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Jay Adelson / Digg the Blog:
What's Happening with HD-DVD Stories? — I just wanted to explain what some of you have been noticing around some stories that have been submitted to Digg on the HD DVD encryption key being cracked. — This has all come up in the past 24 hours, mostly connected to the HD-DVD hack …
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Kevin Rose / Digg the Blog:
Digg This: 09-f9-11-02-9d-74-e3-5b-d8-41-56-c5- 63-56-88-c0 — Today was an insane day. And as the founder of Digg, I just wanted to post my thoughts... In building and shaping the site I've always tried to stay as hands on as possible. We've always given site moderation (digging/burying) power to the community.
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Stuff to Think About:
How I got banned from Digg — It all started last night. I'm reading my RSS feeds and I come across an article on Digg. … Are you serious? That's awesome! Somebody found a key that allows Linux users watch HD-DVDs! Naturally, I wanted to find out more, so I clicked the link.
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uncov, Mashable!, Practical Blogging, TechFold, Vaspers the Grate, Laughing Squid, the j. botter weblog and Geek News Central
Texyt:
Digg fights user revolt over HD-DVD ban - Digg founders took HD-DVD sponsorship. — The founders of Digg.com - which has been rocked by an unprecedented user revolt over the release of an HD-DVD decryption code - accepted sponsorship from the organization behind HD-DVD last year.
Rudd-O.com:
Spread this number — 09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0. Wanna know what's so important about it? Read the rest »
Muhammad Saleem / Pronet Advertising:
The Reason Why Digg Removed That Story — Many people have contacted me today wondering why Digg is censoring content, and wanting me to 'expose' it. Well, to be honest, the answer is that they had to, and they were right to do it. For those that don't know what I'm talking about …
Muhammad Saleem / Pronet Advertising:
Mob Takes Over at Digg, Widespread User Revolt — Just a few hours ago I was writing that there was a reason why Digg had censored an article pointing out the HD-DVD Processing Key. While Digg is right to do so, and Jay Adelson has explained the reasons on the Digg blog …
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Ed Felten / Freedom to Tinker:AACS Plays Whack-a-Mole with Extracted Key
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Om Malik / GigaOM:
Joost (almost) Launches — Updated: It won't be for another few days before anyone can join Joost, but the company has officially announced that it is launching commercially. Starting today, existing beta testers can now invite anyone to join Joost. Beta testers visit the "Invite Friends" …
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Toby Sterling / Associated Press:
Dutch internet TV company to show CNN — AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - Joost, a company attempting to broadcast television via the Internet, said Tuesday it had signed several new content distribution agreements, including one with Turner Broadcasting System Inc. to show CNN news and interview programs.
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Joost Signs Deal With CNN, Sony, NHL; Prepares To Launch — Two big announcements from new Internet TV startup Joost today: they've signed a deal to include content from CNN, and they've opened up the beta to allow any current user to invite an unlimited number of other users.
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CNET News.com, Lost Remote, Gizmodo, O'Grady's PowerPage, Beet.TV, Digital Alchemy and rexduffdixon.com
Martin Peers / Wall Street Journal:
News Corp. Offers $60 a Share In Unsolicited Bid for Dow Jones — News Corp. has made a $5 billion takeover offer for Dow Jones & Co., parent company of The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones announced. — Dow Jones said in a statement that its board, and members of the Bancroft family …
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Staci D. Kramer / paidContent.org:NWS-DJ: Murdoch's Take — Rupert Murdoch discussed News Corp …
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Robert Scoble / Scobleizer:
Microsoft "rebooted the Web" yesterday — One way you can tell how good a product launch is by waiting for the day after effect. Are people still talking about it? Still excited? Does it cause people like Steve Gillmor to change opinions? — The answer after reading all my feeds is yes.
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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Take Time To Understand Silverlight. It's Important — The announcements around Microsoft's new Silverlight platform yesterday were important to anyone who is thinking about where the web will evolve. For those of us watching the demos at the Mix conference the immediate importance of it was apparent …
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Don Dodge on The Next …, Miguel de Icaza, rexduffdixon.com, GottaBeMobile.com and Spidey Senses
Direct2Dell:
Dell to Offer Ubuntu 7.04 — In February when Dell launched IdeaStorm as forum for customers to contribute ideas for product offerings, we received overwhelming feedback that customers wanted Linux on desktops and notebooks. — As part of an overall effort to update our Linux program …
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mathewingram.com/work, CNET News.com, Gadget Lab, Ed Burnette's Dev Connection, Engadget, Hardware 2.0, B.L. Ochman's weblog, Between the Lines, Compiler, Ubuntu Home Page, TechSpot News, jkOnTheRun, Paul Thurrott's Internet Nexus, The Tech Report, Open Source Weblog, Jeremy's Blog, DesktopLinux.com, Fast Wonder and Slashdot
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Mark Cuban / Blog Maverick:
Yahoo - Comcast = The Deal of the Year — Little has been written about yesterdays announcement that Yahoo would be selling display and video ads for Comcast's websites, in particular, Comcast.net. — What's so special about this deal beyond the shear size of Comcast and the inventory …
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Mediaweek, Startup Meme, MarketWatch, PR Newswire, Reuters, Epicenter, VC Ratings, Internet Stocks … and Practical Blogging
Jeff / Venture Chronicles:
Changing Course — Yesterday was my last official day at Teqlo, I am now 1) focusing on other interests, 2) spending time with family, and 3) devoting myself to clean technology. Well, #1 and 2 for sure... I am just throwing #3 in because it's so damn trendy.
