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I hope this is not a sign of things to come but one of my favorite sites is closing. I received an email from eyespot.com today saying they cannot continue operation and will not be accepting any more video uploads.
This not only sucks for the million of eyespot fans out there but is also a blow to the online video and publishing space.

So far nothing has been published on the front page about the news, so I’m attaching the contents of the email here.

Goodbye Eyespot, you will be missed.

Subject: To Our Users and Customers:

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There is nothing else I can even add to this message. Other than why isn't the mainstream media covering these type of distortions more?

At least I'm trying to do my part.

www.podscape.net

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As I said before in a tweet, I was dreading going into work today. But when I get here, I find a giant Eddie Murphy head in the middle of Times Square.

Pictures coming soon.

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Found this on Digg today, too funny not to post here.

20 jobs

I thought I was the only one who wanted #3 when I was five, glad to see I wasn't alone.

Of course, I then wanted #1 when I turned six.

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Wow...looks like Hotmail.com is down on the east coast, and I'm not ashamed to say this is causing havoc in my life right now. http://anzman.blogspot.com is reporting that the outage is over, but we at aggregate culture still can't get in.

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As a fan of the Dilbert blog, I have to admit I’m a saddened by this new. But read his post, and you’ll see he has some pretty compelling reasons why he is going to post less frequently.

http://dilbertblog.typepad.com/the_dilbert_blog/2007/11/going-forward.ht...

I can’t say I agree entirely with Mr. Adams, but I have incredible amounts of respect for his consideration of his fans, by trying to not to ‘ruin’ their favorite comic strip.

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Miro - free, open source internet tv and video player

Before I post about OpenSocial versus Facebook; I’m trying to get as much actual and first-hand information on the API’s as I can, and you know I’m going to post about them …it is so exciting to witness the current “format war,” especially one I believe is going to be good for everyone in the end.

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Let the 2nd annual CC swag photo contest begin! - Creative Commons

At Aggregate Culture, we not only watch and report on the
many meme's floating, streaming, and generally gaining momentum in the big blog-o-sphere in the pipe, but we also put our money where the proverbial 2.0 mouth is, and get involved. So when one of the most amazing organizations to come around in the last 15 years sponsor’s a photo contest, you know the AC will be there.

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One thing about corporate cube life is that you get to know more about your cohabiters than you could ever possibly dreamed of. Here is just one example, for the better part of year, I’ve heard my cube cohabiter conference call in his Kung-Fu buddies, discussing issues like new group name, logos, suitable garb, and the importance of proper balance while sword fighting.

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I have a dream that in my lifetime I’ll see a game (or interactive content…whatever you prefer to call it) that will move me emotionally in the same way a really good book or film will do.

Sometimes I think we’re almost there, and other times it feels like we have years before these tools will show their true narrative powers. But over at the Independent Gaming Source, they have put together a list of 50 great Indy games that contain some examples that argues beautifully that 'gaming/interactive content's' potential is closer than we think.

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