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Over the last few months, Twitter’s challenges have been well documented, here and elsewhere. Between issues with uptime, occasional data loss, a reduced feature set, and a difficult relationship with its developer community, the microblogging service frustrated many users to the point they were seeking out alternatives – from Plurk, to Identi.ca, Rejaw and FriendFeed.
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Panda, an open source project, will let any site owner willing to do a little coding and integration work to allow user video uploads and playback. Think YouTube in a box.
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Everyone, it seems, wants to be friends with Santa Claus on Facebook. In the month or so since he joined the popular social network, he’s approved 5,000 friends. He could have easily gone viral by Thanksgiving — when everyone wants to be “friends” with Santa regardless of whether they deserve to be. He could become the most popular person in the world on Facebook.
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Online friends help Bill Thompson understand the world better.
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Concept design for an anti-theft sandwich bag.
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olygon Playground is an interactive art installation where graphics are mapped onto a multifaceted climbing/lounging structure. Based on the impressive video, it seems ideal for a nightclub, or Tron theme park.
