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That means we're gluttons for blogs, social networks, social bookmarks, wikis, user-generated video, photo-sharing, and everything Web 2.0.

Ars Technica takes a look at Delicious 2

Friday, August 1st, 2008 by Nick Bodmer

Technology news site Ars Technica go hands on with the redesign of del.icio.us (now just Delicious) Popular social bookmarking service del.icio.us has finally unveiled one of its most significant and anticipated redesigns since launching in 2003. Ars Technica went hands on to see what Yahoo has in store for the next ...

Twitter censored in Congress

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008 by Nick Bodmer

Ars Technica has an interesting look on the current state of social media use in Congress, and how new policies put many Congress members in violation of Senate rules. Ars Technica writes: A political spat erupted in Washington, D.C., earlier this month over rules governing how members of Congress may use the ...

3G iPhone a reality

Monday, June 9th, 2008 by Nick Bodmer

Everyone's favorite mobile blogging tool just got an upgrade. Steve Jobs annouced today a new verion of the Apple iPhone, that includes 3G (read, super fast internet), real GPS with tracking, and improved battery life. The big suprise? The new price: $199. Less than one year ago, it was $599 ...