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7 Tips for Managing Your Software Releases Without a QA Department

When you think you're ready to release a significant batch of new features, wait a couple of days before you deploy to production. The temptation for me is always to release immediately (OMG our users more...
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Can Facebook Keep Your Info After You Deactivate your Account?

Is Facebook facing some more flack for its user policies in the UK? After users complained about Facebook’s policy regarding the deactivation of an account, the Information Commissioner’s Office has more...
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LongJump launches Database in the Cloud

LongJump, a company based out of Sunnyvale, California, has introduced a Database-as-a-Service (DaaS) product that offers you an easy way to build a database application backend for your website and business. more...
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What will make Twitter a billion-dollar business in 12-24 months.

Imagine if every 10th, 20th, or 100th tweet was an advertisement. Would that be so horrible? No, not at all. "your free Twitter account is brought to you by Apple's iPhone" would be perfectly acceptable more...
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Oracle is the only winner in Sun-MySQL Deal

Sun Microsystems Inc. gobbling up MySQL is perhaps the worst single event I have ever witnessed in the histor of tech mergers and acquisitions.
The move, announced earlier this week, is potentially more...
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Have you pondered the moral implications of your startup?

I'm working on a start-up that, if successful, has potential to be a major reference of human knowledge (think wikipedia in terms of vastness and impact, although it isn't particularly similar to wikipedia). more...
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Wink - A People Search Engine

Wink is a people search engine which lets you control your identity. People search engine Wink, the less bubbly but more filling competitor to Spock, is adding an interesting antilibel feature. Now, if more...
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FreeRice.com - A website with a twist

FreeRice.com is a simple website that you'll enjoy spending a few minutes on. It's a word game, monetized by Cost Per Action affiliate ad links, with a social justice twist. more...
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Why Is Google Afraid of Facebook?

Google (GOOG) announced its OpenSocial strategy last week, starting with some of the smaller (albeit fast-growing) social networks, and quickly ensnaring MySpace (NWS), Bebo and a bunch of other companies more...
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Media 2.0 and The World of Online Video

It increasingly obvious that the traditional publish and consumption model has outlived its usefulness and applicability. That model has big media businesses generating content and we, the consumer, passively more...
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