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Got an email just a few minutes ago from John Furrier (he’s on a Yahoo! group I’m on) and he’s snagged an exclusive interview with Scott Gatz, lead RSS manager and Ethan Diamond lead Yahoo! Mail manager to introduce Yahoo!’s expanded RSS platform and RSS integration into Yahoo! Mail. Plus Yahoo! alerts.
Here’s a link to the post on his blog. It’s got a detailed transcript, show notes, and the link to the podcast. This is a great interview with breaking news on RSS (and if you’ve read this blog for more than a few weeks, you know I am a …read more

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If you bought PDZ (Perfect Dark Zero) last week you saw a Samsung insert in the case.

Promotional inserts in PDZ boxes alert gamers that with select Samsung mobile phones, they can access exclusive PDZ content, including a 45-second Perfect Dark Zero soundtrack ringtone, Joanna Dark voice tones and wallpaper images of Joanna Dark for mobile screensavers.
To win the XBox 360 they’re giving away with the promo, visit this link.
On a related topic, I dropped my phone (funny story I’ll share later) on Sunday and the LCD screen is no more. I can still dial out …read more

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Project Gotham Racing will be spotlighted in the December issue of Official XBox Magazine. The disc will include HD promos of other junk as well, but hardcore gamers will be excited to see the PG demo w/online play.
If you get Official XBox Mag you can upgrade to the demo disc subscription for a dollar more monthly. It’s in the subscription options in the table of contents. I highly recommend this.

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WoW Opens Test Realms to the Public

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Spiderman, one of the most successful video game/movie franchises, will continue as a Marvel/Activion project for Spiderman 3. No release dates yet, for film or game, but expect large revenues for the parties involved.
Spiderman (top 5 US game) and Spiderman 2 (#1 movie-based game of the year) both did well, as did the movies. One can’t say the same for the shoddy Spiderman handheld games.

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Disney’s movie won’t hit theatres until December 9, but the video games are out now. PC and PS2 versions are PG and DS and Gameboy Advance versions are 7+. All I’ve seen is the press release so I can’t say Buy or Rent, but I am a huge fan of The Chronicles of Narnia, all the way back to the first one with the magician and his nephew. CS Lewis was a great writer.
Anyway, as always, please let me know if you play this. I’ll feature your review if it’s first.

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Photo: RevolutionReport
This is so longwinded as to almost be boring. C’mon, I said almost!
Apparently this is some sort of emulator, ahem, Virtual Console, or something. I’m keeping this short for the vast majority of you who could care less. Everyone who is interested can see the rest of the story here.

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January may see the PS3 presented at CES (Consumer Electronics Show) 2006.
Playfuls.com says:
Thus, it seems that Sony has decided to acquire the central stand at the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) that will take place in January next year in Las Vegas. Ok…that would seem rather normal…except for the fact that the stand will have 12,000 sq. feet (aprox 3660 square meters). That’s a lot.
The company, according to GameMag.ru, intends to build a special platform in the middle of the expo, on which it will be able to properly boast the company’s latest products, including the long-awaited Play Station …read more

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While the developers have had funding issues, they seem to be getting their ducks-in-a-row preparing for the full launch months from now. If you want to give Ballerium a try (no strings) and give the developer a hand finding the bugs, here’s a few links:
Apply Here:
apply.ballerium.com
Free beta download:
www.ballerium.com

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Lately I’ve been approached by not one, but 4 companies about full-time marketing work and I have to admit I’m overwhelmed at my options. I had no idea business and tech blogging would be something people would pay me to do, but right now I have almost a dozen clients. PR work (for the 2 PR firms and the 2 software companies) is not what I ever expected to do and I have to decide just where I want my career to go.
That said, I’ll share with you my thoughts on business blogging and the recent …read more

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