Archive for September, 2006

Facebook Just Launched Open Registrations

By: GreenPanda | Date posted: September 26, 2006 (8:11 pm)

“We mentioned a couple of weeks ago that this was coming.”Moments ago Facebook removed the restrictions on registration and anyone can now join a geographic network.”

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How Digg Affected Traffic, Alexa Rank And Other Metrics

By: GreenPanda | Date posted: September 25, 2006 (1:17 pm)

Check out this article about Digg’ influence.

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Dubai Ports World Retains Control of U.S. Ports

By: GreenPanda | Date posted: September 20, 2006 (9:10 pm)

Six months ago Dubai Ports World promised to sell its North American operations to appease critics in Congress. Those critics did not want foreigners running U.S. ports and demanded that Dubai Ports find a buyer for its U.S. facilities. Six months later, the company still owns those ports.

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How To Write Proofs

By: GreenPanda | Date posted: September 20, 2006 (9:08 pm)

I’m not a math major, but I love brushing up on it.  This page really does a good job breaking it down. So grab a pencil and work your brain out!

Proofs are the heart of mathematics. If you are a math major, then you must come to terms with proofs–you must be able to read, understand and write them. What is the secret? What magic do you need to know? The short answer is: there is no secret, no mystery, no magic.

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AppADay.com Software Jedi ONLINE NOW

By: GreenPanda | Date posted: September 16, 2006 (5:29 pm)

From the site “I plan on writing an application everyday for 30 days straight. May the world benefit from the purposeful destruction of my personal life.” Interesting idea, let’s see if it can be done.

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Famous Quotes

By: GreenPanda | Date posted: September 13, 2006 (12:29 pm)

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Want to sound intelligent during a dinner conversation, but don’t want to really work for it? Try this site and be the center of attention as people are dazzled by your knowledge of famous quotations! 

Over 45,000 famous quotes by 5,000 authors from Aristotle to Zappa!

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50 Helpful Web Design Resources

By: GreenPanda | Date posted: September 13, 2006 (12:02 pm)

A list of 50 design resources with descriptions. Some of the resources include CSS galleries, usability sites, blogs, web standards sites, tools, color wheels and typography sites.

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Digg’s Design Dilemma

By: GreenPanda | Date posted: September 13, 2006 (12:00 pm)

This past week’s Digg controversy is one in a growing number of incidents that suggest that a small group of users are having an undue influence on the promotion of stories. In response, Digg is changing the way that it handles votes by adding complexity to its ranking algorithm. I think that’s the wrong approach, so here’s another idea…

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