Went to the Holiday Bowl

I went to the big sad game and I took only this one crappy photo. ASU lost to Texas 52-34 in San Diego, CA.

Imax to install 100 digital projection screens in AMC Entertainment Theaters

Imax's upcoming digital projection systems will start popping up in 33 major U.S. markets, doubling the company's presence in the commercial theater industry. I personally can't wait to see the upcoming Batman movie, The Dark Knight, on a giant Imax screen. Maybe we'll get one of the new digital Imax theaters in Phoenix before the movie premieres!

[Source: forbes.com]

Facebook to let other sites access platform code

Webware.com is reporting that Facebook making its platform architecture available as a model for other social sites.

Facebook has announced that the architecture for its developer platform will be made available to other social-networking sites, potentially rendering moot the criticism that its strategy is too "closed"--and potentially dealing a huge blow to Google's yet-to-launch OpenSocial initiative.

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Facebook sorry for Beacon slip-ups, offers full opt-out

from Ars Technica by jacqui@arstechnica.com (Jacqui Cheng)

Facebook didn't handle Beacon's launch or criticism very well, CEO Mark Zuckerberg admits. The company has now added controls that block Beacon from reporting their activities, which has some, but not all, satisfied.

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