links for 2008-09-18

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  Wired Gadget Labs Makes MSI Wind Into A Hackintosh
  This is what I want, but on an even smaller netbook; something with like an 8” screen. And I want to hear that the Wifi works.
  (tags: hackintosh gadget+lab wired mac+os+x msi+wind howto)
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  Apple to Sony & Nintendo: Let the Games Begin - GigaOM
  Thord Daniel Hedengren thinks Apple is not ready to battle for the handheld games market. I am betting him $5 he’s wrong. Apple is locked in the battle for the living room, which involves gaming, and they can do it.
  (tags: apple mobile+gaming handheld+gaming sony nintendo ipod ipod+touch battle+for+the+living+room)
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  Twitter is Growing Like Crazy: Up 422% in 12 Months - Mashable
  “Twitter recorded 2.3 million unique visitors in August (US-only), an increase of 422% from the same period last year. Moreover, visitors to Twitter spent 55% more time on the site on average – a total of more than 7 minutes per user.”
  (tags: twitter)
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  Word of Mouth Marketing Crash Course | Scholarships | from GasPedal
  Free scholarships offered by Andy Sernovitz and company at the Word Of Mouth Marketing course several times this fall.
  (tags: word+of+mouth andy+sernovitz gaspedal scholarships)
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  Measures of engagement - convincing the disconnected
  David Cushman (who contributes here, as well) has raised good questions about ROI of social media at Faster Future
  (tags: social+media ROI david+cushman)
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  louisgray.com: Strands Upgrades to Highlight Friends’ Updates, Content Sharing
  Louis seems pretty high on Strands, which I started using yesterday. I am digging it, and wondering how it might cut across a number of streams in my world.
  (tags: streams “louis+gray strands lifestreaming)
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  IDC analyst confirms enterprise users are switching to Mac | 9 to 5 Mac
  Michael Rose notes that more businesses are switching to Mac, partly because of the rise of emulators like VMware Fusion, partly because of the iPod halo, and partly because of Mac software.
  (tags: mac vmware windows vista enterprise+software)