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The 10 Biggest Microsoft Surprises of 2005. – #2 on the list is “RSS is gospel in Redmond these days.”

The del.icio.us blog announces they have been purchased by Yahoo! Although this is a great validation of the dynamics in the two-way web, it will be interesting to see if Yahoo! can execute better than they have so far with their previous acquisition of flickr.

Google has added RSS functionality to their Gmail (Official Google Blog: A cure for the common inbox). The blog entries appear above your inbox in a headline-like manner pulling a generic set of feeds upon which you can add more of your choosing.
Gmail Clips are certainly not a very powerful or elegant RSS reader, especially […]

‘Podcast’ Is the Word of the Year: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance
I’d like to thank all of those that made this possible.

From the Web 2.0 world: If you like to listen to music while you work, you may want to consider Pandora. Based upon the Music Genome Project, Pandora attempts to create a radio station based upon the type of music you like, a specific artist, or even a word that reflects the mood you […]

I took the family to the members only preview of the National Aquarium in Baltimore’s newest exhibit: “Animal Planet Australia: Wild Extremes”.

Overall we really enjoyed seeing the new creatures and displays but were surprised at how short the tour was. When “wild extremes” opens to the general public, you will want to definitely visit […]