Stacy's Weekly Mashup: Federal Money Retriever, Indaba Music, AIM Phoneline, Preezo...
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Web 2.0 Sites:
- LessonBites - Provides a marketplace for instructors to sell their lessons using internet-based video
- Indaba Music - Discover musicians, browse their media, exchange tracks, mix and edit music with others
- AIM Phoneline - A personal, local phone number with voicemail to use however you like
- Amazon Mechanical Turk - Get paid to finish simple tasks that people do better than computers
- Associated Content - Contribute original video, text, audio and images on any topic to gain exposure and earn cash
- 8hands - Access all your social networks like MySpace, Facebook, Flickr, etc. from a single entry point
- WebEx PCNow - Access your PC from anywhere and any device, even your iPhone
- Preezo - Create professional quality presentations
- SMS Everywhere - Send text messages from your computer to cell phones
- APSense - Bring your online business to life by building your own business social network, business website and more
Freeware Feature of the Week: Federal Money Retriever - Search for federal grants and loans, learn how to consolidate debt, refinance your home, and much more!
Wallpaper of the Week: City Bridge Evening
The Week in Geek News:
- Artificial Life Likely in 3 to 10 Years - Yahoo! News
- American Airlines sues Google over AdWords - Geek.com
- Social Networking Hits Investing - Business Week
- Rhapsody, MTV, and Verizon Form Joint Digital Music Venture - Wired
- Google Earth to launch new service for stargazers - Reuters
- Is MTV Scared of Internet Music? - Business Week
- Google Teases Us, Promises a New Orkut - TechCrunch
- Australian government caught editing Wikipedia - Yahoo! News
- Toyota to purchase Sony's robotic division? - Engadget
- A Sneak Peek at Penny Arcade, the Game - Wired
Flickr Image of the Week: Calla by hoffnungwell
Article of the Week: Windows Is Free - The impact of pirated software on free software - TLUG
Art Site of the Week:
Their Circular Life - An Exploration About Human Behavior
Video of the Week:
PICO - Physical Intervention in Computational Optimization
This weeks' Geek Tip comes from PC Magazine - A new feature of Vista allows users to copy folder paths. Click the link to find out all about it!
Well, that wraps things up for another edition of the Weekly Mashup. Do you know of a great site that's worth sharing? Do you have any comments or suggestions? I'd love to hear from you! Just send an email to sreed@tucows.com and say hello!
About Stacy Reed
Stacy Reed is Tucows' resident software librarian and editor. She has been reviewing PC and mobile software as well as web services for over a decade. Helping developers improve and promote their products is only one of her areas of expertise. Stacy is also an advocate for Open Source, Creative Commons and freeware, taking special interest in educational resources, social media, cloud sharing, and mobile technology.
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