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iPhone 3G lines start at the Apple Cube... one week early - Engadget

So we heard some really over-eager folks have decided to get a jump on the iPhone 3G line — a really, really big jump. Obviously, we had to head down and see if it was true... and it is. Right now, about ten people have started

badlogic> http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/04/iphone-3g-lines-start-at-the-apple-cube-one-week-early/

http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/04/iphone-3g-lines-start-at-the-apple-cube-one-week-early/ ( 2 , 4 )

Lol I can't believe people have started queuing already.

Lol I can't believe people have started queuing already. ( 1 )

iPhone 3G lines start at the Apple Cube... one week early (Joshua Topolsky/Engadget)

So we heard some really over-eager folks have decided to get a jump on the iPhone 3G line — a really, really big jump. Obviously, we had to head down and see if it was true... and it is. Right now, about ten people have started )

Metagg - 14 weeks ago

Techmeme: Merchants angry over getting yanked by Yelp (San Francisco Chronicle)

Four years ago, Geri Rebstock started using Yelp, a popular site for consumers to review local businesses and services. She critiqued her favorite veterinarian, a neighborhood print shop and an acupuncturist who took care of her bad wrist.

Merchants angry over getting yanked by Yelp (San Francisco Chronicle)

Four years ago, Geri Rebstock started using Yelp, a popular site for consumers to review local businesses and services. She critiqued her favorite veterinarian, a neighborhood print shop and an acupuncturist who took care of her bad wrist. )

Metagg - 14 weeks ago

Techmeme: On Day Care, Google Makes a Rare Fumble (Joe Nocera/New York Times)

Two months ago, Google held a series of secret focus groups with employees who have children in Google's day care facilities. The purpose was to gauge their reaction to the company's plan to raise the amount it charged for in-house day care by 75 percent.

On Day Care, Google Makes a Rare Fumble (Joe Nocera/New York Times)

Two months ago, Google held a series of secret focus groups with employees who have children in Google's day care facilities. The purpose was to gauge their reaction to the company's plan to raise the amount it charged for in-house day care by 75 percent. )

Metagg - 14 weeks ago

Techmeme: The Law and Your Privacy (YouTube Blog)

As you may have seen in the news, YouTube received a court order to produce viewing data from our database, including usernames and IP addresses. In order to protect our community's privacy, we strongly opposed this motion when Viacom and others filed it.

The Law and Your Privacy (YouTube Blog)

As you may have seen in the news, YouTube received a court order to produce viewing data from our database, including usernames and IP addresses. In order to protect our community's privacy, we strongly opposed this motion when Viacom and others filed it. )

Metagg - 14 weeks ago

Think Before You Voicemail

Voicemail is dead. Please tell everyone so they'll stop using it. When I first started out in the real world in the mid-nineties ...

Think Before You Voicemail

I completely agree here. I hate voicemail. I rarely listen or even think to listen. Text or email me. ( 5 , 21 )

Think Before You Voicemail

From the page: "Voicemail is dead. Please tell everyone so t...

From the page: "Voicemail is dead. Please tell everyone so they'll stop using it." ( 1 )

Think Before You Voicemail (Michael Arrington/TechCrunch)

Voicemail is dead. Please tell everyone so they'll stop using it. — When I first started out in the real world in the mid-nineties voicemail was an important productivity tool. I remember people talking about the pros and cons of various enterprise voicemail systems )

Metagg - 14 weeks ago in article, productivity, iphone, email, and techcrunch

Techmeme: Tour the Tour de France with Street View (Daniel Ratner/Google LatLong)

One of the things I look forward to every summer is the Tour de France. I'm always fascinated when I hear about the hairpin turns and steep climbs. To bring the Tour de France to life and help you experience it stage by stage

Tour the Tour de France with Street View (Daniel Ratner/Google LatLong)

One of the things I look forward to every summer is the Tour de France. I'm always fascinated when I hear about the hairpin turns and steep climbs. To bring the Tour de France to life and help you experience it stage by stage )

Metagg - 14 weeks ago

As Web Traffic Grows, Crashes Take Bigger Toll - NYTimes.com

SAN FRANCISCO — Alex Payne, a 24-year-old Internet engineer here, has devised a way to answer a commonly asked question of the digital age: Is my favorite Web site working today? — In March, Mr. Payne created downforeveryoneorjustme.com, as in, “Down for everyone, or just me?”

