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Custom Shoe Site Milk & Honey Gets Tripped Up After TV Spot

in Commerce on February 2, 2011 at 11:20 am PT

Milk & Honey, a Web site started by two sisters that lets women design their own shoes, is back online today after its business came to a screeching halt after making a rare appearance on E! News.

Clicker Links Up Facebook for Video Recommendations

in Social on December 15, 2010 at 10:18 am PT

The online television guide Clicker today launched its own recommendation system called Clicker Predict, which utilizes “more than 50 explicit and implicit behaviors of individuals, their friends, and even kindred spirits in determining what someone will like to watch.”

How Do You Solve a Problem Like a GeekPhone? Sprint’s Android Makeover

in Mobile on December 15, 2010 at 7:00 am PT

While much of the early marketing around Android touted its power and all the ways you could trick out the devices, Sprint has launched a new effort to more easily tailor Android phones to non-techies. Its latest step: A partnership with MTV.

What Do Rush and NPR Have in Common? Internet Talk Radio Hub Stitcher Nabs $6 Million From Benchmark.

in News on April 6, 2010 at 4:30 am PT

Online talk radio aggregator Stitcher nabbed $6 million from Benchmark Capital and will use the money to give radio blabbermouth Rush Limbaugh, as well as the endlessly talking heads of National Public Radio, even more digital distribution. The San Francisco-based start-up often describes itself as the the Pandora of online talk radio. And like the digital music site, Stitcher lets its users create and customize their own free personalized talk/information/news radio stations.

One Way to Turn a Mac Into a PC Just Got Better

in Personal Technology on October 1, 2008 at 6:46 pm PT

There are two common methods for running Microsoft Windows and Windows programs on an Apple Macintosh, and one of those methods just got better and easier. The first approach uses a feature called Boot Camp that comes free on every new Mac.