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Bill Gates: top ten greatest hits (and misses) - the Microsoft years - Engadget

Damn, Bill, you have come a LONG way. Look at you there back in '82, you handsome devil. As part of our tribute, let's take a quick look back at the top ten greatest (and not so great) products created on Bill-time, shall we?

Bill Gates: top ten greatest hits (and misses) - the Microsoft years - Engadget

socks off of suits everywhere. The whole Win2K thing went over so well that Gates and company decided to base its next consumer OS, XP, off ( 5 , 30 )

Bill Gates: top ten greatest hits (and misses)

Damn, Bill, you have come a LONG way. Look at you there back in '82, you handsome devil. As part of our tribute, let's take a quick look back at the top ten greatest (and not so great) products created on Bill-time, shall we? Don't worry, it'll only sting a little. ( 23 , 182 )

Bill Gates: top ten greatest hits (and misses) - the Microsoft years

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Bill Gates: top ten greatest hits (and misses) - the Microsoft years (Engadget)

Damn, Bill, you have come a LONG way. Look at you there back in '82, you handsome devil. As part of our tribute, let's take a quick look back at the top ten greatest (and not so great) products created on Bill-time, shall we? )

Metagg - 10 weeks ago in business, technology, innovation, cool, and history

Venture Investors Wrap Up an Unusually Bleak Quarter (Matt Richtel/New York Times)

SAN FRANCISCO — So far this has been a challenging year for companies hoping to go public. But it has been even rougher on venture capitalists who were hoping to get a big payday from such an offering.

Venture Investors Wrap Up an Unusually Bleak Quarter (Matt Richtel/New York Times)

SAN FRANCISCO — So far this has been a challenging year for companies hoping to go public. But it has been even rougher on venture capitalists who were hoping to get a big payday from such an offering. )

Metagg - 10 weeks ago

Using data to fight webspam (Matt Cutts/The Official Google Blog)

This post is the latest in an ongoing series about how we harness the data we collect to improve our products and services for our users. - Ed. — As the head of the webspam team at Google, I'm in charge of making sure your search results are as relevant and informative as possible.

Official Google Blog: Using data to fight webspam

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From the page: "As the head of the webspam team at Google,...

From the page: " As the head of the webspam team at Google, I'm in charge of making sure your search results are as relevant and informative as possible. Webspam, in case you've never heard of it, is the junk you see in search results when websites successfully cheat their way into higher positions in search results or otherwise violate search engine quality guidelines. If you've never seen webspam, here's a good example of what you might see if you click on a link in the search results that's spam (click on the image to see it larger)." ( 1 )

Using data to fight webspam (Matt Cutts/The Official Google Blog)

This post is the latest in an ongoing series about how we harness the data we collect to improve our products and services for our users. - Ed. — As the head of the webspam team at Google, I'm in charge of making sure your search results are as relevant and informative as possible. )

Metagg - 10 weeks ago in web, algorithms, search, searchengine, and google

The Google Way of Science - There's a dawning sense ... (The Technium)

There's a dawning sense that extremely large databases of information, starting in the petabyte level, could change how we learn things. The traditional way of doing science entails constructing a hypothesis to match observed data or to solicit new data.

Kevin Kelly -- The Technium

The technical term for this approach in science is Data Intensive Scalable Computation (DISC). Other terms are "Grid Datafarm Architecture" or "Petascale Data Intensive Computing." ( 10 , 22 )

The Google Way of Science - There's a dawning sense ... (The Technium)

There's a dawning sense that extremely large databases of information, starting in the petabyte level, could change how we learn things. The traditional way of doing science entails constructing a hypothesis to match observed data or to solicit new data. )

Metagg - 10 weeks ago in toread, future, science, interesting, and tech

Motorola Blaze for Verizon: the touch screen war hasn't stopped yet (The Boy Genius/Boy Genius Report)

Ooooh! It's purdy and shiny. Yes, yes, y'all — another Motorola scoop. This time, we're switching gears from non-autofocusness to touch screens. There's also very little doubt the Motorola Blaze isn't coming to Big Red.

