del.icio.us links for November 20, 2007

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1. In San Jose Mercury News, Downsizing Print with Dynamite, Increasing web content – FreePress.Net

   In an era of declining circulation and shrinking budgets, virtually every paper in America is trying to jazz up its product while beefing up its online presence. But the effort in San Jose, may be the most ambitious – or the most desperate.

2. Celebrities hit out in anti-bullying web campaign – PhysOrg.Com

   Actor Patrick Stewart, athlete Kelly Holmes, model Penny Lancaster, rapper Sean Kingston and pop stars Ronan Keating, Girls Aloud and Danni Minogue were among the celebrities going online for the British-based Beatbullying campaign.

3. Flickr to map the World’s latest Photo Hotspots – I4U.Com

   Starting on Monday, Flickr will unveil a way for Web users to browse photos from tens of millions of geographically located photos. The service, called “Places,” identifies on a global map the latest hot-spots for photo contributions.

4. Could a Billion TinyURLs Go 404? – MicroPersuasion.Com

   Twitter is far from the only company using the TinyURL API service. The thought of an evaporating TinyURL, especially considering its rising popularity is all more than a little bit frightening, yet fascinating.

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1. Aircraft: Airbus Planning 900-Passenger Super A380? – Gizmodo.Com

   According to Kansas.com, Airbus SAS plans to build a 900-seat version of its enormous A380 superjumbo. Currently, the A380 is intended to carry between 500-800 passengers. A “stretch” Airbus A380 could hold as many as 1000.

2. Panasonic unveils wireless 5.1 headphones – ForeverGeek.Com

   Panasonic though wants to establish a bit of a headway in the headphones department. It’s RP-WF5500 wireless headphones claim to be able to produce Dolby 5.1 surround from within the environment of your two ears.

3. Maryland To Tax Computer Support Services — Tax — InformationWeek.Com

   The measure increases sales tax by 1% and adds computer support services, data center support, custom programming, consulting, and disaster recovery services to the list. Legislators approved the change as part of a tax package.

4. 10 Great Snake-Oil Gadgets – Gadget Lab – Wired.com

   Some gadgets change the world. Others don’t. A Beech Knob If paying thousands of dollars for a volume control isn’t spendy enough, try upgrading it with a pair of $485 wooden volume knobs, replacing the standard bakelites.

5. Destination of ‘recycled’ electronics may surprise you – CNN.com

   Workers in countries such as China, India and Nigeria then use hammers, gas burners and their bare hands to extract metals, glass and other recyclables, exposing themselves and the environment to a cocktail of toxic chemicals.

6. Journalism’s new order: one hit wonders need not apply – SMH.Com.Au

   An Australian journalist at one of the world’s most respected technology publishers says he was retrenched because his stories were not generating enough website hits. It is one of the first firings linked directly to the number of hits.

7. Internet could run out of capacity in two years – Macworld.Com

   In North America alone, backbone investments of $42 billion to $55 billion will be needed in the next three to five years to keep up with demand. The study is the first to apply Moore’s Law to the pace of application innovation on the ‘Net.

8. Facebook faces UK data probe – TheRegister.Co.Uk

   Facebook accounts can be “deactivated” but not actually deleted. Your profile remains in the Facebook servers but cannot be accessed by anyone else. Facebook yesterday denied it was prepared to offer $85m for the Zhanzou site