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The blog is the new resume

Remember when bloggers were warned that their weblog may negatively impact their current or future employment? Well the medium is now so mainstream that the trend has flipped 180°, now it could be detrimental not to have a blog, especially in the face of competitors who do.

eBay buys StumbleUpon

eBay has purchased StumbleUpon, a popular web discovery tool that was originally developed in Calgary. The same day the announcement was made Google also announced that they are launching a very similar tool.

GigaOm launches a new blog focused on startups

Combining startup news, useful tips, questions & answers and more, Found|Read targets the startup and entrepreneurial market with the expertise of the Giga Om network.

VisiblePath challenges LinkedIn with superior network analysis

Connections can’t be made simply by emailing and requesting to be added to a person’s network. Instead, connections are established by ongoing communication, meetings, etc, and the site automatically adjusts the strength of the connection based on recent activity. No more collecting contacts just to have more contacts, instead you can focus on those you truly interact with.

Second Life goes even more open-source

Linden Labs has opened up the back end of Second Life, allowing for the expansion of the virtual world by third parties. This leads to some interesting questions about how Linden Labs can best generate income from their increasingly open world.

YouTube offers 50/50 revenue split with users

Talk of revenue sharing has been circulating for a while, but it is now rumoured to be happening as early as next week.

Why your online community needs moderators

Whether to moderate our community or to allow them to self-police has been (and still is) an ongoing discussion at Cambrian House. While this article doesn’t reflect our stance, it does contain some interesting commentary on the role of a community moderator.

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