Web & Internet

  

Less Detergent Washes as Well, Saves You a Lot of Money [Cleaning]_

Modern dishwashers and washing machines are designed to use much less water and detergent than their predecessors, but most people haven't adjusted their detergent-filling technique to match. The New York Times says you're wasting a lot of money. More »

  

Librophile Makes Quick Work of Finding Free Audio and E-Books [Books]_

There are loads of free audio and e-books available online for the taking, but tracking them down across their many sources can be tough. Web-based seach tool Librophile makes the job a lot easier. More »

  

The Spy Who Wronged Me: The New York Times' Messy Entanglement With an Ex-CIA Operative [Spooks]_

The New York Times reported this morning that an off-the-books intelligence operation may be assassinating people in Pakistan with the help of a sketchy former spook—the same guy that the Times hired to save reporter David Rohde's life. More »

  

KROQ To Blame for Andrew Breitbart [Still Rock And Roll To Me]_

"When Breitbart's favorite radio station started playing grunge-which he despised-he flipped to talk radio instead. 'At first it was like a foreign language to me. But over time, it started to make sense.'" [Slate] More »

  

Twitter to Launch @Anywhere, Fails to Live Up to SXSW Hype_

After attendees waited an hour see the event, Twitter CEO Evan Williams' keynote at SXSW disappointed thanks to a lackluster product launch with @Anywhere, and a dull interview by Havas Media Lab director Umair Haque which had the audience tweeting complaints and finally leaving.

  

Lackluster Twitter CEO keynote leads many to bail_

One of the most anticipated talks at SXSWi failed to deliver on that energy. After the @Anywhere news was announced, the audience left in droves.

  

Boeing's robo-copter flexes its muscle_

Unmanned A160T Hummingbird demonstrates ability to conduct autonomous resupply operations, a preview of front-line operations of the not-too-distant future.

  

Twitter launches “At Anywhere” platform, integrates tweets, profiles across the web_

Twitter CEO Ev Williams demonstrated a new platform today that will spread the microblogging network’s profiles, tweets and possibly advertising across the web. It’s taking the hovercards it launched on the site earlier this year (picture right), which are little pop-ups that show extended information about a person, and distributing them across websites that link to Twitter profiles.

  

Glam Vs Glam: Fashion Site Launches In France Amid Trademark Agro_

Women’s lifestyle vertical publisher Glam Media has launched its site in France, following last week’s Paris Fashion Week - despite two warnings from a French company that it owns the “Glam” trademark in the country.The French launch is the latest international expansion for Glam, which has launched in Japan, the UK and Germany, and counts MSN.fr founder Jean-Pierre Levieu

  

Video Interview: Edward Prince Jr, COO of NatGeo Ventures on Company's Digital Strategy_

At the Abu Dhabi Media Summit last week, I ran into Edward M Prince Jr., COO of National Geographic Ventures, the commercial arm of NatGeo, who professed to be a big fan of ours. So lo behold, considering the opportune moment, I did a short interview with him there, on the company’s digital (online, mobile and e-publishing businesses) and M&A strategy. Among the points he mentioned is N

  

Target Selling Sub-$70 Blu-ray Player, HD-DVD Rolls in its Grave_

We thought we scored a pretty banging deal when Wal-Mart started selling Toshiba HD-DVD players for $98, and truth be told, we're still a little ticked at having plunked down a C-note only to watch the format war shift in Blu-ray's favor not long after. We're slowly getting over it, especially now that Blu-ray player pricing has dropped into budget territory.For two pennies shy of $70 (before tax

  

"Get YouTube" Bookmarklet Grabs YouTube Videos in One Click [YouTube]_

You'll find no shortage of browser add-ons and specialty sites to help you grab clips off YouTube, but they all lack for the simplicity of a single-click bookmarklet. More »