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WooMe brings the speed dating craze online and extends it to let users meet new people live in fast, fun and free speed sessions. There are no long forms or lengthy profile descriptions, simply find a session that interests you and meet 5 people in 5 minutes. Or, create your own sessions based on your interests, such as “TechCrunch Readers in San Fran.” Invite friends or strangers to play with you and immediately decide if you are woo’d by someone. WooMe’s in-browser video and voice capability delivers a live …

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A collection of Favorite startups and products for 2009 by Michael Arrington, it also shows a list from previous years…
From TechCrunch
At the beginning of each year I traditionally publish a list of my favorite startups and products. This is the fourth year I’ve done this – previous lists: 2006, 2007, 2008. You guys get to pick the winners of the Crunchies – this list is all mine…

Good OS, the people who brought you the Linux-based gOS found on the $199 Wal-Mart gPC last year, announced a browser-based OS called Cloud at the Netbook World Summit in Paris on Monday. (You know you’ve made it as a form factor when you have your very own world summit. Kudos, Netbook!)
The Cloud OS features a browser with an integrated, OS X-like dock and a Linux kernel that boots “in seconds,” according to the company. The browser looks oddly similar to Google’s Chrome, though no official connection between Google and …

Google has published its plan to build into Chrome what is arguably its most requested feature: the ability to accept extensions that can customize how the open-source Web browser operates.
And guess what? Google’s dependence on advertising notwithstanding, one of the extension examples the company points to is the ability to block advertisements.

Trillian is a proprietary multiprotocol instant messaging application for Windows created by Cerulean Studios that can connect to multiple IM services, such as AIM, ICQ, Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, IRC, Novell GroupWise Messenger, Bonjour, Jabber, and Skype networks (the latter four with Trillian Pro which allows for additional plugins).

MySpaceIM is the official instant messaging client for the social networking site, MySpace.
Features
MySpaceIM integrates several features into the IM. Currently these are the features included:

Basic instant messaging to other MySpace users.
Shortcuts to MySpace.com features and profiles.
Imports friends from MySpace into your contacts list in MySpaceIM.
Instant alerts for all requests, messages, and comments.
Integrated music player, which plays your friends’ profile songs.
Switchable conversation views, such as: traditional IM, with pictures, or with cartoon-like balloons.
Skinnable interface.
Shareable custom backgrounds in message windows.