• RSS reader for Windows FeedDemon goes from strength to strength with version 3 as the latest test version I’m now running (3.0.0.10 Beta 1b)clearly indicates. Until the end of March, I’d been running a release candidate of version 2.8, the new version expected soon. But developer Nick Bradbury has jumped right ahead to version 3. Two new features in this version are especially appealing: Better handling of Twitter feeds: If you’re a Twitter fan, you’ll love how we’ve made FeedDemon…

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  • I’ve never been interested in motorbikes to the extend of wanting to buy one, but Judgement Days from Harley-Davidson in the UK could potentially change that. Judgement Days is a promotion that lets you test ride a Harley of your choice, free, during a near month-long themed promotion from mid April to mid May. According to UK biking site Visordown.com, Judgement Days is the largest ever demo test ride campaign staged by Harley-Davidson UK. [There are] approximately 4,500 ride opportunities…

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  • In last Thursday’s FIR #436 podcast, I reported on a call to action by current IABC Chair, Barbara Gibson, concerning moves by the New Zealand government to reduce the number of communications staff in government as part of its efforts to better manage budgets, among other things. IABC issued an open letter from Barb to Tony Ryall, the NZ government minister, protesting the proposed staffing cuts, arguing that “professional, effective organizational communication is not about ‘spin,’ it is about ensuring…

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  • Each month since last December, my friends at information portal and news search engine Wikio have given me a glimpse of their monthly ranking of the UK’s top technology blogs ahead of publication. It’s April and I’ve just been looking through Wikio’s latest data for the top 30 UK tech blogs, a subset of the top 100 blogs ranking that Wikio will be publishing soon. Here’s Wikio’s list for April 2009 of the Top 30 Technology Blogs in the UK:…

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  • [See April 4 Update 1 at end of post.] I suppose speculation that Google is in talks to acquire Twitter should surprise nobody. The story I saw early this morning in TechCrunch is based on information they say they have obtained from trusted sources “close to the negotiations.” According to the TechCrunch post last night (PST), Google and Twitter are discussing an acquisition. The original post was updated sometime later, adding the view that “acquisition discussions are still fairly early…

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