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11July2009   
T o d a y s T a b b l o i d    
PERSONA    LNEWSF    OR
craig.kirchoff@gmail.com     
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 WEBNEWS   
Projecturf:SimpleProject  ManagementforSMBs[Read    WriteWeb]  
JUL10,200911:00P.M.   Youdthinkthepotentialfornewprojectmanagementsoftwarehadbeen   exhausted.Butthen,youseesomethingnewlikeProjecturf.The   companyhasaimeditssightssquarelyatsmallandmedium-sized    business,anditsfeaturesetisparticularlywell-suitedtodevelopment  teams.   Withsimple,elegantdesign,andapricingplancomparabletoBasecamp   andothercompetitors,thisnewSaaSofferingshouldcaptureadevoted   followinginnotime.  
 Sponsor   
Unlimited?WhoCares?   
Todate,mostreviewsandcustomerfeedbackonProjectrufhavebeen    wowedbytheunlimitednumberofusersandstorageavailableallpricing   levelsofthesoftware.Butoncomparison,promisesofunlimitedthisor   thatarenotexactlyrareamongprojectmanagementsolutions.Whatis   fairlyremarkable,especiallyforanewvendorwhomustbehungryfor   converts,isthattheydontholdbackanyfeaturesinordertoentice   customers   toupgrade.  
Projecturf   isthatit’sextremelywell-designed,especiallywhenviewed   alongsidealternativeslikeBasecamp,ViewpathandClarizen.  ItsnosurprisethatProjecturflooksgood.ItwasdesignedbyRareview    Interactive,aWebbyAward-winningdesignagency.There’sridiculously   easynavigation,coherentlayoutoftasksandworkflows,andfull  customization.  
Not“JustAnother”SaaS    
 YetanothernewWeb-basedprojectmanagementsoftwarepackagemay   seemunderwhelmingatfirstglance.ButProjecturfismatureenoughout  oftheboxthatitalreadyiscapableofcompetingwiththestand-by   solutionsinthemarket.
Discuss   
 WEBNEWS   
ImageShackHackedbyAnti-sec   Movement[Mashable]  
JUL10,200910:49P.M.  ImageShack,oneofthewebslargestimagehosts,wasattackedtonight   byamovementcalled“Anti-Sec”.Theresultoftheattackhasbeento   
replaceallImageShackhostedimageswithamanifestoforthe   movement   
(below).  Themessageaddsthat“noimageswereharmedinthemakingof   
 
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this…image”,implyingthatImageShackimagesarenotlost.   We’llpostupdatesaswelearnmore:pleaseaddyourownexperiencesin   thecomments.  
Update:  
YFrog,thelightweightimagehostingservicefromImageShack,  alsoappearsaffected.  Reviews:ImageShack    WEBNEWS   
SuperFan:TheSuper-Charged    AlternativetoFacebookFan   Pages[Mashable]  
JUL10,200909:31P.M.  
ThispostispartofMashable’sSparkofGeniusseries,whichhighlights   auniquefeatureofstartups.Ifyouwouldliketohaveyourstartup   consideredforinclusion,pleaseseethedetailshere.Theseriesismade    possiblebyMicrosoftBizSpark.  
Name:  
SuperFan   
QuickPitch:  
Asocialmediaentertainmentdestinationdesignedto   collectalltheworldspassionsandallowuserstoexpressthemselvesvia   Faves.  
