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<title>Mashii / Mobile News Mashup</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:59:39 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Winkbill.com - Simple yet Powerful Invoicing Application]]></title>
<link>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=Winkbill-com_-_Simple_yet_Powerful_Invoicing_Application</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:59:39 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=Winkbill-com_-_Simple_yet_Powerful_Invoicing_Application</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Winkbill is a web based invoicing service designed to provide effort-less and hassle-free billing solution. The application can be used for any product or service. You can easily create, send, and track all your invoices online.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Web Development Company]]></title>
<link>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=Web_Development_Company</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:55:52 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=Web_Development_Company</guid>
<description><![CDATA[IT Chimes is India based global Web Solution and Offshore IT services provider. IT Chimes a web development company, develops, integrates and maintain web applications and custom applications. IT Chimes is your one stop IT solutions provider.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Nokia And Facebook To Forge Ties?]]></title>
<link>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=Nokia_And_Facebook_To_Forge_Ties</link>
<comments>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=Nokia_And_Facebook_To_Forge_Ties</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 03:58:36 PST</pubDate>
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<category>Mobile News</category>
<guid>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=Nokia_And_Facebook_To_Forge_Ties</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Paid Content is reporting exclusively on alleged chatter that Nokia and Facebook are working on securing a partnership.Facebook is working hard on pushing ever more deeply into the mobile market, and if Paid Content&amp;#8217;s claims are true, Nokia phones will be receiving a nice FB-sanctioned button on their screens that will direct handset owners to the popular social network.  PC is also saying Nokia will receive a stake in Facebook, adding to the social network&amp;#8217;s funding gathered from the likes of <br/><br/>159 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Shareaholic Upgrade Supports Firefox3, Adds More Sites]]></title>
<link>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=Shareaholic_Upgrade_Supports_Firefox3_Adds_More_Sites</link>
<comments>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=Shareaholic_Upgrade_Supports_Firefox3_Adds_More_Sites</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 03:58:35 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=Shareaholic_Upgrade_Supports_Firefox3_Adds_More_Sites</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Social bookmarking tool Shareaholic  has just launched its latest release, which now supports  Tumblr, Mixx, Simpy, and FriendFeed.  Additionally, Shareaholic is now compatible with Firefox 3+.  We mentioned  Shareaholic a few months back when the site first launched.  It works as a Firefox browser extension that lets you submit items to various social bookmarking tools across the web.  Shareaholic initially supported Digg, del.icio.us, Google bookmarks, Reddit and StumbleUpon.  There are a few aggregate bookmarking tools out there, such as <br/><br/>83 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Researchers hope to charge up gadgetry with body heat]]></title>
<link>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=Researchers_hope_to_charge_up_gadgetry_with_body_heat</link>
<comments>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=Researchers_hope_to_charge_up_gadgetry_with_body_heat</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 03:58:22 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=Researchers_hope_to_charge_up_gadgetry_with_body_heat</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Filed under: MiscWe've heard of firms tinkering with the idea of converting excess heat directly to energy, and apparently, a team of scientists from the US Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of California at Berkeley have done just that. Oddly enough, the researchers admit that they're still unclear on how their findings actually work, but they've nevertheless discovered how to increase the conversion efficiency of converting waste heat to energy &quot;by a factor of 100.&quot; The authors of the report suggest that clothing constructed of material em<br/><br/>148 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Red LG Shine gets real for AT&amp;T]]></title>
<link>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=Red_LG_Shine_gets_real_for_ATT</link>
