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Wed, 12/9, 12:19pm (4 years ago)
Google recently signed deals with Facebook and MySpace to include user's status updates in search indexes. Google has had a similar deal with Twitter, and now adds two more companies to the list.
User's searching for a topic on Google will now have publicly-available status updates from social media sites included…
Wed, 12/9, 12:00pm (4 years ago)
In early 2000, AOL - the biggest name on the internet at the time - partnered with Time Warner - the biggest name in media and entertainment. The deal was expected to be one of the most dominant business deals in history, but instead wound up as one of the…
Mon, 11/23, 6:50pm (4 years ago)
The Minnesota Daily's Media Kit is now online at: http://www.mndaily.com/mediakit
The Media Kit outlines the Daily's demographics and distribution, and also provides information for ad spaces available. Pricing and provisions information is also available for advertisers interested in working with us.
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Mon, 11/23, 3:43pm (4 years ago)
If you've been reading the Tech Corner blog, you may have read my review (more like a preview, really) of the Motorola DROID smart phone. I recently was fortunate enough to receive an actual DROID from Verizon Wireless so that I may prepare a head-on, full-force review. I now present…
Mon, 11/23, 3:36pm (4 years ago)
I own a BlackBerry Storm. Before the DROID, the Storm was the flagship touch-screen phone offered through Verizon Wireless. It's been a while since the Storm was released, and about time for an upgrade, which is now available in the form of the brand-new BlackBerry Storm 2. Verizon Wireless was…
Mon, 11/16, 5:09pm (4 years ago)
According to the think-geeks at NASA, tonight will play host to the best meteor shower of the year. Starting around 12:00 am Central time on November 17th (that's tonight if you have forgotten how to read time), star-gazers will be able to see meteors painting the dark North American sky.…
Fri, 11/6, 12:29pm (4 years ago)
In February, Facebook added the Like feature, allowing people to express their approval for posts and status updates with a single click. This feature adds you to a tally, set forth with a tiny thumbs-up icon, that keeps track of the number of Likes. Facebook's rationale was that a lot…
Thu, 11/5, 5:57pm (4 years ago)
The University of Minnesota's School of Journalism offers a course each semester where students produce a single-issue magazine for print, along with a website to provide additional content. We are currently working on some design elements, and are constantly building our content, so check out www.changingamericandream.com and read our articles,…
Thu, 11/5, 3:44pm (4 years ago)
Today is the release date of Motorola's Droid smart phone, a new rival to the iPhone. Available through Verizon Wireless, it has so far been accepted as the iPhone's most formidable contender. Much like they did with RIM's Blackberry Storm, Verizon Wireless stores opened early today in anticipation of a…
Wed, 10/28, 6:09pm (4 years ago)
CNN launched its new site on Saturday, Oct. 24, which features advanced personalization, a new design and ‘Newspulse’, a tool that allows users to keep up with popular news in select categories. Redesigning a site as expansive and heavily trafficked as CNN.com is…
Sun, 10/25, 6:39pm (4 years ago)
Drupal, as I'm sure you are all well aware, is what powers mndaily.com as well as an ever-increasing number of other websites including blogs, news sites and even corporate websites. Well, now it appears that the White House has made the switch as well.
Of course, this is a big…
Fri, 10/16, 4:06pm (4 years ago)
A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog post detailing a few things about Drupal that we did. Check out the blog post here.
The past week, if you've noticed, we have been putting Crossword and Sudoku answers online. They can be found in the sidebar on the front page near…
Fri, 10/16, 2:59am (4 years ago)
Windows 7 will be officially released on October 22, but for a while now, large companies with huge volume packages have had it since summer. It has also been available through sources such as Microsoft Developer Network (or Microsoft Developer Network Academic Alliance for students - see my previous post).…
Thu, 10/15, 4:48pm (4 years ago)
Adobe has recently announced that Flash will soon be coming to the iPhone... sort of.
Apple has refused to support Flash on the iPhone since its release. The company's reasoning isn't totally clear, but it has something to do with their rules regarding programming languages: the iPhone may run iPhone binaries…
Wed, 10/7, 10:17am (4 years ago)
With all the latest stir of Greeks and sexism lately, I realized one thing: people love to express their opinions in the form of online comments. With the improved Daily site this year, we got rid of anonymous posting (you have to be a registered user on mndaily.com to comment).…
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