http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7187967.stm
3.5 million programmes have been watched since Christmas, and nearly half of all programmes were placed outside the top 50 most popular shows. Which shows how people want programming outside the mainstream but can’t easily watch it when it’s on the actual telly.
http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2008/01/encyclopedia-sa.html
From the page: “Apparently, technology doesn’t care who you hate.”
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/the_weirdest_stuff_on_the_internet.php
Building feeds with data from delicious and using pipes to find the news you need.
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/14/amazon-and-pepsi-to-offer-free-music/
Looks like you’ll soon be able to redeem Pepsi points for MP3s on Amazon.
http://www.slate.com/id/2182069/
“Tomorrow, former Sen. George Mitchell will testify before a House committee about his investigation into performance-enhancing drugs in baseball. When they’re done listening, members of Congress should ask some hard questions about the relationship between Mitchell’s report and the Justice Department criminal investigation that gave him most of his information.”
http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=83559&in_page_id=2
Missing teen boy turns out to be Uncle Fester
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Science/2008/01/13/shock_therapy_making_a_comeback/9712/
An “aunt” had shock therapy, it’s a terrible, terrible thing.
If you happened to order your gifts from online retailer Amazon, you may have the opportunity to feel pleased with yourself. Why? Because the company offers a “Price Drop policy”. Essentially, this means if anything you’ve purchased in the past 30 days has dropped in price, you can claim the difference back!
