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Daily Links

May 25th, 2006 · Comments · Daily Links

Interesting links from around the web…

Annual PC game spending hits $1.4 billion.
Typo.com. Forbes describes the business of so-called “parked sites.” An increasing number of companies and individuals are buying up previously unclaimed domain names and covering the pages with ads. Visitors arrive either by accident (eg typo) or direct access (ie someone [...]

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Daily Links: E3 Edition

May 10th, 2006 · Comments · Daily Links

Interesting links from around the web–all focused on E3, the big gaming convention currently underway in LA.

Video trailer for Spore, the new game from Will Wright (who made the Sims).
More on Will Wright.
Miyamoto plays tennis on Nintendo Wii. Miyamoto is Nintendo’s GM; the Wii is their new game console. The controller’s [...]

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Daily Links

March 2nd, 2006 · Comments · Daily Links

Interesting posts from around the web…

The Encyclopodia. Put the Wikipedia–all of it–on your iPod.
Google’s Hiring Spree. Interesting chart of some of Google’s latest additions.
How to think like a genius.
College student uses password cracker to change his grade on school’s computer. He was just indicted by a federal grand jury.
Six stories about Richard [...]

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Daily Links

February 20th, 2006 · Comments · Daily Links

Interesting posts from around the web:

Ewww! Don’t touch that mouse! Why you might want to avoid Internet cafes during your next trip.
Lessons From The Past: Five Mistakes Apple Isn’t Repeating With The iPod. A reasonable explanation of how Apple has learned from the past. Still, I’m skeptical; the company is still less [...]

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Daily Links

February 9th, 2006 · Comments · Daily Links

Interesting posts from around the web:

Web Sites Hawking Phone Records Shut Down. Gone are the days when you could quickly (and without identification) purchase a list of numbers that others had dialed on their cell phones. Many asked how these companies were able to get access to others’ call records. According to [...]

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