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I am a writer, a speaker, and an event organizer. Find me on Twitter: @jasonp, or by email: j at jason-preston.com.


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Obox Signature Series

"Airlock" for your mac

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This is some seriously cool bluetooth magic!

It comes with a free child!

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Notice of class settlement

WOW - not only was Beacon a PR disaster for Facebook, they're being forced to notify all their FB users that they effed up, and that they're funding an organization to make sure it doesn't happen again. 

What's that on your face?


Begin forwarded message:

Date: December 7, 2009 10:51:30 PM PST
Subject: Notice of class settlement
Reply-To: noreply <noreply@facebookmail.com>

Facebook is sending you this notice of a proposed class action settlement that may affect your legal rights as a Facebook member who may have used the Beacon program.  This summary notice is being sent to you by Court Order so that you may understand your rights and remedies before the Court considers final approval of the proposed settlement on February 26, 2010.

This is not an advertisement or attorney solicitation.

This is not a settlement in which class members file claims to receive compensation.  Under the proposed settlement, Facebook will terminate the Beacon program.  In addition, Facebook will provide $9.5 million to establish an independent non-profit foundation that will identify and fund projects and initiatives that promote the cause of online privacy, safety, and security.

For full details on the settlement and further instructions on what to do to opt out of, object to, or otherwise comment upon the proposed settlement, please go to http://www.BeaconClassSettlement.com.

Please do not reply to this email.


Chicken & Egg & Leetsauce

It's an interating ride getting l33tsauce.com off the ground. I'm pushing for more beta users, and once we open up the beta to anyone, I'll REALLY be pushing for more beta users, but at the same time I'm still working on fleshing out the basic feature set on the site.

It's no good getting a ton of people to look at - and decide about - the site before anything other than the absolute core of functionality is built. But at the sam time we need beta testers making Dojos so that we can know what's breaking when and where.

In a nutshell, I'm excited for open beta ;)

- J

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