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+[Flixster][1], the social networking site based around movies, is beginning to rise up from its below-the-radar status. Flixster has been around for almost a year now, but it's largely been quiet while the founders worked out the kinks. Now Flixster looks like it's ready for prime time. And don't let the phonetic similarity with Friendster fool you, Flixster doesn't suck.

Flixster has a staggering amount of content. I played around with the site this morning and lost a good hour of productivity browsing through reviews and movie listings. 

Imagine Netflix and IMDB mashed together and mixed with user generated pages and you'll have the basic idea. The most addictive thing on the site is the never-ending movie quiz, which is sure to suck you in after a few questions.

It may just be me, I'm a bit of movie freak, but I loved Flixster. With all the hallmarks of a successful social networking site, seamless integration with your existing MySpace page, YouTube hosted movie previews and skinnable user pages, Flixster has enormous potential.

I've always been disappointed in Netflix's offerings when it comes to reviewing and sharing movie reviews and now I find that I'm disappointed that Flixster doesn't rent movies. But it seems like a fairly obvious step for Flixter to eventually partner with movie studios for sales, rentals, downloads, promotions and of course advertisements. 


[1]: http://www.flixster.com/ "Flixster.com"
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+Just when you thought [Google][1] had achieved the maximum amount of legal heads for a Hydra, they're back with a new one -- Google Ads for Print.

Google has tried venturing into the print realm before. Around this time last year Google tried brokering with some magazines to resell ad space to AdWords users, but the project met with limited success.

Round two sees Google with a prodigious number of big name newpapers on its side and looks like a much more promising venture. At the moment the Google Print Ads program is in "alpha" status and limited to 

Google's partners in this new venture include some impressive names in old media, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, the Chicago Tribune and nearly fifty others. So far Google has declined to release a list of advertisers.

Google Print Ads begins its test run later this week and the initial period will last through January. Google claims that it will be adding weekly newspapers and magazines at some point in the future.

[1]: http://www.google.com "Google"
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+[Google Torrents][1] leverages Google's recently released customized search features to give you torrent results. Torrent search engines don't tend to last too long, especially when they have Google in their name, so jump on this one quick.

Google torrents give you access to all the popular torrent reactors, plus whatever else happens to indexed on the Google servers. I few test searches turned up results from mininova, isohunt and other big trackers as well as a few I hadn't heard of before. 

I have no idea why the folks behind the site chose to use the word Google in their name, but I suspect they'll be getting a cease-and-desist letter before too long. However, I also have no doubt that similar search engines will pop up soon. Heck, you could even make one just for yourself.


[1]: http://googletorrents.com/ "Googletorrents.com"
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+As I mentioned in this morning's reboot, the web-based chat service [Meebo][1] has announced a 1.0 release. The new release features a redesign, support for drag-and-drop buddy list management, support for AIM profiles and a feature called "pop out." 

Pop out opens your buddy list and chat screen in new windows, though if you have a popup blocker installed you may have to disable it get this working.

The new version of Meebo also reportedly boosts speed improvements and a fantastic selection of localizations, including Thai, Swiss German and a host of others.

The layout and design of Meebo is clean, simple and intuitive. I will confess to never using the old Meebo so I can't comment much on the redesign except to say that it has a very heavy Windows XP influence. If you're a long-time Meebo user and you like the old interface, you can revert to that by choosing a different skin.

My favorite feature of Meebo is that it doesn't require you to sign up for an account, just login with your existing IM information and Meebo will open up a chat session for you.

For those looking to do even more with Meebo, there's a Javascript widget, [Meebome][2] that allows you put a chat window on your website, MySpace page or anywhere else. Now you can chat with people as they browse your site.

Like the man said, the url bar is the new command line, and Meebo brings the ability to IM to any computer with a web browser. This should be handy for travelers and others who don't want to, or don't have the admin access to, install client IM programs.

[1]: http://wwwm.meebo.com/index-en.html "Meebo.com"
[2]: http://www.meebome.com/ "Meebome.com"
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+<img alt="Any_key_3" title="Any_key_3" src="http://blog.wired.com/photos/uncategorized/any_key_2.jpg" border="0" style="float: right; margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px;" />Good Morning internets! Here's your Monday rebbot:

*	Wikipedia as a virus platform -- German hackers exploited the anyone-can-edit feature of Wikipedia to spread the blaster worm. The hackers added a note to the existing page on the Blaster Worm with a link to a "fix" which actually downloaded the worm. Wikipedia quickly changed the page. [via [Tech2][2]

*	[Meebo][3], the web-based IM client, has announced its 1.0 release. New features include custom skins, drag-and-drop groups, and "pop-out," a feature that opens your chat session in a new window. [via [Mashable][4]]

*	[WhoToTalkTo][5] is a new job search tool built around the idea of referrals. It's a simple but potentially helpful concept, post about places you know that are hiring and see posts by others. [via [Lifehacker][6]

*	Fox Interactive announced a new desktop/browser widget platform this morning. The service, going under the name [SpringWidgets][7], offers customized news feeds, weather and more. The desktop version is currently limited to Windows. [via [TechCrunch][8]]

*	Technorati has released a new "[State of the Blogosphere][9]" report
which claims, among other things, to now be tracking 57 million blogs.

[2]: http://www.tech2.com/india/news/telecom/wikipedia-hijacked-to-spread-malware/2667/0 "Tech2.com"
[3]: http://wwwm.meebo.com/index-en.html "Meebo.com"
[4]: http://mashable.com/2006/11/04/meebo-im-launches-10-version/ "Mashable on Meebo"
[5]: http://www.whototalkto.com/ "whototalkto.com"
[6]: http://www.lifehacker.com/software/job-search/turn-job-referrals-into-new-jobs-212630.php "LifeHacker on WhoToTalkTo"
[7]: http://www.springwidgets.com/ "Spring Widgets"
[8]: http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/06/fox-interactive-launches-desktopwebsite-widget-platform/ "TechCrunch on SpringWidgets"
[9]: http://technorati.com/weblog/2006/11/161.html "Technorati: State of the Blogosphere"
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+Listen up starving musicians, a new service called [SoundStation][1] from SoundLoud.com can help speed your transformation from rags to riches. SoundStation is music player that can be embedded in any page and it allows you to sell your songs within the page.

Similar to Snocap, the MySpace music player/store, SoundStation makes it easy to embed your music in a page and sell it, rather than having to redirect listeners to iTunes, Napster or other dedicated music store. 

But SoundStation has it's work cut out for them. Snocap is already way ahead in terms of market share and profile, but SoundStation offer better royalty rates for musicians and in a world where nearly everything seems to be cut-and-paste simple, royalties could tip the balance. 

SoundSation offers artists a slightly lower fee of $0.33 on a $0.99 track whereas iTunes takes $0.34 and MySpace Music and Snocap scrape a whopping $0.45 off every track.

As part of the service, SoundLoud automatically tracks all the activity of your SoundStation Music Stores. You can view your total visitors, plays, downloads, and earnings information at SoundLoud.

At the moment you are limited to selling 7 songs, but SoundLoud promises unlimited downloads and whole album downloads are both in the works.

Oh and a note to SoundLoud, just because you're building a Flash-based music paler is no reason to build your whole site in Flash. Yuck.

[1]: http://soundloud.com/ "SoundStation from SoundLoud.com"
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