Dan Abrams Expands Mediaite Empire With Geek Culture News Site Geekosystem

Dan Abrams Expands Medi...

When I interviewed Dan Abrams last year about his new media news and analysis blog, Mediaite, he indicated that he has ambitions of building a Mediaite mini-empire by expanding to other verticals. Abrams announced late last year that he has a definitive plan for this, with sister...
Yelp Enables Check-Ins On Its iPhone App; Foursquare, Gowalla Ousted As Mayors

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When you think of the idea of “checking-in” at a venue in a mobile app, you likely think of Foursquare or Gowalla right now. See more here:  Yelp Enables Check-Ins On Its iPhone App; Foursquare, Gowalla Ousted As...
Yahoo: “The Open Web is not a rose garden.”

Yahoo: “The Open Web ...

Apparently, Yahoo didn’t like the bad press it was getting following its decision to shutter its own Shopping API and instead strike a deal with PriceGrabber to use their data. Neal Sample, Yahoo’s Vice President of Open Strategy has a rather passionate post today on the...
Text Message Donations To Haiti Cross $10 Million; Companies Commit Immediate Funds

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Yesterday, we noted that $5 million had be raised in donations for Haiti though text messaging in the U.S. alone. Today, that number surpassed $10 million, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has announced Here is the original:  Text Message Donations To Haiti Cross $10 Million;...
Rumor: iPhone Boot Camp Listserv Confirms January 27th Event?

Rumor: iPhone Boot Camp...

This just came in through the tip line purporting to know for certain that the iSlate event will happen at the Yerba Buena Center in San Fran on January 27th, just as others have reported . The agenda should include a new SDK (probably iPhone/iSlate 4.0) and that most iPhone apps...
AT&T Matches Verizon With $69.99 Unlimited Voice Plans. iPhone Not Included (But Also Cheaper).

AT&T Matches Verizo...

As you may have heard, Verizon made some headlines today by unveiling new, cheaper plans to its customers. Specifically, they cut the price of their unlimited voice plans by $29 down to $69.99. As some noted, this looked to be a way to undercut its biggest rival, AT&T The rest is...
PlaceWidget Allows Venues To Show Off Their Foursquare Mayors With Pride

PlaceWidget Allows Venu...

Businesses are becoming increasingly interested in using location-based check-in services like Foursquare to encourage people to come to their stores. But those networks still have a relatively limited reach, and the majority of patrons haven’t heard of them. PlaceWidget offers a...
Pastefire: The Quickest Way To Get Stuff From The Web To Your iPhone

Pastefire: The Quickest...

Do you find yourself constantly emailing stuff to your iPhone just so you can have it when you leave your desk? I do: emails, links, addresses, phone numbers, photos. Well, now there is an app for that View original here:  Pastefire: The Quickest Way To Get Stuff From The Web To Your...
Twitter’s Answer To Facebook Connect

Twitter’s Answer To F...

Twitter is preparing to launch a new set of tools that will let third party websites easily integrate Twitter features directly into their web sites and services, multiple sources have confirmed. Read more here: Twitter’s Answer To Facebook...
MySpace Reshuffles Its Music Label

MySpace Reshuffles Its ...

MySpace Records , the indie record label that’s a joint venture between the social network and Interscope Records, is going through some changes. View post:  MySpace Reshuffles Its Music...

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