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Submission + - Facebook faces high-level staff exodus (computerworld.com.au)

Submitted by

angry tapir

on Sunday August 12, 2012 @08:47PM

angry tapir writes: "It has been troubled times for Facebook since the social network's IPO in May. There has been speculation that Facebook could suffer a talent drain in the wake of the IPO, and now the organisation has lost four of its high-level managers the space of a week: Ethan Beard, director of platform partnerships; Kate Mitic, platform marketing director; Jonathan Matus, mobile platform marketing manager; and Ben Blumenfeld, design manager, have all resigned from the company."

Submission + - Digg.com sold to Betaworks for $500,000 (businessinsider.com)

Submitted by

MyFirstNameIsPaul

on Thursday July 12, 2012 @06:07PM

MyFirstNameIsPaul writes: "No-longer-popular social news website Digg.com, which received $45 million in funding, is being sold to to Betaworks for $500,000. Hopefully that's the last we'll ever hear about Digg."

Comment Re:And this is news how? (Score 2) 217

by auhsor on Friday June 01, 2012 @02:17AM (#40177025) Attached to: Andromeda On Collision Course With the Milky Way

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Comment Re:"Prototype" out too (Score 1) 3

by auhsor on Thursday May 31, 2012 @08:53AM (#40165463) Attached to: After 20 years, Space Quest creators reunite for new game

Firefox version of the prototype is linked here. It may be a little buggy though. Might be better to watch the playthrough.

Comment Re:So looking forward to this. (Score 1) 62

by auhsor on Monday May 28, 2012 @12:15AM (#40132439) Attached to: Space Quest Spiritual Successor Project, SpaceVenture

Agreed, some of my fondest memories growing up are playing the Space Quest games with my Dad and my brother. The other sierra games were great, but I loved the space quest games the most.

Comment Re:Another Kickstarter (Score 1) 62

by auhsor on Monday May 28, 2012 @12:06AM (#40132395) Attached to: Space Quest Spiritual Successor Project, SpaceVenture

I think this is a perfect project for a Kickstarter. It's a great way to show that there are still fans of the Adventure Game genre and it allows us to directly interact with the developers. Scott and Mark have been quite hands on in their interaction with the fans which has been great. With all the other adventure game kickstarters (Double Fine, Jane Jensen, Leasure Suit Larry, Tex Murphy, Rob Swigart's Portal) around 2013 is going to be a great year for adventure games... Well it will be if we can get this funded!

Taiwan Tabloid Sensation Next Media Recreate News 40

Posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday August 31, 2010 @05:04PM from the what's-the-story dept.

Ant writes "Next Media Animation (NWA) became popular due to its animated and sometimes humorous renderings for world news. Their official videos can be found on YouTube." They start by covering the Tiger Woods animation that made these guys known, and then talk about the process and the people behind it. I've attached an Apple video that you might have bumped into recently as well... it's worth the watch if you haven't seen it yet.

FCC Approves Unlicensed Use of White-Space Spectrum 138

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday November 04, 2008 @09:20PM from the knights-in-white-spaces dept.

sidesh0w was one of a number of readers to alert us to the FCC's unanimous decision approving unlicensed devices to use the white spaces of the spectrum unused by television broadcasters, provided they take certain precautions not to interfere with licensed users. "Denying a tremendous last-minute lobbying effort by broadcasters, the vote on white space devices went ahead as planned today after a several-hour delay at FCC headquarters. When the vote came, though, it was unanimous. For the Democrats on the Commission, the devices are appealing because they offer a potential new avenue for broadband services, while the Republicans are pleased for the same reasons, but love the fact that this is a deregulatory order that focuses on less regulation and more competition."

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