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Aug 27

Most obsessive office pranks of all time

http://blog.jimmyr.com/Best_Office_Pranks_of_All_Time_26_2008.php

Aug 25

josh: michael jackson's new dance game contest to promote his new album

http://undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=6100

Aug 22

nabeel: Jason Calacanis On How To Get PR For Your Startup: Fire Your PR Company [Silicon Alley Insider] - (author unknown):

Shared by Nabeel Hyatt
ever wonder why we don’t have a PR company? here’s why

calacanis-peace.jpgFor over ten years I’ve been in the unique position of being both a CEO and a journalist…

Aug 21

jesse: Guitar Hero 'census' stats

A friend of mine, who’s now a prof at Brown, is REALLY into GH/RB and actually has it as her research focus: http://guitarheroresearch.blogspot.com/

fareed: Why People Pirate Stuff - A Game developer asks his users.

Lots in here about removing barriers to entry… http://www.kk.org/thetechnium/archives/2008/08/why_people_pira.php

Aug 20

nabeel: Online World Atlas: Ikariam -- Pt. 3, Conclusion - mathewk: [Each day, Worlds in Motion will be taking a closer look at individual virtual worlds. We’ll start with a nuts-and-bolts overview, then move on to an in-depth tour, to be followed up with a…

Aug 19

jesse: Unsurprisingly, MuxTape shut down...

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10019778-2.html

Aug 18

david: Report: Fees may sink Pandora soon - CNET News -

(author unknown):


dBTechno

Report: Fees may sink Pandora soon
CNET News - 50 minutes ago
By Caroline McCarthy - August 18, 2008 8:05 AM PDT Tim…

Behind the scenes at Facebook: Scaling Up FBChat Using Erlang

Interesting article, but somewhat light on details.

josh: playing upbeat music makes airlines jobs easier

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080818/BIZ/808180349/1001/BIZ