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Battle of the AIR Apps: Alert Thingy vs. Twhirl
2008-04-17 21:24:00
Just posted this on Read Write Web:  Today, the battle between the two most popular AIR apps as of late has begun. Yesterday, the Friend Feed AIR app, Alert Thingy, having only just launched on April 13th, was already getting an update - this one to include Twitter support via a built-in "Tweet" button. Not ...
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Alert Thingy 1.2
2008-04-17 03:59:00
I’ve just now had time to upgrade Alert Thingy to the new version that was just released today - Alert Thingy 1.2, which I discovered thanks to Steven’s Friend Feed Watch blog. I’m really impressed with how fast they put out the new version - it seems the app was only released yesterday. I’m also ...

JuiceCaster Does Mobile Media
2008-04-16 06:03:00
This looks interesting - JuiceCaster, a mobile broadcasting app, is about to arrive in Java app form on T-Mobile phones. The service, which is also available as a WAP site at m.juicecaster.com, lets you post media - like camera phone pictures and videos - and send them to your friends’ phones. You can also ...
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Syncplicity
2008-04-16 01:43:00
Syncplicity is a new web service designed to let you sync files between computers via an easy-to-use desktop client program. The service also lets you access the files from a web browser if you are away from your computer. In many ways, Syncplicity is very much like Microsoft’s FolderShare or the pay service SugarSync. However, Syncplicity ...
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Compfight - I Wish I Could Like You
2008-04-16 01:30:00
When I first went to the web site at compfight I wasn’t impressed. I don’t what the deal is, but in Firefox, it looked like I had actually accessed the mobilized version instead of the real web site. The text is so small, it’s practically unreadable! But then I saw Martin’s review of compfight ...
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I Overheard.it On Twitter Web Service
2008-04-14 07:42:00
This is a guest post by Grand Effect Network blogger Corvida of SheGeeks. I know you’d probably like to point out the dot that’s in the middle of "Overheard" and "it" in my headline. Too bad you can’t. However, you can head over to Overheard.it a web service that eavesdrops on ...
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Fractured Commenting (I?m late to this, but I?m early, too)
2008-04-13 20:51:00
I was going to stay out of this one because I feel like I’ve already voiced my opinion on it, but then found I just couldn’t resist: the weekend’s bitchmeme was fractured commenting in the blogosphere. On Deep Jive Interests Tony started the conversation by getting riled up over Shyftr, Louis Gray pushed the ...
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AlertThingy Arrives
2008-04-13 19:28:00
I  just saw the new on Deep Jive Interests: AlertThingy has arrived! This Adobe AIR application lets you keep tabs on your Friend Feed , similar to how Twhirl lets you tweet and keep track of your tweets. The app also has a search box, so you find words, friends, etc. in your FF stream. When you ...

Firefox Personas Updated
2008-04-12 00:35:00
Sometimes it’s the little things that make me happy - like the ability to skin my Firefox browser, for example. I’ve been enjoying the Personas for Firefox extension since it came out back in December of last year. The extension adds dynamic theming to Firefox, which lets you choose from a variety of built-in ...

Links for 2008-04-09 [ma.gnolia]
2008-04-10 07:00:00
Govit: Vote on Legislation, Contact Congress by email, and Compare your Voting Record with your Representatives Govit is a place for you to learn about, join in conversations, and vote on all active legislation. Plus you can send your votes directly to your congressional representatives. Track your votes, and compare them to your congressional representative?s records and others members. Saved By: Sarah | View Details | Give Thanks Tags: voting, government, web2.0, community, politics
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Why "Add To Mixx" is on My Site Now
2008-04-10 01:23:00
For a while, I had the "Share This" button on my site, which, as you may know, pops-up a window linking to every gosh-darned social news and bookmarking service currently available. And you know what? I doubt if anyone ever used that thing. If people want to bookmark you, they will do so, and ...
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ISPs, Throttling, Torrenting, and Pirates
2008-04-10 01:05:00
Tell me we’re not heading down a dangerous road: an article in today’s Guardian reports on how ISPs worldwide have turned into the police of the web, throttling, shifting, and killing packets left and right. In the U.S., Comcast has been in the news for their throttling of heavy BitTorrent users, but they are ...
More About: Movies , Music , Pirates , Tech

