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Facebook | Testing 1-2-3: Announcing Facebook Prototypes "Facebook Prototypes let us share the experimentation going on inside the walls of Facebook with the rest of the world. You'll be able to test any of the products and features we launch as Facebook Prototypes and then provide feedback directly to those of us who built them. […]

BBC NEWS | Africa | WFP to shut Somalia food centres "The World Food Programme (WFP) is closing 12 feeding centres for mothers and children in Somalia. The WFP says it has simply run out of money and now has to make cuts. The decision has been made despite the ongoing crisis in Somalia, and […]

A List Apart: Articles: Inline Validation in Web Forms Use inline validation and display after the field is completed by the user or "on blur". (tags: validation webdevelopment webdesign javascript ui research usability programming html ala ajax) Green Inc. – A Cheap Fix for Climate – Retrofitting – NYTimes.com "More than one-third of all global […]

BBC NEWS | Europe | Putin hints at presidential bid "So if Mr Putin were to come back as president in 2012 and serve the two new terms he would then be eligible for, he could in theory preside over Russia until 2024. Since he first came to power when President Boris Yeltsin made him […]

Cass Sunstein confirmed in 57-40 vote – Alex Isenstadt – POLITICO.com "Sunstein was confirmed as director of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, a largely bureaucratic position in which he’ll oversee the effectiveness of federal regulations. But his nomination has roiled conservatives, led by Fox News host Glenn Beck, who have taken […]

YouTube Said to Be in Talks on Pay Movies – NYTimes.com "YouTube, the largest video site, is in negotiations with major Hollywood studios for a deal that would let its visitors pay to watch full-length movies, according to two people briefed on the negotiations." (tags: youtube internet video) Discovery Channel to Explore Life’s Big Questions […]

Can a mere domain name be defamation? Glenn Beck says yes – Ars Technica "Hugely popular conservative talker Glenn Beck has sicced his lawyers on a satirical website that's been up for a week, but the attorneys may have a point on this one. The site, called glennbeckrapedandmurderedayounggirlin1990.com, toes the line on defamation—and may have […]

BBC NEWS | UK | More plane terror plots 'likely' "Al-Qaeda is likely to try again to use aircraft to attack the West, Whitehall officials have told the BBC." I have the sneaky suspicion this the whole only looking backwards and forwards. (tags: al-qaeda terrorism) Iran Raids Offices and Arrests Aides to Opposition Leaders – […]

SimpleTabs "SimpleTabs is an unobtrusive tabs script" (tags: tabs javascript webdevelopment programming) BBC NEWS | UK | Three guilty of airline bomb plot "Three men have been found guilty of plotting to kill thousands of people by blowing up planes flying from London to America with home-made liquid bombs. A Woolwich Crown Court jury convicted […]

Facebook | Facebook Mobile: Now Connecting 65 Million People "Even when you're away from your desktop, we want you to be able to share and connect with those that matter to you on Facebook. We had that goal in mind when we launched Facebook Mobile in 2006. Today, we reached a new milestone with more […]