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Link Round-Up: January 22, 2010

22 Jan 2010  Links

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10 Best Alternatives to the iTunes Store – The iTunes Store changed how we buy music, but it’s not the only option. MacLife looks at how nine other MP3 stores stack up to discover if anything can actually replace iTunes.

FollowBase – Twitter is becoming an integral part of the web and companies are finding it more and more important to let users reach them via Twitter. FollowBase is a website that aggregates those companies in one place and lets you receive customer support on Twitter.

KML Tutorial – One of the great things about Google Earth is how extensible it is using KML. You can use it to show off placemarks, build 3D structures, track wildfires or hurricanes, and much more. Google Earth can be used as a scientific visualization platform.

Nerrot – A torrent search engines that takes its que from Google in its minimalist design. If you’ve used any of the more famous torrent search engines, you’ll be pleasantly surprised with Nerrot.

StayFocusd – StayFocusd is a free download that works wherever Chrome Extensions do. Rather than set individual time limits for each site, StayFocusd asks for a total amount of time you want to let yourself spend on all your non-productive sites, then times you.

Thumba – A fast image editor that allows you to manipulate images on the go without installing any software/plug-ins to your computer.

Top Tools For Tracking Topics on the Web – Tracking topics on the Web can be a painful process, due to the amount of noise and difficulty of filtering it. To help you out, RWW has selected and categorized the leading topic-tracking tools.

Discussion

Is Hillary Clinton launching a cyber Cold War?
Apple vs. Google – How the battle between Silicon Valley’s superstars will shape the future of mobile computing
Top ten internet passwords to be avoided

Tech News

$450 million iPhone piracy figure not grounded in reality (Gasp!)
Apple Cofounder Confesses: He Loves the Google Phone
Bill Gates Rejoins Facebook, Gives Twitter A Try Too
Broadband Speeds Increase Around the World – But Not in the U.S.
French Anti-Piracy Organisation Hadopi Uses Pirated Font In Own Logo
German Government: Stop Using Internet Explorer
Judge slashes “monstrous” P2P award by 97% to $54,000
Report: Digital Music Sales Will Surpass CDs in 2012



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