<comments>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=Red_LG_Shine_gets_real_for_ATT</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 03:58:20 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=Red_LG_Shine_gets_real_for_ATT</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Handsets, LG, ATT, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, UMTSSome of you good folks may have seen AT&amp;amp;T commercials on the telly this weekend pimping a red version of its <br/><br/>155 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Modu: feast of vivid, confusing imagery teases new wireless product]]></title>
<link>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=Modu_feast_of_vivid_confusing_imagery_teases_new_wireless_product</link>
<comments>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=Modu_feast_of_vivid_confusing_imagery_teases_new_wireless_product</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 03:58:19 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=Modu_feast_of_vivid_confusing_imagery_teases_new_wireless_product</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Filed under: MiscSo some new start-up is getting ready to come out of stealth mode and wow the world with its innovative, paradigm-shifting gadget -- but naturally, you've gotta build a little bit of buzz before you can cross that bridge. Modu's website is devoid of information that might lead us to conclude what kind of device the firm is prepping, but the teaser video is a psychadelic trip through a day in some Modu user's life during which we can make out a few ultra-brief moments of some pretty hot looking... something or other. About all we know is that there are cell radios involved; if we had to venture a guess, we'd say they're doing up sort of wireless module that can be popped into a variety of devices, prov<br/><br/>159 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Venture Fundings Hit $29.4 Billion in 2007: The Year in Charts]]></title>
<link>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=Venture_Fundings_Hit_29-4_Billion_in_2007_The_Year_in_Charts</link>
<comments>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=Venture_Fundings_Hit_29-4_Billion_in_2007_The_Year_in_Charts</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 03:58:11 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=Venture_Fundings_Hit_29-4_Billion_in_2007_The_Year_in_Charts</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The year-end VC financing numbers are in from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association.  Total venture fundings for the year were up 10.8 percent to $29.4 billion, and up 11.5 percent for the fourth quarter of 2007 to $7 billion.  That makes it the fourth straight quarter where VC deals were above [...]<br/><br/>183 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Web 2.0 Marketplace Listings for January 20th, 2008]]></title>
<link>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=Web_2-0_Marketplace_Listings_for_January_20th_2008</link>
<comments>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=Web_2-0_Marketplace_Listings_for_January_20th_2008</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2008 15:48:11 PST</pubDate>
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<category>Mobile News</category>
<guid>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=Web_2-0_Marketplace_Listings_for_January_20th_2008</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Web 2.0 Marketplace is a place to list Web 2.0 and &quot;New Media&quot; websites for sale, job offers, consulting services, Facebook development services and more. (more&amp;#8230;)Share This<br/><br/>84 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Web 2.0 Invites for January 20th, 2008]]></title>
<link>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=Web_2-0_Invites_for_January_20th_2008</link>
<comments>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=Web_2-0_Invites_for_January_20th_2008</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2008 15:48:10 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=Web_2-0_Invites_for_January_20th_2008</guid>
<description><![CDATA[New Web 2.0 services await; all you need to do is grab your free invites over at Mashable Invites! (more&amp;#8230;)Share This<br/><br/>170 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Feeling regretful? Downgrade to that v1.1.3 iPhone / iPod touch]]></title>
<link>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=Feeling_regretful_Downgrade_to_that_v1-1-3_iPhone__iPod_touch</link>
<comments>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=Feeling_regretful_Downgrade_to_that_v1-1-3_iPhone__iPod_touch</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2008 15:48:00 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=Feeling_regretful_Downgrade_to_that_v1-1-3_iPhone__iPod_touch</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Software, Apple Maybe you got word that the iPhone development community supposedly has a jailbreak method for v1.1.3 -- but they're not releasing it yet. (They claim they want to wait until the next firmware update in February that will enable the SDK, so Apple won't patch the hack in the mean time.) We understand if you're feeling a mite bit let down, so if you jumped the gun (or just didn't hear the good news), restoring your phone back to trusty old v1.1.1 isn't too big a feat. That supposed jailbreak video is after the break though, if you want to whet your whistle.<br/><br/>224 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Qualcomm reveals MediaFLO's 2007 numbers (hint: profit-free)]]></title>
