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Yahoo Will Show Graphical Ads on Mobile News, E-Mail (Update1)
They will start appearing this week on Yahoo's mobile home page, in news stories and e-mails, Michael Bayle, a Yahoo senior director, said in an interview. Clients will pay based on visits to Yahoo's sites. Sales of mobile phones outnumbered personal computers last year, spurring Yahoo and Google Inc. to add more services for cell phones and find ways to show ads. Sunnyvale, California- based Yahoo last month started selling ads linked to search results on mobile phones. Google, the most-used Internet search engine, added new e-mail software for phones last week. ``We want to make it as easy as possible for the advertiser,'' Bayle said. The ads will initially be static images. The company will investigate offering animated ads in the future, he said. Yahoo and Google and other Internet companies have created stripped-down versions of their sites for cell phone screens.
Robin Williams Interview, Man of the Year
From 1987's wartime comedy "Good Morning, Vietnam" to 1997's current-events satire "Wag the Dog," Oscar-winning director Barry Levinson's films have often drawn their humor from a rich comedy source – the political arena. He has examined our politicos' decisions and deceptions…and helped guilty voters laugh as we share with our elected leaders the fallout of some pretty bad choices. Now in his new comedy, "Man of the Year," the writer-director asks us to ponder a "what-if" scenario that doesn't seem so far-fetched in 2006: what would happen if a computer voting error allowed one of the nation's funniest men to become its president? On October 13, 2006, Oscar winner Robin Williams reunites with the filmmaker to answer just that question. As we rapidly approach November 7 and the mid-term elections, Levinson explores the convergence of U.S.
August 19th, 2008 09:14 AM
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An Intro To OpenSim, the Apache of Virtual Worlds
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ajohnj1 writes with an excerpt from Ostatic: "You've probably read a bit about OpenSim, the BSD-licensed virtual world server, and recent news that IBM and Linden Lab are working to make Second Life and Open Sim interoperable. Besides that project, what's Open Sim about, who's working on it, what are they doing with it, and how do you get involved as a developer and participant? Here's a starter's guide." 
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August 18th, 2008 11:40 PM
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OLPC Physics Game Jam For an XO
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Brian Jordan writes "For 48 hours during the weekend of August 29-31 at the OLPC Physics Game Jam Boston, game developers will compete in teams of 2-4 to design and implement a physics-based game for the One Laptop per Child XO laptop. There are prize categories for indie, professional, and remote developers (Ludum Dare style). In addition to OLPC/Jam-related swag for all participants, one team will win an XO laptop. Participants should have some game development experience, but we'll be going over the development process during the event — read below for details. If you'll be in the Boston area this weekend, or want to participate remotely, sign up before August 22. If you're a graphic artist, sound designer, musician in the Boston area, or want to be a volunteer, get in touch." Click the magic link for details of the crash course in game programming being offered. 
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