Motorola Blaze for Verizon: the touch screen war hasn't stopped yet (The Boy Genius/Boy Genius Report)

Ooooh! It's purdy and shiny. Yes, yes, y'all — another Motorola scoop. This time, we're switching gears from non-autofocusness to touch screens. There's also very little doubt the Motorola Blaze isn't coming to Big Red. )

Metagg - 10 weeks ago

10,000 Canadians petition Steve Jobs for iPhone rate relief (Philip Elmer-DeWitt/Apple 2.0)

It's taken more than a year for the iPhone to make its way across the world's longest undefended border, which may help explain why so many Canadians are upset this weekend. — On Friday, Rogers Communications (RCI)

10,000 Canadians petition Steve Jobs for iPhone rate relief (Philip Elmer-DeWitt/Apple 2.0)

It's taken more than a year for the iPhone to make its way across the world's longest undefended border, which may help explain why so many Canadians are upset this weekend. — On Friday, Rogers Communications (RCI) )

Metagg - 10 weeks ago

The GOOG->MSFT Exodus: Working at Google vs. Working at Microsoft (Dare Obasanjo aka Carnage4Life)

Recently I've been bumping into more and more people who've either left Google to come to Microsoft or got offers from both companies and picked Microsoft over Google. I believe this is part of a larger trend especially

The GOOG->MSFT Exodus: Working at Google vs. Working at Microsoft (Dare Obasanjo aka Carnage4Life)

Recently I've been bumping into more and more people who've either left Google to come to Microsoft or got offers from both companies and picked Microsoft over Google. I believe this is part of a larger trend especially )

Metagg - 10 weeks ago

Google and Creator of 'Family Guy' Strike a Deal (Brooks Barnes/New York Times)

LOS ANGELES — Google is experimenting with a new method of distributing original material on the Web, and some Hollywood film financiers are betting millions that the company will succeed. — In September, Seth MacFarlane, creator of

Google and Creator of ‘Family Guy’ Strike a Deal - NYTimes.com

"The innovative part involves the distribution plan. Google will syndicate the program using its AdSense advertising system to thousands of Web sites that are predetermined to be gathering spots for Mr. MacFarlane’s target audience, typically young men. ( 2 , 4 )

Google and Creator of 'Family Guy' Strike a Deal (Brooks Barnes/New York Times)

LOS ANGELES — Google is experimenting with a new method of distributing original material on the Web, and some Hollywood film financiers are betting millions that the company will succeed. — In September, Seth MacFarlane, creator of )

Metagg - 10 weeks ago in video, google, advertising, and viral

Rhapsody's new MP3 store offers full song previews (Donald Bell/CNET News.com)

Today, Real Networks has announced several improvements to their Rhapsody music service, including a new online music store and integration with Verizon's VCAST mobile phone music service. — Taking a cue from competitors such as Amazon and Napster

Rhapsody's new MP3 store offers full song previews (Donald Bell/CNET News.com)

Today, Real Networks has announced several improvements to their Rhapsody music service, including a new online music store and integration with Verizon's VCAST mobile phone music service. — Taking a cue from competitors such as Amazon and Napster )

Metagg - 10 weeks ago

Microsoft to stop selling Windows XP on Monday (Associated Press)

REDMOND, Wash. - Microsoft Corp. is scheduled to stop selling its Windows XP operating system to retailers and major computer makers Monday, despite protests from a slice of PC users who don't want to be forced into using XP's successor, Vista.

Microsoft to stop selling Windows XP on Monday (Associated Press)

REDMOND, Wash. - Microsoft Corp. is scheduled to stop selling its Windows XP operating system to retailers and major computer makers Monday, despite protests from a slice of PC users who don't want to be forced into using XP's successor, Vista. )

Metagg - 10 weeks ago

AOL's Platform A: We'll pay Bebo, Facebook developers top pennies (Larry Dignan/Between the Lines)

AOL's Platform A said Monday that it will offer Bebo and Facebook application developers “a guaranteed CPM” for U.S. traffic and says the ad rate is one of the highest in the industry. — However, there are a few caveats

AOL's Platform A: We'll pay Bebo, Facebook developers top pennies (Larry Dignan/Between the Lines)

AOL's Platform A said Monday that it will offer Bebo and Facebook application developers “a guaranteed CPM” for U.S. traffic and says the ad rate is one of the highest in the industry. — However, there are a few caveats )

Metagg - 10 weeks ago

Quincy Smith Named Chief Executive Officer and Neil Ashe Named ... (cbscorporation.com)

CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS.A and CBS) announced today that it has completed its acquisition of CNET Networks, Inc. and merged its operations into a newly expanded CBS Interactive division.

Quincy Smith Named Chief Executive Officer and Neil Ashe Named ... (cbscorporation.com)

CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS.A and CBS) announced today that it has completed its acquisition of CNET Networks, Inc. and merged its operations into a newly expanded CBS Interactive division. )

Metagg - 10 weeks ago