PlacePop Gives Facebook Places The Dashboard It Should Have Launched With

Facebook Places appears to be off to a strong start, with integration into services like Gowalla, Yelp, and SCVNGR. But it also has some pretty glaring omissions, namely the fact there’s not really a good way to do much with Places data from the browser. Now PlacePop , a startup that launched at our CrunchUp in July, has fixed that with a new Facebook application that gives you an overview of how you friends are using Facebook Places

A way to put a USB Typewriter on your desk

I don’t know about you, but I suppose that this is what our computers would look like today if certain technologies did not evolve the way that they did. It is also a very complex project that you can do at home. Granted, it requires a lot of technical know-how in order to solder the essential parts together, plus others that you will probably have to buy

Google Wave Still Dead, But Funeral Won’t Be Until 2011. And Data Export Coming.

Yes, Google Wave is dead — but it won’t fully flatline until some time in 2011, Google confirmed in a post today. Well actually, their words were that wave.google.com (the front-end product) “ will be available at least through the end of the year .” But yes, you can probably expect them to shut it down sometime in 2011.

Why Not Just Call It “Windows Live Meh”?

Earlier today, Erick wrote about Windows Live Sync becoming Windows Live Mesh .

Hey Facebook, Here Are Some Other Companies You Can Bully Or Sue

I’ve been reading up on Facebook ‘s most recently filed lawsuit, and the more I learn, the more the whole ordeal aggravates me. As you may have heard, the social networking juggernaut has decided to sue a fledgling startup called Teachbook , which is preparing to launch an online community for teachers, over the word ‘book’ in their name.

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