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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Charles Arthur

The Technology newsbucket: lovable Clippy, if Microsoft made the iPhone and more


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A quick burst of 6 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology team

Strategic Content Management >> A List Apart
An exhaustive explanation about how and why to choose various CMSs. (Thanks @wtfcuk.)

How I Made Clippy Lovable >> Gizmodo
Professor Clifford Nass: "To stop Clippy's annoying habits or to have him learn about his users would have required advanced artificial-intelligence technology, resulting in a great deal of design and development time. To show Microsoft how a small change could make him popular, I needed an easier solution. I searched through the social science literature to find simple tactics that unpopular people use to make friends."

Hackers exploit new PDF zero-day bug, warns Adobe >> Computerworld
OH HAI ADOBE READER AND ACROBAT EXPLOIT

Tablets killed Smartbooks says Qualcomm CEO >> SlashGear
Seems a bit premature to declare netbooks dead, though. But: tablets have the battery life, says Paul Jacobs of Qualcomm.

CHART OF THE DAY: What If Microsoft Had Invented The iPhone >> Business Insider
Add the market value Apple gained from the iPhone to that of Microsoft. Simples. And big.

Kurrently - A real-time search engine for Facebook and Twitter
Interesting: real-time, auto-updating search only of Facebook and Twitter.

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