embark on New Blog Search Adventure — About a year after start-up (and some impressive first-look buzz in October), Chris Sherman says Sphere is ready to roll today with its new-look blog search (they're not yet at full speed as of this post, so keep checking back over the next day or so to get a look-see).
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AppleInsider:
Redesigned iPod nano due this fall — Apple Computer has begun assembling plans and aligning suppliers for a redesign of its iPod nano digital music player that will go on sale this fall, AppleInsider has learned. — Industry contacts with a solid track record of predicting Apple's future music directions …
Dan Ackerman / CNET News.com:
Move over Slingbox, here comes SageTV Placeshifter — Having a centralized media hub is all well and good for accessing your content while within the confines of your house; a little basic home networking should be all you need to watch TV or listen to music from the den, kitchen, or wherever.
Tracy Hooten / The Student Tablet PC:
Hi, my name is Tracy, and TEO 3.0-aholic — When I was using GoBinder, I loved the planning features built in to the program. Having a calendar and task management right there with native ink was neat. I then switched to OneNote for the features of OneNote 2003/2007.
Om Malik / GigaOM:
A Dash Of Wallop — Karl Jacob used to be a regular fixture at most Red Herring conferences and events. As a serial entrepreneur he started Dimension X and then later went on to found Keen.com, the company that became infamous for being the home of "psychics" and other 900-number crowd.
Greg Linden / Geeking with Greg:
Early Amazon: Shopping cart recommendations — I have talked about a couple fun projects ([1] [2]) I did at Amazon even though I was supposed to be working on other things. This story is more extreme, a project I was explicitly forbidden to do and did anyway.
Frank Barnako / Barnako.com:
Blogging dummies — Stop the blogging. They need to get off. The Early Adopters are leaving the building. — Dave Winer says he'll stop posting before the end of the year. "I want some privacy, I want to matter less, so I can retool," he wrote. — Robert Scoble went on vacation …
Monad Team / Monad:
Windows PowerShell (Monad) Has Arrived — I just got out of Bob Muglia's keynote speech where he formally announced Windows PowerShell (previously known as Monad). The key things he announced are: — Monad (MSH) has a new name: Windows PowerShell — Windows PowerShell will RTW (Web download) in Q4 2006
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People Over Process
