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Weekend Links – Firefox 3 Performance, Internet Explorer 8 JavaScript, Google / Microsoft Buying Digg, Social Bookmarking Icons, Referrer Spam

Firefox 3 Performance Gets a Boost

The only problem I have with Firefox is that it's a memory hog and gets slow after you've opened multiple tabs. This article discusses improvement in Firefox's engine -- sweet!

http://cybernetnews.com/2008/02/25/firefox-3-performance-gets-a-boost/

Javascript In Internet Explorer 8

Mozilla employee and jQuery enthusiast John Resig gives his thoughts on Internet Explorer 8's new JavaScript enhancements.

http://ejohn.org/blog/javascript-in-internet-explorer-8/

Google, Microsoft Said To Be Preparing Bids For Digg

More rumors have surfaced regarding a Digg sale. Though Digg claims the article is completely inaccurate, I feel a sale is eminent. Too many rumors in the past year for there not to be some truth in them, and Kevin can't turn down $300 million for too long.

http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/07/google-microsoft-bidding-for-digg/

Social Bookmarking Icons Collection

Head over to this site to download some "outside-the-box" social bookmarking icons for Digg, Reddit, de.licio.us, and more.

http://www.webresourcesdepot.com/social-bookmarking-icons-collection/

Live.com's Referrer Spam Has Left Me In Despair

Live.com, and I'd heard this before, has the tendency to send spammers to you site on basic keyword searches like "about" and "example." The comments of this article provide a solution to preventing this problem.

http://kaioa.com/node/58

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