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Ponoko Launches Photomake - Photo Powered Fabrication
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / September 25, 2008 10:49 AM / 2 Comments
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Fabrication-on-demand service Ponoko launched a powerful new feature called Photomake today; now anyone can upload a photo of a drawn image and Ponoko will create a physical object based on Continue reading »


Cramster: A Great Looking Community of Math and Science Study Groups
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / September 25, 2008 9:42 AM
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Online study group community Cramster announced today that the company has raised a $3 million investment and after checking out the site, we can see why. This active, full featured Continue reading »


Judge Declares Mistrial in RIAA Case
Written by Frederic Lardinois / September 25, 2008 9:41 AM / 2 Comments
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Most cases in which the RIAA accuses somebody of illegally sharing files never make it to court. Instead, the RIAA usually offers the defendant a deal. Jammie Thomas, however, who Continue reading »


RWW Interviews David Tosh of Elgg, The Open Source Social Networking Platform
Written by Sarah Perez / September 25, 2008 7:00 AM / 1 Comments
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When we first introduced you to Elgg two years ago, it was a new social networking platform whose focus was on e-learning. Since that time, the software has been rewritten Continue reading »


Religion and Web Technology, Part 3: Inside Islam
Written by Richard MacManus / September 25, 2008 1:31 AM / 14 Comments
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This week we're looking at how religious organizations are using Web technology. Today's post looks at a blog that aims to "challenge misconceptions and stereotypical perceptions about Islam and Muslims Continue reading »


Survey: Most Workplace Internet Use Remains Rudimentary
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / September 24, 2008 5:53 PM / 11 Comments
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The Pew Internet and American Life Project, always a source of fascinating survey results, has come out with a new one about technology and work. The latest is titled "Networked Continue reading »


MySpace Music Launches Tonight and It Looks Very Cool
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / September 24, 2008 2:24 PM / 13 Comments
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The long awaited MySpace Music service is launching tonight around 9pm PST. (It's the old site at that link right now.) We just got off the phone with the company Continue reading »


State of the Mobile Web: Long Tail Sites Increase Their Presence
Written by Richard MacManus / September 24, 2008 2:20 PM / 6 Comments
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Browser vendor Opera, which is a stronger player in the mobile browser market than it is on the desktop, has just released more data on of the state of the Continue reading »


reCaptcha: Stopping Spam While Transcribing Books
Written by Frederic Lardinois / September 24, 2008 11:35 AM / 9 Comments
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CAPTCHAs, those pesky challenge-response tests that many web sites use to determine whether you are human or a spambot, are an annoyance to many users. According to a report in Continue reading »


Digg Doubles Its War Chest to Challenge Yahoo Buzz Internationally
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / September 24, 2008 10:31 AM / 4 Comments
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Social news site Digg is announcing today that it has raised another $28 million from existing investors, bringing its sum total raised to more than $40 million. Remember when people Continue reading »


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