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Marmot has a new glove with iPod controls built in. Anyone who has dropped an ipod in the snow, off a chairlift, or frozen their fingers trying find the latest Black Eyed Peas single will appreciate the glove-based integration.I definitely want a pair.

via Uber-Review.

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Yahoo SVP Brad Garlinghouse of Yahoo! shakes up the status quo with a ruthless, paradigm-shifting memo.

The memo points out how Yahoo! has essentially spread itself too thin by engaging in too many concurrent business ventures to effectively compete. It calls for a refocusing of Yahoo!’s efforts, a reorganization of the companies currently “bureaucratic� structure [...]

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Mary Meeker and David Joseph at Morgan Stanley have produced a new report, State of the Internet, Part 3. It’s like Dave Sifry’s State of the Blogosphere with a larger scope. Good to stuff into presentations, business plans and as fuel for your next “I’m gonna create the next big thingâ€? brainstorming session.

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Mark Hurst writes a website focusing on user experience called Good Experience and hosts a site called Thisisbroken.com. He’s been doing a holiday gift guide for a few years, with other hints and tips that I always find informative.

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Last night I went to the PaidContent Boston Mixer overlooking the Boston Harbor. Got to meet Rafat Ali and ran into my blog publisher at Corante, Hylton Joliff, who was sporting his new wedding ring. You can see me standing next to the column on the right in this photo, talking to some HBS superstars. [...]

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First it was Grey Goo, now SecondLife creators Linden Labs are contending with with a new piece of software that makes it easy to copy in-game artifacts.

I’ve often wondered about the stuff people create in SL, from dance moves to body parts to music. Back in the day when I was building VRML models for [...]

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My friend Stickman was over late last night, haven’t seen him since he tied the knot a few months ago. James and I go way back, having been roomates on several islands; Koh Phi Phi, Manhattan, Stockholm, and Plum. Stickman is doing a documentary on the Fisherman of Plum Island. Guess who’s on the cover [...]

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GregPC and I had a good night out on Friday. He took some great pix.

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