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NBC Prepares For The Winter Olympics With Silverlight, HD Video, And Facebook Connect
techcrunch.com - 23 days ago
NBC Prepares For The Winter Olympics With Silverlight, HD Video, And Facebook Connect
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NBC is gearing up for the 2010 Winter Olympics with some changes to its mainstay site, NBCOlympics.com, scheduled to go live tomorrow. (See screenshots below). Once again, just as it did with the 2008 Summer Olympics , NBC will be using a video player based on Microsoft Silverlight ...
process-one.net - 21 days ago
Facebook chat supports XMPP, with ejabberd
— process-one.net — Facebook is preparing the launch of their XMPP connection interface. It means that users will be able... to use Facebook with any type of XMPP clients, ranging from desktop to mobile clients. This is a huge news for XMPP because it consolidates the ... (more) Facebook chat supports XMPP, with ejabberd

Comments vote down The Next Web found this 21 days agofound this
How To Spam Facebook Like A Pro: An Insiders Confession
techcrunch.com - 25 days ago
How To Spam Facebook Like A Pro: An Insiders Confession
— techcrunch.com — Last night we wrote about the lead generation scams within social gaming networks. This is a guest... post by Dennis Yu , the CEO of BlitzLocal , a privately held 50 person advertising agency in Denver, Colorado, specializing in local search engine ... (more) How To Spam Facebook Like A Pro: An Insiders Confession

Comments vote down Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk found this 25 days agofound this
nbcolympics.com - 23 days ago
2010 Winter Olympics
— nbcolympics.com — Countdown to Vancouver Countdown to Vancouver The 2010 Olympics begin in 100 days, and Universal Sports has... the winter season blanketed with 1,200+ hours of TV and online coverage. Visit our partner site -- UniversalSports.com -- to follow Apolo, ... (more) 2010 Winter Olympics

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Lost Remote:  New NBCOlympics.com to feature DVR-like technology: TechCrunch...

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New NBCOlympics.com to feature DVR-like technology: TechCrunch...
Lost Remote — > New NBCOlympics.com to feature DVR-like technology: TechCrunch has a preview of the new NBCOlympics.com, which relaunches on Wednesday with the ability to rewind live video and save clips on the fly. Users will also be able to log in with Facebook and chat with their friends as they watch live coverage. And as always, the site will feature local affiliate integration.

Watch the Olympics Live Online…If You Paid Your Cable Bill
NewTeeVee — ... Tomorrow is the big launch for NBC’s 2010 Olympics coverage. With 100 days till the opening ceremonies in Vancouver, NBC Sports is flipping the switch on a new site powered by Microsoft Silverlight with help from partners such as Vertigo (which built the player) and iStreamPlanet (which is coordinating the live streaming). In addition to what should be an upgraded video experience from Beijing due to technology and infrastructure improvements alone, NBC is adding social features such as Facebook Connect integration. However, a ...

NBC Prepared For Winter Olympics, Adds Silverlight Player And Facebook Connect
LiveSide - Windows Live news and interviews — ... The site, according to TechCrunch, will also include Deep Zoom photo galleries and slideshows, so you can zoom in to every detail you’d like to see. I have yet to find out where those are, found pictures and slideshows yep, but zoomable ones…nope. Maybe that part hasn’t been updated yet? What I see sure differs from ...

Microsoft Readies Silverlight for Offline Use: Adobe's Flash Heading to Smart Phones
Beet.TV — ... NBC Sports will announce plans today  to use Microsoft Silverlight as the Web software for Web viewing the Winter Olympics Games in the United States. ...

Winter Olympics Get Facebook, Danish Students Surf During Exams
Switched — ... , including the incorporation of social networking via Facebook Connect. The HD video player will also now allow users to save their favorite moments from the games. [From: Tech Crunch] ...

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We wrote earlier this week about the fact that NBC is planning to require would-be Vancouver Olympics watchers to authenticate in the U.S. Once users have proved they are paying TV customers in good standing, they’ll also have to download the latest version of Microsoft Silverlight if ...