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Jan
20

Stuff I read this week

Here's some of the more interesting stories I read this week...

An article on the biggest Internet stories in Japan

9 VC's to avoid

Is YouTube going to offer live streaming? (of course they will eventually)

FeedDemon is now free. (Google Reader has wiped the floor with the offline readers)

America cable operator Comcast is up to some interesting stuff

Nicholas Carr is worried about the future of technology

The 2007 Darwin Awards are out

ComScore releases some video site numbers

Cloverfield is a Blair Witch style movie getting a lot of hype

Facebook clamps down on Scrabulous (The wife 's not happy!)

Be careful when searching for domain names (godaddy is a safe bet)

Tinfinger is a wikipedia style who's who of celebrity (I had this idea - drat)

How to recognize a great programmer (brilliant advice)

Hedging your hosting
Justin.tv style (we use the same approach with WorldTV)

This CIA/Facebook stuff just won't go away. The Guardian chimes in.

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