Word: flashings
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...whose Air engine (it's free and runs on any PC, Macintosh or Linux computer) will drive many, if not most, of the new Facebook applications. Air creates, in geek parlance, a "run time" - think of it as a universal mini-operating system across all computers. Developers, writing in Flash, can build an application once, and it runs on any computer. About 100 million people have installed it to date. Its most popular application? Tiny programs that make Twitter easier to use than its lean website interface. (See, for instance, Tweetdeck...
...Initially, the belief was that browsers could solve all problems. But people are beginning to realize there is no single solution appropriate for all uses," says Adrian Ludwig, group manager for the Adobe Flash platform. Note that Ludwig doesn't believe that the browser will disappear. It's just that other tools that draw from the data on the Web will turn out to be better ways to deliver that information than simple websites...
...What?s really got fashionistas riled up, however, are the even bigger discounts that can be found on the site?s flash sales, which registered customers are alerted to via e-mail. Its Going, Going, Gone sales - which are essentially the shoppers' version of playing chicken - begin by offering a product at its original retail price and then keep dropping the price as time runs out until either all the stock has been sold or the sale ends...
...perhaps the best traffic driver of all? Giveaways. Each month new items are up for grabs for those who register for a flash sale, with lucky winners being chosen at random. The next item scheduled to be given away: a Christian Lacroix satin clutch, originally priced at $1,437. Not bad for a freebie...
...industrial past.But it’s not all fun with Cleve and Jane. As an antidote to the plot’s syrupiness, Thurber plops in a very vinegary element: the mob. References to the Pittsburgh gang scene run throughout the movie, just detailed enough to flash “real life danger” on the screen. In fact, while Thurber keeps the mob at a considerable distance (we don’t know, for example, why Cleveland is involved), he relies on its existence to compensate for the poorly developed elements of the flaccid plot...