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Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Facebook, Firefox 3, rickrolling and more

Google Plan Would Open TV Band for Wireless Use
Google proposed a plan on Monday that may let wireless Internet devices use vacant television airwaves without interfering with current equipment.

Security lapse exposes Facebook photos
A security lapse made it possible for unwelcome strangers to peruse personal photos posted on Facebook Inc.'s popular online hangout, circumventing a recent upgrade to the Web site's privacy controls.

Mozilla says Firefox 3 ready for prime-time
A new version of Mozilla's popular Firefox Web browser is ready for download with improved security and memory use as the tiny company takes a stab at Microsoft Corp's dominant Internet Explorer.

The ’80s Video That Pops Up, Online and Off
For rickrolling, the duck was replaced with the 20-year-old Astley video, and in the last year it has become a hugely successful “meme,” the Internet’s word for an idea repeated across the Web. The video from yougotrickrolled.com has been viewed more than seven million times.

The NBA's Top Gossips
How Three Nobodies Built Basketball's Most Powerful News Site -- From Spain.

South Park Rolls Out Site
South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone have rolled out the beta version of a new site that offers free streaming of every full-length episode of the animated series’ 12 seasons to date.

My blog is my network
Flixwagon, one of the companies offering the ability to broadcast live on the internet from your mobile phone, has added the feature I’ve been wanting: a widget-player you can put on your blog or web site so people there can catch your live broadcasts. CONTACT: Leave me a Houston or Texas media news tip | COMMENT: Click to leave your thoughts on this post here