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  1. Next gen mobile services (4g) may cause interference with millions of Freeview services: 8bits.co/bbc
  2. Facebook's 'disastrous share sale' attracts a class action lawsuit from lawyers that won $7bn for Enron's shareholders: j.mp/LqCCkz
  3. 6 reasons why Facebook's IPO fell flat: j.mp/Km506n
  4. @Parkers_Hove Thanks very much for the recommendation!
  5. Can Facebook live up to it's $100 Billion valuation? This infographic compares Facebook advertising with Google's: j.mp/Kmym6J
  6. If you've noticed a drop in your Google search engine ranking recently, you may be a victim of the Penguin update: j.mp/IQ3hL4
  7. If you're thinking of using Dropbox, MS Skydrive or Google Drive to backup or store data, you may want to read this: bit.ly/KHS9N6
  8. @brightonchamber Thanks for posting our blog re Open Data Cities Conference in Brighton #ODCC
  9. @ianholt Our pleasure, thanks for sharing your wisdom and passion at @OpendataCities conf #ODCC
  10. Google are just about to release Google Drive to compete with the likes of iCLoud, Dropbox & Microsoft Skydrive: bit.ly/IgcRst
  11. #ODCC #ordinancesurvey @ianholt "Open data masterclass" to learn how to use Ordanance Survey data.
  12. #ODCC quote of the day: "Get ugly early". Emer Coleman.
  13. #ODCC it's easier to find information on Microsoft's website via Google than by using the search on Microsoft's website. Bad news for Bing!
  14. #ODCC 10,000 people currently over 100. By 2071 there'll be over a million. Life expectancy increasing by 12 seconds per minute.
  15. Beautiful sunny day in Brighton for the Open-data Cities Conference #odcc #brighton #opendata
  16. Looking forward to attending the Open-data Cities Conference at the Brighton Dome Corn Exchange tomorrow. #ODCC
  17. @IFAClaireWalsh @LeeBranch @fletchpix @brightoncurry Hi Claire, thanks for the mention. We enjoyed your presentation last night!
  18. Stop what you're doing and check out this actual footage of the recent failed North Korean rocket launch: bit.ly/HQb9YM