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TechCrunch
The check-in arms race continues to heat up. Foursquare has been working fast to secure its place on not only the iPhone, but also Android , Palm Pre, BlackBerry, and most recently, Windows Mobile . But rival Gowalla is working hard to get onto the other platforms as well. Recently, they launched a version that works on Android phones through ...
MG Siegler
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TechCrunch
Normally, it takes quite a bit of time before a startup gets any sort of mainstream spotlight. That's not the case with Blippy . Tonight, the controversial social credit card data aggregator was featured on Comedy Central's Colbert Report . As you might imagine, host Stephen Colbert ripped into the service's ability to show everyday purchases at ...
As you’ve probably realized, local news is undergoing a massive transformation. The rapid demise of “old media” has resulted in fewer local publications, and it’s likely that in a few months your local paper may no longer exist. As “new media” takes over, users will be faced with a plethora of choices to ...
Michael Arrington
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TechCrunch
I remember way back before the Internet when I got most of my daily news via the San Francisco Chronicle and CNN. If it wasn't reported by either of those outlets, there was a good chance I wouldn't hear that news at all. Those days are over. The problem is that most of the people running legacy news sites today are way older than I am, and ...
Jason Kincaid
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TechCrunch
3Crowd , the new startup from BitGravity co-founder Barrett Lyon, is ready for its close-up. Until now little was known about the company, other than that its backers include Jay Adelson, Kevin Rose, Storm Ventures, and Greenwich Technology Associates. Now the company is talking: 3Crowd is looking to change the way people use content delivery ...
I begged and pleaded with Greg, editor of MobileCrunch, not to make me write this, but it looks like I’m stuck introducing myself to you all. So in my best Troy McClure voice let me say: Hi, my name is Marc Flores. You might remember me from such popular sites as Boy Genius Report or True/Slant.
I’m a nice guy. I believe in peace, love and harmony. But I also want to be a successful blogger. It’s no secret that controversial posts that take an unabashed stance on a hot-button issue generate serious traffic. If we’re going to be completely honest, sometimes being a pr*ck, is the [...]
The SQL Performance Analyzer offers a comprehensive solution to enable users to forecast and analyze how a system change will impact SQL query plans and run time performance, so they can tune their system before they make the change in production. The SQL Performance Analyzer identifies potential problems that may occur and makes suggestions for ...
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Manchester United star Wayne Rooney, his wife Coleen and their agent are sued for �4.3m by a sports management firm.
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