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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close July 17 – August 16, 2012 845 stories · Vol. 12 · Catalogue 33 · Issue 229 Get it by email ↓
The month's top story

Microsoft reports first quarterly loss ever

marketday.msnbc.msn.co · 2 sources

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What dominated August

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Technology

    Dear Marissa: Think Different

    5 of 30 days · 7 articles

  2. Technology

    Khan Academy: Computer Science

    4 of 30 days · 6 articles

  3. Technology

    What makes Paris look like Paris?

    4 of 30 days · 6 articles

Business 47 stories

  1. Microsoft reports first quarterly loss ever

    marketday.msnbc.msn.co · 2 outlets

  2. A Man Walks into a Bank

    ft.com · 1 outlets

  3. The real reason we’re upset about Sparrow’s acquisition

    elezea.com · 1 outlets

  4. Being a Developer Makes You Valuable. Learning How to Market Makes You Dangerous

    talsraviv.com · 1 outlets

Show 10 more

  1. Lenovo CEO Gives His $3 Million Bonus to 10,000 Employees

    dailytech.com · 1 outlets

  2. Talent Acquisitions

    marco.org · 1 outlets

  3. App.net funded with $500,000.

    join.app.net · 1 outlets

  4. Why Do Startups Do This?

    asymptomatic.net · 1 outlets

  5. Yesterday, I Went to the American Idol for Startups. It Made Me Want to Die.

    slog.thestranger.com · 1 outlets

  6. Mobile app startups are failing like it’s 1999

    andrewchen.co · 1 outlets

  7. Doubling SaaS Revenue By Changing The Pricing Model

    kalzumeus.com · 1 outlets

  8. Unbreakable crypto: Store a 30-character password in your subconscious memory

    extremetech.com · 1 outlets

  9. A Redditor about the problem with today's Silicon Valley startup community

    reddit.com · 1 outlets

  10. Entitlement and Acquisition

    mattgemmell.com · 1 outlets

Sports 30 stories

  1. Installing Linux on Windows 8 PCs: No easy answers

    blogs.valvesoftware.co · 5 outlets

  2. Company withdrawing from Facebook as analytics show 80% of ad clicks from bots

    facebook.com · 1 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. SpaceX wins $440M contract with NASA to develop Space Shuttle successor

    spaceflightnow.com · 1 outlets

  2. American TV Neglected the Saddest Story in the Olympics

    iamnotaprogrammer.com · 2 outlets

  3. Watch what you store on SkyDrive–you may lose your Microsoft life

    wmpoweruser.com · 1 outlets

  4. Oculus Rift: Step Into the Game

    kickstarter.com · 1 outlets

  5. Sparrow for Windows was just a few weeks away

    everydaypanos.com · 1 outlets

  6. Windows Executable Walkthrough Graphic

    pe101.corkami.com · 1 outlets

Technology 610 stories

  1. Mars Curiosity's first images

    space.com · 17 outlets

  2. Amazon Career Choice Program

    amazon.com · 1 outlets

  3. OS X Mountain Lion: Data Loss via 'Save As'

    marco.org · 7 outlets

Show 9 more

  1. Khan Academy: Computer Science

    ejohn.org · 6 outlets

  2. Google Fiber Plans & Pricing

    fiber.google.com · 2 outlets

  3. This is a bit f'd, Quora

    giantrobotlasers.com · 1 outlets

  4. Textmate2 Goes Open Source

    github.com · 1 outlets

  5. Design Tip: Never Use Black

    ianstormtaylor.com · 1 outlets

  6. An Unexpected Ass Kicking

    joelrunyon.com · 1 outlets

  7. Dear Mark Zuckerberg

    daltoncaldwell.com · 1 outlets

  8. Terms of Service; Didn't Read

    tos-dr.info · 1 outlets

  9. Great work Visa, now I hate you

    modern-products.tumblr · 1 outlets

Entertainment 48 stories

  1. Show HN: Convert online videos to .gif

    markupwand.com · 2 outlets

  2. Show HN: Burner, for temporary phone numbers

    blog.burnerapp.com · 1 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. Show HN: gist.io, blogless writing for hackers

    gist.io · 1 outlets

  2. NASA TV feed of 10:31 pm PDT Curiosity landing

    nasa.gov · 1 outlets

  3. Distribution of colors in movie posters between 1914 and 2012

    vijayp.ca · 1 outlets

  4. Please turn on two-factor authentication

    mattcutts.com · 2 outlets

  5. Show HN: Music for Geeks and Nerds

    musicforgeeksandnerds. · 1 outlets

  6. Show HN: Eligible API for 700+ Health Insurance Companies

    eligibleapi.com · 1 outlets

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