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Wednesday, 29th April 2009

Reddit.tv: Why Hasn't Digg Done This Yet?

Social news site Reddit launched a great new service today called Reddit.tv. The new page allows users uninterrupted viewing of videos submitted to Reddit. Videos are split into categories and top comments from Reddit users appear beside the video player. It's not perfect but it's pretty great. It's reminiscent of the excellent StumbleUpon…

Marshall Kirkpatrick comments

Google Releases Experimental Flu Trends for Mexico

Google just launched an experimental version of Flu Trends that focuses only on the current flu outbreak in Mexico. Google Flu Trends, which was launched last November, tracks and maps flu-related search queries to predict how many people in a given region actually have the flu. Google stresses that Flu Trends for Mexico is only an experimental…

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Amazon's Web Services Go To School

Amazon just announced AWS in Education, a new program that will give students and educators free access to Amazon's Web Services (AWS) for work on research projects, class assignments, or other entrepreneurial projects on campus. Grants for researchers will be offered four times a year, and educators can request Teaching Grants, which would give…

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Why Obama's Flickr Photos Aren't in the Public Domain

The White House is making unprecedented use of consumer web technologies but those technologies aren't always well suited to fit the government's needs. They aren't always well suited to fit anyone's needs - but maybe if Obama leans on them a little bit things will change. Today the White House launched an official collection of photos…

Play Marshall Kirkpatrick comments

Union Square Ventures: The Best of the Valley in New York (RWS Interview)

Disclosure: I love Fred Wilson's blog. Union Square Ventures (USV) has invested in some amazing ventures that were far from obvious (i.e. they took risks), and they have invested in my friend Alex Iskold's venture. So, I am a fan. Hopefully, I was able to be a good journalist, restrain my enthusiasm, and ask Albert Wenger some good, probing…

Bernard Lunn comments

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