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GameDaily:
Microsoft Gears Up for Holiday Season — With the competition having just launched, Microsoft needs to hold its ground. We speak with Microsoft's Jeff Bell about the company's Xbox 360 marketing strategy, part of which obviously involves the blockbuster Gears of War.
Discussion:
You NEWB, Kotaku, Joystiq, The Last Boss, videogamesblogger.com, Slashdot: Games and digg
Computerworld Blogs:
Can't Wii all just get along? (and a testy TSA tale) — 100% Fun. That's right, it's IT Blogwatch, in which the Wii game console stokes amazement ... and resentment. And rubber bands join the parade of banned items at one TSA checkpoint ... Is the Nintendo Wii gaming console a stroke of brilliance, or an exercise in frustration?
Richard MacManus / Read/WriteWeb:
GoogleOS: What To Expect — Written by Emre Sokullu and edited by Richard MacManus. — There's no such thing as the GoogleOS in reality - but despite that, it is one of the most talked about Web products. People can't stop discussing it - and even imagining screenshots for it!
Fortune:
Deal or no deal? — Overshadowed by Google, the Yahoo CEO needs to make a move. Now he's flirting with AOL. — (Fortune Magazine) — Yahoo must have a new appreciation of how Burger King feels about McDonald's: Constantly looking up at No. 1 gets vexing.
Gizmodo:
PSP Firmware 3.0 User's Guide Online — At work and itching to see what kind of interfacing the PSP can do with the PS3?. Check out this video. What? Your work blocks YouTube? Then take a look at Sony's online manual for version 3.0 of the PSP firmware.
Paul Kedrosky's Infectious Greed:
Flickr Blows up Market Research Biz — My friends at Flickr have just rolled out something very, very smart — and potentially game-changing. They have released live meta-data about trends in the camera market based on what they are seeing in pictures uploaded at that popular photo-sharing site.
Discussion:
Data Mining, Mathew Ingram, MobileTracker, Mashable!, Open Culture, ShoutBlog, CyberNet Technology News and robhyndman.com
Jordan Running / Download Squad:
Trillian Astra sneak preview — At long last, Cerulean Studios has released some more information on Trillian Astra, the long-awaited next version of its popular multi-protocol instant messaging client. Apart from a sparse few screenshots, until now we've seen very little of Astra.
Andy Fixmer / Bloomberg:
Sony May Have Missed PlayStation 3 Goal, Analysts Say (Update2) — Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) — Sony Corp. may have missed its goal of having 400,000 PlayStation 3 consoles in U.S. stores for the video-game player's Nov. 17 debut, analysts said. — The number of machines available was ``even lower than expected,'' Kaufman Bros.
BBC:
Police to fingerprint on streets — Police across England and Wales are to begin taking fingerprints while on patrol using mobile electronic devices. — The portable gadgets - similar to a pocket PC and linked to a database of 6.5m prints - will enable officers to identify suspects within minutes.
Stewart Butterfield / FlickrBlog:
Triple Treat — Today we're launching three new features: guest pass, a new mobile site and camera finder. Here's the scoop on each: — Guest Pass — Ever wanted to share private photos with friends and family without making them go through the rigamarole or opening their own Flickr account?
Katie Fehrenbacher / GigaOM:
Berggi, Mobile Messaging for the Masses — Now that the average cell phone user is coming to terms with text messaging (last I checked around 36% have texted in the U.S.) startups and carriers are hoping that more people will start using mobile email and mobile IM.
Paul Kedrosky's Infectious Greed:
Google vs. Microsoft Market Cap Game — Interesting seeing how Google's market capitalization has chased Microsoft's since Google's IPO. We have seemingly plateaued at a little under 60% for a year now, but any takers on bets with respect to how long that holds?
Discussion:
Silicon Valley Watcher
Davis / Davis Freeberg's Digital Connection:
Why Is Netflix Supporting A Penny Stock Touter? — Last year, I saw that Steve Swasey, Netflix's Director of Corporate Communications, granted an interview with an investment website named WallSt.net. At the time, the site had erroneously claimed that Netflix was planning on unveiling …
Joel Spolsky / Joel on Software:
Choices = Headaches — I'm sure there's a whole team of UI designers, programmers, and testers who worked very hard on the OFF button in Windows Vista, but seriously, is this the best you could come up with? — Every time you want to leave your computer, you have to choose between nine …
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Blogger Wars: How Jason Calacanis Gets Even — Nick Denton (pictured left) likes to use his blog Valleywag to take shots at competitors - his most recent hit job was on Jason Calacanis (on right), who founded and then cashed out of the blog network Weblogs, Inc. Denton has always played second fiddle …
Discussion:
The Jason Calacanis Weblog
Katie Hafner / New York Times:
In Web World, Rich Now Envy the Superrich — James Hong, a co-founder of the dating site Hotornot.com, said that for him, the site's success meant "freedom money." He is making a symbolic switch in cars, from a Porsche Boxster, right, to a Toyota Prius. — Almost anywhere else, Reid Hoffman would be considered a major success.
Discussion:
VentureBeat, Valleywag, BlogHer, Rex Hammock's weblog, Digital Rules, Mathew Ingram and The Gong Show
Joanna Bale / Times of London:
Health fears lead schools to dismantle wireless networks — Parents and teachers are forcing some schools to dismantle wireless computer networks amid fears that they could damage children's health. — More schools are putting transmitters in classrooms to give pupils wireless access …
