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Brad Stone / New York Times:
Facebook to Offer Free Classifieds — Facebook, the social networking Web site, is adding free classified ad listings, putting it into competition with dozens of established companies like Craigslist and many newspapers. — Facebook, which has 22 million active users …
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Richard MacManus / Read/WriteWeb:
On Mozilla and The Evolution of the Browser — Interesting posts recently from two people who have an important role in defining the future of the browser. Firstly, I missed it while I was in transit in the US, but Mozilla developer Alex Faaborg posted the slides of his presentation at the recent Web 2.0 Expo.
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Ricky Cadden / Symbian-Guru.com:
Nokia N82 Imaging KING — The second juicy bit of information from my friend Blue Blazer Regular today is of the Nokia N82. This is a candybar device to followup the N73. Similar to the N81, it has quad-band GSM and 2100 HSDPA, BT 2.0 (w/ A2DP), WiFi (b/g w/ uPnP), but also adds built-in GPS, TV-out, FM Radio, and a MicroSD slot.
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Ricky Cadden / Symbian-Guru.com:
Nokia N81 8GB Slider — Yes, you read that correctly. Here, first on Symbian-Guru.com, compliments of my friend Blue Blazer Regular, is the full specs sheet and pic of the upcoming N81 8GB Slider. Set to be launched 4Q 2007 and running S60v3 FP1, the Nokia N81 is a slider-followup to the N91 8GB Music Edition.
Matt / Photo Matt:
Meaningful Overnight Relationship — One thing I've noticed about talking to certain types of press, particularly mainstream, is that they have a pattern in mind before they write about something, and the better you conform to the pattern the more coverage you get.
Mary Jo Foley / All about Microsoft:
Longhorn Server to be christened Windows Server 2008 — To next to no one's surprise, Microsoft is going to christen Longhorn Server "Windows Server 2008." And it might do so as early as next week to coincide with the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) in Los Angeles.
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WindowsServer / Windows Server Division WebLog:
VIRIDIAN FEATURES UPDATE; BETA PLANNED FOR LONGHORN RTM — Here we are on the eve of WinHEC 2007. This show is always a fun industry event for me to engage with a broad spectrum of partners. Perhaps none better than last year, when we demo'd Windows Server virtualization (codename Viridian) …
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Slash Lane / AppleInsider:
Apple filing reveals multi-sided iPod with touch screen interface — Apple Inc. is looking to patent a design for a handheld device (or iPod) that displays its output on a small front-side display screen but receives input through a larger touch- and force-sensitive back-side interface, AppleInsider has discovered.
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Jill Whalen / Search Engine Land:
Don't Sweat the Small SEO Stuff — Among clients, forum members, newsletter subscribers, and seminar attendees, many hours of my day are spent answering questions about organic SEO. One thing I've noticed is that newbies and oldies alike are paralyzed when it comes to optimizing their websites …
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Haochi / Googlified:
The New Google Analytics is So Not Cool — All the excitements about the new Google Analytics should be now over and let's face it, it's not that cool. Google claim that the new user interface will "present data more clearly", but not in the case with me - it's way more confusing that the previous version.
Adario Strange / Epicenter:
Joost Raises $45 Million, But Still Not Quite Right — My intention was to simply tell you about the $45 million Joost just raised from Index Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Li Ka-shing, and CBS. Along with this promising news I wanted to tell you that the service was fixed …
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Dare Obasanjo aka Carnage4Life:
Has Overuse of Bayesian Analysis Screwed Google Search? — A few years ago Joel Spolsky wrote a widely quoted blog post which stated … This morning I fired up my favorite RSS reader and saw the danah boyd's entry entitled quality of Google searches? where she pointed out
Allen Stern / CenterNetworks:
Need a domain name? These guys say they can help! — One of the most frustrating things about creating your startup is the naming process. I joke often with friends, "Which came first, the company name or the .com?" I remember sitting at the table with a new client in 1999 …
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Nate Whitehill / Nate Whitehill dot Com:
7 Ways To Get Readers to Stick — A while back I talked about "steroid traffic" versus natural traffic. Steroid traffic is a term I coined to mean quick surges of traffic that don't necessarily average more than 1.1 pageviews per visitor. Steroid traffic has short term benefits and the visitors rarely stick around.
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Michael Kanellos / CNET News.com:
Perspective: Why I love patents and copyrights — perspective Keith Richards in a near-death experience. Does TV get any better? — Ocean Tomo, a Chicago-based company that holds auctions for patents, copyrights and other intellectual property, will put a gem on the block …
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Glen Dickson / Broadcasting & Cable:
NCTA: HBO's Zitter Says DRM Is Misnomer — Digital rights management (DRM) is the wrong term for technology that secures programmers' content as it moves to new digital platforms says HBO Chief Technology Officer Bob Zitter, since it emphasized restrictions instead of opportunities.
