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I've replicated (as best I can) my...

Squashy Frog Blog (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

I've replicated (as best I can) my 'faves' Twitter List and FriendFeed list on Facebook. An interesting experiment.

I wish a 'like' was universal and...

Squashy Frog Blog (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

I wish a 'like' was universal and if you click on 'like' on Facebook it likes on GReader, FriendFeed and Twitter (as a favourite).

Photos: WIRED Holiday Store 2009 in NYC

Laughing Squid (Free subscription) | yesterday

Last night we attended the grand opening of the WIRED Holiday Store 2009, which is open November 21st through December 27th both in the form of an online store as well as a physical location in Meatpacking District of Manhattan. Welcome to the Fifth Annual Wired Store. Here, you’ll find all that’s new & [...] This is a blog post from Laughing Squid , subscribe via RSS , Twitter , Facebook...

Gmail Creator Thinks Email Will Last Forever. And Hasn’t Tried Google Wave.

TechCrunch (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009

" Email is not going to disappear. Possibly ever. Until the robots kill us all. " - Paul Buchheit , creator of Gmail, co-founder of FriendFeed, currently doing vague infrastructure things at Facebook. Today, at our RealTime CrunchUp event in San Francisco, Buchheit and Threadsy founder Rob Goldman sat down for a chat with our own Steve Gillmor and Erick Schonfeld. The topic was: Can We Kill...

• Gmail Creator Thinks Email Will Last Forever. And Hasn’t Tried Google Wave. (MG Siegler/TechCrunch) - TechSheep
• Gmail Creator Thinks Email Will Last Forever. And Hasn’t Tried Google Wave. - Silicon Alley Insider

RealTime CrunchUp: Where’s The Money In RealTime?

TechCrunch (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009

For our last discussion at the RealTime CrunchUp, we've got a panel on actually generating revenue from these services. Participating in the discussion are some of the Valley's top VCs and veterans of the space. Brian Singerman — Founders Fund Ron Conway — Angel Investor Dan'l Lewin — Corporate VP for Strategic and Emerging Business Development at Microsoft George Zachary —...

3 Great Light Blogging Tools Compared

ReadWriteWeb (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009

Once the service for those serious enough to pay for the privilege to post, TypePad recently released a free "Micro" service. The company made the decision to offer a free product realizing the demand for a platform more formal than Twitter and less formal than Wordpress or Typepad's original product . ReadWriteWeb compared TypePad's Micro against 2 other leading light blogging tools. Below...

• 3 Great Light Blogging Tools Compared - Techno Portal

Now anyone can try Brizzly’s app for Facebook and Twitter

The Industry Standard (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009

Brizzly , an application for managing messages in Twitter and Facebook, expanded its beta test today — now you don’t need an invite code, so anyone can use it. The application was created by San Francisco-based Thing Labs , and includes features like expanding links and photos, the ability to “mute” people who you want to stop seeing updates from temporarily, and recently-added...

• Brizzly’s app for Facebook and Twitter - Socialpedia
• Now anyone can try Brizzly’s app for Facebook and Twitter - VentureBeat

Cats For Gold, Turn Your Glitter Into Litter

Laughing Squid (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009

With Cats4Gold you can turn your glitter into litter and go from pretty to kitty. via Urlesque This is a blog post from Laughing Squid, subscribe via RSS, Twitter, Facebook & FriendFeed. This is a blog post from Laughing Squid , subscribe via RSS , Twitter , Facebook & FriendFeed .

Bizarre 8-Bit Animated Video for “Flairs” by Truckers Delight

Laughing Squid (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009

Animated music video for “Flairs” by Truckers Delight directed by Jérémie Perin. Think Spielberg’s Duel + Russ Meyer’s Faster Pussycat Kill Kill! and Marc Dorcel’s wildest fantasies. All warped into an 8-bit Sega era style graphic. Oh and watch this one at your own risk, some may be offended by the content. via Drawn! This is a blog post [...] This is a blog...

• Animated video for Flairs' "Trucker's Delight" (NSFW) - Boing Boing
• Animated video for Flairs’ “Trucker’s Delight” (NSFW) - Click World News

Dungeons & Dragons Monster Manual Song

Laughing Squid (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009

“Monster Manual” by Mixel Pixel (song) and Dan Meth (video) via Neatorama This is a blog post from Laughing Squid, subscribe via RSS, Twitter, Facebook & FriendFeed. This is a blog post from Laughing Squid , subscribe via RSS , Twitter , Facebook & FriendFeed .

• A Song About the Dungeons & Dragons Monster Manual - Neatorama

Apple Store on New York City’s Upper West Side

Laughing Squid (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009

photos by Scott Beale Yesterday I stopped by the new Apple retail store in New York City’s Upper West Side. The building features a beautiful glass facade and glass spiral staircase that descends to the lower level. Photo Gallery: Upper West Side Apple Store See Previously: 24 Hour Apple Store in New York This is a blog post from [...] This is a blog post from Laughing Squid , subscribe via RSS...

VoIP in Google ChromeOS

Tom Keating (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009

Google released their ChromeOS operating system yesterday. So naturally, as a VoIP fan I was curious if ChromeOS could run VoIP . Since Google's ChromeOS has a Flash Player built-in, in theory it can run a Flash-based VoIP client. The first VoIP solution that came to mind was Flaphone (formerly Flashphone ), a Flash-based VoIP app which runs in a browser. I first discovered Flaphone back in 2007 and...

Empire State Building In The Rain & Fog

Laughing Squid (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009

photo by Scott Beale This is what the Empire State Building looked like tonight in the rain and fog as I walked by it on 5th Avenue last night. You know you’re in NYC when you can walk right by something as tall as the Empire State building and not even notice it, but I’m glad [...] This is a blog post from Laughing Squid , subscribe via RSS , Twitter , Facebook & FriendFeed .

Foursquare Adds 50 New Cities + Exclusive Preview of Secret Product Roadmap

Laughing Squid (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009

photo by Scott Beale I stopped by the Foursquare offices in Manhattan this afternoon, where they were busy rolling out support for 50 new cities around the world. Foursquare has really been rocking it lately, going full force and getting better every day. While hanging out there I also came across their secret product roadmap. This is a [...] This is a blog post from Laughing Squid , subscribe via...

Santacon 2009, Mass Santarchy Invasion Planned For Cities Around The World This December

Laughing Squid (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009

photo by John Curley Santacon 2009 events are currently being planned around the world this December as Christmas approaches. Over on santarchy.com I’ve been actively tracking the cities currently being targeted for Santarchy invasions. To get a better idea of what Santarchy is all about, here’s my 40 minute documentary on the 1996 Santacon in Portland “You’d [...] This is a...