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ITunes analytics: the music geek feature Apple should make

Posted by Brokenbottleboy on Thursday December 02, 2010 @04:35AM
from the brokenbottleboy.tumblr.com dept.

http://brokenbottleboy.tumblr.com/post/2069582747/itunes-analytics-the-music-geek-feature-apple-should

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Here comes Smartr, ready to eat Flipboard's lunch

Posted by Brokenbottleboy on Sunday November 28, 2010 @03:51AM
from the brokenbottleboy.tumblr.com dept.

http://brokenbottleboy.tumblr.com/post/1712488868/smartr-preview-twitter-links-iphone-beauty

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Why the BBC needs an iPlayer passport…

Posted by Brokenbottleboy on Wednesday November 24, 2010 @04:56AM
from the brokenbottleboy.posterous.com dept.

http://brokenbottleboy.posterous.com/dear-bbc-we-need-an-iplayer-passport

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The news agenda explained

Posted by Brokenbottleboy on Wednesday November 24, 2010 @02:57AM
from the brokenbottleboy.tumblr.com dept.

http://brokenbottleboy.tumblr.com/post/1659710521/the-news-agenda-explained

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Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: murder, torture and genocide for kids

Posted by Brokenbottleboy on Sunday November 21, 2010 @03:42AM
from the brokenbottleboy.posterous.com dept.

http://brokenbottleboy.posterous.com/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-murder-t

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The curse of the celebrity Twitter ego search

Posted by Brokenbottleboy on Saturday November 20, 2010 @09:23AM
from the brokenbottleboy.posterous.com dept.

http://brokenbottleboy.posterous.com/victoria-derbyshire-the-ego-radar-is-strong-i

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The campaign to fight Wi-Fi notspots

Posted by Brokenbottleboy on Wednesday November 17, 2010 @04:39AM
from the facebook.com dept.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Say-no-to-Wi-Fi-NotSpots/111721415561631

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Crazy Taxi: the real recession hits virtual town

Posted by Brokenbottleboy on Wednesday November 17, 2010 @04:01AM
from the brokenbottleboy.tumblr.com dept.

http://brokenbottleboy.tumblr.com/post/1598956009/crazy-taxi-the-real-recession-hits-virtual-town

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The Beatles on iTunes: the long and widing road or the end

Posted by Brokenbottleboy on Tuesday November 16, 2010 @06:03AM
from the electricpig.co.uk dept.

http://electricpig.co.uk/2010/11/16/the-beatles-on-itunes-opinion-clash-the-long-and-winding-road-or-the-end/

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Re:Facebook Messaging: scorned by nerds, built for teens like candy-co... on Tuesday November 16, 2010 @04:52AM (#1909640)

I'm so pleased someone else thought that was funny.

Re:Facebook Messaging: scorned by nerds, built for teens like candy-co... on Tuesday November 16, 2010 @04:51AM (#1909639)

I know. I'm just awful aren't I?

Re:Facebook Messaging: scorned by nerds, built for teens like candy-co... on Tuesday November 16, 2010 @04:49AM (#1909634)

I'm the author of the piece and I believe in both. 1 works initially but then 2 takes over in time. Apple isn't about "hackers", it's about people who want ease of use and style. Linux boxes and the like are hacker territory with hardware they can mess with.

Facebook Messaging: scorned by nerds, built for teens like candy-covered crack

Posted by Brokenbottleboy on Monday November 15, 2010 @03:18PM
from the brokenbottleboy.tumblr.com dept.

http://brokenbottleboy.tumblr.com/post/1583250140/facebook-messaging-scorned-by-nerds-built-for

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Facebook email = Facebook.me

Posted by Brokenbottleboy on Monday November 15, 2010 @11:31AM
from the electricpig.co.uk dept.

http://electricpig.co.uk/2010/11/15/facebook-email-to-be-facebook-me/

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Facebook email is an instant win: haters are wrong, wrong, wrong

Posted by Brokenbottleboy on Monday November 15, 2010 @08:16AM
from the electricpig.co.uk dept.

http://www.electricpig.co.uk/2010/11/15/facebook-email-is-an-instant-win-haters-are-wrong-wrong-wrong/

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IPad magazine apps: the death of a collection

Posted by Brokenbottleboy on Friday November 12, 2010 @05:33AM
from the brokenbottleboy.tumblr.com dept.

http://brokenbottleboy.tumblr.com/post/1551406794/ipad-magazine-apps-the-death-of-a-collection

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No Wizard Left Behind: Why Hogwarts fails as an education system

Posted by Brokenbottleboy on Thursday November 11, 2010 @04:15PM
from the arbesman.net dept.

http://arbesman.net/blog/2010/11/07/no-wizard-left-behind/

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The Times paywall: iTunes and the Imperial City

Posted by Brokenbottleboy on Tuesday November 09, 2010 @12:49PM
from the brokenbottleboy.tumblr.com dept.

http://brokenbottleboy.tumblr.com/post/1526031044/the-times-paywall-itunes-and-the-imperial-city#disqus_thread

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Cocaine: how it's made and cut with a deadly cattle deworming drug

Posted by Brokenbottleboy on Sunday November 07, 2010 @05:18AM
from the thestranger.com dept.

http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/the-mystery-of-the-tainted-cocaine-part-ii/Content?oid=5393442

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IPhone 4, the missing kill swtich and why thieves always prosper

Posted by Brokenbottleboy on Wednesday November 03, 2010 @07:33AM
from the electricpig.co.uk dept.

http://electricpig.co.uk/2010/11/03/iphone-4-the-missing-kill-switch-and-why-thieves-always-prosper/

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Google’s Aardvark: why the pushy IM interrogator should reward intelligence

Posted by Brokenbottleboy on Monday November 01, 2010 @11:15AM
from the brokenbottleboy.tumblr.com dept.

http://brokenbottleboy.tumblr.com/post/1453726874/googles-aardvark-why-the-pushy-im-interrogator-should#disqus_thread

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Wikileaks Threatens Journalism and Espionage

Posted by Brokenbottleboy on Monday November 01, 2010 @07:03AM
from the cryptome.org dept.

http://cryptome.org/0002/wikileaks-threat.htm

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Kitchen King iPhone app idea: somebody please make this

Posted by Brokenbottleboy on Monday November 01, 2010 @05:51AM
from the brokenbottleboy.tumblr.com dept.

http://brokenbottleboy.tumblr.com/post/1452308308/kitchen-king-iphone-app-idea-somebody-please-make-this#disqus_thread

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Google isn’t polluting the Internet, the world is polluted already

Posted by Brokenbottleboy on Sunday October 31, 2010 @12:51PM
from the tumblr.com dept.

http://tumblr.com/x62nwek63

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