links for 2008-12-08

WordPress 2.7 – 20 Must See Features

what's new in 2.7: looking forward to it

(tags: wordpress wp upgrade opensource design 2.7 review mashable)
Andi on Web & IT: 1o million downloads and counting. . .

congrats to the Zend folks: the framework is showing up in more and more places. even a couple of apps i've recently downloaded.

(tags: zend framework adoption downloads andigutmans)
Bugs & Cranks » Want to sign the 2004 Red Sox? You practically can

recreating the 2004 Red Sox…from free agents. hilarious.

(tags: redsox 2004 baseball freeagents)
Luis Villa’s Blog / the linux desktop’s change problem

this focuses more on approach than specific recommendations in direction, but i'm in agreement with nearly all of it. and as for the question of direction, everyone knows where i think GNOME should go: online, with all possible speed.

(tags: gnome process linux innovation feedback energy design criticism change luisvilla)
Facebook App? – Brightkite API | Google Groups

i'd love to see this, and it would make BrightKite relevant to a much wider audience of my friends.

(tags: facebook brightkite api application integration location)