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Josh / Redeye VC:
53,651 — One of the few benefits to being a technology investor based outside of Silicon Valley is that I don't spend all my time in the valley. While I'm out in California every few weeks, I get to spend most of my time in the "real world." — Over the last several weeks …
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Feld Thoughts:
Web 2.0: The First 25,000 Users Are Irrelevant — For the past few months, whenever I talk to someone about a Web 2.0 application and hear that they already have "10,000 users", I've been telling that them the first 25,000 users are irrelevant. — Josh Kopelman has a perfect post up today called 53,651.
David Beisel / Genuine VC:
All Users Are Not Created Equal — Brad Feld called Josh Kopelman's recent blog entry, 53,651, "a perfect post." I completely agree with Josh's fundamental premise - that there is a strong disconnect between new Web 2.0 companies claiming traction with plugged-in Silicon Valley geeks and real usage by "Mainstreet USA" consumers.
Jfriend / Joe Friend:
BLOGGING FROM WORD 2007 — Word is a great tool for writing stuff, right? Blogging is all about communicating with words (and pictures, too). So, why not use Word to write your blog posts? — Stop, don't jump to the end of this post to push the comment button yet. I'm not an idiot.
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Janet Whitman / New York Post:
YAHOO! BOO-BOO: SEMEL PASSED ON GOOGLE — May 12, 2006 — Acquiring Google for $3 billion seems like an impossible bargain today, but back in 2001 Yahoo! boss Terry Semel shied away from doing just that deal. — Semel, the former movie mogul who runs Yahoo!, met with Google's two young founders …
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Stefanie Olsen / CNET News.com:Yahoo CEO laments not buying Google
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Ouriel Ohayon / MYBLOG by Ouriel:
TechCrunch new look — Mike just informed that TechCrunch has got a new look. Clearer, simpler, easier to read. It is online from now in the US version and will come soon to the french one. — here you can compare the old and new design (thanks orli) — I would love to hear what you think. here's a short poll
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John Gruber / Daring Fireball:
Jackass of the Week: Rob Glaser — I'm never quite sure what to make of Rob Glaser, CEO of Real Networks. As his company's digital media technologies fall further behind Apple's and Microsoft's (at least in terms of popularity), he frequently pipes up in the press with ridiculous statements …
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Evan Blass / Engadget:
WSJ sez Nokia 770 followup to feature Google Talk — We've known since February that Nokia was working on a QWERTY-sportin' followup to the 770 Internet tablet, and now the Wall Street Journal has confirmed that the included VoIP app will indeed be, as we anticipated, Google Talk.
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Andrew / Treonauts:
Treo 700p News Ahead Of Schedule... It's funny how every time a new Treo smartphones is just about to be released there is at least one news organisation which prints the news 'by accident' a few days ahead of time... For the forthcoming Treo 700p the award goes to TechWorld which yesterday posted …
Thomas Crampton / New York Times:
French Digital Music Copyright Bill Advances — PARIS, May 11 — Resisting pressure from business, French lawmakers have moved the country a step closer to a copyright law that would have wide-ranging effects on those selling or listening to digital music. — The Senate passed the bill …
Paul / rogueamoeba.com:
Hell Froze Over. Again. — We here at Rogue Amoeba are happy and more than a little frightened to be unveiling the Airfoil for Windows Public Beta, available for download right now. — Introducing Airfoil For Windows — If you're not familiar with Airfoil, it enables any audio …
Rob Bushway / GottaBeMobile.com:
The best features from Tablet PCs I've used — Having used quite a few tablet pcs the past several years, I've come to appreciate the finer things about each of them. I thought I'd compile that list for your enjoyment. These are all subjective. — Best pen - The eraser pen for the HP TC1100.
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Susan / Susan Crawford blog:
A low point — The XXX decision on Wednesday by ICANN's board, which voted 9-5 to reject the XXX contract, represents a low point for ICANN. I am a member of ICANN's board, and I voted in favor of the agreement. — Here is the statement I made in connection with the vote on Wednesday afternoon:
Tara Connell / gannett.com:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Gannett acquires Planet Discover — Firm's technology powers Web sites' local search — McLEAN, VA - Gannett today acquired Planet Discover, a provider of local, integrated online search and advertising technology. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
John Battelle / John Battelle's Searchblog:
ANOTHER HITWISE: MYSPACE SENDS 8.2% OF TRAFFIC TO GOOGLE, IMPLICATIONS — Wow. I love infoporn. I have a hunch that Mr. Murdoch is thinking hard about this graph: … There are a lot of other insights in the piece. I've had MySpace again on my mind after talking Weds with Jon Miller, CEO of AOL.
Business Week:
It Feels Like 1998 All Over Again — Signs of a new bubble in Silicon Valley are rising, but whether that's cause for concern is a matter of fierce debate — When Caterina Fake, co-founder of the Flickr photo-sharing Web site, sat down in March to write a blog entry, she expected to rankle some readers.
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James Moore / Jim Moore's Journal:
Share OPML, View OPML — Viewing lists of sites, blogs, podcasts and other rss sources is a powerful way to learn of new sources, to explore new realms of sources, and to engage new people and points of view. Viewing lists is a terrific way to discover! — For example, check out the Open Irish Directory!
LAPD Blog:
Chief William J. Bratton's Welcome Message — Welcome to the LAPD Blog. Our online journal is an interactive tool that we use to deliver real-time, unfiltered information. We invite you to take a look inside the Department to learn more about the men and women in blue who have sworn to protect and to serve you.
