Bookmarks for January 4th

When I'm not blogging, I'm browsing. Here are sites and pages that I bookmarked on January 4th:

• Obama bringing renewed interest to Hawaii: However Obama's ties to Hawaii are measured, his impact on isle tourism - especially during one of the darkest times in Hawaii's visitor industry - is worth more than peanuts to the state's lead industry.

• Rich claim 95% of tax credits for investing in Hawaii tech industry: QuantcastIndividuals with incomes of $200,000 or more claimed $56.8 million in technology investment tax credits in 2006, according to recently released figures. That's more than 95 percent of all technology investment tax credits claimed by individuals that year.

• Hawaii Tech 5.0: Documenting the development of the technology industry in Hawaii. Legislation, infrastructure, programs, industry associations, funding resources, research & development, and of course the entrepreneurs and companies, all shaped the growth of this emerging industry.

• Music streaming service Spotify wins early fans: Spotify is a lean, downloadable application that lets users stream music instantly from its library--a library built with the blessing of EMI Music, Sony BMG, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, and some smaller record labels.

• Wakoopa: Most Used Apps of 2008 - ReadWriteWeb: Wakoopa, a social network for software enthusiasts, has released a list of the most used applications of 2008 based on the usage of its members. Wakoopa has also identified newcomers that showed prolific growth during 2008.

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