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What websites do you visit daily?

2009-11-14T17:18:00.001-08:00

Hello all here,I am just wondering what sites you all go on as well as yahoo. I go to the following sites daily. How about yours.

http://digg.com/ - news

http://news.bbc.co.uk/- news

http://www.everydaysale.co.uk/- shopping code

http://www.youtube.com/ - video

http://www.techcrunch.com/ -

What websites do you visit daily?
Just look around for cob- webs.

Messing up the house.

In the living room.

What do you think?
Reply:i like

pogo.com

break.com

inthelineofduty.com

topix.com

ebaumsworld.com

serialkiller.com
Reply:Google

Dogpile

Ask

Yahoo Answers

My Yahoo

Yahoo News

Yahoo Mail
Reply:My email account

Sky news

Angel Card reading site
Reply:Wow, to me some of those sites are really dull (the tech ones), but then we're all different.

I go to everyday:

Al Jazerra - news

BBC - news

Cambridge local newspaper

Amnesty International UK

The International Criminal Court

(guess mine are pretty dull aswell)
Reply:www.youtube.com Videos

www.facebook.com Addiction

www.cadet-world.com My Background

www.hotmail.com My Email

www.webmail.cadetworld.com My Work Email

www.wikipedia.com My Other Addiction

Occasional Websites:

www.myspace.com

www.neopets.com

www.miniclip.com

www.cadets.ca

www.urbandictionary.com

www.vampirefreaks.com
Reply:www.facebook.com

www.yahoo.com

answers.yahoo.com

www.photobucket.com

www.xox-thinspo-xox.piczo.com

www.piczo.com
Reply:http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football...

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=u1VEY7ndKC...

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=h7zB6o6nHX...
Reply:thejjb.com

thefashionspot.com

my email account

sometimes facebook
Reply:I like onlineshopping,so I click on the discount voucher web every day,such as :

http://www.everydaysale.co.uk/ ---from the web,I can find many Free voucher code, discount vouchers,promotional codes, Bargains, Special discount offers, Freebies and Coupons.

http://www.voucherstar.co.uk/ ----I like too.It's also a Uk Discount voucher web,has many Voucher codes, Promotional code, Promo offer, Free delivery codes, money offer codes, Discount offers.

Also i like http://www.youtube.com/ ----You know,it can Broadcast Yourself.It's incredible!LOL!
Reply:E bay

Youtube download and edit question 10 points!!!?

2009-11-14T17:18:00.000-08:00

i downloaded a youtube video using this site

http://www.techcrunch.com/get-youtube-mo...

i want to cut out the middle part

how can i do that and what type of editing software [prefer if its free] can i use to do this or can i use windows movie maker and how can i change the extension if its possible

10 points!!!

Youtube download and edit question 10 points!!!?
you can convert the youtube video(flv) to another video format and editing it.

Flv to AVI MPEG WMV Converter (freeware)

http://www.brothersoft.com/dvd_video/vid...

convert your flv video to wmv,and editing wmv video with windows movie maker,the windows movie maker includes in windows XP SP2,you can download SP2 in microsoft.com,and install it.

good luck

Shawn

Brothersoft support
Reply:use ulead:

http://www.ulead.com %26lt;-- I got an A on my project using this. easy to use.
Reply:it's not up to you give out points, is it?
Reply:hello, have you ever used the Moyea FLV to Video Converter? it is able to convert and edit flv file downloaded from youtube and save it as a new flv video, you can edit the flv using it.

http://www.flvsoft.com/flv_to_video/
Reply:Try VideoGet. It downloads from YouTube and other 200+ video websites. And convert them into MP3, WMV, AVI, MPG, 3GP, MP4, etc
Reply:hi a_e_i_o_u_and_sumtimes,

You should convert them to the proper video format for editing.

by the way, you can use "zillatube" to do that... and it works great...download very fast and also convert...

it's at http://www.zillatube.com

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Do you know that you can use, download tool too, get youtube songs?

2009-11-14T17:17:00.000-08:00

http://www.techcrunch.com/get-youtube-mo...

paste the URL ,write the name .flv

and open with zoomplayer

http://www.inmatrix.com/files/zoomplayer...