<link>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=Qualcomm_reveals_MediaFLOs_2007_numbers_hint_profit-free</link>
<comments>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=Qualcomm_reveals_MediaFLOs_2007_numbers_hint_profit-free</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2008 15:47:59 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Multimedia, MiscQualcomm's proxy statement filing with the SEC last week revealed some juicy tidbits regarding subsidiary MediaFLO USA's performance in fiscal year 2007, and as might be expected, the numbers aren't so hot. The mobile TV outfit's revenue isn't broken down specifically, but Qualcomm calls it out as largely accounting for its QSI (Qualcomm Strategic Initiatives) segment's poor '07 showing thanks to a $118 million year over year increase in losses. To be fair, MediaFLO launched for the first time anywhere on any carrier in 2007, and the s<br/><br/>160 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[iPhone goes corporate: AT&amp;T announces business plan]]></title>
<link>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=iPhone_goes_corporate_ATT_announces_business_plan</link>
<comments>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=iPhone_goes_corporate_ATT_announces_business_plan</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2008 15:47:56 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=iPhone_goes_corporate_ATT_announces_business_plan</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Handsets, ATT, AppleWithout a 3G iPhone announcement at MacWorld, Apple remains focused on increasing the penetration of their generation-one handset. True to the rumors circulating the intertubes last week, AT&amp;amp;T is now offering the iPhone to business customers. Plans break down as follows:     2 year commitment, voice service, and data plan required     $45 per month for unlimited data, visual voicemail, and 200 SMSes; $55 ups the SMS limit to 1,<br/><br/>196 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Murdoch, Packer To Buy Out Consolidated Media Holdings]]></title>
<link>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=Murdoch_Packer_To_Buy_Out_Consolidated_Media_Holdings</link>
<comments>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=Murdoch_Packer_To_Buy_Out_Consolidated_Media_Holdings</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2008 15:47:48 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=Murdoch_Packer_To_Buy_Out_Consolidated_Media_Holdings</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Lachlan Murdoch, the son of media giant Rupert Murdoch, is said to be offering $2 billion+ AUD ($1.76 billion) today to acquire Consolidated Media Holdings, one of Australia&amp;#8217;s largest media companies and part owners of key online properties.According to The Australian, an announcement on the deal will be made to the Australian Securities Exchange later [...]<br/><br/>212 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Blog Remix on Adobe AIR: Yahoo’s Music Revolution?]]></title>
<link>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=Blog_Remix_on_Adobe_AIR_Yahoorsquos_Music_Revolution</link>
<comments>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=Blog_Remix_on_Adobe_AIR_Yahoorsquos_Music_Revolution</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 02:04:40 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=Blog_Remix_on_Adobe_AIR_Yahoorsquos_Music_Revolution</guid>
<description><![CDATA[While rumbles of major changes at Yahoo music have found their way to the over the past few weeks, we&amp;#8217;re all still in the dark in regards to Yahoo&amp;#8217;s actual plans for its music service.  Last we checked, the Yahoo Media division was undergoing some painful modifications, including the departure of Vince Broady and an overall weight loss plan.  Regardless of the departmental shifting and cutbacks that Yahoo has seen these past few months, the company has been rolling out a good amount of experimental applications, seeing which ones stick to the wall.  So while we&amp;#8217;re all holding our breath waiting for th<br/><br/>172 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Add TechCrunch WebClip to Your iPhone]]></title>
<link>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=Add_TechCrunch_WebClip_to_Your_iPhone</link>
<comments>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=Add_TechCrunch_WebClip_to_Your_iPhone</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 01:28:12 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=Add_TechCrunch_WebClip_to_Your_iPhone</guid>
<description><![CDATA[If you like to read TechCrunch on the go, you may be interested in adding our new, shiny WebClip icon to the home screen of your iPhone for easier accessibility.Just browse with Safari to TechCrunch, hit the plus button at the bottom of the screen, and choose &amp;#8220;Add to Home Screen&amp;#8221;. We&amp;#8217;ve customized the icon [...]<br/><br/>49 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bummer - No More Free Phones From Sprint]]></title>
