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Making Connections, Here and Now - New York Times
Included are two that I have had a small hand in: Socialight and Dodgeball.

P2P Videoconferencing Gets Better - Robin Good’s Latest News
I had a chance to try out VSee a couple of years ago and was thoroughly impressed. Milton and crew have done very nice work on this product.
From the article:
If you are looking to try out one of the latest and best performing video conferencing technologies [...]

Nokia 770 as mobile innovation platform
From the article:
The Nokia 770 web pad lacks a “killer app” to make it useful on a daily basis, writes blogger Russell Beattie. However, the device is much more open than previously available mobile devices, and as a result could serve as the development platform for mobile innovation, Beattie suggests.

CBS.com Netcasts
Anyone a Soap Opera fan? I would love to hear thoughts about how this stacks up to watching them on TV.

Get FireAnt: Better than Television | Directory
The nice folks behind the FireAnt (video blogging aggregation software) have launched a new directory. It is complete with tags, ratings, browsing, searching and all the goodies.

Miscellaneous Docs and Tools
Sony Ericsson has Bluetooth Remote Control software for their phones and Mac/Windows PCs as well as an API to go with it.
(Once again, I think I have linked to this in the past but I can’t find it so here it is again.)

Yack Pack Corporate
From the site:
YackPack is a new way to stay connected with a group of friends, family or work colleagues. YackPack conveys the nuances of spoken language, leading to better communication, stronger friendships, and more group unity. In a nutshell, YackPack is simple voice messaging for groups.

Mindjack - Piracy is Good? How Battlestar Galactica Killed Broadcast TV
Very interesting and thorough article about recent trends in downloading television programming.
From the article:
Now we have a paradox: the invention of an incredibly powerful mechanism for the global distribution of television programming brings with it a fundamental challenge to the business model which pays for [...]

Vara Software : Videocue
Seems a bit like another product (Serious Magic’s Vlog It). Competition in this space is good for all though..

EFF: DeepLinks
From the article:
Draft legislation making the rounds in the U.S. Senate gives us a preview of the MPAA and RIAA’s next target: your television and radio. (Please write your Senator about this!)
You say you want the power to time-shift and space-shift TV and radio? You say you want tomorrow’s [...]