service | Kris Smith has read these articles about "service" | www.croncast.comThis is the keyword feed for "service" from my read items in Google Reader. If you would like to search or subscribe to category/keyword rss feeds for items that I have shared with Google Reader visit http://www.croncast.com/c4_reading.phpeBay + A Stock Market = Wigix- April 30, 2008 If there ever would be an eBay 2.0 (or an eBay for the Web 2.0 generation), here it is. Wigix, which stands for WantItGotItExchange, is a newly launched service based around the idea of a community-driven marketplace. The site takes the idea of eBay a community-powered auctions market a step further, by adding a stock market-esque element of being able to buy and sell the product at a price determined by the market. Here's how it works. Like eBay or any other community shopping market sites,..http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Rev2org/~3/280733511/ Kevin Rose in fender bender We Read Twitter So You Don't Have To- April 30, 2008 Don't worry, everyone, Digg founder Kevin Rose will be just fine. Multiple tipsters sent messages to let us know that Rose ended up entangled in some unwanted Audi-on-Audi action. Ever the early-adopter, Rose even uploaded video showing the damage to both vehicles. Smart move now the owner of the other car can&39;t get away with trying to convince Rose&39;s insurer that the damage was anything more than a cosmetic scratch. Best excuse we&39;ve seen for having an account on mobile video...http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/valleywag/full/~3/280534222/kevin-rose-in-fender-bender Ten things to know about Microsoft's Live Mesh (Mary Jo FoleyAll about Microsoft)- April 23, 2008 Mary Jo Foley All about Microsoft: Ten things to know about Microsoft's Live Mesh Microsoft took the wraps off Live Mesh at 9 p.m. PDT on April 22, just ahead of the service&39;s official debut at the Web 2.0 Expo this week. (Here&39;s a bunch of screen shots of what testers can expect to see when Microsoft kicks off its Live Mesh tech preview later this week.)Tags: microsoft mesh live week foleyhttp://www.techmeme.com/080423/p3#a080423p3 Good Company: Zingerman's- April 21, 2008 If you're into food, retail, and innovation, the legendary Zingerman's of Ann Arbor, Michigan rises to the top. This is a good company. They are great editors All the products they sell are good. You can't get crap olive oil from Zingerman's. You can't get bad vinegar from Zingerman's. You can't get bad bread or bad cheese or anything bad at Zingerman's. They seriously care about the quality of their products and often have a personal relationship with the people who make them. They let...http://www.37signals.com/svn/posts/983-good-company-zingermans just for you: genuine stella repair and owners manuals- April 20, 2008 every once in a while someone hits my site looking for manuals for their Stella by Genuine Scooter Company. i feel for you owners manual seekers, since my first owners manual was destroyed by a fatal combination of leaky gloveboxes and torrential downpours. so here ya go: a pdf copy of the Genuine Stella Owners Manual, and a (really big) pdf of the Genuine Stella Service Station Manual... do me a favor and save the service station manual on your computer instead of downloading it from my server.http://iheartstella.com/2008/04/genuine-stella-repair-and-owners-manuals U. of Chicago Law School Blocks Internet Access- April 18, 2008 Scott Jaschik writes "While some individual professors have banned laptops from classes at various colleges, the University of Chicago law school is going further, cutting off wireless and wired access in its classrooms to confront what officials see as out-of-control Web surfing. The story was first reported in the Above The Law 'legal tabloid' late last month. Students and the university's CIO question the strategy." Things will get interesting when Sprint WiMax service lights up in Chicago...http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/272901512/article.pl A Prairie Home Companion from American Public Media Legal...- April 11, 2008 A Prairie Home Companion from American Public Media Legal Stuff Still one of my favorite easy-to-overlook pages on the web. Where all that homey prairie warmth meets some hilariously detailed use of big-ass, American IP laws. The following are registered trademarks and service marks of Garrison Keillor: A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION ; BE WELL. DO GOOD WORK AND KEEP IN TOUCH ; CAF BOEUF ; CATCHUP ADVISORY BOARD ; COMEDY COLLEGE ; GUY NOIR ; GUY'S SHOES ; LAKE WOBEGON ; LAKE WOBEGON MINNESOTA...http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/31460367 Digital music firms pay heavy price for labels' support- April 7, 2008 DENVER (Billboard) - A stark truth facing any aspiring digital music service these days is that working with record labels is going to carry a hefty price. Tags: digital labels price music servicehttp://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/technologyNews/~3/265656275/idUSN0548272020080407 Review Finds ISP Contracts Full of Restrictions- April 5, 2008 Those ISP documents you agree to -- usually without reading -- ostensibly allow your ISP to watch how you use the Internet, read your e-mail or keep you from visiting sites it deems inappropriate. The Associated Press reviewed the "Acceptable Use Policies" and "Terms of Service" of the nation's 10 largest ISPs -- in all, 117 pages of contracts that leave few rights for subscribers.Read the article: USA TodayTags: isp read contracts terms policieshttp://www.gigalaw.com/news/2008/04/review-finds-isp-contracts-full-of.html Forest Service Buys Flying Drones to Find Marijuana Growers- April 4, 2008 The U.S. Forest Service has bought a pair of flying drones to track down marijuana growers operating in remote California woodlands.Tags: marijuana forest drones growers flyinghttp://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,346313,00.html |