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Think The Droid Launch Was A Let Down? Not So Fast.

TechCrunch  Nov 07 09

Yesterday I detailed my quest to find the throngs of Droid fans who had woken up at the crack of dawn to grab a place in line before Verizon unleashed the phone to the masses. Yet despite reports of lines elsewhere, I failed — the Verizon store in Palo Alto was a ghost town, as was the Best Buy down the street. Some commenters took my story and similar reports as an indication that the Droid's launch had bombed, doomed to play out the same fate of the numerous supposed 'iPhone killers' before it. It looks like they may be wrong — that store sold over 70 Droids yesterday, according to one of its employees. Full story...

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TED: Now with More Elitism?

TechCrunch  3 hours ago

Let me say upfront: I have never been to TED, mostly because I have never been invited and I can’t imagine a world where I justify paying $6,000 for a conference.

Microsoft Slams Google Buzz

TechCrunch  4 hours ago

"Busy people don’t want another social network, what they want is the convenience of aggregation.

Yahoo Not Pleased With Google Buzz’s Buzz

TechCrunch  4 hours ago

Google officially unveiled Buzz, their major step into social statuses through Gmail today at an event held at 10 AM PT.

Sergey Brin Used Google Buzz To Write His NYT Op-Ed On Google Books

TechCrunch  4 hours ago

During the Q&A session today following the Google Buzz event, Google co-founder Sergey Brin revealed something both humorous and interesting.

Screenshots: Google Buzz In Action

TechCrunch  5 hours ago

Now that the Google event is over, the company has started turning on Buzz for Gmail users. Here are some quick screenshots of it in action.

Gowalla Rolls Out API

TechCrunch  5 hours ago

As location-based social networks gain serious traction, its inevitable that that these applications will become full-fledged platforms.

Google Street View Goes To The Top Of The Mountain

TechCrunch  6 hours ago

Google's Street View has gone to many strange places, even off-road. But in preparation for the Winter Olympics it equipped a snowmobile with 360-degree cameras and took it to the top of Whistler, the Canadian ski resort where the Games will take place.

Morning Buzz: Live From Google’s Major Step Into The Social Spotlight

TechCrunch  6 hours ago

This morning, Google is hosting an event at its Mountain View, CA headquarters to show off a new social product it has been working on.

DotNetNuke Scores Another $8 Million In Series B Funding

TechCrunch  7 hours ago

DotNetNuke Corporation, the owner and maintainer of the open source web application framework that goes by the same name, has raised $8 Million Series B funding from new investor UV Partners and prior backers August Capital and Sierra Ventures.



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