Monday, May 24, 2010
Here’s what else is going on in nerd news around the web:
Last night’s other season finale: Wonder if anyone watched? TBS’ Family Guy aired Something Something Something Dark Side for the first time on TV in lieu of its season finale last night. I don’t know about you, but if it weren’t for LOST, I would have …
80th level tech-blogger Robert Scoble e-mailed Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Sunday to ask him why he hadn’t spoken publicly about Facebooks’ various privacy gaffes. Zuckerberg e-mailed him back. Hooray!
(More on Techland: Will You Quit Facebook Because of New Privacy Terms?)
Excerpt Zuckerberg didn’t say …
We can’t go anywhere without hearing gripes about Facebook’s new terms of use. How do you feel about all of this Facebook backlash? Are you searching for delete instructions as I type, or “Liking” everything in sight? We’re curious.
Friday, May 14, 2010
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HAHA: Heroes has been canceled. (Cue: Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead) I’m a bit sad that I won’t be able to roll out our brilliant Heroes Suckwatch column idea, but at least one deserving show got the ax this year (though some rumors point toward NBC …
Oh, the transcendent wisdom of Betty White.
Saturday, Betty White nailed her part as host of Saturday Night Live. (Seriously, she killed it.) After a Facebook campaign of 500,000 plus supporters to get the 88-year-old comedian on the show, White made sure to thank them for their help, all while eschewing social networking in the …
Sound the alarm. Raise the roof. Do a jig. And have a seat for some exciting Kindle news.
Sometime towards the latter half of May, Kindle owners will receive a notification to update software to v2.5. A handful of folks around the Web were quick to jump on the social networking integration, which is nice and all but the other …
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Here’s what else is going on in nerd news around the Web:
Trek Nation:
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Video games by … Martha Stewart?: Believe it. Majesco Entertainment cut a deal with Stewart’s company Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia to create games based on the Stewart-style content.
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Microsoft has announced “Docs” for Facebook, a service that allows users to create, edit, and share Microsoft Office documents with their Facebook friends. While some of us may be wondering what took Microsoft so long to show up at the online document creation party, the company insists that Docs is something unique:
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Thursday, April 8, 2010
Hey Techlanders! Here’s what’s going on in nerd news around the Web:
Happy Birthday, Episode V!: It’s been thirty years since what is renowned as the greatest film sequel of all-time, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, hit screens. In it’s honor George Lucus is releasing some never before seen …
Made for anyone whose shameless Web presence was cut short due to family members infiltrating social media, this video has been gaining viral-levels of attention this week. On the surface, it pokes fun at the ‘clueless’ appearance of older family members’ attempts at navigating social media, when it’s actually proving that maybe it’s the …
It’s no secret: MySpace has seen better days.
Yesterday, the announcement came that Owen Van Natta has stepped down from the position as CEO of the once-king of social media, effective immediately.
(More on Techland: Google Launches Google Buzz)
Van Natta was named CEO in April, 2009 and the only reason for his exit after not …
Today in Mountain View, CA, Google revealed Buzz, a Twitter- and Facebook-like social networking feature that’s been integrated into Gmail that also extends into Android devices and iPhones. It does a little more than inform your followers or friends as to what you’re eating for breakfast, though. Buzz allows you to share links, …
