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Thursday, January 19, 2006 |
Myware and Spyware.  [Slashdot] collect and market your own browsing data -- this is a radically good idea for reasons other or in addtion to personal marketing. With a complete browser data history there are some real values to the owner. With all that data it becomes possible to "know thyself" better and make more reasonable predictions. It becomes possible to metatag information retrospectivley and effortlessly like a personal folksonomy and then the extended memory capacity can be used to augment your normal browsing. Selling your data to HCI investigators might be lucrative if you are especially cabable or already a public personality. (Ever wonder what the stars do online?). The potential for building "dream teams" based on browser usage data offers interesting potentials for synergy due to shared styles as well as educational potential in appreticing with a master in the field. -- BL
12:12:02 PM 
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AirG Acquires 2.5 Million New Users in Q4 2005. Vancouver, BC, January 19, 2006--AirG announced its mobile community acquired 2.5 million new users in Q4 of 2005 - adding more than 27,000 new community members each day. [T-NET News] "
AirG powers social networking on mobile phones with interest-based
communities that are interconnected across global operators and media
companies. Users can chat, flirt, date, make new friends, and
participate in fun promotions and contests using key product features
such as instant messaging, photo profiles, powerful search tools, and
public and private messaging lounges. As people are increasingly on the
go in their busy lives, AirG offers consumers a convenient and
affordable way to socially interact with others."
11:52:17 AM
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Supermarket VOIP.  [Slashdot] "is this the end for the classic telecoms providers like BT?" -- I have ordered a VIOP handset with a usb cable and we shall see if this is the viable alternative -- BL
11:47:55 AM
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Less risky treatment for depression, seizures. Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh, with the help of a team of Pittsburgh high school science teachers, have developed a wireless device that is implanted in the neck to fight depression and epileptic seizures. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration already has approved a wired version of the device, but that one carries risks and several undesirable side effects. --- first is was artificial cochlear implants and now mood control implants as culturally we move toward the Borg vision of evolution -- BL
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11:41:48 AM
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David Pogue: Google Video: Trash Mixed With Treasure. Anyone, from the biggest TV network to the most talent-free camera-phone owner, is allowed to post videos to Google's video store. By DAVID POGUE. [NYT > Technology] -- this might be an appropriate venue for public digital stories of the kind advocated by Hellen Barrett (short scripted reflections with voice and still pictures and perhaps background music) -- BL
8:51:34 AM
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