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Digg Alpha Gets Previewed, Photographing the End of Virtual Worlds

by Thomas Houston on July 1, 2010 at 07:15 PM

digg alpha from download squad
There's a load of great tech news happening out there every day, and, unfortunately, we just can't cover it all. Here are a few of the other noteworthy things we saw today on our never-ending journey through the wild, wild Web.
  • DownloadSquad got a look at the next version of Digg, which resembles a Facebook and Twitter hybrid and emphasizes everything your friends are digging. [From: DownloadSquad]
  • Photographer Robert Overweg documents the virtual 'end of the world' in modern shooters like 'Left 4 Dead 2,' 'Half-Life 2' and 'Counterstrike.' [From: Shot by Robert]
  • The National Film Board of Canada has been surprisingly open to all things digital by making decades of award-winning documentaries, animation and full-length films available online and in mobile apps. The NFB's new iPad app lets you play them on your Apple tablet, so don't miss Norman McLaren and Oscar Peterson's 'Begone Dull Care' or Ryan Larkin's Walking. [From: NFB Films]
  • Stumped on what shot to use next in your home videos? Here are 22 movie-making techniques that are sure to get you through even the worst cinematographer's block. [From: BoingBoing]

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