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12:35 AM ET, April 26, 2007

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Owen Thomas / Business 2.0 Beta:
Apple 2Q '07 Earnings: Live Coverage
Discussion: Byte of the Apple and Gizmodo
Cynthia Brumfield / IP Democracy:
Apple's Profit Skyrockets as Board Backs Jobs
Discussion: paidContent.org
Tom Krazit / CNET News.com:
Apple's board defends Jobs amid hefty Q2 profits
Discussion: TechBlog and TechSpot News
Jessica Dickler / CNNMoney.com:
Apple earnings soar
Discussion: MarketWatch
Philip Elmer-DeWitt / Apple 2.0:
Mac Sales Soar
Discussion: BloggingStocks and Gizmodo
Matt Cutts / Gadgets, Google, and SEO:
Google and privacy  —  In my previous post I talked about some useful things I'd discovered about Google's Web History feature.  As you might expect, several commenters asked about various aspects of privacy for Web History.  I gave a quick response in my comments, but I figured …
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Chris Gilmer / Download Squad:
Google Search gets a facelift
Discussion: InsideGoogle
Brian Krebs / Security Fix:
Virus Writers Taint Google Ad Links  —  Virus writers have been gaming Google's "sponsored links" — the paid ads shown alongside search engine results.  They are aiming to get their malicious software installed on computers whose users click onto ad links after searching for legitimate sites …
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Roger Thompson / Exploit Prevention Labs:
Google sponsored links not safe?
Discussion: Today @ PC World
Mary Jo Foley / All about Microsoft:
Yet another Microsoft search exec calls it quits  —  The shake-ups in Microsoft's search organization aren't over yet.  —  On April 24, Microsoft announced internally that Dane Glasgow, general manager for Live Search, is leaving the company to work for various nonprofits and spend more time with his family.
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Live Search's WebLog:
Live Product Search: More Images, More Relevant
Discussion: InsideMicrosoft and LiveSide
Ohio University:
Ohio University announces changes in file-sharing policies  —  Ohio University announces changes in file-sharing policies ATHENS, Ohio (April 25, 2007) - In an effort to ensure that every student, faculty member and researcher has access to the computer resources they need …
Discussion: Slashdot and broadbandreports.com
Brian Oberkirch / Like It Matters:
Live: All Things Digital  —  Go check out All Things Digital, the new online home of Walt Mossberg, Kara Swisher and John Paczkowski.  —  Walt and Kara have extended their highly regarded D Conference with a showcase site that wraps up all Walt's weekly columns and adds a new 'Mossblog' to the mix …
Steve / The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs:
Radically, transparently stupid  —  Maybe you've heard of Steve Rubel.  He's this smarmy PR guy from Edelman PR who thinks he's Mr. Know It All when it comes to blogging.  He's always talking about "radical transparency" even though, let's face it, he makes his living telling friggin lies.
Discussion: Valleywag
San Francisco Chronicle:
Google surpasses Microsoft as world's most-visited site  —  It's official: Google rules the world.  —  The Mountain View search engine has outstripped Microsoft on two fronts, becoming both the most visited Web site and the most valuable global brand.  —  The events are major milestones for Google …
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Chris Sherman / Search Engine Land:
Stop Presses!  Google Bested In Search Shoot-Out!  —  PC World has released the results of its most recent search engine shoot-out, and surprise, surprise, found that "Google is indeed the best search engine."  —  However...  This wasn't just a casual test, and Google wasn't the best across …
Discussion: Screenwerk
Ryan Block / Engadget Mobile:
iPhone Q&A for AT&T employees  —  Not a lot here, but for those clammoring for any possible news about the iPhone, we got our hands on an internal AT&T iPhone Q&A document.  The highlights:  — With an iPhone you'll have access to Cingular's MyAccount via the device as well as via iTunes.
Discussion: Crave, MacUser and Infinite Loop
TalkBMC - opensville:
Seven Reasons Microsoft Loves Open Source  —  Next week I'm leading the "Open Source, the Web, Interoperability, and Microsoft" panel at Mix07 in Vegas, my first Microsoft conference.  Naturally, I've been pondering the topic so I don't end up on stage with my pants around my ankles.
Discussion: My Weblog, digg and Slashdot
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
GrandCentral Mobile Is Live  —  Telephone management startup GrandCentral launched a mobile version of the service yesterday, although they have not announced the product yet.  The mobile site is available at grancentral.com/mobile.  It will not load properly from a desktop browser …
Greg Mitchell / Editor and Publisher:
Finalists for 2007 EPpy Awards Announced  —  NEW YORK Washingtonpost.com has earned five finalist nods in the 2007 EPpy Awards, which are sponsored by Editor & Publisher and MediaWeek magazines.  The finalists were announced today.  —  EPpy winners will be revealed at the Interactive Newspaper Conference …
Om Malik / GigaOM:
HitForge, a new twist on incubators  —  Naval Ravikant, who in his past life co-founded Epinions and Vast, has started HitForge, a San Francisco-based outfit that is a unique twist on the incubator model.  —  HitForge is an entrepreneur cooperative composed of independent small teams …
Nick Starr / The Boy Genius Report:
Sprint Announces PPC-6800  —  Sprint has sent out the data sheet for their upcoming PPC-6800 (HTC Titan).  What a great phone, if it only included Windows Mobile 6 and EV-DO Rev A. instead of hinting at the possibilities of being able to upgrade Featuring a 2.8" QVGA LCD screen, WiFi …
Anne Zelenka / Web Worker Daily:
BEFORE YOU DECLARE EMAIL BANKRUPTCY...  Did you ever wish you could delete all your email without responding?  Maybe you can.  It's called email bankruptcy.  You realize you are never going to dig yourself out from under the pile of email in your inbox so you just declare that you won't.
Discussion: rexduffdixon.com
Dieter Bohn / WMExperts:
Ballmer: No Zune Phone  —  Despite the swirling rumors, it looks like Microsoft isn't planning on taking their eye off the Windows Mobile ball anytime soon.  When recently asked about the "Zune Phone," Steve Ballmer replied: … So the Big M is much more likely to beef up Windows Mobile …
 
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Payscale, providing useful info on compensation
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Consumerist:
TRAVEL: JetBlue CEO Interested In In-flight Text Messaging
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Logoworks reels in HP
Jacqui Cheng / Ars Technica:
Hollywood's piracy fears holding up Samsung's wireless HD displays
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Kevin Poulsen / Threat Level:
Building Contractor Sues Google for Indexing Consumer Complaint
Thomas Ptacek / Matasano Chargen:
URGENT: Unconfirmed Reports QuickTime Exploit Capture Is Circulating
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Jeremy Reimer / Ars Technica:
Microsoft accused of patent infringement with .NET
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VBA for Macintosh goes away
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SONY UNVEILS THE WORLD'S SMALLEST AVCHD HIGH-DEFINITION CAMCORDER
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Six ways Twitter can make money
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Nick / Rough Type:
Open source and the programmer's dilemma
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