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Om Malik / GigaOM:
Safari for Windows... but WHY? — Steve Jobs & Company must have known that releasing a Safari browser for the Windows platform was going to result in some serious blowback: vulnerabilities, outrage and of course, the mocking. And as expected, the digerati responded with scorn and outrage.
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I, Cringely . The Pulpit | PBS:
The Seduction of AT&T — This week was Apple's World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC), the biggest news from which seemed to be the beta version of Safari (Apple's web browser) for Windows. Why the heck would Apple even produce such a product? Readers and pundits alike have been wondering ad nauseam.
Henry Gottlieb / LAW.com:
MySpace, Facebook Privacy Limits Tested in Emotional Distress Suit — The operators of MySpace and Facebook social networking sites assure their millions of subscribers that only designated "friends" can read registrants' private postings. — But do the postings stay private …
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WebProNews, Insider Chatter, IP Democracy, The Social Web, David Dalka, GigaLaw.com Daily News and Listics
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Paul Sweeting / ContentAgenda.com:
MPAA, others call for new anti-piracy laws — ContentAgenda — The Motion Picture Assn. of America is joining forces with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and a diverse collection of other industry groups to press Congress and the White House on an ambitious agenda to bolster enforcement of anti-piracy and anti-counterfeiting laws.
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Financial Times:
Howard Stringer on movies, music and PlayStation — Chrystia Freeland, Financial Times US managing editor, interviewed Sir Howard Stringer of Sony. This is a transcript of the interview, which you may watch here. In this segment Mr Stringer discusses movies, music and PlayStation.
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Sydney Morning Herald:
iPods to blame for total eclipse of the art, says Hockney — Public enemy number one ... according to David Hockney. — Richard Jinman and wires — THOSE who prefer a well-painted landscape to a diamond-studded skull or a roasted corgi now have a culprit to blame for the contentious state of contemporary art: the iPod.
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MacUser
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Business 2.0:
Who matters now? — Business 2.0 Magazine invites you to vote for the businesspeople who inspire, inform and infuriate you, from CEOs to entrepreneurs to media stars. … SPECIAL OFFER: — • Home • Portfolio • Calculators • Contact us • Newsletters • Podcasts
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Stuart Elliott / New York Times:
MySpace Mini-Episodes, Courtesy of Honda — YEARS after Volkswagen challenged drivers to "Think small," another automaker, Honda, plans to run smaller commercials for a smaller car in smaller versions of television series. — Honda will be the sole sponsor of what Sony Pictures Television …
Dan Kaplan / VentureBeat:
HeyCosmo mixes video conferencing, Texas Hold 'Em — Social networking, chat, content sharing, and casual games — we've seen them all. — But Mountain View, Calif.'s HeyCosmo combines these elements, throws in live webcam streaming and ends up with something new.
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Steve Bryant / NewTeeVee:
Michael Moore's Sicko leaked on the Net — Sicko, Michael Moore's scathing look at the healthcare industry and the pharmaceutical companies that are destroying it, is scheduled to debut June 29 in theaters. But, if you're the savvy keyboarding sort you can download the documentary now.
Alex Pham / Los Angeles Times:
On 'fatblogs,' heavy people weigh in — Many struggling with extra pounds go public in search of willpower. — Jason McCabe Calacanis is a blogging maestro. About 10,000 people visit his website each day to read his new business ideas, musings on technology and potshots at rival entrepreneurs.
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Raul / Skype Garage:
Skype 3.5 Beta for Windows initial release — Today we have released Skype 3.5 Beta for Windows. It includes many new features in comparison with Skype 3.2 for Windows. — This is a beta release which means that we are still working on it and that it is only recommended for experienced users to try out new bleeding edge features.
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Download Squad, Alec Saunders .LOG, VoIP & Gadgets Blog, Skype Journal and Podcasting News
Rarely Greys / Net Cooties:
Yahoo defect endangers users — do web sites care? — Summary: — Critical cross-site scripting (XSS) defect in Yahoo services is discovered — Proof of concept of exploit is included — XSS bugs are on the rise because of web 2.0+ — The web industry is mostly negligent about dealing with XSS
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Business Wire:
1-800-FREE411 Receives Patent for Free 411 Ad-Supported Directory Assistance Service — Patent Discloses 1-800-FREE411's Proven Business Model in the Growing Free 411 Space — MENLO PARK, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Jingle Networks, Inc., operator of the 1-800-FREE411 directory assistance service …
Gord Hotchkiss / Search Engine Land:
Chinese Eye Tracking Study: Baidu Vs Google — I thought the easiest way to share the results of the Chinese Eye Tracking study might be in a Q&A format, as that's what most research programs tend to be anyway. I'll cover off some of the highlight findings in this column, but the full report will be available on our site next week.
Evan Ackerman / OhGizmo!:
LANdroid Wireless Battle Net — Ever wish that your wireless network could follow you wherever you went? Yeah, so does the US Army. DARPA's LANdroid is a palm-sized, totally autonomous network router on cute little tank treads. It's designed to be used in urban environments …
