1. Evernote, Now Playing On Nokia N900 22 minutes ago   permalink

Evernote, Now Playing On Nokia N900
Om Malik / GigaOM

Evernote, a Mountain View, Calif.-based start-up that says that Nokia has developed a version of its web service that allows users to capture and store information using the built-in sharing functionality of the device. It is made possible using a plug-in using the Evernote API.

2. Chart Of The Day II 5 hours ago   permalink

Chart Of The Day II
Andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com

Yep: Obama's budget actually reduces the long-term deficit over the projection before it. And Chait is as pissed off as I was by NRO's slimy and misleading editorial.

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Chart Of The Day II The Right, Obama, And The Deficit   —  Pretty much everything you need to know about President Obama and the budget deficit is contained within this chart: The chart, which is based on Congressional Budget Office figures, shows something which is both incontrovertible yet known by very few people: Obama's budget does not increase the long-term, or even the medium-term, budget deficit. ...

3. The Daily Wrap 3 hours ago   permalink

The Daily Wrap
Andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com

Today on the Dish we primarily focused on the DADT hearings. Reax here. Andrew's take here. Notable quotes here and here. The GOP's exhausted arguments were pointed out by Paul Waldman, Gautham Nagesh, and Steve Benen. Bill Kristol and John McCain stood out in their cynicism. Dan Savage took stock of the overall situation.

4. Why Is McCain Red Hot On Don't Ask, Don't Tell? 6 hours ago   permalink

Politics.theatlantic.com

As has been noted by virtually everyone now, John McCain in 2010 is not the John McCain of 2006. And that might be the reason for his white-hot rage at the Defense Secretary and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, both of whom endorsed an end to the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy today. Long-time McCain aides couldn't point me to a specific ...

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5. The Marriage Equality Debate And DADT 6 hours ago   permalink

Andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com

In their effort to appear reasonable and tolerant [when opposing marriage equality], mainstream conservatives have agreed that it is not acceptable to hate or fear anyone because of their sexual orientation. Once you've agreed that anti-gay feeling is illegitimate, you can't turn around and argue that gays should be kept out of the ...

6. Face Of The Day 7 hours ago   permalink

Face Of The Day
Andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com

Moses, a gay Ugandan man seeking asylum in the United States, hides his face with a makeshift hood as he attends a press conference in Washington, DC, on February 2, 2010. The press conference was organized to announce the formation of 'The American Prayer Hour,' a multi-city event to 'affirm inclusive values and call on all nations, ...

7. Street Scenes of Munich: 7 hours ago   permalink

Street Scenes of Munich:
Omis.me

Earlier this month I was invited to conduct an on stage interview with Jason Kilar, chief executive officer of Huluthe DLD conference in Munich. It gave me a chance to visit the city, walk around in bitter cold and look around what is arguably one of the cleanest and quietest cities in the world.

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8. Cuban: Print Must Vanquish Digital 'Vampires' 9 hours ago   permalink

Cuban: Print Must Vanquish Digital 'Vampires'
Www.adweek.com

TurboTax and H&R Block are gearing up to do battle again during tax season, with each banking on social media as a cornerstone of its marketing efforts. Read Full Article

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9. Adchemy Makes Advertising Personalized in Real Time 11 hours ago   permalink

Adchemy Makes Advertising Personalized in Real Time
Liz Gannes / GigaOM

Adchemy has figured out a way to tweak web ads to make them dramatically more effective. The company performs a crazy real-time technical dance to optimize the ads and landing pages shown to searchers. We visited its new office this week to learn more.

10. Playing With Foursquare Data 18 hours ago   permalink

Playing With Foursquare Data
Blogs.oreilly.com

Foursquare is the new Dodgeball. Which is to say that it is my (and many other people's) method for tracking where we go (and in most cases our social activities). On a daily basis I use the iPhone app to announce some of my whereabouts to friends. I share specifics selectively, but in aggregate my information is shared publicly. (Disclosure: ...

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11. Rethinking Open Data 20 hours ago   permalink

Nat Torkington / O'Reilly Radar

In the last year I've been involved in two open data projects, Open New Zealand and data.govt.nz . I believe in learning from experience and I've seen some signs recently that other projects might benefit from my experience, so this post is a recap of what I've learned. It's the byproduct of a summer reflection on my last nine months working in ...