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A soapbox is a raised platform on which one stands to make an impromptu speech, often about a political subject. The term originates from the days when speakers would elevate themselves by standing on a wooden crate originally used for shipment of soap , or other dry goods, from a manufacturer to a retail store.
Soapbox used an interface heavily dependent on JavaScript and AJAX. The original codename for the project was Warhol, [2] the Soapbox name being subsequently chosen by an intern during the summer of 2006. Soapbox on MSN Video differed from other video sites as it offered features such as RSS. Users also did not need to open a new window to ...
As of June 2012, there were 750 million total installs of content hosted on Chrome Web Store. [5] Some extension developers have sold their extensions to third-parties who then incorporated adware. [6] [7] In 2014, Google removed two such extensions from Chrome Web Store after many users complained about unwanted pop-up ads. [8]
A soapbox is a raised platform from which a speech is delivered. Soapbox may also refer to: Soapbox (car), a type of motorless vehicle; MSN Soapbox, an Internet video service; Soapbox (the Crookes album), released in 2014; Soapbox, a channel of the Maffick web platform
Larry McDonald, a politician from Georgia and former president of the John Birch Society has also been quoted, omitting the caution to use bullets as the last resort: "We have four boxes with which to defend our freedom: the soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box". [18]
The Red Bull Soapbox Race is a soapbox race organised at least once a year by Red Bull. During its final phase, amateur pilots challenge one another by presenting hand-made , motor-less vehicles, judged for their aesthetics, their speed and their road-holding .
Internet Explorer was the first major browser to support extensions, with the release of version 4 in 1997. [1] Firefox has supported extensions since its launch in 2004. Opera and Chrome began supporting extensions in 2009, [2] and Safari did so the following year. Microsoft Edge added extension support in 2016. [3]
Children racing in a soapbox Soapbox cars at the finish line of a race A soap box derby racer from 1968. A gravity racer or soapbox car is a motorless vehicle which is raced on a downhill road either against the clock or against another competitor.