By Phil Hollows
It seems like plenty of people are wandering around in the mornings a little bleary-eyed these days.
I suspect one thing: These lovely, long summer nights.
When the sun stays up so late, it's hard to bring yourself to start thinking about bed, right?
Ok, it’s either that, or heatstroke.
Either way, it's perfectly understandable.
Well, it’s another morning. And it’s time for another FeedBlitz: Rewind the Week.
So, let's dig into some of the news you may have missed!
It's Official: Technorati Blog Rankings Are Dead
During what some are already referring to as the "salad days of blogging," Technorati was the source for blog rankings—and the rankings themselves were the source of serious online bragging rights.
If you wanted to know who was the top dog, you looked no further than Technorati. But toward the end of last month, they announced that they were focusing on publishing and advertising.
But toward the end of last month, they announced that they were focusing on publishing and advertising.
As Orun Bhuiyan said in a blog on www.business2community.com, a big part of what's interesting about this move is that it was done so quietly: "I rummaged the Internet for signs that I wasn't the only one seeing this sudden disappearance of millions of pages and hardly found any reputable sources covering it. Perhaps no one noticed?"
And unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be anyone looking at the data in quite the same way—at least not yet.
AeroTV Goes Down
It sounded like such a great idea: A startup called Aero offered customers the chance to capture shows from broadcast and stream them digitally to their smartphones and tablets.
The company owns warehouses that store thousands of tiny antennas to capture local broadcast signals, so each subscriber watching a show was really watching a unique recording of the show.
Because of this one-to-one setup, the company claimed it was just providing a way for people to capture programming they could already get for free, so they weren't really "broadcasting."
But cable companies disagreed, and sued. And this week, in front of the Supreme Court, the cable companies won, and Aero lost—big time. And most analysts agree that this will probably spell the end for Aero.
Can't Afford an Expensive Expert Caddy? Technology to the Rescue!
Technology and sports go together like pizza and beer. Or something like that.
And if you're a golfer, you've got to check out this new gadget that will help not just analyze your swing, but also give you advice, much like a quality caddy might.
Mashable took a test drive with the yet-to-be released Arccos, a system that tracks and analyzes your game through sensors that snap onto your golf clubs (you get one for every club) and are connected to a free iPhone app.
The story wasn't overtly positive or negative, so we'll have to wait and see what others think of Arccos, and whether the graphs will really help you improve your golf game. The system's not cheap—you can pre-order a set for $299 now, and we’re curious to see whether this new tool really takes off.
That's it for this week—be sure to share your thoughts about this week's news in comments below, and enjoy your weekend!
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