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Okay, I'll admit it: I'm excited about the Hell's Kitchen finale

ebrage — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:22:23 EDT

Ah, Hell's Kitchen is down to its final two, and when hell inflictor-in-chief Gordon Ramsey mused during part of the finale last week that he wasn't sure if he had the best two finalists to run his new West Hollywood restaurant, it was easy to agree that what remained was the least evil of a rather foul-brewed crop.

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Steve Rubel: FriendFeed "may even become the next Google"

ebrage — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:25:40 EDT

A good start, I would think (and the same advice goes to Twitter two or three times over): why not put up some banner ads?

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The Obama and McCain campaigns take to the interwebs

ebrage — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:23:20 EDT

If you're a fan of politics, this year is a gift. After a long and hard fought primary season on the Democratic side, we finally have our general election showdown between Barack Obama and John McCain gearing up.

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Web cultist wisdom: FriendFeed, Yahoo, Brad Garrett, AP

ebrage — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:20:12 EDT

Back when I used to read print publications on a regular basis (seems like so very long ago now!) I enjoyed reading Newsweek cover-to-cover. Based on stories I'm following this morning, I thought I'd try something sort of similar.

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Amazon's Kindle and the tipping point

ebrage — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:01:26 EDT

The Kindle already accounts for six percent of Amazon book sales that are available in print and electronic editions. In five years, it may not be a stretch to predict slapping a zero on the back of that six.

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And then there were two ("long-term winners"): Google and Amazon

ebrage — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:55:58 EDT

The term "long-term winner" and narrowing it down to a select group of only two companies can be dangerous and misleading. The truth is there are many (many thousands perhaps?) of highly successful long-term Internet businesses.

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Out come the interactive maps, election 2008 style

ebrage — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:51:33 EDT

Now that the Democratic nomination has come to a close with Tuesday's final primaries and news that Hillary Clinton will (finally!) concede to Barack Obama on Saturday, the general election interactive maps pitting Obama against Republican nominee John McCain are popping out all over the place.

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The online video revolution will be televisedÃ¢â;¬Â¦ on television

ebrage — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:15:18 EDT

Video on demand is a killer app of our age. The ability to watch a video (TV show or movie or an online video) on your television screen when you want to watch it, without worrying about and especially paying for programming that you don't want, is inches away from being a reality for millions in the U.S. and worldwide.

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Google Reader's share feature is socially addictive

ebrage — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:12:21 EDT

The social part Ã¢â;¬" the ability to share stories via a simple click Ã¢â;¬" is surprisingly powerful and even addictive.

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Borders' new online storefront looks pretty good

ebrage — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:10:05 EDT

The next step for the web is to simulate the best parts about our favorite real world stores, and Borders' new website is an interesting experiment in this direction.

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How do bloggers hold onto the value they've created?

ebrage — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:04:00 EDT

The bloggers and web publishers who embrace this Brave New World of distributed conversations can reap benefits for it.

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The web-to-TV race is on

ebrage — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:00:15 EDT

Yeah, you can bet that Time Warner is working on a new plan.

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Are social news sites like Digg useful anymore?

ebrage — Tue, 13 May 2008 13:11:33 EDT

You could argue that the Digg community is stronger than ever and that these are the stories that the community chooses to vote for and showcase on its famous front page. However, I'd argue that Digg is increasingly becoming a place to browse idly as you're about to glaze over at your work desk and you're desperate for a few seconds of distraction.

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How will Twitter ever make money?

ebrage — Fri, 09 May 2008 20:07:01 EDT

Why not just put a leaderboard banner ad across the top of the page and perhaps a skyscraper ad underneath each person's friends in the right column?

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Gadgets threaten the Internet's future? Ridiculous

ebrage — Fri, 09 May 2008 20:03:16 EDT

Yep, if it wasn't for all those Blackberries and blogs, the Internet might really be something, you know?

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