<link>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=Bummer_-_No_More_Free_Phones_From_Sprint</link>
<comments>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=Bummer_-_No_More_Free_Phones_From_Sprint</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 01:24:11 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=Bummer_-_No_More_Free_Phones_From_Sprint</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Sprint is discontinuing it&amp;#8217;s Ambassador Program - a nifty project where they sent new phones, with the Sprint service, every six months or so to a group of &amp;#8220;influencers&amp;#8221; in the technology space. Somehow I got on the list of people to get phones, and looked forward to some shiny new device coming twice a [...]<br/><br/>81 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ximmy: A Digg Clone That Offers Users Money To Participate]]></title>
<link>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=Ximmy_A_Digg_Clone_That_Offers_Users_Money_To_Participate</link>
<comments>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=Ximmy_A_Digg_Clone_That_Offers_Users_Money_To_Participate</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 01:16:13 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=Ximmy_A_Digg_Clone_That_Offers_Users_Money_To_Participate</guid>
<description><![CDATA[There&amp;#8217;s no shortage of Digg style social voting sites currently available, but to date the general move in user generated content sites towards compensating users for participation has not come to general users of social voting sites. Propeller (previously Netscape) offered money to top Digg users to participate on it site in July 2006. However, [...]<br/><br/>79 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Daily Poll: What Should Hasbro/Mattel Do About Scrabulous?]]></title>
<link>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=The_Daily_Poll_What_Should_HasbroMattel_Do_About_Scrabulous</link>
<comments>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=The_Daily_Poll_What_Should_HasbroMattel_Do_About_Scrabulous</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 01:04:35 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=The_Daily_Poll_What_Should_HasbroMattel_Do_About_Scrabulous</guid>
<description><![CDATA[As we reported this morning, Hasbro and Mattel have asked Facebook to shutdown Scrabulous, an application that mimics the board game Scrabble, to which the two game-makers own the rights.  While a lot of people have been taking the side of the app developers and organizing groups to protest a pending shutdown, one of our readers offered a good comment taking the other side:&amp;#8220;I understand the sympathy&amp;#8230; but Hasbro and Mattel have spent a LOT of money over the years building up and maintaining the Scrabble brand. To some this may seem a bit silly and petty, that they should &amp;#8216;just get over it&amp;#8217; and buy the app. But I really, really don&amp;#8217;t think the Mattel lawyers are going to just start feeling all<br/><br/>231 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Samsung i900 to take on LG KS20?]]></title>
<link>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=Samsung_i900_to_take_on_LG_KS20</link>
<comments>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=Samsung_i900_to_take_on_LG_KS20</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:16:46 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=Samsung_i900_to_take_on_LG_KS20</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Handsets, Samsung, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, UMTSRumor has it that the phone pictured here is Samsung's i900, a phone that takes the keypadless, finger-friendly formula that's oh-so-popular these days and injects some W<br/><br/>164 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Flickr Takes Historical Imagery To The Masses]]></title>
<link>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=Flickr_Takes_Historical_Imagery_To_The_Masses</link>
<comments>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=Flickr_Takes_Historical_Imagery_To_The_Masses</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:12:15 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=Flickr_Takes_Historical_Imagery_To_The_Masses</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A new project from Flickr will see the photo sharing site showcasing historical imagery from public resources.&amp;#8220;The Commons&amp;#8221; is a pilot project between Flickr and the Library of Congress that will tap into the Library&amp;#8217;s rich historical footage and allow it to be viewed from Flickr. The first two sets in the pilot are American [...]<br/><br/>45 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SNAP Interactive Earnings: Are Facebook Application Users Worth $1.40 a Piece?]]></title>
<link>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=SNAP_Interactive_Earnings_Are_Facebook_Application_Users_Worth_1-40_a_Piece</link>
