Web curation for December 8th 2010 through December 9th 2010
Filtering the web so you don’t have to for December 8th 2010 through December 9th 2010:
- 4 (More) Tools for Teaching Kids to Code –
- From Twitter – RT @ZDNet Dell eyes Compellent merger, 'advanced discussions' underway http://zd.net/i3DnSx http://twitpic.com/3ecjws
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- Twitter Blog: To Trend or Not to Trend… –
Since Twitter first introduced the Trends feature in the summer of 2008, one frequently asked question has been “Why isn’t X trending?” This question has come up around a variety of subjects, from #justinbieber and #adamlambert to #flotilla, #iranelection and #demo2010. This week, people are wondering about WikiLeaks, with some asking if Twitter has blocked #wikileaks, #cablegate or other related topics from appearing in the list of top Trends. The answer: Absolutely not. In.. show all text
- Ellsberg: “EVERY attack now made on WikiLeaks and Julian Assange was made against me and the release of the Pentagon Papers at the time.” –
[Below is a news release put out by the Institute for Public Accuracy, co-signed by Daniel Ellsberg]
Ex-Intelligence Officers, Others See Plusses in WikiLeaks Disclosures
WASHINGTON – December 7 – The following statement was released today, signed by Daniel Ellsberg, Frank Grevil, Katharine Gun, David MacMichael, Ray McGovern, Craig Murray, Coleen Rowley and Larry Wilkerson; all are associated with Sam Adams Associates for Integrity in Intelligence.
WikiLeaks has teased the genie of.. show all text - Breaking: Salesforce.com Buys Heroku For $212 Million In Cash –
Salesforce.com has just announced that it is acquiring Heroku, which provides a Ruby application platform-as-a-service, for approximately $212 million in cash.
That’s one hell of an exit for the startup, which was founded in 2007 and has raised only $13 million in funding.
Heroku was initially provided with seed funding through Y Combinator back in 2008.
The startup says it currently powers over 105,000 social and mobile cloud applications.
According to the company, the Ruby development c.. show all text
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