2 Hot 2 Sweat was invited to SXSW last year but couldn’t afford the trip.
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How Google Ranks Tweets
Google engineer sheds some light on how our tweets are ranked, and whether they will show up in real-time search.

Chinese Court Rules Microsoft Violates Copyright
File under irony: Microsoft violates Chinese copyright for using custom font.

Google’s New Approach on China – No Censorship
Google’s had enough, says it will no longer censor search results on its Chinese-language search engine.

Coke Zero meets Facial Recognition
I was pleasantly interested / surprised when Coke Zero launched an interactive campaign that included facial recognition.

Conan Signs Off
In an open letter to “The People of Earth,” Conan O’Brien says he won’t do the Tonight Show following Leno. Doing so, he says, would “damage what I consider to be the greatest franchise in the history of broadcasting.”

Twitter Tricks Me into Account Suspension
Twitter recommends that I follow so many people that my account gets suspended.

What Could Have Been
In 1978 the US extended copyright protection. Here, a list of what would have entered the public domain in 2010 if the law had not changed. Instead, we’ll have to wait until 2049.

