BringIt launches open beta
BringIt, a company that offers gamers the opportunity to challenge friends and earn prize money, announced Friday that it has launched its open beta to users across the world, allowing them to wager cash on BringIt and challenge others to head-to-head gaming on a selection of console titles.
“Gamers have shown great interest and support for competitive gaming, so we are pleased to offer BringIt as a player-driven service that quickly connects gamers, allowing them to play legally for cash while getting a more intense competitive rush,” said BringIt CEO and founder Woody Levin in a statement.
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Tweak YouTube embeds for HD playback
Here’s what to do:
Step 1: Copy this code and paste it to wherever you intend to embed the video:
<object width=”630″ height=”380″> <param value=”http://www.youtube.com/v/zlfKdbWwruY&ap=%2526fmt%3D22″ name=”movie” /><param value=”window” name=”wmode” /> <param value=”true” name=”allowFullScreen” /><embed width=”630″ height=”380″ wmode=”window” allowfullscreen=”true” type=”application/x-shockwave-flash” src=”http://www.youtube.com/v/Mgan4rt7ZHw&ap=%2526fmt%3D22″></embed></object>
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StumbleUpon adds Premier publishers
StumbleUpon, an online discovery site that competes with Digg, Mixx, and Reddit, announced Tuesday that it has expanded its Partner Program to include Funny Or Die, Atom, Scientific American, and 5min.com.
StumbleUpon’s Partner Program launched in October with HowStuffWorks, National Geographic, RollingStone Online, and HuffingtonPost. According to StumbleUpon, its Partner Program offers “premier” partners tools that allow them to help their users find desired content through the StumbleUpon index without surfing to StumbleUpon’s website, downloading its toolbar, or registering for an account.
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