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Black Duck Software Marks the One-Year Anniversary of GPLv3 with an Examination of Trends in Use (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 05:00:00 PDT
WALTHAM, Mass.----Black Duck Software, the leading global provider of products and services for accelerating software development through the managed use of open source software, marked the first anniversary of the release of version three of the open source GNU General Public License with a study of trends in its use.

Celebs and politicians old and new mark AIDS Trust's 21st

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:44:13 PDT
Celebs and politicians old and new mark AIDS Trust's 21st The National Aids Trust has celebrated their 21st anniversary at Home House, the private members club in London. Interview: New Hampshire's 'turbulent priest' and the fight for gay acceptance Controversy and Bishop Gene Robinson go hand in hand. Ever since his election as the first openly gay bishop in the American Anglican Church, he has rarely been out of the headlines. Gay MEP "extremely worried" by ban on Turkish LGBT gr

Scholars: Barack Obama Will Be the Next American President

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:00:33 PDT
Academics who specialize in studying political trends, charting the variables and monitoring the economic reports. To them, there is no doubt about the winner in November. It's Obama over Republican Sen. John McCain in a knockout.

Digital Downtown

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:26:19 PDT
New York held its new annual Digital Downtown, a consumer technology showcase at the World Financial Center Winter Garden this past weekend. It featured the latest innovative trends on consumer electronics, from high definition televisions, mobile devices, audio, to energy saving and gaming devices.Flat screen HDTV’s dominated the majority

Suzuki returns with in-depth looks at China - Media In Canada


Suzuki returns with in-depth looks at China
Media In Canada, Canada - Jun 5, 2008
It repeats on Thursday, July 3 at 10pm ET/PT on CBC Newsworld. Wild China: Shangri-La explores the mysteries of China's southwest jungles, examining exactly ...


Vote Penny Arcade for Best Website of 2008!

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:28:26 PDT
In other news Penny Arcade has been selected as one of Time magazines 50 best websites of 2008. Maybe it could be like our ten year anniversary present. If you could take just a couple minutes navigate to the link and then slide the little rating bar up to...oh I don't know...100, that would be awesome.-Gabe

links for 2008-06-18

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:30:54 PDT
New York Magazine | The Microfame Game and The New Rules of Internet Celebrity NY Mag distills the key ingredients for building a personal micro-brand on the web. Most of their tips should sound familiar. (tags: culture entertainment personalbranding internet) This Blog Sits At The | Innovation, Ethnography, Culture and the Corporation The money quote: "Ethnography shouldn't be done by amateurs anymore than bridges should be designed by someone who 'really thought about going into engineerin

Homophobic governments block gays from UN AIDS conference

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:59:36 PDT
Power sharing continues in Northern Ireland under new First Minister Peter Robinson is Northern Ireland's next First Minister, despite concerns that direct rule would be imposed after a dispute between the main parties to the peace process. Kennedy joins Obama in VP hunt Illinois Senator Barack Obama has selected a powerhouse three-person team to assist him in choosing his Democratic vice-presidential running mate for the November contest. Down but not out - what next for the

Not There, Not Happening, Not News

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:16:47 PDT
I decided to search Google news for accounts of rapes, shootings and other violence associated with the massive flooding in the mid-west. This what I found. Your search - levees violence rape shooting - did not match any documents. Not a single story about people shooting at helicopters, looting Wal-marts, raping helpless women and children. What I am seeing is the neighborhood getting together to fill sandbags, orderly evacuations and most importantly--no whining.

10% Off Coupon for Trend Micro Internet Security 2008

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 08:34:03 PDT
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IAB Ad Revenue Report Shows Mixed Trends - ClickZ News


IAB Ad Revenue Report Shows Mixed Trends
ClickZ News, NY - 19 hours ago
By Anna Maria Virzi, The ClickZ Network, Jun 18, 2008 It's official: Spending on Internet advertising continues to climb -- year over year -- reaching $5.8 ...


'America's Got Talent' is back - Telegraph-Journal


'America's Got Talent' is back
Telegraph-Journal, Canada - Jun 17, 2008
(CBC Newsworld) * If there ever was a time for the asinine Hell's Kitchen contestants to shape up and speed up, this is it. This episode finds the wannabe ...


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