<comments>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=SNAP_Interactive_Earnings_Are_Facebook_Application_Users_Worth_1-40_a_Piece</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:00:49 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=SNAP_Interactive_Earnings_Are_Facebook_Application_Users_Worth_1-40_a_Piece</guid>
<description><![CDATA[As a publicly traded company, SNAP Interactive (formerly eTwine Holdings), the company behind Facebook apps &quot;Meet New People&quot; and &quot;Are You Interested?&quot; is required to file their earnings every quarter with the SEC.  Thus, we're able to get a peek into how much money Facebook applications are actually generating.SNAP reported $388,000 in revenue for their fourth quarter, which was up from $35,383 in the third.  They attribute the growth to their applications: &quot;Are You Interested&quot; finished December with 5.2 million users, while &quot;Meet New People&quot; claims 350,000.  Thus, it can be determined that each user was worth about 7 cents in revenue to SNAP in the quarter, or about 28 cents per year (388,000/5,500,000 * 4).As deals become more common in the Facebook application space, the question becomes how much is a user worth? As a publicly traded company, SNAP<br/><br/>191 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Flickr Works with the Library of Congress]]></title>
<link>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=Flickr_Works_with_the_Library_of_Congress</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:00:42 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The Library of Congress has launched its pilot project with Flickr.  What began last year as a joint effort to bring the public library&amp;#8217;s images to the web in a more organized and shareable fashion has finally become a reality.  In conjunction with Flickr&amp;#8217;s new program called The Commons, the Library of Congress has added about 3,000 of its millions of photos to Flickr albums so far.  Man, that&amp;#8217;s a lot of work left to do, though.  Flickr&amp;#8217;s Commons program is in fact a sector of the photo-sharing network that&amp;#8217;s dedicated to helping public institutions get a better online presence in regards to their images.  But a very central goal for The Commons is the l<br/><br/>120 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Freebase Takes $42 Million]]></title>
<link>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=Freebase_Takes_42_Million</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 23:12:08 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Online database company Freebase has taken $42 Million in a round that included Benchmark Capital and Goldman Sachs. Total funding to date is $57 millionThe purpose of the Freebase is to centralize as much data as possible, and allow participants to freely add and access data - developers can extract information from Freebase via a [...]<br/><br/>59 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sun Picks Up MySQL For $1 Billion; Open Source Is A Legitimate Business Model]]></title>
<link>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=Sun_Picks_Up_MySQL_For_1_Billion_Open_Source_Is_A_Legitimate_Business_Model</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 23:08:27 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The big news this morning is that open source database startup MySQL finally found a year&amp;#8217;s worth of rumors that they were mulling over an initial public offering. Sun Microsystems has acquired them instead, for $1 billion. MySQL had raised a total of $39 million from Benchmark, Index, IVP, Intel, and SAP.Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz [...]<br/><br/>133 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[GrubHub Goes Green: Making Up for Lazy Couch Potatoes]]></title>
<link>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=GrubHub_Goes_Green_Making_Up_for_Lazy_Couch_Potatoes</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 23:00:38 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Recently funded GrubHub, an online &amp;#8220;take-out menu drawer,&amp;#8221; is doing its part to make the world a better place.  Starting today, GrubHub will begin purchasing carbon offsets for every delivery order that&amp;#8217;s placed on GrubHub.  In creating a service that promotes laziness and excessive driving (hey, one car taking food to multiple people is better than all those folks driving their own cars to pick up the food, right?), GrubHub CEO told me that he feels kind of bad about how his company affects the environment.  Partly due to the company&amp;#8217;s recent funding, and also do to its continued success, GrubHub now has the wherewithal to do something about it.  