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Provided by: buzzshout.com11970-01-01 00:00:00web and programming / buzzshout.com /: Browsing through the concept art from Pixar's abandoned film NEWT makes me sad. I had heard nothing about about this project previous to this art. This looks like it would have been adorable! What was the story about? "What happens when the last remaining male and female blue-footed newts on the planet are forced together by science to save the species, and they canCovering new companies and people in the Web 2.0 world Google recently launched Street View for Google Maps, which integrates a street level view into the map. You can view some of the streets in San Francisco (click street view in the upper right hand modes). The technology, which was an acquisition from Stanford, allows you to virtually drive down city streets. They apply blurs and [...]

Provided by: buzzshout.com21970-01-01 00:00:00web and programming / buzzshout.com /: A first look at Ian McShane as Blackbeard (standing between Johnny Depp and Penelope Cruz) in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides comes our way via some set photos posted by PopSugar ! There's a few more of Depp and Cruz at the link as well. Opening in 3D, 2D and IMAX 3D theaters on May 20, 2011, the Rob Marshall-directed film also stars Geoffrey Rush, Kevin McNally, Astrid BergAn error was ecnountered attempting to get the RSS data: The server did not return XML. The content type returned was text/html; charset=utf-8; Covering new companies and people in the Web 2.0 world Google recently launched Street View for Google Maps, which integrates a street level view into the map. You can view some of the streets in San Francisco (click street view in the upper right hand modes). The technology, which was an acquisition from Stanford, allows you to virtually drive down city streets. They apply blurs and [...]

Provided by: buzzshout.com32007-05-29 16:53:14web and programming / buzzshout.com /: Google recently launched Street View for Google Maps, which integrates a street level view into the map. You can view some of the streets in San Francisco (click street view in the upper right hand modes). The technology, which was an acquisition from Stanford, allows you to virtually drive down city streets. They apply blurs and [...]

Provided by: buzzshout.com42007-02-09 19:01:43web and programming / buzzshout.com /: I was doing a few searches on Google Maps today, and noticed that they’ve added sponsored locations on the maps. For example, I did a search on a cafe called The Toaster Oven Sandwich Shop in SF, and was presented its location, along with two locations for Williams-Sonoma stores complete with a custom icon on [...]

Provided by: buzzshout.com52007-02-14 05:05:13web and programming / buzzshout.com /: A few weeks ago, we went over to the Meetro headquarters and had a chat with Vinnie Lauria, the VP of Product Strategy. Meetro is a location aware IM service, and is growing in popularity with San Francisco and Chicago leading the way in terms of numbers. In the interview, Adriana Gascoigne talks with Vinnie about the demographics, features, and inspiration behind Meetro. Video after the jump.

Provided by: buzzshout.com62007-03-08 22:38:26web and programming / buzzshout.com /: We got the chance to interview Guirec Courbon of Wengo. For those of who don't know, Wengo let's you sell your expertise through live conversations. They have nearly 2 million registered members, and are going strong. Video after the jump.

Provided by: buzzshout.com72007-03-15 06:53:17web and programming / buzzshout.com /: Join us as Adriana Gascoigne tours the Meetro HQ in downtown SF, filled with fun, beer, and hackers. Video after the jump.

Provided by: buzzshout.com82007-03-27 06:36:32web and programming / buzzshout.com /: Photo: Scott Beale justin.tv, who I met briefly at SFBeta, launched their site about a week ago. 24 hours a day and 7 days a week, we get an intimate view into Justin Kans’ life via his live streaming wearable camera. Call it what you want–Truman Show on steroids, ultra-voyeuristic, or just a waste of time. [...]

Provided by: buzzshout.com92007-04-30 20:12:06web and programming / buzzshout.com /: Paul Graham has a great post up about investors in the startup world: Because most investors are a different species of people from founders, it’s hard to know what they’re thinking. If you’re a hacker, the last time you had to deal with these guys was in high school. Maybe in college you walked past their [...]

Provided by: buzzshout.com102007-05-01 17:14:48web and programming / buzzshout.com /: Today, Google announced a change to the Google Personalized Homepage. It’s now called iGoogle. Apparently, Googlers have been calling it that for a while. In the end, not really exciting, but, I’m thrilled to finally know what that damned “ig” stands for in the url. Here’s to more useful Google gadgets being made.

Provided by: buzzshout.com112007-05-24 00:39:32web and programming / buzzshout.com /: Tomorrow is the first NewTeeVee Screenings hosted by the fine people at GigaOM. They’ll be showing and judging online videos on a massive 16 by 12 foot screen. Here are more details: The NewTeeVee and Metacafe Pier Screenings summer series will be a live extension of NewTeeVee.com, showcasing online video technology and content in an outdoor movie [...]

Provided by: buzzshout.com122007-05-26 16:56:12web and programming / buzzshout.com /: Yesterday night was the first NewTeeVee Pier Screenings. I got the chance to cover it as the official GigaOM photographer. The night turned out to be fabulous, and I got a lot of great shots in, including some long exposure photos like the one above. You can also view the whole set on Flickr.

Provided by: buzzshout.com131970-01-01 00:00:00web and programming / buzzshout.com /: Image: http://evavhost.com/i/news/OddStrangersWrathLOGO.jpg Just Add Water is bringing back Oddworld in a download only, 720p rendition of Stranger's Wrath which will be available on the PS3 near Easter of 2011. This marks the first return to consoles since 2005, seeing Oddworld was first... Covering new companies and people in the Web 2.0 world Google recently launched Street View for Google Maps, which integrates a street level view into the map. You can view some of the streets in San Francisco (click street view in the upper right hand modes). The technology, which was an acquisition from Stanford, allows you to virtually drive down city streets. They apply blurs and [...]

Provided by: buzzshout.com141970-01-01 00:00:00web and programming / buzzshout.com /: A first look at Ian McShane as Blackbeard (standing between Johnny Depp and Penelope Cruz) in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides comes our way via some set photos posted by PopSugar ! There's a few more of Depp and Cruz at the link as well. Opening in 3D, 2D and IMAX 3D theaters on May 20, 2011, the Rob Marshall-directed film also stars Geoffrey Rush, Kevin McNally, Astrid BergCovering new companies and people in the Web 2.0 world Google recently launched Street View for Google Maps, which integrates a street level view into the map. You can view some of the streets in San Francisco (click street view in the upper right hand modes). The technology, which was an acquisition from Stanford, allows you to virtually drive down city streets. They apply blurs and [...]

Provided by: buzzshout.com151970-01-01 00:00:00web and programming / buzzshout.com /: Help PokCovering new companies and people in the Web 2.0 world Google recently launched Street View for Google Maps, which integrates a street level view into the map. You can view some of the streets in San Francisco (click street view in the upper right hand modes). The technology, which was an acquisition from Stanford, allows you to virtually drive down city streets. They apply blurs and [...]