Headlines finish off a busy week ...
Friday, August 21, 2009 by Amber
Happy Friday! here are your top web stories of the week!
--Google -- what have you gone and done this time? Amazon, Microsoft and Yahoo have all come out against a settlement that would give Google the rights to a ton of book titles online. Did you really think the inventor of my miraculous Kindle was going to sit quietly by on this one, G-man?
--Gosh, I really hope my CEO isn't reading this right now ... Wouldn't want to give him ideas after a recent story came out that more and more companies -- up to 76%! -- block social networking sites from office machines.
--The Hope Diamond is getting a new setting -- and you can help choose it! The famed jewel was donated to the Smithsonian by designer Harry Winston, who has designed three possible new settings -- vote here for the one you like best.
--Americans apparently don't like listenning to music on their mobile phones -- and no, I don't mean ringbacks and tones.
--Looking for a killer back-to-school gift guide for all those teens, tweens and special people braving the halls this fall? Digital Trends has a great one full of some great ideas.
--Hey, WoW junkies: Check out the new magazine for you favortie online RPG.
--Oh, BlackHat ... how do I love thee? Here is a round up of all the best CNet stories from this year's famed Vegas hacker conference. I had the pleasure a few years back -- such a cool time! When Kevin Mitnick introduces himself to you ... yeah, that's pretty awesome.
I've got some great reviews lined up in the coming weeks, so stay tuned!
--Google -- what have you gone and done this time? Amazon, Microsoft and Yahoo have all come out against a settlement that would give Google the rights to a ton of book titles online. Did you really think the inventor of my miraculous Kindle was going to sit quietly by on this one, G-man?
--Gosh, I really hope my CEO isn't reading this right now ... Wouldn't want to give him ideas after a recent story came out that more and more companies -- up to 76%! -- block social networking sites from office machines.
--The Hope Diamond is getting a new setting -- and you can help choose it! The famed jewel was donated to the Smithsonian by designer Harry Winston, who has designed three possible new settings -- vote here for the one you like best.
--Americans apparently don't like listenning to music on their mobile phones -- and no, I don't mean ringbacks and tones.
--Looking for a killer back-to-school gift guide for all those teens, tweens and special people braving the halls this fall? Digital Trends has a great one full of some great ideas.
--Hey, WoW junkies: Check out the new magazine for you favortie online RPG.
--Oh, BlackHat ... how do I love thee? Here is a round up of all the best CNet stories from this year's famed Vegas hacker conference. I had the pleasure a few years back -- such a cool time! When Kevin Mitnick introduces himself to you ... yeah, that's pretty awesome.
I've got some great reviews lined up in the coming weeks, so stay tuned!
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Amber Plante is your guide through the geektastic worlds of science, technology and pop culture -- the Q to your James Bond, the Cortana to your Master Chief and the McGonagall to your Harry Potter, so to speak. She makes the technobabble make sense and shows you the fantastic wired world of the Internet in a whole new light. Are you a geek, too? Don't worry, you're in good company.