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Submission + - Death of Hashtags on Twitter? (techcrunch.com)

buzzzz writes: Are Hashtags on Twitter worth it? Is there an alternative? Interesting launch at Techcrunch Disrupt trying to kill Hashtags on Twitter. Also the "TiVo" of Twitter where you can play back a filtered stream of tweets around events on Twitter.

Comment Re:Caste system (Score 2, Insightful) 141

Actually, due to the huge amount of affirmative action, upper cast people often try to be identified as lower cast. In India 50% of all university seats, government jobs, and other opportunities are reserved from people identified to be from the under-privileged castes. The lower castes are also one of the strongest political blocks with huge electoral powers. If anything the lower caste people want it to be easier to prove they are in fact lower class so they can get all the benefits there in. The social stigma exists, but is not dependent on or impacted by the government. Its going to remain till a few generations of Indians have lived and ancient truths on this matter have ceased to be the standard.
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Submission + - Warner Studios Moves to Blu-ray Exclusively (blogspot.com)

gaanagaa writes: "The battle between Blu-ray and HD DVD has gotten more intense or may even be in the end-game. Today, Warner Studios announced that they are dropping HD DVD and will be only pressing Blu-ray discs. This is a big deal because Warner has a huge catalog of content. It is the fifth studio to back Blu-ray, developed by Sony Corp. Only two support the HD DVD format, developed by Toshiba Corp."

Feed The Register: Warner Bros gives all its hi-def loving to Blu-ray (theregister.com)

Ditches HD-DVD camp

Warner Bros is abandoning HD-DVD to settle down in monogamous bliss with Sony's Blu-ray. The company today cited "consumer demand" for its decision to stop selling HD-DVD-format movie titles at the end of May. It is the only movie major to sell high-definition DVDs in both formats, but has already tired of playing the field.


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