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Sleep better

September 17, 2008 – 7:57 am

My favorite podcast on CNET is The 404. They cover the culture of the web in New York. Today, they interviewed Dr. Michael J. Breus, an expert on sleeping. Here are the notes I took from the interview:
In a 20 minute nap, you don’t fully go into deep sleep, but your mind goes into a [...]

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CNET Alumni Party

September 9, 2008 – 7:15 am

I came at the tail end of this. Shelby Bonnie was in attendance!

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CNET Networks is now CBS Interactive

June 30, 2008 – 3:52 pm

We got the memo this morning.

“Together, CBS and CBS Interactive represent an unbeatable combination of premium content online, premium content on air, and premium audiences. As a leading online media network, CBS Interactive has an impressive portfolio of brands, including CNET, CBSSports.com, CBS.com, GameSpot, TV.com, BNET, and Last.fm, to name a few. Together, we [...]

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Buzz Out Loud Meetup at the Courtyard

June 13, 2008 – 8:51 am

The people who produce the best technology podcast also like to party.

Not only does Tom Merritt like to play World of Warcraft, but he also likes WWDC attendees who juggle behind his computer. Oh, and Guinness.

These meetups are always a blast because people come from all over to meet the stars of Buzz Out Loud, [...]

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Introducing BNET Speaker Series

May 21, 2008 – 2:33 pm

Today marked the first ever BNET Speaker Series featuring News.com’s Dan Farber interviewing Mary-Jo Foley, ZDNet blogger and author of Microsoft 2.0.

To help expose the event, we also invited the Lunch 2.0 crowd.

That’s why our courtyard was full of people today.

These events are great because they give our community a chance to check out our [...]

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Now I work for CBS

May 15, 2008 – 6:34 am

When a young kid has to go move in with his grandparents, it’s not always the best fit, but CBS acquiring CNET might just work.

The suits at Viacom might know something the market doesn’t. That’s right, the Internet is not getting any smaller. Those old janky television sets are not quite as engaging as this [...]

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