Somet<br/><br/>141 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[CDMA provider contemplating move to GSM: The Telus edition]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 22:12:34 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Telus MobilityAh yes, ye olde we're-going-to-switch-our-network-technology story surfaces again, seems we can't have a quarter without this type of story raising it's head. We heard this same tale back when Bell Canada was involved in all that sale / merger / rumor business, but this time Telus is the center of the fun. It seems that Telus may be set to abandon its 'Betamax&quot; network and is now ogling the hundreds of millions of dollars in roaming revenue that the GSM carriers enjoy by considering a move to tap into it. Of course, this is merely speculation, but the story does s<br/><br/>177 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Plaxo Pulls The Social Network Into Mac Mail]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 22:08:15 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[At some point last year people started to realize that the email inbox was not only the &amp;#8220;original&amp;#8221; Internet social network, it&amp;#8217;s also going to be the backbone of social networking going forward. You already have your friends (people in your address book), and the social graph is already filled (people you email, and who [...]<br/><br/>159 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Plaxo Pulse Adds Integration with Mac Address Book]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 22:00:35 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Hoping to catch a little bit of Macworld buzz, Plaxo is announcing a new version of Pulse for your Mac Address Book.  If this story sounds familiar, it&amp;#8217;s because Plaxo launched the Pulse toolbar integration for Microsoft Outlook just last month.  The hope is to make your life easier, more &amp;#8220;synergized,&amp;#8221; and easier to access, when it comes to your contacts and the swirl of activity that goes on around each and every one of them.  Acting as a bridge between your Mac Address Book and the buddies you have in your Plaxo account, the purpose is to bring you updated information about your address book contacts when you need it (that is, as you type an email to them).  <br/><br/>228 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Angstrom Power touts hydrogen fuel cells for cellphones]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:08:45 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Handsets, MiscThere's certainly no shortage of companies out there trying to provide unconventional means of keeping your cellphone powered, and it looks like you can now add yet another ever-recurring bit of tech to the list, with Angstrom Power now touting its hydrogen fuel cells for cellphones. While they're obviously still quite a ways from landing in your handset, Angstrom does seem to be a good deal further than the concept stage, with them having already managed to cram some of the cells into a <br/><br/>167 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Norwegian Air rolling out in-flight phone use, internet access]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:08:42 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Filed under: MiscPassengers on Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA will soon have something to talk about... literally. The company is joining the growing ranks of airlines that allow mobile phone and / or wireless internet service on flights. According to the Scandinavian airline, the new features will be offered sometime later this year, and will be provided by a new subsidiary, Norwegian AS. Now, if only they'd allow smoking again.&amp;nbsp;<br/><br/>144 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Helio Mysto now available to everyone]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:08:41 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Handsets, Samsung, Helio, EV-DO, MVNOs, CDMAFollowing a limited release last month, Helio is now taking its slim, sexy Mysto slider from Samsung to the general public. <br/><br/>151 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Hasboro and Mattel Move to Shutdown Scrabulous; Help Save It!]]></title>
<link>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=Hasboro_and_Mattel_Move_to_Shutdown_Scrabulous_Help_Save_It</link>
<comments>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=Hasboro_and_Mattel_Move_to_Shutdown_Scrabulous_Help_Save_It</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 20:56:39 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Mattel and Hasboro, makers of the board game Scrabble, have asked Facebook to remove the popular Scrabulous game from the social network, according to the BBC.  While clearly a violation of copyright, when was the last time there was so much interest in Scrabble?  Scrabulous currently has almost 600,000 daily active users, which, I assume is a lot more people than play the board game on a daily basis.   As several others have noted, Mattel and Hasboro ought to just buy the application and enjoy having more engaged consumers.  