GeniusIdea:  
SuperFanisdesignedwiththepassionatefaninmind,  providingabrandnewplatformforfanstoexpressalllevelsoffanstatus   fromavidtoantionmusic,celebrities,televisionshows,sports,   brands,places,andanythingelseyoucanthinkof.Itcombinesthe   communityelementsofsocialnetworksandaddsalayerofgamingand   competitiveplaytokeepmembersengagedwiththeironsitefaves.  GettingstartedwithSuperFanisprettypainless.Simplycreatean   accountoruseFacebookConnect,andinputafewofyourfavesusing   theirsmarttype-downsearch.Shouldyouwanttocomparefaveswith   friends,thesitewillwalkyouthroughthefindandinviteprocessfora   myriadofdifferentnetworksoremailprograms.  Onceyouvecreatedyouraccountyoucanstarttoexplorethesiteand   useyourawardedcreditstobecometheSuperFanofafavoriteteam,  actress,book,band,person,oranythingelseofyourchoosing;profiles   fortheseentitiesarec   alledfaves.Allfansoffavescanaddphotos,   videos,blogposts,andquizzes,buttheSuperFancancrea   teaprofile   
 
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heading,customizethelookandfeelofthefaveprofilepage,andadd   relatedconnectionstotheprofile.EssentiallyastheSuperFan,youget  extraabilitiesandmorerecognition.AsthefirstSuperFan,youcanbuy    yourstatusonthecheap,butasyourfavesstarttogainmoretraction   there’slikelytobemoreandmorecompetitionandsteeperbidsforthat  status.   Andthat’swhereSuperFanmightmakeitselfmoreinterestingand   differentiatetheirproductfromsiteslikeLikaholixorevenFacebookFan   Pages.Passionatefans,ofwhichtherearemanyespeciallyinthesports   andentertainmentmilieus,willbedrivenbytheiregoandthe   competitiveasp   ectsoftheover   a   llsi  t  e-wid   e   game,   whichaim     stoaward    activitywithpoints,levels,orcredits.Creditsareespeciallyimportantas   theirneededtobuy   SuperFan   statu   s.   Theresplentyofonsit  eactivitytokeepfansentertained.Userscanlearn   checktheircompatibilitywithotherfansonthesite,andcanalsovoteon   Battles,orcre   atetheirown,whichareba   sicallyhead-to-headduelsakin   totheoldHotorNotbattlesofyore.AllinallSuperFanisawell  designedsitewithfeaturesthatareboundtoplease   fanaticaltypes   regardlessoftheirinterests.  
SponsoredbyMicrosoftBizSpark    
BizSparkisastartupprogramthatgivesyouthree-yearaccesstothe   latestMicrosoftdevelopmenttools,aswellasconnectingyoutoa   nationwidenetworkofinvestorsandincubators.Therearenoupfront  costs,soifyourbusinessisprivatelyowned,lessthanthreeyearsold,  andgenerateslessthanU.S.$1millioninannualrevenue,youcansign   uptoday.  EntrepreneurscantakeadvantageoftheAzureServicesplatformfor   theirwebsitehostingandstorageneeds.Microsoftrecentlyannounced   the“newCloudApp()”contestusetheAzureServicesPlatformfor   hostingyour.NETorPHPapp,andyoucouldbetheluckywinnerofa   USD5000*(pleaseseewebsiteforofficialrulesandguidelines).”  Reviews:Facebook,PHP   Tags:entertainment,fan,music,sports,superfan    WEBNEWS   
ThisWeeksMostPopularPosts   [Highli  ghts]  [LIfehacker[Highlights]]  
JUL10,200908:00P.M.  Cleverandcheapflyrepelling,secretpassagebookcases,Wi-Ficracking,  andGoogle’sChromeOSpiquedyourinterestthisweek.  RepelFlieswithaBagofWater   
We’vefeaturedmany,many,manydifferentwaystodealwith   mosquitoe   susingDIYsolutions.Butwha   tabouttheevenmore   commonhouseholdfly?Turnsoutallyouneedtodealwiththatis   aplasticbagortwo.  
TurnaBookshelfintoaSecretPassage   
Whohasn’tdreamedofhavingamystery-story-stylesecret   passageway?Whileatrickbookshelfisprettyawesomeinitself,  thissecretpassagehidesahomeofficewithcleverstyle.  
NineMust-HaveFeaturesWeWanttoSeeinaGoogleOS   
WhatsinsideGoogle’sjust-announcedChromeOperating    System?Howdoesitwork,exactly?NobodyoutsideGoogle   knows.Wecan,however,buildadreamoperatingsystemfrom     thegroundup,andthatswhatwe’redoingwithsomehelpfrom     thehivemind.  
SetUp“Push”GmailonYouriPhone   
DespiteiPhone3.0spushnotificationsandpreviouslymentioned    GoogleSync’scontactsandcalendarssyncingchops,pushGmail  stillhasntcometotheiPhone.ButwiththeProwliPhone   application,youcannowpushGmailnotifications—andthen   som     e—toyouriPhone.  
Goo   gleReleasingChromeOpera   tingSystem     
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