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This morning on The RSS Blog, Randy Morin posted about a link to Kent Newsome’s article about the unblogosphere. You have to first understand that an ‘unconference’ is a relatively new term for a new type of conference where there really isn’t an audience. Presenters and speakers are basically on the same plane with equal [...]

Explaining copyright and fair use through Disney characters.

via: BoingBoing

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» aQuantive: Who are these guys?
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A new website will catalog all 1.8 million of the Earth’s species. The Encyclopedia of Life will cost about $100 million and take about 10 years to complete.
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“Data storm” blamed for nuclear-plant shutdown
(tags: news tech Security internet)

Verisign has released a plugin for Firefox that turns the Web browser’s address bar green when users visit a trusted Internet site. The Firefox add-on is for early-adopters who understand its current limitations. The Firefox plugin only works with certificates Verisign issues.
 
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Disable Snap.com Previews Permanently
(tags: Firefox adblock hack)

I need to ponder this rumor for a bit but it wouldn’t surprise me. They both have ads and it would give Google nice foray into the feed market. They could even roll their analytics together and provide a nice package. Just as long as they don’t mess with the service and the Feedburner attitude.
 
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