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Disqus WordPress Plugin Updated

Users of the Disqus comment system within their WordPress blog will want to upgrade to the latest version that was released today. Per the readme notes included with the update the following items have been improved upon: Updated user interface to better sit within the WordPress admin aesthetics. Clean up of moderation, navigation, and support interfaces. Improved... Read more of this article

Phonebooth: Your Phone System In The Cloud

The latest entrant into the cloud-based phone system service arena is a bandwidth.com company called Phonebooth. I’m liking what I see thus far and can’t wait until the private beta is opened to the rest of us. The service is divided into two offerings. Phonebooth Free which is perfect for small businesses, freelancers and independent... Read more of this article

Cloud Slam 2010: The Virtual Cloud Computing Conference

I’m really digging the Cloud Slam idea and delivery model. On March 23-25 the 2nd Annual Virtual Conference on Cloud Computing will be hosted online. No travel expenses, no expensive hotels…it’s all online – BRILLIANT !! The event covers the latest trends and innovations in the world of cloud computing with various panels,... Read more of this article

Interview With Matt Mullenweg and Mike Little

Whenever you can get these two internet pioneers in the same room to sit down in front of a microphone – it’s worth sharing. Here are Matt Mullenweb and Mike Little, the founding developers of WordPress, talking about WordPress history, open source as a philosophy and their individual backgrounds. This video was recorded at WordCamp UK... Read more of this article

Woopra Previews iPhone App…FINALLY

I have been waiting for this for a long time, as have many of us real-time analytics patrons of the Woopra service. Check out as Cesar Alaniz and John Pozadzides sit down and go over what could be available in the coming 45-60 days (no one can effectively predict Apple’s App Store approval cycle). This is the one thing missing in the Woopra... Read more of this article

Why Many Apps Aren’t Getting Approved By Apple

I found this on ModYouri.com today: Apple has reportedly begun removing apps built from templates that pull from websites and RSS feeds without adding much functionality. Coming as it does on the heels of the recent removal of thousands of “explicit” apps and the purge of WiFi stumblers, Apple seems to be in the midst of a significant... Read more of this article

Shouts Out To The New Dork

Don’t sleep on us in the social media space – we got our own anthem now. The folks behind Grasshopper.com have broke out with a “Empire State of Mind” influenced song and video that speaks to all us doing the Web 2.0 thang. The chorus is absolutely priceless, “…The New Dork, social networks – what dreams... Read more of this article

HP Slate To Compete With iPad

Competition and capitalism are beautiful things. In a move that essentially says “take that Apple” HP is going to release their Slate that will compete directly with the forth-coming iPad. The device will be running Windows 7 and include integrated support for Adobe’s Flash. “With this slate product, you’re getting a full Web... Read more of this article

Elegant Themes Releases ‘Polish’ Theme

Nick is on fire this past month – he is pumping out some serious work lately with icon packs and a few awesome themes. Today, Elegant Themes has launched their ‘Polish’ theme which is very clean and slick. As is custom at Elegant Themes, there are multiple color options incorporated within ‘Polish’, you get automatic... Read more of this article

1st iPad Commercial Ran Tonight

If you were watching the Oscars you saw the 1st iPad commercial about mid-way through. If not, no worries – we here at THE Tech Scoop have you covered. The song: “There Goes My Love” by The Blue Van. Click [here] to get it in the iTunes Store You excited for the April 3rd availability date ? dtsv.dtse_post_2303_permalink... Read more of this article

Steve Jobs on the Red Carpet

Someone at the Kodak Theatre was quick on the draw and snapped this shot of Mr. Steve Jobs on the red carpet on his way into the Oscars. Head over to INFOtainment News – we’re tracking the full Twitter Stream. Click [here]. Related articles by Zemanta Oscars 2010 liveblog: the 82nd Academy Awards as it happens (guardian.co.uk) dtsv.dtse_post_2278_permalink... Read more of this article

Tech Defined: MP3

Yeah, we use the acronym practically everyday, but do you even know what it stands for? It’s quite frankly a part of our everyday lives, because I know no one that doesn’t like music. Tech Defined: MP3 The name of the file extension and also the name of the type of file for MPEG, audio layer 3. Layer 3 is one of three coding schemes (layer... Read more of this article

IE6 Laid To Rest, Sort Of

We nerds can be so…nerdy. Case in point, the Aten Design Group in Denver, Colorado held a funeral Thursday night for the ill-fated Internet Explorer 6 browser from Microsoft. All of us in the interweb hate IE6 – period! The funeral is long over due, even the IE team from Microsoft sent a bouquet of flowers to the funeral with a card attached... Read more of this article

Watch The Shorty Awards Here

CNN man behind the microphone Rick Sanchez hosted the 2nd Annual Shorty Awards. The awards show was help this past Wednesday March 3rd at The Times Center in New York. Hopefully I’ll make it to the show next year. dtsv.dtse_post_2168_permalink = 'http://www.thetechscoop.net/2010/03/05/watch-the-shorty-awards-here/'; dtsv.dtse_post_2168_title... Read more of this article

Foursquare Update Coming Soon

Mashable has reported and seen some screenshots of the forthcoming new release of Foursquare for the iPhone. Version 1.6 is slated to hit the App Store next week with some significant UI updates. Colors, icons, and menu layouts have been completely redone and, from what we can tell from the screenshots, now they actually are more user friendly. Along... Read more of this article

iPad Availability April 3

Happy Apple fans today – those that have been anxiously awaiting the arrival of the iPad, as availability has been officially announced to hit stores on April 3rd. With that, the investor community is having a decent run this morning as well. Have you already reserved your iPad? Are you even interested in this? I’m somewhat changing my... Read more of this article

Bandits Hit Best Buy For 20 Apple Laptops

In the words of my buddy Joshua Schnell from Macgasm…this one is straight out of Mission Impossible. A group of bandits has made off with about $26,000 worth of Apple laptops after breaking into the South Brunswick Best Buy on Route 1 early this morning. What’s crazy about this is that they never touched the floor or showed up on any... Read more of this article

Microsoft is “All In” The Cloud

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer spend some time at the University of Washington today preaching the Microsoft Cloud Gospel. According to a recent email and the presentation today, Ballmer says that, “…when it comes to the cloud, we are all in.” The majority of his ”Five Definitions of the Cloud” speech (which is embedded... Read more of this article

Look Who’s Back Blogging…Julia Roy

After many months, a job change here and there and other random life events, the original Digital Girl is back to doing the blogging thing ! You remember Julia as the host and founder of the viral video series Tweet Week, and one of the first to be referred to as a “Twilebrity” – check the story [here]. Well, now the Director of... Read more of this article

Almost 10 Billion Tweets

GigaTweet is counting all Tweets – it’s about to cross the 10 billion mark probably before the end of the day tomorrow (Thursday). Click on the image above to go to the count UP site. dtsv.dtse_post_1883_permalink = 'http://www.thetechscoop.net/2010/03/03/almost-10-billion-tweets/'; dtsv.dtse_post_1883_title... Read more of this article