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If you dig Basecamp we’d love if you’ve vote for Basecamp in the Webware 100. Thanks for your support!

Source: Signal vs. Noise
Original Article: http://www.37signals.com/svn/posts/456-vote-for-basecamp

We are hearing a LOT of chatter about a possible Xing-Plaxo merger in the $250 million range. The deal makes some sense - newly public Xing is headquartered in Germany and hasn’t gotten much traction in the U.S. where it competes directly with LinkedIn. Plaxo, with a very strong U.S. presence, could give them the opportunity they need to attack this market.

But people who would be very likely to have knowledge of the deal are saying they’ve heard absolutely nothing. One thing we are hearing from everyone, though: Plaxo is definitely in play.

Crunch Network: CrunchBoard because it’s time for you to find a new Job2.0

Source: TechCrunch
Original Article: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/123379473/

Four Eyed Monsters, a movie developed out of a video blog, has debuted on YouTube in what is believed to be the first full length feature film on the Google owned mega-site.

According to Marshall Kirkpatrick at Splashcast, the film is a “model of new media in action” and will be available on YouTube for one week.

I haven’t had the chance to sit through all 71:54 minutes of the film yet, but if Marshall raves about it then it’s probably worth watching. Notably it’s surprising that it has taken this long for full length features to hit YouTube given that they’ve been available on Google Video since day one.

Enjoy:

Crunch Network: MobileCrunch Mobile Gadgets and Applications, Delivered Daily.

Source: TechCrunch
Original Article: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/123378619/

CallBurner is a new standalone Skype recording add-on from the Australian team behind Skylook.

CallBurner uses the technology behind Skylook to deliver the same functionality as Skylook without the need to have Microsoft Outlook installed. The CallBurner client delivers professional recording in a simple interface, recording Skype calls direct to MP3 or to the WAV format for higher quality recordings.

CallBurner isn’t the first software of this type available. What impressed me with CallBurner was how it worked: it worked exactly as advertised where as some packages I’ve tried previously were difficult and/ or temperamental.

This isn’t free software; users get a 14 day free trial then there’s a charge of $49.95 (Windows only), but for heavy Skype users or people conducting business or interviews over Skype that have a need to record calls it’s a price worth paying.

Crunch Network: MobileCrunch Mobile Gadgets and Applications, Delivered Daily.

Source: TechCrunch
Original Article: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/123372799/

Crowdvine is a hosted free white label social network application created by Tony Stubblebine.

Setting your own network is dead simple. You just need to pick a name, pick some profile questions, and then send out invites with a personalized message. You network is hosted at name.crowdvine.com Profiles consist of a photo, location, personal link, description, blog posts, and the questions the creator of the network chooses. Members can also incorporate RSS feeds from another blog, photo stream, or social bookmarking site. See the Foo Camp social network for an example.

The networks are either open to everyone, open but moderated, or private to the creator’s friends. The design of the site is customizable by main colors and adding code to the header.

Social interaction is basic right now. Members can invite friends, make friends, message each other, and comment on each others pages. By contrast, Ning is more mature, enabling plugins to the network and a more polished finish.

Crunch Network: CrunchGear drool over the sexiest new gadgets and hardware.

Source: TechCrunch
Original Article: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/123351776/

Sampa is a personal website creation tool that lets you customize your own freely hosted website. Unlike Weebly and Synthesite, Sampa is not as much focused on layout as it is on content. Site creation is focused instead around adding content to your site through modules. They’ve recently crossed 1,000,000 page views to their site last month on a $4,000 per month burn rate and have added their service to Facebook today.

Sampa sites revolve around modules. You can add modules for blogging, photo galleries, static pages, YouTube, Flickr, Twango, Amazon, Delicious, Blue Dot and Blogger. When you add a module, a link to it is added to the menu bar at the top. You can restrict access to any of your content to anyone, friends, or different Sampa members. The layout of the page is basic, allowing you to move around modules and adjust the number of columns. The design can be changed by applying any of the templates from their gallery.

The addition to Facebook allows you to create and manage your page right through Facebook. You can view your page and your Facebook friend’s pages through the Facebook canvas page. Sampa also adds a mini version of your site to your profile page.

Other website personalization services may enter Facebook, but it will be a tough slug considering the site’s rigidly spartan design principles.

Crunch Network: CrunchBoard because it’s time for you to find a new Job2.0

Source: TechCrunch
Original Article: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/123351365/

Babelgum, the Joost-like TVIP startup, effectively just launched to the public. Click on this link, which takes you to a press download page, and request an invite. The company has played second fiddle to Joost since it was announced second and it doesn’t have the benefit of being started by Skype’s famouns co-founders.

The link above takes you to a press invitation page, but it was supplied by the company along with a message that they have launched publicly.

Crunch Network: CrunchGear drool over the sexiest new gadgets and hardware.

Source: TechCrunch
Original Article: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/123301311/

As we’ve mentioned before, it was really tough to choose from all the great content that all of you from the community submitted this year. You can see what we chose now that we’ve got the schedule for Ajax Experience 2007 West finalized. Well, somewhat finalized. We’ve also got a session on the new Google Gears and a few other surprises yet to add. The early bird registration deadline expires June 15, so now’s the time to sign up.

Source: Ajaxian
Original Article: http://ajaxian.com/archives/ajax-experience-schedule-finalized

An edge on every brownie. Now that’s creative. Great design.

Source: Signal vs. Noise
Original Article: http://www.37signals.com/svn/posts/455-designed-edge-brownie-pan

Most copywriting on the web sucks because it’s written for the writer, not for the reader. Great copy is written for the reader, not the writer. Write for the reader. That is all.

Source: Signal vs. Noise
Original Article: http://www.37signals.com/svn/posts/454-why-most-copywriting-on-the-web-sucks