Do you know that you can use, download tool too, get youtube songs?
yea, did you know the average video is like between 7 and 9 MB?
Reply:Please try TubeHunter Ultra which downloads videos from over 480 youtube kind webs.

www [DOT] neoretix [DOT] com

.
Reply:Yes... months ago. :)

vampire teeth

Where can I find a copy of the Harris Interactive survey of how people are using online answer sites?

2009-05-04T09:14:00.001-07:00

TechCrunch reported that Yahoo! released the Harris Interactive survey of how people are using online answer sites, such as this one. I checked Harris and Yahoo!, but I can't find the full report. Anyone know where it might be? Thanks.

Where can I find a copy of the Harris Interactive survey of how people are using online answer sites?
technorati has some great blogger statistics

rotten teeth

Accused of plagiarism without enrolling in the course?

2009-05-04T09:14:00.000-07:00

I am a graduate student and will graduate in december. I am about to start my master project in summer. In order to chose the project topic, I used to approach various professors so that the topic can be finalized. In this process, I submitted the proposal (ideas were taken from techcrunch) to one of my professors. Since, the ideas were taken from techcrunch, the professor accused me of doing plagiarism and reported me to the department.

I wanted to know that the professor didn't give me any guidelines to submit the proposal and also, I am enrolled to the particular course. How can I be charged of plagiarism?

As a note, since I was not enrolled in the course, I only got a formal warning.

Accused of plagiarism without enrolling in the course?
You should have original ideas, not ideas you found on the web.
Reply:Wow that was harsh! He def should have given you a warning before he notified the department, a second chance to write the proposal and a warning would have sufficed. Change classes if you can i think he has it in for you!!! Although do have original ideas, plagiarism is when you try to assume to the reader that your idea was only yours and not someone else's, so own your ideas or reference them!

YouTube proxy that can(bypass proxy+download video behinf its own proxy )?

2009-05-04T09:13:00.003-07:00

The net in my college has blocked youtube,and i cant watch videos behind a proxy coz they disabled flash plug in.

so what i want is a site that work as proxy(like tubeoxy .com) and download (like techcrunch.com/get_you_tube_movie) that can download videos behind its own proxy at the same time..

if there is none can u give me a youtube download site that can download videos behind other site 's proxy or vice versa.

I tried it on techcrunch by tubeoxy and the result was:

http://www.surfingarena.com/?__new_url=a...

But when i submit the real url of a youtube video the box dissapear

If u can get me one i can design a program that does this whole trick automatically ,,and might send it to you!!!

YouTube proxy that can(bypass proxy+download video behinf its own proxy )?
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Reply:there is a website called http://www.ivids.us that you can search any video website from and download any video for FREE! There is also a download for a free player on the site if you need one.

if you enjoy the site, please spread the word.

Thanks!
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Free Gadgets?

2009-05-04T09:13:00.002-07:00

I wondering where I can get totally free gadgets featured on sites like Gizmodo.com and Techcrunch.com and some really cool refurbished stuff for free. I dont want a whole buch a crap and I dont want to take surveys and sign up for offers nobody needs.

Free Gadgets?
free? lol

What do you think about the new FaceBook Beacon project ?

2009-05-04T09:13:00.001-07:00

Do you think the new FaceBook Beacon project is too much invading into your online privacy?

Do you like FaceBook publishing your internet surfing habits to your profile, through the new thing called 'FaceBook Beacon" ?

In case you don't know what Beacon project is, please read this

http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/02/ok-...

What do you think about the new FaceBook Beacon project ?
i dont like that.

i reaaallly dont like that.

impacted wisdom teeth

Have you heard about Yahoo's new blog thing called mash?

2009-05-04T09:13:00.000-07:00

http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/14/yah...

I think the layout of it sucks and it looks a bit complicated too. I think they should keep 360 and just fix what they got. So many people have worked so hard on their 360 and to have to eventually switch would be a massive headache.

Well what are your thoughts on it?

Have you heard about Yahoo's new blog thing called mash?
They were going to name it mosh and went with mash instead? What idiots. Mosh is a far better word. All of the layout sucks, you're right. I think yahoo is sucking more every day.
Reply:yup, i checked it out already, i hope yahoo will still keep the 360 and be considerate enough on thier users.
Reply:I haven't heard until now. I'll go check it out.

