Matt_ commented on Google cancels ski trip to focus on Nasdaq slopes, at 6:28 PM on Oct 8 @Tiddlywinks if the cancellation of the Annual trip was planned why is Google now looking at canceling next years Sales Conference ??? more » [valleywag]

Matt_ commented on Google cancels ski trip to focus on Nasdaq slopes, at 11:39 AM on Oct 8 West Coast Googlers went to Disneyland this year because of the size of the Google Workforce but some still wanted the ski trip for early next year but there where still Ski Trips for the East coast Employees in 2008 and many other Google Offices .It seems that Google is cutting back on Employee perks what ever way you look at it . more » [valleywag]

Matt_ commented on Valleywag cuts 60 percent of staff, at 4:40 PM on Oct 3 I Wish Denton had gotten Rid of that Owen Thomas and brought back Little Nick ...ooops did I just say that out loud :P more » [valleywag]

Matt_ commented on Five Best Sites to Stream TV, at 3:02 PM on Sep 28 I wonder if this Hive Mind was done next month when Joost launches with its new flash based player if the results would be different although Joost needs to improve its content availability more » [lifehacker]

Matt_ commented on DIY Hydroponics On the Cheap, at 9:30 PM on Sep 25 This is pretty lame compared to Farm Fountain [www.farmfountain.com] or the really cheap POP bottle planters [www.flickr.com] more » [lifehacker]

Matt_ commented on Best Sites to Stream TV?, at 9:07 PM on Sep 24 Joost Why Because its available Worldwide and its a Video aggregator thats an independent company also the social features they have introduced make online TV a more social experience .Next month Joost will be Flash based and the plugin will only be needed for Live shows so my money is on them and not HULU who only has shows for NBC and FOX availible only in the US . more » [lifehacker]

Matt_ commented on Ashton Kutcher-backed startup Ooma is falling apart, at 9:32 PM on Apr 9 @Lulamaybelle Oprah already uses Skype on her shows more » [valleywag]

Matt_ commented on Cheeseburger in a Can is Both the Best and Worst Thing I've Ever Seen, at 3:30 PM on Jan 29 This couldn't be any worse than a Macdonald's Cheeseburger just ask Morgan Surlock from Super Size Me more » [gizmodo]

Matt_ commented on QTrax: The Hilarity Continues, at 11:08 AM on Jan 29 Oh if you want a real Laugh read the latest Qtrax press release [biz.yahoo.com] more »

Matt_ commented on QTrax: The Hilarity Continues, at 11:00 AM on Jan 29 I personally Asked Wayne Russo of Mashboxx if he was up to mischief and he told me succinctly that he kept out of this one . I suspect Sprial Frog might have gave them some trouble because Robin Kent who now works with Qtrax was fired from Spiral Frog when he was the CEO . more »

Matt_ commented on Major Labels Deny Signing Deals With Qtrax, Downloading Music Via P2P Still Illegal, at 3:15 PM on Jan 28 Oh Spiral Frog songs work in Qtrax ..... more » [gizmodo]

Matt_ commented on Major Labels Deny Signing Deals With Qtrax, Downloading Music Via P2P Still Illegal, at 3:14 PM on Jan 28 Benny even better Paste any MP3 blog URL into the Qtrax /Songbird address bar and you can download them all right in the Client . The Major Labels are just going to love that feature. Try this one [www.kleptones.com] more » [gizmodo]

Matt_ commented on Major Labels Deny Signing Deals With Qtrax, Downloading Music Via P2P Still Illegal, at 1:12 PM on Jan 28 Download link is available [qtrax-cdod-r1.vitalstreamcdn.com] Nothing works though but you can register and sign up more » [gizmodo]

Matt_ commented on QTrax: The "Legal P2P" That Isn't Quite Legal, at 10:53 AM on Jan 28 Irecived this Email today from Qtrax when I registered and got the software. Someone at Qtrax needs to use spell check. (Oh thats right they cant even Spell tracks ) Hello Matt Welcome to Qtrax, the world's first free and legal peer-to-peer music download service. What's Next? 1) Search To search for your favorite music, just go to our home page (Home). more »

Matt_ commented on Qtrax Promises Legal P2P Music Sharing Service, the Impossible, at 8:33 AM on Jan 27 BY LAFOND66 AT 01/26/08 02:47 PM @thechansen: If it's firefox based, they can't hide any of their code. more » [gizmodo]

Matt_ commented on Surgeons Get Better Playing Nintendo Wii, at 2:20 PM on Jan 17 I wonder if the sales of Truma Center :Second Opinion will go up on this news or is this just a viral marketing ploy by the developers of the game . [en.wikipedia.org] more » [gizmodo]

Matt_ commented on 1,000,000 Europeans Do It Even Better Than Mama, at 8:52 AM on Dec 7, 2007 My 6 year old daughter plays cooking Mama while Im in the Kitchen cooking dinner and the 10 year old helps me and her "Cook" ;) more » [kotaku]

Matt_ commented on Comcast calls AP story "Web gossip", at 10:48 AM on Oct 24, 2007 Watch out Valleywag - AP is now trying to step in on your territory of Web Gossip more » [valleywag]