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POPSMySpace would be worth $5 billion now Interesting articles about Zuckerberg's decision to keep Facebook private for the time being. Andreessen is right that if MySpace had held out a year or two longer, they could have sold for three times the price, or more.
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POPSWill There Be Cities in a Virtual World? Always cool to see predictions that've come true. Some 6+ years later after this was published, we know now what's happened. And the answer, looking at the specific instance of Second Life, is yes. :) P.S. Not the first time either, as pioneering, earlier online worlds like Habitat have demonstrated. Odd how this article is heavy on the words but misses out the key concept of an "avatar" as digital persona.
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POPSElectronic paper company receives $100 million funding That's some serious money, looks like the age of e-paper may actually be near. From Plastic Logic's site... "The thinness, lightness and robustness enabled by the flexibility of Plastic Logic’s displays will, at last, enable electronic reader products that are as comfortable and natural to read as paper whether at the beach, in a train or relaxing on the sofa at home."
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POPSStudents downloading ring tone that adults can't hear Kids, what will they think of next? It's just funny that the technology was originally intended to be used against kids -- I remember reading about a store owner who installed the noise-making device outside his store to discourage teens from loitering (did someone clip that?)
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POPSMicrosoft: Our engine better than Google soon Most interesting here is Holloway's statement that Microsoft's goal "would go beyond finding URLs and instead focus in on the specific information sought by Internet users." Starting to sound a lot like Clipmarks.
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POPS2008 Olympics plans open source migration I continue to regard the 2008 games in Beijing as a major turning point for humanity -- the event that will see the reformed China open up and present itself to the world as the unstoppable economic, cultural and technological powerhouse for the coming century.
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