Edit: I read the article and I don't like it. I hope they stick to 360 or at least keep 360.
Reply:aahhh, mash.....if dey want me goin on about sumtin beysides armey showz den dey betta name it sumtin else!

(sry im in such a "Hindu" accent mood rite now....i assume its Hindu, thats how Apu from "the simpsons" sounds.)even tho im actually thinkin about the native lady from "dead mans chest" "pirates of carribean".
Reply:i love 360, made a mash and hate it ugh

How many users do Yahoo and Google toolbar and popular firefox plugins have?

2009-05-04T09:12:00.003-07:00

I am specifically interested in getting an idea of the number of users who download these things directly, since Yahoo! and Google toolbars come bundled with other things like Y! messenger and firefox. I am basically interested in getting an idea of the number of users who would be open to installing add-ons to their browser and feel that these would give me a reasonable idea. It has been hard to find this on techcrunch and other similar sites, and I would greatly appreciate pointers that address this question.

Thanks,

Vijay

How many users do Yahoo and Google toolbar and popular firefox plugins have?
Some numbers from download.com:

Google Toolbar IE: 3,522,759

Google Toobar Firefox: 31,247

Yahoo Toolbar: 1,395,536

For comparison, Adobe Reader has 34,856,330 downloads.

Here's a comparison for the volumes of Google searches: http://www.google.com/trends?q=google+to...

Usually toolbars are associated with spyware, software bundles, but if you already have some popular services, a toolbar can increase the number of visits and expose more options to your users.
Reply:I install both Yahoo and Google toolbar in my computer at home. I think many yahoo and google visitors install one of them. These toolbars you mention are all good toolbars.

I heard that Yahoo 360 is being replaced by a new site called "Mosh". Any have any details?

2009-05-04T09:12:00.002-07:00

Saw this article: http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/08/mos...

"Here’s a juicy tip - we’ve been hearing about a new Yahoo social network initiative called Mosh, which is at mosh.yahoo.com but can only be accessed from inside the Yahoo offices."

Anybody know anything about this?

I heard that Yahoo 360 is being replaced by a new site called "Mosh". Any have any details?
i read it and bookmarked it but i really don't think it

will come true.but i will keep my ears open and spread the word about it.
Reply:Please, anyone could send me a invitation to Yahoo! Mosh to this e-mail: luisfos7[at]yahoo.com

Thank you!

Is YouTube Robot legal?

2009-05-04T09:12:00.001-07:00

I heard about This Devise (YouTube Robot) and i was wondering if its even legal?

cause there have been alot of reports (on forum sites) that Youtube staff emailed alot of people telling them That they did something illegal with other Youtube converters.

i need to know so if i do download it i know i shouldnt expect an email from youtube staff...

Look Here-

http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/15/huh...

I DONT WANT AN EMAIL LIKE THIS!!!

please help me

*cries* T-T

Is YouTube Robot legal?
Downloading people's videos without their consent is "stealing". I know I do that a lot but I don't download them for profit or anything.

If you haven't already noticed, at the bottom of the YouTube Robot page, it says:

"Important: YouTube Robot is intended for use as a personal archiving tool only. Please respect the rights of the copyright holders of any material you get."

It means that it is, in one way or another, illegal to do but just as long as you don't use that video to redistribute or take credit for, then I guess you'll be fine.

YouTube sends those e-mails to people who made those YouTube downloaders/converters... not the users.

So I guess you don't have to worry about getting that sort of e-mail.
Reply:Thanks, and you're welcome. :) Report It

Reply:Contact youtube and ask them this.

http://www.google.com/support/youtube/bi...

crooked teeth

When does a pro-increasing immigration body not endorse a candidate getting 74% of member vote? Ron Paul?

2009-05-04T09:12:00.000-07:00

http://www.centredaily.com/business/tech...

Initially TechCrunch polled its members for an endorsement, but not liking the result on the Republican side, gave the endorsement to McCain, instead. They looked at those who wanted to increase H1B visas and globalization, specifically.

Oh, for Dems, Obama was the Democratic winner.

