Unhandled Perception

Collection of some of the best technologies in the restaurant and food space. From Menu Specifications to Online Ordering to Online Reservations to Mobile Apps and everything in between.

Link: http://delicious.com/stacks/view/KtB04L

OpenMenu™ has created the first standard to regulate the way restaurants store and share their menus over the Internet by standardizing the menus’ structure and format. Combined with OpenMenu Registrars, OpenMenu is providing a regulated system for sharing accurate menu information.

Link: http://openmenu.org/

I couldn’t believe when I saw that 7-eleven was getting involved in a Facebook Application (Mafia Wars) promotion.  Get the 7-eleven product and redeem some code at Mafia Wars on Facebook.

It’s unclear whether they brought the requested “boatloads of money,” but several top Microsoft executives are in Silicon Valley to try to finalize a search deal with Yahoo, according to an All Things Digital report late on Thursday.

Link:
http://news.cnet.com/…

Google’s on and off negotiations with Digg have been back on in a big way for the last six weeks, we’ve heard from multiple sources inside and outside of Google. The two companies have reportedly signed a letter of intent and are close to a deal that will bring Digg under the Google News property. The acquisition price is in the $200 million range, says one source.

Link:
http://www.techcrunch.com/…

Google Earth has a new layer: Google News. Writing on the Google LatLong blog, Brandon Badger, Product Manager said, “By spatially locating the Google News’ constantly updating index of stories from more than 4,500 news sources, Google Earth now shows an ever-changing world of human activity as chronicled by reporters worldwide.”

Link:
http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/080521-090559

When: 8:30 a.m. PST (17:30 CET) to 9:15 a.m. PST (18:15 CET), Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008

Teleconference Information: Listen-only news conference U.S. dial-in: (888) 810-3138 (toll-free) or (630) 395-0279 (toll) – Verbal passcode: Microsoft

Said to not be about the Yahoo deal.

Link:
http://…/microsoft-announcement-feb-21

AOL To Discontinue Netscape Browser Development: Wow. I remember going to the store and actually paying for it. Came in a box and everything.

I can cross that browser off my list of supported browsers when I develop a website.

Link:
http://…/aol-to-discontinue-netscape-browser-development/

THE former rally driving champion Colin McRae was killed and his five year-old son feared dead in a helicopter crash yesterday afternoon. The aircraft came down in Jerviswood, Lanarkshire, half a mile from the family’s home and burst into flames just after 4pm.

Very sad as he was a great driver and a great person.

Link:
http://timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/more_sport/article2461339.ece

ScaryMind is a horror news mashup site that I threw together quickly to read about another one of my interests. I figured I would put it on a domain of mine that was not being used for anything else and that way if anyone else has interest they could use the service too.

Link:
http://scarymind.com/

In case you’re interested the other news mashup website was HorseURLs.com.

Spam King may rule prison cell for 11 years after Feds nail him: “During one week in August 2005, the two of them managed to target over 1.27 million AOL e-mail addresses with spam. Moeller was caught bragging to the informant about the money he was making: as much as $40,000 per week.”

Link:
http://…spam-king-may-rule-prison-cell-for-11-years

“Gas-Saving” Products: Fact or Fuelishness?: “Gas prices are up, and so is the volume of advertising for ‘gas-saving’ products. When gasoline prices rise, consumers often look for ways to improve fuel efficiency. Although there are practical steps you can take to increase gas mileage, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warns you to be wary of any gas-saving claims for automotive devices or oil and gas additives. Even for the few gas-saving products that have been found to work, the savings have been small.”

A Michigan man is being prosecuted for using a cafe’s free WiFi… from his car. Sam Peterson was arrested under a Michigan law barring access to anyone else’s network without authorization

Link:
http://…arrested-for-using-cafes-free-wifi-from-his-car.html

Some good news about James Kim and his family. Now they just need to find him

Good Luck!

Link:
http://news.com.com/…