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Random Web Discoveries and Interesting Stories on the Internet
Adding the Word ‘Obama’ In Windows Vista Dictionary Requires 56MB
Microsoft recently released a patch for Windows Vista (kb 955020) that updates the English and German language dictionary of Windows Vista to include these five words: Obama, Nazr, Friendster, Klum and Racicot.
A Twitter Background Made Using Photos of Facebook Friends
The background of my Twitter page is done using profile images of all my Facebook friends captured via the picture collage trick.
Microsoft Still Very Much Interested In Yahoo!
The Microsoft – Yahoo! saga is far from over. Microsoft just issued a press release saying they are still interested in acquiring Yahoo: "Microsoft would be interested in discussing with a new board a major transaction with Yahoo!, such as either a transaction to purchase the Search function with large financial guarantees or, in the alternative, purchasing the whole company."
Yahoo! Docs
Contrary to what you may expect, Yahoo! Docs is not an attempt by Yahoo! to make a web office suite like Google Docs or Office Live.
Microsoft Direct Network Effect vs Google Indirect Effect
Microsoft Direct Network Effect: Microsoft attracted consumers and software developers to use its technology, the software that controls the basic operations of a personal computer.
Adobe PDF Ads Program Gets Even More Tempting
Ads for PDF program from Adobe is a good opportunity for bloggers & other content publishers to monetize content via PDF files.
DMCA Complaints appear in Google Search Results
Google will remove web pages from their search results for which they have received a DMCA complaint from the original owners alleging copyright infringement.
How to Secretly Access Digg Without Letting Anyone Know
Like to know a secret way to browse Digg during office hours with letting your boss know about it. You can apply the same trick to access Digg when the site has been blocked in school.
Say Goodbye to Spam in Orkut Scrapbooks
Orkut is beautiful, again. Google has added a new spam filter in Orkut that should save your scrapbooks from all junk scraps.
World’s Best Presentations – A Contest for Gurus & Everyone Else
SlideShare, that is home to tens of thousands of PowerPoint presentations, is running a contest to award some of the world’s best presentations done in PowerPoint, Keynote or Impress.
Print Your Guinness World Record Certificate for Firefox 3
Print your Guinness World Record certificate – show the world that you helped set a Guinness World Record with your own personalized Firefox 3 Download Day certificate.
BBC Builds a News Aggregator To Show Related Web Content
Media websites like The Washington Post, TIME, Wall Street Journal, etc. use Sphere to show related links next to their news stories. BBC went one step further and built their own news aggregator.
The Advantages of Writing a Technical Book – Money or Personal Brand
Baron recently wrote a technical book for O’Reilly on MySQL and later realized that even if the book sold well, he is not going to make nearly enough money from royalties to make the time worthwhile, financially.
Have You Seen The Google Ads about Orkut-MTV Roadies Contest
MTV has tied up with Google India to launch the online version of their hugely popular Roadies reality TV show on Orkut. And MTV (or Google) is aggressively marketing this show via the Google Ad Network.
Some People Still Buy Gmail Invites from eBay
Though anyone can register a Gmail account for free without an invite, some people are still selling Gmail invitations on eBay.
Sites That Accept User Generated Content go for the Mullet Hairstyle
Websites like MySpace and YouTube, that accept user generated content, are embracing a technique known as Mullet* Strategy to keep their main sections clean.
The Importance of Short URLs in Print Newspapers & Magazines
It is interesting to see how newspaper sare trying to connect stories published in their print edition with online content.
Post Links and Messages on FriendFeed Directly From Google Talk
Learn how to publish links and messages on to your friendfeed account using Google Talk software.
Test Your Geography Knowledge Online with a Game of Tetris
Do you know the location of different countries and states on the world map. Test your knowledge of geography with Tetris game.