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Nov 06

Wikipedia Prepares for the Noisiest Fundraising Campaign of All

wikipedia globeIn the end of every year Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit institution behind the famous Wikipedia, launches the efforts of raising funds to run Wikipedia next year - to finance salaries…

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Nov 03

Russian Law Enforcement Agency Gets into Trouble over Violation of Social Network ToS

odnoklassniki-ru-logoThe tech blogosphere tends to be very happy when we see new signs of how various governmental authorities go social and adopt various social tools like Twitter or Facebook. Of course it is…

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Nov 02

90% of Managers Want Social Networks to Be Banned or Restricted

I know that there are some lucky people that have managed to persuade their bosses that social networking can actually be beneficial for their work and can enhance the overall web presence of the…

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Nov 01

Am I Not Geek Enough if I’m Happy with Vista?

 windows vistaAs everyone is obviously aware of by now, last week the world finally witnessed the public debut of the latest operating system from Microsoft, the glorious Windows 7. The newest OS has…

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Oct 30

When Is a Web App Mature Enough to Leave Beta?

remember the milk is no beta anymoreToday I’ve seen a rare piece of news in my feed reader: about one of the most popular online task management applications Remember The Milk graduating from beta 4 years after the team began…

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Nokia Closes Its Official Livejournal Presence Tired of Russian Bloggers

nokia logoWe keep talking about how important it is for corporations to build social media presence everywhere they can and what advantages they should expect virtually immediately. But the problem is…

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Oct 27

TwiBack – New Twitter Application to Use Multiple Backgrounds and Profile Pictures and Rotate Them

twiback twitter applicationWhat do you pay attention to when you visit a profile of some new Twitter follower? I am quite sure you do notice the Twitter background and this is what sends you a certain message in…

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Oct 23

Ok, Facebook Updates Will Be Searchable but How Valuable Are They?

twitter and facebook on bingNow it is not surprising that the entire blogosphere is abuzz over Microsoft’s Bing deal with Twitter and Facebook about adding real-time search in public Twitter feeds and Facebook…

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Oct 19

Well Done, Amazon! Kindle Is Welcomed in Russia

kindle now shipping to 100 countries at regular pricesToday is the day marking the beginning of international expansion of Amazon Kindle e-book reader. Amazon sends products to various countries around the world but for some countries the list…

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Oct 16

Are You Willing To Pay for Your Free Applications?

are you paying for skype callsEarlier today I’ve read a very interesting post on a Russian-language geeky blog community that has drawn my attention to the notion of SuperNodes in Skype - something I never cared to…

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