Links for 2008-04-08 [ma.gnolia]
2008-04-09 07:00:00
FFFFOUND! this is where all the cool digital photos are Saved By: Sarah | View Details | Give Thanks Tags: images, photos, photography, cool
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Javascript Mario
2008-04-09 04:21:00
As seen on Hacker News, this is flippin’ cool. And not because it’s a tiny little Super Mario game, but because everything is rendered with Javascript . OK, so it’s not even the whole level and stuff is missing, but seriously, Javascript, people, Javascript. That’s impressive.
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Fixing Up My Tunes
2008-04-09 02:16:00
Oh, I needed this! I’ve got MP3s and MP4s and WMAs and god knows what else filling up gigs of storage at my house, thanks to a little sneakernet-ing not to mention ripping nearly my entire CD collection to my PC. And even though both Windows Media Player, iTunes , and my copy of Media ...
More About: Music , Apple , Microsoft

Links for 2008-04-07 [ma.gnolia]
2008-04-08 07:00:00
Top Applications Leaderboard (Active Users) | Adonomics Stats on Apps Saved By: Sarah | View Details | Give Thanks Tags: Facebook, Application, Statistics
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Who Voted For These Top Blogs?
2008-04-08 02:23:00
Time.com just released their annual blog index featuring their list of the 2008 Top 25 blogs. The blogs were picked based on poll results ranging from 1 (abysmal) to 10 (indispensable.) Strangely, their list featured 11 blogs with an average of 5 or below. These are top blogs? I don’t think so. For some better ...
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For Kids, Illegal Copying is the Norm
2008-04-08 00:13:00
The Guardian, which always offers an interesting perspective on UK web trends, posted an article today that caught my eye: "Home copying - burnt into teenage psyche." According to a new study by the industry group British Music Rights, 95% of 18-24 year-olds have engaged in "home copying," which includes things like copying files ...
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Don?t Clone FriendFeed!
2008-04-07 23:16:00
An email today alerted me about the latest FriendFeed clone, Lifestream.fm. Like everybody’s favorite social app du jour, Lifestream also lets you aggregate your various online services, be it twitter, your blog, StumbleUpon, or whatever else, into one continuous stream. But unlike FriendFeed, you can’t comment or "like" people’s items, filter out or hide ...
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Grand Effect Gets Mashable Coverage!
2008-04-05 07:25:00
Wow! I’m really excited and surprised that our little tech blog network, Grand Effect , has now been covered on Mashable ! And all this before we’re even done building our homepage! Thanks, Mark, for the shout-out. Stay tuned - over the next few months, we have big plans for Grand Effect. You’ll soon see a ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Grand Effect Gets Mashable Coverage !", url: "http://www.sarahintampa.com/sarah/2008/0 4/05/grand-effect-gets-mashable-coverage. html" });
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Links for 2008-04-04 [ma.gnolia]
2008-04-05 07:00:00
popurls® blue edition | the latest enterprise IT buzz - powered by intel this is the blue edition of popurls® - enterprise tech news only - makes me want to return to IT! (well, almost) Saved By: Sarah | View Details | Give Thanks Tags: tech, news, technology, techsupport, it, realworld
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Friday?s Bitchmeme: Fav.or.it
2008-04-05 05:55:00
I recently wrote a post on Read Write Web about how "Blogs Comments Still Matter," which, among other things, highlighted the issue of blogs getting more negative comments than positive ones. In the post, I mentioned the FriendFeed/WordPress plugin, created thanks to the fabulous Glenn. One of the commenters, as it turned out, was ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Friday ’s Bitchmeme: Fav.or.it", url: "http://www.sarahintampa.com/sarah/2008/0 4/04/fridays-bitchmeme-favorit.html" });
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Frengo?s OpenSocial Mobile Toolkit
2008-04-05 03:06:00
Earlier this week, Frengo, a mobile media company that provides games and social networking applications for your phone, announced the availability of its OpenSocial Mobile Toolkit . This toolkit will provide developers with a way to take their web apps from OpenSocial-compliant social networks and make them mobile. The Frengo OpenSocial Mobile Toolkit includes SMS ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Frengo’s OpenSocial Mobile Toolkit", url: "http://www.sarahintampa.com/sarah/2008/0 4/04/frengos-opensocial-mobile-toolkit.ht ml" });

