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Comment Bubble, bubble... (Score 1) 245

by poorbot on Friday March 18, 2011 @03:40PM (#35535034) Attached to: Groupon Could Challenge Google's Record IPO

This doesn't make social media seem like an economic bubble at ALL... I'm waiting for the book titled "Why the Social Media Bubble Will Never Burst" which will backed up by profound reasonings like: "It won't burst because there's so many people out there!"

Comment Really? (Score 1) 221

by poorbot on Tuesday January 11, 2011 @10:49PM (#34843774) Attached to: Tunisian Gov't Spies On Facebook; Does the US?

Should we really be surprised? I think its better to just consider everything on facebook public from the get-go.

Blizzard Rolls Out Real ID Privacy Options 145

Posted by Soulskill on Friday October 01, 2010 @01:13AM from the step-in-the-right-direction dept.

tacarat writes "The last time Blizzard mentioned their new Real ID system, there was a strong backlash from users over privacy issues. Blizzard reconsidered their plans to require real names for forums, and little has been heard about it since. Now, they've announced new privacy settings, allowing users to limit how their name gets shared or to disable the system entirely. Quoting: 'These options provide Real ID users with additional tools for customizing the service based on their preferences, enabling the ability to opt in or out of the Real ID "Friends of Friends" and "Add Facebook Friends" features or to turn off Real ID altogether.'"

King's Quest Fan Project The Silver Lining Is Back 61

Posted by Soulskill on Monday June 28, 2010 @04:50PM from the every-cloud-has-something-something dept.

LoTonah writes "After eight years of development and a Cease & Desist from Vivendi, King's Quest fan project The Silver Lining is back in action. From the website: 'We are extremely happy to announce that our project, The Silver Lining, will definitely see the light of day! In a wonderful turn of events, Activision reached out to the Phoenix Online team a few months ago with a desire to revisit their decision regarding The Silver Lining. After negotiations, the C&D has been officially rescinded, and Phoenix Online has been granted a non-commercial license to release The Silver Lining! Our team is ecstatic about this, and as hard as we've worked for eight years, it's the tireless belief and support of you, our fans, that has made this possible.' The first episode of the project is due to be released on July 10."

Comment What's wrong with more advertising? (Score 1) 224

by poorbot on Thursday April 22, 2010 @02:26PM (#31943194) Attached to: Rumors of Hulu's Subscription Plans

I think I would be just as happy if we got a model closer to actual commercial breaks with more commercials per break like on television. I really just like that I can watch programs on my own time (instead of what television dictates) and that it's relatively free (I do have to pay for the internet after all). To keep that, I'd rather have more ads.

Intel and LG Team Up For x86 Smartphone 157

Posted by Soulskill on Sunday January 10, 2010 @01:21PM from the my-dumbphone-looks-worse-every-day dept.

gbjbaanb writes "I love stories about new smartphones; it shows the IT market is doing something different than the usual same-old desktop apps. Maybe one day we'll all be using super smartphones as our primary computing platforms. And so, here's Intel's offering: the LG GW990. Running a Moorestown CPU, which gives 'considerably' better energy efficiency than the Atom, it runs Intel's Linux distro — Moblin. Quoting: 'In some respects, the GW990 — which has an impressive high-resolution 4.8-inch touchscreen display — seems more like a MID than a smartphone. It's possible that we won't see x86 phones with truly competitive all-day battery life until the emergence of Medfield, the Moorestown successor that is said to be coming in 2011. It is clear, however, that Intel aims to eventually compete squarely with ARM in the high-end smartphone market."

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