links for 2009-04-18

"Ask people what their favorite website is, and increasingly you’ll hear Hulu (at least in the US). The NBC and Fox-backed online video service just kicks ass when it comes to content, interface and overall execution. And now it’s apparently going to attempt to translate that into a kickass iPhone app, according to Business Insider." Oh man, Hulu on the iPhone, that's life.

"Lamar Advertising, the third-largest billboard company in the U.S., got all Twitterpated yesterday when it rolled out "Follow Ashton Kutcher" across its national network of 1,133 digital billboards with hours' notice." I saw one of these in Lubbock, TX.

"President Obama will be naming Aneesh Paul Chopra as his choice for CTO during tomorrow’s weekly address, according to a press release posted to the White House’s official web site. Chopra currently serves as Virginia’s Secretary of Technology, and has previous acted as the Managing Director for the Advisory Board Company, where he advised executives on health care operations." Bout time.

"'The International Monetary Fund has formally approved a $47bn (£32bn) line of credit for Mexico. It is the first country to get the credit under a new fast track scheme designed to help developing nations cope with the global economic crisis."

"Banks in Missouri and Nevada were seized by regulators, bringing the total of federally insured failed banks to 25. The total equals the number of banks shuttered in all of last year, as the recession drives up unemployment and home foreclosures."

Oh IE "what" is always your answer.

"1. New treatment to the behavior of Digg short URLs. All anonymous users, on or off Digg will be taken directly to the publishers content via a permanent redirect (301), no toolbar, straight to the site. Logged in users that have not opted out will continue to see the DiggBar (200). These changes ensure that content providers receive full search engine ‘juice’ or credit for all links on and off Digg. They also ensure that Digg short URLs won’t appear in the indexes of any major search engines.
2. Because we want to ensure the best user experience, the DiggBar will soon only be shown to you when you are logged into Digg. While the vast majority of Digg users find the DiggBar valuable (only a very small number of users have disabled the feature or hit close with any frequency) we understand that many folks were confused when opting out. We want you to be able to have the option to permanently disable the DiggBar with ease." Good job Digg.