Hey, I?m Awesomesauce Approved!
2008-04-05 03:00:00
Grand Effect network member and social media blogger, Corvida of SheGeeks, sent me this cool badge today. The badge was her way to say thanks to all the bloggers who have supported her lately as she develops her…err…awesomesauce blog!   Thanks, Corvida! If you haven’t checked out her blog yet, I highly recommend it to anyone ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Hey, I’m Awesomesauce Approved!", url: "http://www.sarahintampa.com/sarah/2008/0 4/04/hey-im-awesomesauce-approved.html" });
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Welcome New Bloggers, to Grand Effect!
2008-04-04 23:21:00
Our little tech blog network keeps growing - just last month, we welcomed social media blogger SheGeeks to Grand Effect . And now, we’re welcoming not one, but two awesome bloggers to our network: MG Siegler of ParisLemon and Frederic Lardinois of The Last Podcast. Both bloggers provide insightful looks at tech, new media, web ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Welcome New Bloggers , to Grand Effect!", url: "http://www.sarahintampa.com/sarah/2008/0 4/04/welcome-new-bloggers-to-grand-effect .html" });
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Links for 2008-04-03 [ma.gnolia]
2008-04-04 07:00:00
Howcast - How To Grow Grass in Someone’s Keyboard Planting a little lawn in a coworker?s keyboard is a nice way to welcome him back from vacation. Saved By: Sarah | View Details | Give Thanks Tags: humor, geek, video
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10 Things I Meant to Blog About
2008-04-03 11:01:00
As I mentioned, sometimes it’s hard to keep up with all the things I’ve been wanting to blog about, so I decided that I would give my Firefox browser a break from having to keep all those tabs open and I’d just one-off everything via a link list. I know, not as good as a ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "10 Things I Meant to Blog About", url: "http://www.sarahintampa.com/sarah/2008/0 4/02/10-things-i-meant-to-blog-about.html " });

gReader Comments
2008-04-03 00:29:00
Social media maven, Corvida (who, by the way has a new URL: http://shegeeks.net/, learn why here) twittered to me today about gReader comments. I just had to laugh because I’ve had the exact page she referred me to open in my Firefox browser for days. That’s how I remember what I want to blog about. Clearly, ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "gReader Comments ", url: "http://www.sarahintampa.com/sarah/2008/0 4/02/greader-comments.html" });
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Blog & News Dashboard Sites Don?t Work for Me
2008-04-03 00:08:00
There are several "blog dashboard" type services out there right now. I, personally, have loaded up an iGoogle page with feeds and have a Netvibes (Ginger) account with tab after tab of bloggy goodness. For me, these two work because they let me customize my pages with the feeds and other widgets I want ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Blog & News Dashboard Sites Don’t Work for Me", url: "http://www.sarahintampa.com/sarah/2008/0 4/02/blog-news-dashboard-sites-dont-work- for-me.html" });
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New Toluu Features
2008-04-02 23:42:00
Toluu, the new OPML sharing service that I blogged about on Read Write Web, has just added two new features folks have been asking for: RSS feeds for the activity stream and tighter integration with feed readers. You can now subscribe to your activity stream in two different ways - either a "me only" stream or ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "New Toluu Features ", url: "http://www.sarahintampa.com/sarah/2008/0 4/02/new-toluu-features.html" });
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