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Twitter Business Model Found!??

(http://money.cnn.com) - scanned by: FutureFly over 4 years ago
Jason Calacanis just put Twitter in business. How? He offered $250,000 to be one of 20 users in Twitter's "Suggested Follows" for two years. --- While this indicates growth, it is fair to say that this will NOT be the business model Twi... More>>>
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Deaths of gamers leave their online lives in limbo

(http://www.google.com) - scanned by: FutureFly over 4 years ago
When Jerald Spangenberg collapsed and died in the middle of a quest in an online game, his daughter embarked on a quest of her own: to let her father's gaming friends know that he hadn't just decided to desert them. It wasn't easy, because she ... More>>>
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Growing Up on Facebook - Personal Retro-Quant

(http://www.nytimes.com) - scanned by: FutureFly over 4 years ago
Someone I haven’t seen in decades just posted a snapshot of me on Facebook: there I am at 16, dressed in an unfortunate cowl-neck sweater, my hair cut to resemble a Semitic cotton ball. William Faulkner, I suspect, would love it — Facebook, after ... More>>>
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Why LeBron won't be a Knick

(http://www.fannation.com) - scanned by: Alvis Brigis over 4 years ago
Reasons LeBron won't bolt Cleveland for NY once his contract is up. More>>>
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The Last Bastion of Scarcity

(http://www.futuristspeaker.com) - scanned by: Alvis Brigis over 4 years ago
Science fiction has long dreamed of a post-scarcity society, and it’s become quite common to hear discussions about transitioning from a world of scarcity to a world of abundance. But, for all the good intentions and creative thinking, our limitat... More>>>
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OLED market set to skyrocket in 2011

(http://www.engadget.com) - scanned by: Alvis Brigis over 4 years ago
Clearly, the biggest hindrance from OLED domination right now is the prohibitive pricing, but once those XEL-1s are given away inside King Size cereal boxes, we'll really be onto something. More>>>
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Second Life finding new life by AFP: Yahoo! Tech

(http://tech.yahoo.com) - scanned by: Alvis Brigis over 4 years ago
"The reality is that Second Life continues to grow; every second someone joins. Second Life is hopping." The number of "active users" at Second Life has grown 25 percent since September last year, while the amount of time an... More>>>
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Battle brewing over clean-energy delivery grids

(http://www.sfgate.com) - scanned by: Alvis Brigis over 4 years ago
President Obama's vision of a clean energy future of wind farms and solar plants comes with a catch: It will require thousands of miles of new high-voltage power lines to move the energy from where it's most abundant, in the California desert or t... More>>>
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Stimulus Package Gives Big Boost to Municipal S...

(http://www.reuters.com) - scanned by: Alvis Brigis over 4 years ago
The economic stimulus package just passed by Congress includes strong support for an innovative new solar and energy efficiency financing program that allows property owners to install solar and energy efficiency projects and pay for them over 20 ... More>>>
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WorldWater to Build Largest Municipal Solar Sys...

(http://www.sustainablebusiness.com) - scanned by: Alvis Brigis over 4 years ago
WorldWater & Solar Technologies Corp. (OTC BB:WWAT.OB), a developer of high-power solar systems, announced that it will build a $4 million solar system for Ocean City, New Jersey, that will be the largest municipal system in the state, capable... More>>>
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Harnessing the Sun, With Help From Cities

(http://www.nytimes.com) - scanned by: Alvis Brigis over 4 years ago
cities like Palm Desert lobbied to change state laws so that solar power systems could be financed like gas lines or water lines, covered by a loan from the city and secured by property taxes. The advantage of this system over private borrowing is... More>>>
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Environment

World faces 'irreversible' climate change

(http://www.cnn.com) - scanned by: Alvis Brigis over 4 years ago
The world is facing an increasing risk of "irreversible" climate shifts because worst-case scenarios warned of two years ago are being realized, an international panel of scientists has warned. Drought, flooding, storms and mass extinct... More>>>
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