Nick Spence / Computerworld: UK gov't criticised for spending thousands on iPhone apps — A Freedom of Information (FOI) request has revealed that the Government has spent tens of thousands of pounds developing iPhone applications, which critics say are a costly waste of money. — A Freedom of Information (FOI) …
Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Land: Fights In The Google Monopoly Debate Miss Key Points — The noise about whether Google is a monopoly that needs to be controlled continues to ramp up, with Google itself releasing a “charm offensive” set of slides after its lobbying using those slides was outed by Consumer Watchdog.
Rafe Needleman / CNET News: Launch Pad at Web 2.0 Expo: Crawlers in the sky — The mini-Demo conference at the Web 2.0 Expo is the Launch Pad, where five stat-up companies pitched to a small panel of experts (Marshall Kirkpatrick of ReadWriteWeb, Matt Marshall of VentureBeat, and Anand Iyer of Microsoft) …
Michael Calore / Epicenter: Twitter Fast Growing Beyond Its Messaging Roots — Thanks to its open-ended design and a thriving user community, Twitter is fast outgrowing its roots as a simple, easy-to-use messaging service. Enterprising hackers are creating apps for sharing music and videos, to help you quit smoking and lose weight …
Alisha Karabinus / DS Fanboy: Show and Tell: Trading Pokemon for smokes — This week, we're getting away from our usual Show and Tell format. We're not sharing pictures of cute crafts or decorated DSes. Instead, we sat down with one of our readers to discuss a pretty serious subject: smoking. Or, more specifically, quitting smoking.
Duncan Riley / TechCrunch: stickK Allows You To Put A Contract On Yourself — stickK is designed to promote a healthier lifestyle by allowing users to create “Commitment Contracts” that oblige them to follow through with commitments such as exercise and quitting smoking. — stickK was developed by Yale University …
Shel / Global Neighbourhoods: An Open Letter to the Twitter Guys — To: Evan Williams & Biz Stone — I am a huge fan. You are two good guys. Twitter is the most addictive thing I've experienced since I quit smoking in 1987, and it's so much better for my health. I have built a multinational circle of friends because of Twitter.
PC World: HP Thermal Inkjet Technology Put to Medical Use — Researchers have developed a patch that uses modified thermal inkjet printer technology to administer medicines. — Recommend this story? — Hewlett-Packard Co. researchers have developed a medical patch that uses thermal inkjet technology found …
Steve Yegge / Stevey's Blog Rants: Good Agile, Bad Agile — Scrums are the most dangerous phase in rugby, since a collapse or inproper engage can lead to a front row player damaging or even breaking his neck. — Wikipedia — When I was growing up, cholesterol used to be bad for you. It was easy to remember. Fat, bad.
