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kevinhasablogg:
Pownce Is Alive! — Today we're turning on the splash page of Pownce, a side project that I've been working on with some friends over weekends for the last few months. The site isn't quite open to the public yet, but if you want to try it out, enter your email and we'll get an invite out to you shortly.
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Rafe Needleman / Webware.com:
First look at Pownce — Kevin Rose, of Digg and Revision 3 fame, just launched an invite-only alpha of his latest project, Pownce. Pownce lets you share files, links, and other info with your friends. It's not an original concept. Yet Pownce makes an extremely good first impression.
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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Kevin Rose's New Startup: Pownce — There have been rumors that Digg's Kevin Rose has been working on a new startup for some time, but he wasn't talking. I spent a good amount of time this last weekend at FOO Camp trying to get some of the details out of him, but all he would say is that he'd be contacting us soon.
Brad Stone / New York Times:
MySpace, Chasing YouTube, Upgrades Its Offerings — Two years ago, millions of MySpace users began adding video clips to their profile pages, helping to give rise to YouTube, which Google bought last October for $1.65 billion. — This week, MySpace, a division of the News Corporation …
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Caroline McCarthy / Webware.com:MYSPACE'S VIDEO CZAR GIVES DETAILS ON NEW 'TV' ENDEAVOR
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LeeAnn Prescott / Hitwise US:
YouTube: 50% More Traffic than Other Video Sites Combined — YouTube's growth has not begun to slow yet this year. Hitwise traffic data shows that the market share of US visits to YouTube has increased by 70% when comparing January 2007 to May 2007 (this only includes site visits …
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WebProNews, Reuters, Valleywag, InsideGoogle, HipMojo.com, Googlified, Web Strategy, Mashable! and Google (GOOG): BloggingStocks
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Kip Kniskern / LiveSide:
A few more details on Windows Live Photo Gallery — Brandon LeBlanc over at the Windows Vista Blog has been playing with Windows Live Photo Gallery, and has a nice post up on it. He describes some of the new features, extensions to the Photo Gallery in Vista:
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Microsoft:Windows Live Moves Into Next Phase with Renewed Focus on Software + Services
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Download Squad, The Windows Experience Blog, Insider Chatter, Microsoft Watch, LiveSide, All about Microsoft, Todd Bishop's Microsoft Blog, Compiler, Internet Marketing Monitor, Dare Obasanjo aka Carnage4Life, Reuters, Digital Trends, Good Morning Silicon Valley, Microsoft News Tracker, CyberNet Technology News, InsideMicrosoft, MSTechToday, Read/WriteWeb and TechCrunch
Federal Trade Commission:
FTC Issues Staff Report on Broadband Connectivity Competition Policy — Report Urges Caution on Network Neutrality Regulation — The Federal Trade Commission's Internet Access Task Force today issued a report, "Broadband Connectivity Competition Policy," which summarizes the Task Force's findings …
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Ken Fisher / Ars Technica:
FTC shoots down Net Neutrality, says it is not needed — The Federal Trade Commission today dealt a serious blow to "Net Neutrality" proponents as it issued a report dismissive of claims that the government needs to get involved in preserving the fairness of networks in the United States.
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Valleywag:
Critical Consensus: The iPhone scorecard — The iPhone scorecard — The first four hands-on reviews of Apple's new wonderphone came out yesterday. The critical consensus? Buy the amazing device, if you can afford it. We gave scores out of ten — in ten categories.
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Eric Bangeman / Ars Technica:
Microsoft entering the low-cost PC sales biz; first stop India — Microsoft will begin selling PCs in India next month as part of its "Unlimited Potential" program, an event that will mark the software giant's first entry into the PC sales business. Dubbed the IQ PC, the machines will cost RS21,000 …
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Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Land:
Google Desktop Now Available For Linux — Google Desktop is now available for those running Linux as their operating system. You'll find Google Desktop for Linux for download here.. — Google Desktop for Linux was developed by Google's Beijing engineering team and runs on Debian 4.0 …
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Arn / MacRumors:
iTunes 7.3 with Custom Ringtones? [Updatedx2] — While not mentioned in any of the reviews, we've received word that custom Ringtone support is in fact a feature of iTunes 7.3. — A "Ringtone" tab was shown during the original iPhone announcement at Macworld San Francisco, as shown in this photo from Engadget:
DeWitt Clinton / Google Code:
Google Gadget Ventures — By Tom Stocky, Google Developer Programs — Good news for Google Gadget developers. We've just launched Google Gadget Ventures, a new pilot program for distributing grants and seed investments to gadget developers and gadget-related businesses.
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Read/WriteWeb, Search Engine Land, Googling Google, Official Google Blog and Niall Kennedy's Weblog
Duncan Riley / TechCrunch:
When You've Got To Go, Go To Mizpee.com — MizPee is a new service focused on delivering pertinent information regarding the location of nearby restrooms. — Using MizPee is as simple as surfing to mizpee.com via a mobile device browser. Users simply enter their location and MizPee delivers …
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Ken / Mac Daddy World:
New MacBook Pros == New 1.3 MP Camera Sensor — or... Built-in iSight The Next Generation — At WWDC, Glen had the unenviable task of hitting the compatibility lab and testing the upcoming release of iGlasses on as many computers as he could. When checking out the new 2.2 and 2.4 GHz MacBook Pros …
N'Gai Croal / Newsweek Blogs:
EXCLUSIVE: Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime Tells Level Up About His Big Plans For a Little WiiWare — When we got on the phone Tuesday afternoon with Nintendo of America president Reginald Fils-Aime to talk about the company's upcoming WiiWare initiative—downloadable games …
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Steve O'Hear / last100:
YouTube represents 10% of North American Internet traffic — YouTube accounts for ten percent of all North American Internet traffic, according to a recent report (PDF) by Ellacoya Networks. Based on data of approximately one million broadband subscribers in North America …
