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The Linkdown for Monday, Nov. 2
The LInkdown can’t believe it’s already the month that turkeys fear. Wasn’t it just July a minute ago?
Here is the Internet reading you should be doing today:
Coolest news of the week: Austin’s Eugene Hsu (pictured at right) of Challenge Games has accepted a Seattle job as merchandise marketing manager for the Cheezburger Network. We’ll miss him, but hope he gets lots of $$$ from those LOL guys.
- The creators of the very funny Fake AP Stylebook account on Twitter have been unmasked by Wired.
- Awesome wedding gift story with a tech/GPS twist.
- The Texas Wireless Summit is on Thursday.
- Austin’s Game Salad has introduced a $99 Express membership plan for would-be iPhone game publishers.
- A playable demo for “God of War III” for PlayStation 3 will be included on the Blu-ray version of “District 9.” Nice!
- Is Apple working on a $30-a-month TV subscription service? That would be a game-changer.
- Stuff from the paper: 10 scariest social media monsters (with great illustrations), “Fairy Godmother Academy” and its digital team and Tech Monday story on how smartphones are edging out gadgets like the Slacker G2 music player.
- Last week’s NPR All Tech Considered was about e-books like the new Barnes & Noble Nook.
- Site tries to take the pain out of doing an office Secret Santa.
- Roku has introduced a new $129 streaming device that now includes Wireless-N Wi-Fi.
- The next Austin Bleetup is Thursday at Mohawk. You can RSVP here.
- NCsoft’s “Aion” topped the PC game sales charts in its debut. Meanwhile, ex-NCsofter Richard Garriott is still really into space stuff.
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By Eugene Hsu
November 2, 2009 8:09 PM | Link to this
Thanks much guys :)
By Kim Hollenshead
November 2, 2009 7:03 PM | Link to this
Too sad for Austin, but big congrats to Eugene for his new gig with Cheezburger Network!
By Kate Morris
November 2, 2009 6:03 PM | Link to this
Congrats Eugene!
By Wesley Faulkner
November 2, 2009 4:14 PM | Link to this
I'm sad to see Eugene Hsu leave, but I am very happy that he got this opportunity.