"The TechCrunch primary poll captured 15,734 votes. The results by candidate are as follows:

Democrats

Barack Obama 61% of votes

John Edwards 26% of votes

Mike Gravel 7% of votes

Hillary Clinton 6% of votes

Republicans

Ron Paul 74% of votes

John McCain 16% of votes

Mike Huckabee 5% of votes

Mitt Romney 3% of votes

Rudy Giuliani 1% of votes"

What do you think of this?

When does a pro-increasing immigration body not endorse a candidate getting 74% of member vote? Ron Paul?
Just one more example of an obvious bias against Ron Paul. It sucks.
Reply:Because online polls are notoriously easy to manipulate and the results are meaningless. Remember when all the Howard Stern fans voted in People Magazine's Most Beautiful Person online poll, and Hank the Angry Drunken Dwarf came out on top? The fact that Paul's supporters flooded the site doesn't mean he has support from real voters.

How can I get more votes?

2009-05-04T09:11:00.002-07:00

I'm trying to win a pass to South by Southwest Interactive Festival (SXSW).

http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/01/11/hel...

At TechCrunch, vote for Lena to win a pass to SXSW.

How can I get more votes?
Network with all your friends, use your address book and ask people to vote for you.
Reply:I just voted for you, try posting on IMDB message boards like the sandbox. those ppl are pretty good about doin that kind of stuff at random lol.
Reply:do sweet things. Make sure the people now that there 1 VOTE STILL COUNTS! be sweet and DO NOT go rushing from person to person. make small talk, DO NOT speak all about ur thing. Just 2 lines and quick bye.

What is the best way to advertise a request for help?

2009-05-04T09:11:00.001-07:00

I entered a contest at one of my favorite blogs, TechCrunch, to win a free pass to SXSW Interactive (SXSW). I am one of seven people who now have a chance to get the pass.

TechCrunch writes, "Last Saturday I wrote a post to give away a free pass to the SXSW Interactive conference in Austin this March. I asked interested people to leave a comment on the post describing why they want the pass, and what they think they will get out of the conference. Requests had to be in by midnight last night, and I am now presenting the seven applications that I think are the best for a vote. I am running this poll until midnight Friday PST."

Lena really wants to go to SXSW

http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/01/11/hel...

SXSW Interactive

http://2006.sxsw.com/interactive/

Thoughts how to go about marketing or advertising something on a short deadline?

What is the best way to advertise a request for help?
I would recommend Craigslist. You can post items (usually for free or a small fee) for your given locale. If you need help, there's a help wanted section. Just go to craigslist and click on the city that's closest to where you are located and go from there.

Have you attended SXSW?

2009-05-04T09:11:00.000-07:00

I entered a contest at one of my favorite blogs, TechCrunch, to win a free pass to SXSW Interactive (SXSW). I am one of seven people who now have a chance to get the pass.

TechCrunch writes, "Last Saturday I wrote a post to give away a free pass to the SXSW Interactive conference in Austin this March. I asked interested people to leave a comment on the post describing why they want the pass, and what they think they will get out of the conference. Requests had to be in by midnight last night, and I am now presenting the seven applications that I think are the best for a vote. I am running this poll until midnight Friday PST."

Lena really wants to go to SXSW

http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/01/11/hel...

SXSW Interactive

http://2006.sxsw.com/interactive/

Have you attended SXSW?
I voted for you. Your are trailing with only 12%, but good luck.

bad teeth

What are some good sources for technology related news besides techcrunch?

2009-05-04T09:10:00.003-07:00

http://www.cdt.org/

Youtube download site,that's light like http://www.techcrunch.com/ytdo...

2009-05-04T09:10:00.002-07:00

that i can incorporate into programs

Youtube download site,that's light like http://www.techcrunch.com/ytdo...
Try VideoGet. It downloads from YouTube, Crunchyroll, MetaCafe and other 350+ video websites.

We currently supports download from:

YouTube,

Google Video,

MySpace,

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AnimeEpisodes.net,

Blennus,

DumpALink,

Glumbert,

Lulu TV,

VSocial,

PhotoBucket,

Yikers,

ZippyVideos...

