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Tristan Louis / The TNL.net weblog:
No Bubble 2.0 yet — The recent acquisition of YouTube by Google for a stunning $1.65 billion made me wonder whether we were seeing a rise in the price. While the New York Times sees a return to the crazy valuations of the 90s, a look at the acquisition landscape does not seem to support their conclusions.
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Andrew Ross Sorkin / New York Times:
Dot-Com Boom Echoed in Deal to Buy YouTube — A profitless Web site started by three 20-somethings after a late-night dinner party is sold for more than a billion dollars, instantly turning dozens of its employees into paper millionaires. It sounds like a tale from the late 1990's dot-com bubble, but it happened yesterday.
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MSNBC:
Google buys YouTube for $1.65 billion — Search giant's purchase of video sharing service biggest in its history — SAN FRANCISCO - Internet search leader Google is snapping up YouTube for $1.65 billion, brushing aside copyright concerns to seize a starring role in the online video revolution.
Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Watch Blog:
Recapping Coverage Of Google's Acquisition Of YouTube — I don't have a ton to say about the Google acquisition of YouTube. That's because to me, it's more an eyeball landgrab than a search development. There's no doubt people search for video on YouTube, and getting the leading property will help Google.
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PR Newswire:
Salesforce.com Announces Apex, the World's First On-Demand Programming Language and Platform — For the first time, third parties will be able to write code that runs automatically on salesforce.com's multi-tenant, shared architecture — Apex will dramatically expand the reach, scope …
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Jennifer Hakes / Google:
Google Signs Agreement with SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT to Give Users Access to Expansive Catalog of Music Videos — Ad-supported video models give users unparalleled access to SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT's content online and creates new monetization opportunities
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Jennifer Hakes / Google:
Google and Warner Music Group Announce Agreement to Offer Google Video Users WMG's Music Video Content — Ad-supported video model provides Warner Music Group with content monetization opportunities and unmatched distribution in the online world — Google developing technology to enable user-generated content
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Ryan Paul / Ars Technica:
A look at Firefox 2.0 RC2 — Changes in RC2 — The official release of Firefox 2.0 is right around the corner and the second release candidate (RC2) was made available last week. Release candidates provide insight into the features and functionality that will be available in the final release.
Nick / Rough Type:
A glass house — Michael Arrington, founder of the popular technology news blog TechCrunch, traveled to Washington, DC, last weekend to participate in a panel discussion at the annual conference of the Online News Association. He apparently used the occasion to excoriate newspapers …
Adam Bennett / NEWS.com.au:
Laser TV unveiled — IT'S being hailed by its developers as the next revolution in visual technology - a laser television that will make plasma screens obsolete. — Soon-to-be-listed Australian company Arasor International and its US partner Novalux unveiled what they claimed to be the world's …
James Enck / EuroTelcoblog:
Ten things I hate about you — Last Wednesday the organizers of the Telco 2.0 event were kind enough to give me the opening presentation slot on day one, which was intended to set the scene for a lot of what was to follow. In the run-up to the event, I had thought long and hard about what sort …
Chris Roper / IGN:
Guitar Hero II Final Tracklist Revealed — It's official: From Aerosmith to the Rolling Stones to RATM, all 40 licensed tracks unveiled. — After a year of wishlists, speculation and even a bit of "slipped" information, RedOctane finally has revealed to us the final licensed tracklist for Guitar Hero II.
Marshall Kirkpatrick / TechCrunch:
SmallTown.com: Small Town Reviews, in Flash — Almost a year after taking $3 million in funding from Menlo Park's Formative Ventures, SmallTown.com is launching its Flash site for small town local reviews tonight. I personally find this much Flash annoying but the site might catch on with users who like the look and feel.
useit.com:
Participation Inequality: Encouraging More Users to Contribute … All large-scale, multi-user communities and online social networks that rely on users to contribute content or build services share one property: most users don't participate very much. Often, they simply lurk in the background.
