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Adobe and University of Wisconsin scientists have created software that can correct shaky camerawork, but it's way cooler than anything on the market now. Using 3D modeling, it guesses the intended look, then warps the original video to adjust.

Basically, the software examines each frame and warps it to form a steady line of shots based on a 3D projection of the cameras path (courtesy of off-the-shelf Adobe software), giving a buttery-smooth look almost as good as if the camera was on rails. >>> http://bit.ly/d5QCk

>>> In September of 2008, with only a few weeks warning, Cablevision announced by mail that our channel was moving to the digital tier. This meant that anyone who wanted to see Channel 77 would need a digital box to continue receiving it. One box would be provided "free" for one year to basic subscribers. Additional boxes could be rented at $6.50/month.

This angered a lot of people. Some viewers, almost one year later, STILL don't know why they no longer get Channel 77.

The government services firm Granicus has published a white paper outlining standards for government transparency in the new online world.

Those of you who cannot make it to this year's ACM conference can easily follow along as conference attendees blog, tweet, and upload their pics and vids.

Visit http://TagNabit.net - type in "acmedia09" in the search field, and choose the social media network you'd like to track. 

You can check out Flickr right now and see some pictures of the conference hall and the free public train that we take from the Doubletree Hotel to the Portland Convention Center.

Mignon Clyburn, Barack Obama's choice to fill a vacant Democratic seat at the Federal Communications Commission, will face a confirmation hearing Wednesday in the Senate Commerce Committee.

As the third Democrat on the five-member commission, Clyburn would cast a deciding vote for President Obama's bold technology agenda. And yet, Clyburn's nomination has met with a mixed reaction from FCC-watchers. Some fear she may already have pitched her tent with the entrenched special interests that have controlled media policy for decades.