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Entries from August 2007

RESTful Spam Mashup: Get Throw-Away Email in an RSS Feed

August 29th, 2007 · No Comments

There are a variety of temporary email services out there in internetland, perfect for signing up at websites where you need the goods but are distrustful of the privacy policy. The ironic problem with many of these services is that you have to create an account and use your real email address. One nifty alternative [...]

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Tags: Feeds · How-To

Twitter: The New MySpace

August 22nd, 2007 · No Comments

I remember the early days of Twitter, when the people you followed actually meant something to you. When your “followers” were really your friends. When it was appropriate to Tweet if anybody wanted to grab lunch. Early adopters hoped that it would become popular so that everybody could be connected like we were in the [...]

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Tags: Opinion

Facelift, Ad Shift: Hello to a New Look, Goodbye Amazon Ads

August 18th, 2007 · No Comments

We’ve been needing a nip and tuck for awhile now, so TechBrew has finally gone under the knife and is now sporting a fresh clean look for the Fall. For those of you in reader land, here’s a thumbnail of the new look-n-feel: Observant readers will also note that we’ve moved from Amazon ads back [...]

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Tags: News