Full List Of Supported Sites:

http://nuclear-coffee.com/php/supported_...

VideoGet also providing you with ability to convert each video in most popular formats for more comfortable video playback. VideoGet supports AVI, MPEG1, MPEG2, WMV, FLV, MP4, 3GP, MP3 file formats, so you will be able not only to view it, but also put it into your iPod, mobile phone or any other portable device

Watch here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6R9VCNtFr...
Reply:try this free tool named flv downloader

http://www.flvsoft.com/download_flv/

it will be downloaded as flv format, use flv player to watch them or encode flv to other video and audio format for ipod,zune,psp,etc,

I set up alerts on yahoo messenger for RSS feeds from digg and techcrunch.?

2009-05-04T09:10:00.001-07:00

It worked fine for couple of days and then the yahoo messenger stopped displaying the alerts. When I went to alerts.yahoo.com I could see that they are set properly i.e., to alert me if there are any changes. The alerts.yahoo.com also displays the new links with the current feed from these two websites but for some reason Yahoo Messenger is not displaying the alerts. Can someone tell me how to resolve this issue.

I set up alerts on yahoo messenger for RSS feeds from digg and techcrunch.?
If you click on the button you can subscribe to the feed in various ways, including by dragging the URL of the RSS feed into your news reader or by cutting and pasting the same URL into a new feed in your news reader.

Most sites that offer RSS feeds use a similar orange RSS button, but some may just have a normal web link to the feed.

Some browsers, including Firefox, Opera and Safari, automatically check for RSS feeds for you when you visit a website, and display an icon when they find one. This can make subscribing to RSS feeds much easier. For more details on these, please check their websites.

For tech blog readers, between mashable, readwriteweb and techcrunch, which do you prefer?

2009-05-04T09:10:00.000-07:00

I'm trying to pare down my feeds and those three feeds result in as much as 50 posts a day, all I invariably want to read, but just don't have the time, so I need to remove one or two of them. Mashable has the highest volume, so I'm inclined to remove that one. Any suggestions?

For tech blog readers, between mashable, readwriteweb and techcrunch, which do you prefer?
I'm a big digg.com fan, but it sounds like you don't need another site. But, at the top is a link to the "top in last 24 hours" that gives a great snapshot. You can filter the top 24 by tech news as well.

white teeth

How much money do tech blogs like Engadget, Techcrunch make?

2009-05-04T09:09:00.002-07:00

Any estimates?

How much money do tech blogs like Engadget, Techcrunch make?
How much money sites like this make depends on number of factors. If they are providing information, needed information that will attract visitors, then advertisers will want to use their site to place ads. The ads is where the real money comes from with these types of sites.

Now, if they are providing different types of services, like downloads, music, DVDs and other goodies, they can charge a fee to access the site to use the goodies, and get advertisers to place ads as well. This is the best set up for getting money. To both charge fees to those who come and for ads to be placed by advertisers.

However, it is easier to place information for free to get the largest number of people visiting the site. The larger the site, the more pages linked, the more ads can be placed. This is what most do, make detailed and layered sites that attract many and the ads will pay for all the work they do in placing the information for free. iVillage is a good example.

Any1 know of an Internet Web2.0 PR freelance Guru with super strong contacts with TechCrunch & ReadWriteWeb?

2009-05-04T09:09:00.001-07:00

Seeking a Social Media + PR FREELANCE expert with TRACK RECORD in placing numerous stories @ top blogger websites such as TechCrunch/ReadWriteWeb in the recent 4 months.

Thanks in advance,

Steven

What Happens If You Download YouTube Videos Using TechCrunch?

2009-05-04T09:09:00.000-07:00

I downloaded a YouTube video via TechCrunch, which is then downloaded with the help of Download Accelerator Plus, then I naturally organized it by copying it into another specific folder in My Videos, then renaming it, and deleting the original programme after that. Next, I tried to open the folder in Super, a programme specially designed to encode any video formats into almost any new formats, but none of the downloaded YouTube videos are seen anywhere. What actually happened here and how to fix it?

What Happens If You Download YouTube Videos Using TechCrunch?
Use http://www.whatmyipaddress.net/youtube to download videos off you tube and save them on your PC, no need to install any software.