rico
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How to avoid having to reactivate Windows XP after fresh install view story
1 vote- Submitted by rico
- 6 days ago
- (http://www.online-tech-tips.com/c...)
Has your computer reached the point where you are forced to reinstall Windows? It’s a painful point to reach, but it happens to just about everybody! Whether it is uncontrollable spyware, a deadly virus, or simply too many programs installed over the...
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Eye 'Candy" on Sale: Niche Content Websites Attracting Attention view story
2 votes- Submitted by rico
- 11 days ago
- (http://www.nypost.com/seven/08242...)
Bankers are aggressively shopping online media assets in the hopes of getting a taste of some of that sweet DailyCandy cash. The eye-popping $125 million sale of the shopping and culture...
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20+ Tools and Resources for Inventors view story
1 vote- Submitted by rico
- 14 days ago
- (http://mashable.com/2008/08/22/to...)
Here are the best tools and resources available for wanna-be inventors, covering everything from social networks to copyright and patent sites, and more.
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Google's Analytics: Biased Toward Google Sites? view story
1 vote- Submitted by rico
- 16 days ago
- (http://www.marketingvox.com/googl...)
Some publishers are suspicious about the accuracy of panel-based measurement systems (e.g., comScore, Nielsen NetRatings), believing their count to be grossly underneath the real number of unique visitors to their sites.
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Trading in Soccer Talent view story
7 votes- Submitted by rico
- about 1 month ago
- (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/19...)
Brazilian companies are engaging in a new and controversial wave of investment by buying up contracts of young soccer players and lending the players to teams.
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Are Cities at Sea a solution for Climate Change Concerns? view story
7 votes- Submitted by rico
- about 1 month ago
- (http://www.guardian.co.uk/environ...)
Cities at sea have long been a libertarian dream, but concerns over climate change have now pushed the idea on to the environmental agenda. Do they hold water, asks Oliver Burkeman.
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10 Web 2.0 Ideas that Failed | Fast Company view story
4 votes- Submitted by rico
- about 1 month ago
- (http://www.fastcompany.com/articl...)
With all of the hype surrounding Web 2.0 companies like Facebook, Flickr, and Twitter, it’s easy to forget that lots of Web companies still fail. Here are 10 that failed in the past year – and why.
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Google Ad Planner Launches, Offers Site Demographic Profiles view story
4 votes- Submitted by rico
- 2 months ago
- (http://searchengineland.com/08062...)
Google has launched Google Ad Planner as an invite-only beta. It's designed to allow advertisers to identify sites with demographics they're interested in -- even sites that aren't part of Google's advertising network.
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Wordpress 2.6 Beta 1 Is Now Available - ReadWriteWeb view story
3 votes- Submitted by rico
- 2 months ago
- (http://www.readwriteweb.com/archi...)
When Wordpress 2.5 hit the web, there were a lot of big changes made to the blogging platform. Since then, numerous bugs and quirks have been discovered. ...
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Vermont OKs the Creation of Virtual Corporations - GigaOM view story
5 votes- Submitted by rico
- 2 months ago
- (http://gigaom.com/2008/06/17/verm...)
Ah Vermont, that lovely New England state known for its maple syrup, Ben & Jerry’s ice cream…and now, limited liability corporations that only exist online.

