April 17th, 2009
04:03 PM ET

First of all, kudos to Ashton and all those in the @aplusk camp. Now more than ever, the consumer is in the driver's seat and we couldn't be more gratified than to be part of this historic social media milestone. We'd like to thank every one of our followers for helping CNN reach the one million mark, and we are delighted to raise our donation to 10,000 bed nets for World Malaria Day in recognition of them.
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Posted by: Dermot Waters - Head of Product Development
Filed under: Technology


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January 20th, 2009
10:21 AM ET

We've had a few people report getting an error message when trying to access our "Your view of history" map, that tracks personal accounts from the inauguration in Washington. If you receive an error message that reads something like "the Google Maps API server rejected your request"… just click the OK button. You should still be able to view the map without any issues. And if you do continue to experience any problems, you can click on the "show monuments & streets" link on the right hand side of the page. That will bring up the landmarks and streets on the map so you’ll still be able to view the personal accounts.
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Posted by: Dermot Waters - Head of Product Development
Filed under: Features


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January 19th, 2009
09:52 AM ET

We're very excited about something we're planning to offer you on the day of President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration, so we wanted to give you a sneak peek. Naturally, you’ll be able to watch the Inauguration on CNN.com Live... but you’ll also be able share the experience with your friends!
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Posted by: Dermot Waters - Head of Product Development
Filed under: Content • Features • Video


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July 12th, 2007
11:59 AM ET

As many of you have noted through our feedback forms, we also overhauled our weather system. One thing you told us loud and clear in our research for this project was that weather was important to everyone (in one way or another). We wanted to make sure that we were able to provide you with the most useful and meaningful weather experience possible.
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Posted by: Dermot Waters - Head of Product Development
Filed under: Content • Feedback • Technology • Weather


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June 6th, 2007
12:04 PM ET


CNN.com's core mission is to provide you with timely and accurate access to news and information. And as David mentioned in his post, we do this well. But we also understand that there are a lot of places for you to get news and information online, so we want to make sure we are "being a good web citizen." This concept is based on the notion that it is beneficial for all if we make it easy for you to find the most relevant content that suits your needs, even if it is outside of CNN.com.
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Posted by: Dermot Waters - Head of Product Development
Filed under: Beta • Webcitizen


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