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Thomas Hawk / Thomas Hawk's Digital Connection:
There's Some Mighty Pissed Off Flickr Members Right Now — Taken from the Flickr Blog announcing Yahoo's acquisition, March 2005 — [I am CEO of Zooomr] … Update #2: The SmugMug blog is offering a 50% special discount for Flickr users that want to migrate over there.
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Onethumb / SmugBlog:
The Dark Side of the Flickr Acquisition — You asked for it, you got it: SmugMug is offering 50% off to all Flickr refugees. Just sign up for our free trial using the coupon code flickr and if you like what you see, you'll get 50% off your first year. — We're getting some email …
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flickr.com:
Official Old Skool Merge Topic — heather says: — If you've any questions or feedback regarding today's announcement regarding the upcoming account merge deadline, this topic's for you. — < Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Next > — FlyButtafly (ncient) says: — Nooooooooooooooo...oooooo...oooooooo... .
Business Wire:
Google Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2006 Results — MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG - News) today announced financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2006. — "Our impressive performance in the fourth quarter demonstrates …
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Jason Calacanis / The Jason Calacanis Weblog:
Taking the payola out of DEMO-ing: The TechCrunch 20 Conference (or, I'm back in the conference business baby!) — I've always loved DEMO-style conferences (like the one going on in Palm Desert today) where entrepreneurs show off their creations for the first time to an audience of their peers, the press, and investors.
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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
The TechCrunch20 Conference — I am very excited to announce a new conference, called the TechCrunch20. This is a joint venture between us (TechCrunch) and Jason Calacanis, who broke the news about this earlier today. The format is simple: Twenty of the hottest new startups will announce …
Brandon Hill / DailyTech:
Workaround Discovered For "Clean Install" With Vista Upgrade DVDs — Microsoft internal documentation reveals workaround for Vista Upgrade DVDs with no need for a previous version of Windows — Just when everyone thought that all hope was lost when it comes to performing a clean install …
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Anne Broache / CNET News.com:
Web giants ask for feds' help on censorship — WASHINGTON—Google, Yahoo and Microsoft representatives on Tuesday implored the U.S. government to help set ground rules for complying with demands by foreign law enforcement agencies for user records or censorship.
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Nate Anderson / Ars Technica:
Google can't use "Gmail" name in Europe — Google's Gmail trademark just suffered a severe blow in Europe as the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market has ruled against the search giant's use of the Gmail name there, according to the man who opposed the mark.
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Jan Libbenga / The Register:Google loses European GMail trademark battle
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BBC:
BBC's download plans get backing — TV shows like Doctor Who are expected to be available for download later this year after the BBC Trust gave initial approval to the BBC's on-demand plans. — Under the proposals, viewers will be able to watch popular programmes online or download …
Lee Rainie / Pew Internet:
Tagging — Just as the internet allows users to create and share their own media, it is also enabling them to organize digital material their own way, rather than relying on pre-existing formats of classifying information. — A December 2006 survey has found that 28% of internet users …
Arik Hesseldahl / Business Week:
The New Media Mogul—You — What do Blinkx, Magnify.net, Splashcast, Panjea, Eyejot, Vringo, and BUZ have in common? They aim to give consumers control of their own media — Uploading video to the Internet is so 2006. Now the question is what to do with those clips once they're in cyberspace.
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Business Wire:
Michael Dell Assumes Duties as Chief Executive Officer of Dell Inc. — Dell Will Remain as Chairman of Board — ROUND ROCK, Texas—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL - News) announced today that Michael Dell will assume the duties of Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.
comScore:
comScore Networks Releases Top Web Properties Worldwide for December; Reviews Biggest Gainers for 2006 — Worldwide Internet Usage Increases 10 Percent in 2006; Top Gaining Categories for 2006 Include Search, Multimedia, Community, E-mail, and Games — comScore Networks …
Jordan Running / Download Squad:
How to get rid of Snap's obnoxious link previews — If you've seen them, you've probably been annoyed by them. I'm talking about Snap's "Preview Anywhere," a little gizmo people can stick on their web site or blog that, when the visitor rolls the mouse over any link, will pop up a big bubble …
Om Malik / GigaOM:
Giveaway Wednesday: FON Wi-Fi routers, Joost and some Babelgum — Update: Apologies for thinking it is Thursday. Apparently, there is two more working days, which kinda sucks. Clearly I have a bad hangover. Also, please slow down on the Joost requests. I have run out of invites.
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Nick Farrell / Inquirer:
New York teen sues record industry — 'Pirate' boy bites back — A New York teen, dubbed a pirate by the Record Industry, is counter suing them for defamation, violating anti-trust laws, conspiring to defraud the courts and making extortionate threats. — In papers responding …
Anne Broache / CNET News.com:
Net neutrality, broadband taxes top House tech agenda — WASHINGTON—A key House Democrat on Wednesday said his 2007 goals are to enact legislation related to Net neutrality, patents, and broadband regulation and taxation, including authorizing local governments to offer their own Internet service.