Combined, the two companies (who split the Scrabble trademark) have a market value of nearly $10 billion - they could probably acquire Scrabulous for less than they're about to spend in legal fees to protect their trademark.In any event, users are flocking to a Fac<br/><br/>129 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sun Buys MySQL for $1 Billion]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:48:37 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[CNET reports that Sun Microsystems is about to buy MySQL AB, developer of open source database management system MySQL, for 1 billion dollars: $800 million in cash for MySQL&amp;#8217;s privately held stock and another $200 million in options.Until now, Sun has been endorsing MySQL&amp;#8217;s competitor, PostgreSQL, but now they&amp;#8217;re after the big fish. MySQL is one of the most successful open source projects ever, and MySQL AB has over 360 employees in over 25 countries. In a post somewhat cheesily entitled &amp;#8220;Helping dolphins fly&amp;#8220;, Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz says Sun will begin offering support for MySQL before the deal closes, which should happen later this year.<br/><br/>166 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[iGoogle Themes Directory is Live]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:44:45 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[You know those cute iGoogle themes that make iGoogle&amp;#8217;s interface a little less ugly? Well, now you can browse through them in the official iGoogle themes directory. You can create your own themes, and the directory actually contains some themes which weren&amp;#8217;t created by Google. 18 themes are available at this moment, but we&amp;#8217;re sure that as soon as all those iGoogle fanatics get their hands on that documentation, we&amp;#8217;ll see many more. We chose a nice theme called Earth-light, created by Yves Behar. The result can be seen below. [via Google Blogoscoped]<br/><br/>201 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Web 2.0 Marketplace Listings for January 15th, 2008]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:44:35 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=Web_2-0_Marketplace_Listings_for_January_15th_2008</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Web 2.0 Marketplace is a place to list Web 2.0 and &quot;New Media&quot; websites for sale, job offers, consulting services, Facebook development services and more. (more&amp;#8230;)Share This <br/><br/>129 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Web 2.0 Invites for January 15th, 2008]]></title>
<link>http://mashii.com/story.php?title=Web_2-0_Invites_for_January_15th_2008</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:41:28 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[New Web 2.0 services await; all you need to do is grab your free invites over at Mashable Invites!  (more&amp;#8230;)Share This <br/><br/>193 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A Brief History of Oppression Against Bloggers]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:41:27 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The recent news about a blogger being beaten to death in China definitely shows that being a blogger isn&amp;#8217;t always an easy road to travel - especially in countries where the concept of free speech is frowned upon. Blogs can be an amazing way to communicate an idea, or get a story out from a dangerous locale, but sometimes you pay with your freedom, or your life. (more&amp;#8230;)Share This<br/><br/>128 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Proximic Puts a Twist on Contextual Advertising]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:36:39 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Proximic, a contextual advertising company, has signed a deal with Yahoo Shopping as well as Shopping.com  to advertise roughly 50 million items from their inventories (20 million from each of these two companies and an additional 10 million from other companies). It works through a widget that can be embedded in any web page, displaying ads relevant to the content on the page. Sounds like nothing new, right? Well, read those numbers again. 50 million items. I don&amp;#8217;t have the official numbers for Google&amp;#8217;s AdSense, but the folks at Proximic claim that AdSense&amp;#8217;s entire inventory has around one million unique ads. With its enormous reach Proximic can display many more items and, more importantly, more relevant ads, which delivers better results. Proximic&amp;#8217;s secret apparently lies in the mind of a comp<br/><br/>85 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Digg’s Top Buried Stories Revealed]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:28:41 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Well, &amp;#8220;revealed&amp;#8221; is perhaps too strong a word: Top Buried Stories is just another feature of Ajaxonomy&amp;#8217;s Bury Recorder, which records the number of buries (negative votes) for all Digg stories. As discussed by Muhammad Saleem two weeks ago, Bury Recorder can only work with the data Digg&amp;#8217;s API gives it, and that means about 10% of the actual buries, which makes it quite inaccurate. Therefore, Bury Recorder&amp;#8217;s list of top buried stories is equally inaccurate. However, if you&amp;#8217;re not interested in actual, precise numbers, and would like to learn about statistics and trends when it comes to Digg buries, this tool can be quite useful. <br/><br/>125 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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