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Google to be Added to S&P 500 Index
hrbrmstr writes "According to marketwatch.com, Google is being added to the S&P 500, replacing Burlington Resources Inc. While this has provided a short-term boost to the stock price, time will tell what the overall impact will be on this respected index and the institutions (i.e. mutual funds) that follow it." -
iYuleLog for Your iPod with Video
hrbrmstr writes "Years ago, we used to enjoy the looping Yule Log video on WPIX (a.k.a. WB11) out of New York. Well, they've brought it up to modern times by making it available for download. You can use it on your iPod with Video or with anything that can do MPEG-4 video. The resolution isn't great (hey, it's for the iPod), but you can let it loop while you're sharing time with friends/family this weekend. (They even have four bits of holiday music you can stream while watching the video)." -
Visualizing Stories On Current Events With Newsmap
hrbrmstr writes "Marcos Weskamp and Dan Albritton have created Newsmap, an extremely cool way of visualizing news stories. The site takes the aggregated content from Google News (globally) and maps it out into a visual space. That way, you get an immediate feel for news patterns (what the media in any particular region is gravitating to) - there's quite a bit of potential here." -
GeoURL: We Know Where You Live, Work and Blog!
hrbrmstr writes "GeoURL is a location-to-URL reverse directory. This will allow you to find URLs by their proximity to a given location. Find your neighbor's blog, perhaps, or the web page of the restaurants near you. Many potential 'location-based services' can spring from this if the database gets big enough. The site has an easy process for maintaining your entries. And can even generate RSS feeds for a given geographical area."