As Web Traffic Grows, Crashes Take Bigger Toll - NYTimes.com

Alex Payne of Twitter featured (ironically) ( 1 , 5 )

As Web Traffic Grows, Crashes Take Bigger Toll (Brad Stone/New York Times)

SAN FRANCISCO — Alex Payne, a 24-year-old Internet engineer here, has devised a way to answer a commonly asked question of the digital age: Is my favorite Web site working today? — In March, Mr. Payne created downforeveryoneorjustme.com, as in, “Down for everyone, or just me?” )

Metagg - 14 weeks ago in internet, research, and sociology

Friendfeed v. Twitter: Half The Followers In Five Months

Twitter is still far larger than its much younger competitor Friendfeed in aggregate terms. But an interesting trend is developing - many longtime ...

Friendfeed v. Twitter: Half The Followers In Five Months

Like many others, I’m also noticing that the discussions occurring on Friendfeed are more more interesting (and longer) than the equivalent conversations at Twitter. ( 2 , 13 )

FriendFeed Vs. Twitter

From the page: "many longtime Twitter users are noticing tha...

From the page: "many longtime Twitter users are noticing that the number of followers they have on Friendfeed is growing far more rapidly than on Twitter. And the conversations at Friendfeed are better, too." ( 2 )

Friendfeed v. Twitter: Half The Followers In Five Months (Michael Arrington/TechCrunch)

Twitter is still far larger than its much younger competitor Friendfeed in aggregate terms. But an interesting trend is developing - many longtime Twitter users are noticing that the number of followers they have on Friendfeed is growing far more rapidly than on Twitter. )

Metagg - 14 weeks ago in community, web2.0, socialnetworking, twitter, and friendfeed

Novelties: Electronic Papyrus: The Digital Book, Unfurled (Anne Eisenberg/New York Times)

New technologies are developing that make displays flexible, foldable or even as rollable as papyrus, so that large screens can be unfurled from small containers.

Novelties: Electronic Papyrus: The Digital Book, Unfurled (Anne Eisenberg/New York Times)

New technologies are developing that make displays flexible, foldable or even as rollable as papyrus, so that large screens can be unfurled from small containers. )

Metagg - 14 weeks ago

LG Chocolate 3 to be released July 14th (Phone Arena)

Beginning on July 14th, Verizon will introduce its new music-centric device, the Chocolate 3. Unlike the first two LG Chocolate phones that were sliders (VX8500, VX8550), the new VX8560 model will be a clamshell avaliable initially in Black and Light Blue.

LG Chocolate 3 to be released July 14th (Phone Arena)

Beginning on July 14th, Verizon will introduce its new music-centric device, the Chocolate 3. Unlike the first two LG Chocolate phones that were sliders (VX8500, VX8550), the new VX8560 model will be a clamshell avaliable initially in Black and Light Blue. )

Metagg - 14 weeks ago

Google, Zen Master of the Market (Steve Lohr/New York Times)

Bill Gates, who walked away from full-time work at Microsoft last month, was perhaps the foremost applied economist of the second half of the 20th century. — Mr. Gates and Microsoft fundamentally shaped how people think about the behavior of modern markets

News Analysis - Google, Zen Master of the Market - News Analysis - NYTimes.com

Is Google the trend-setter for 21st century business? ( 1 , 4 )

Google, Zen Master of the Market (Steve Lohr/New York Times)

Bill Gates, who walked away from full-time work at Microsoft last month, was perhaps the foremost applied economist of the second half of the 20th century. — Mr. Gates and Microsoft fundamentally shaped how people think about the behavior of modern markets )

Metagg - 14 weeks ago in business, economics, and google

The Facebooker Who Friended Obama (Brian Stelter/New York Times)

Last November, Mark Penn, then the chief strategist for Hillary Rodham Clinton, derisively said Barack Obama's supporters “look like Facebook.” — Chris Hughes takes that as a compliment. — Mr. Hughes, 24, was one of four founders of Facebook.

The Facebooker Who Friended Obama (Brian Stelter/New York Times)

Last November, Mark Penn, then the chief strategist for Hillary Rodham Clinton, derisively said Barack Obama's supporters “look like Facebook.” — Chris Hughes takes that as a compliment. — Mr. Hughes, 24, was one of four founders of Facebook. )

Metagg - 14 weeks ago