• Bokardo: Common Pitfalls of Building Social Web Applications and How to Avoid Them, Part 2
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• A Rich Internet Application for creating your own video game | The Universal Desktop | ZDNet.com
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• NewTeeVee U.K., Teens Leading in Online Video Viewing
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• News Corp explores swap of MySpace site for Yahoo! stake-Business-Industry Sectors-Media-TimesOnline
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