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Google Buzz and hybrid blogging

Long form posts and informal conversation find a home in Google Buzz

 
By Mac Slocum
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Google Buzz and hybrid blogging
A couple Google Buzz experiments with long-form posts hint at a new use for the service. It's emerging as a hybrid option in the social/publishing space; a spot that's well equipped for deeper inquiry and conversation. Read more.

Upcoming Webcast: Pivot Tables in Microsoft Excel

Live Event March 24, 2010

 

Upcoming Webcast: Pivot Tables in Microsoft Excel
Even if you're new to Excel, this live presentation with Michael Milton will get you using pivot tables like a champ. Pivot tables let you put together in seconds data summaries that would take forever to create with Excel formulas. That speed gives you the ability to get answers about your data as quickly as you can think up questions for it. Pivot tables are one of Excel's most versatile features, but they can be tough to break into. Attendance is limited, so register now! Check out our Webcast page for on-demand videos of past webcasts and more upcoming live events!

Find Your Inner Leprechaun

A St. Patrick's Day Limerick Contest

 
By Mary Rotman
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Find Your Inner Leprechaun
Since our limerick contest was such a hit last year, we decided to host it again! Today, we're encouraging you to write a limerick that is either tech-themed or that references O'Reilly Media or one (or more) of our books, conferences, or webcasts. Anything goes, so long as it fits the standard form of a limerick and is a PG rating. We'll run the contest until 11:59pm PDT and then randomly pick three winners out of a hat to win a free ebook of your choice. Read more.

Google Fiber and the FCC National Broadband Plan

 
By Mike Loukides
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Google Fiber and the FCC National Broadband Plan
I've puzzled over Google's Fiber project ever since they announced it. It seemed too big, too hubristic (even for a company that's already big and has earned the right to hubris) -- and also not a business Google would want to be in. But the FCC's announcement of their plans to widen broadband Internet access in the US puts Google Fiber in a new context. The FCC's plans are cast in terms of upgrading and expanding the network infrastructure. That's a familiar debate, and Google is a familiar participant. This is really just an extension of the "network neutrality" debate that has been going on with fits and starts over the past few years. Read more.

Google's New Marketplace Has over a Thousand Apps

 
By Ben Lorica
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Google's New Marketplace Has over a Thousand Apps
One week into its public launch, the Google Apps Marketplace has just under 1,500 (enterprise) apps. Combined with Salesfore.com's app exchange (also with over a thousand apps), enterprises interested in moving to cloud apps have an increasing number of software tools to choose from. Read more.

How to get started with Windows Phone Programming

 

How to get started with Windows Phone Programming
The all new Windows Phone 7 Series holds a promise to be an amazing personal mobile phone with new innovative user interface and functionality, as well as a great development platform on which you can quickly and easily build games and applications. I hope you are ready to start coding your first Windows Phone (WP) application and get hands-on experience with the platform. Learn more about Windows Phone programming now.

What's New in O'Reilly Answers

Local Search, iTunes in Nexus One, Win 7 Shortcuts, Wireless Settings, and more!

 

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Open Data Pointers

 
By Nat Torkington
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Open Data Pointers
After blogging about talking to government departments and scientists about truly open data, talking up an "open source approach" to data, pushing hard to get them to release datasets in machine readable formats with reuse-friendly licenses, readers sent me a lot of interesting links. I've collected them all to share. Read more.

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Designing Great iPhone Apps, Being Geek, Power Your House, Your Money, and more.

 

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Platform Games, NoSQL Conf, Ratings, and How to Teach

 
By Nat Torkington
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Modeling Scale Usage Heterogeneity the Bayesian Way -- people use 1-5 scales in different ways (some cluster around the middle, some choose extremes, etc.). This shows how to identify the types of users, compensate for their interpretation of the scale, and how it leads to more accurate results. This and more in today's Four Short Links. Read more.

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