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Tim O'Reilly / O'Reilly Radar:
Good News, Bad News about Facebook Application Market: Long Tail Rules — My team at O'Reilly Research has been crunching the numbers on the rise of Facebook as application platform, and we've released a new report today, entitled simply The Facebook Application Platform.
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O'Reilly Radar:
The Facebook Application Platform — An O'Reilly Radar Report — $149.00, PDF + 2 updates (because the Facebook platform is changing so rapidly, you'll get 2 additional updates to this report, with fresh data and commentary) — Facebook bet that opening its Application Platform …
Alice Mathias / New York Times:
The Fakebook Generation — THE time-chugging Web site Facebook.com first appeared during my freshman year as the exclusive domain of college students. This spring, Facebook opened its pearly gates, enabling myself and other members of the class of '07 to graduate from our college networks into those of the real world.
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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Technorati CEO: Techmeme is "a great little site." — I was hoping that the changing of the guard at Technorati would mean that the company would learn to become somewhat humble. Early signs say that isn't the case. In a Wired interview, incoming CEO Richard Jalichandra did note …
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Terrence Russell / Epicenter:
Q&A: Technorati CEO Richard Jalichandra on the Future of the Site — Blog ranking site Technorati has seen two new developments this week — new leadership, and a new competitor. But having both come just months after CEO Dave Sifry stepped down and announced staff cuts has some people atwitter.
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Ryan Tabone / Inside Google Desktop:
iGoogle meets Desktop gadgets — We've often asked ourselves why Google Desktop Gadgets are confined to just the desktop and sidebar. With Google Desktop 5.5 Beta, we've decided to change that. In addition to improved Outlook search functionality, Google Desktop now lets you run Desktop gadgets on your iGoogle homepage.
Rafat Ali / paidContent.org:
Facebook Working On a Music Platform For Bands; Not iTunes Killer, But MySpace; Apple Tieup — Facebook is working on an artist platform to be launched later this year, which in essence is supposed to be better than what MySpace allows with its platform, according to multiple sources …
Greg Sterling / Search Engine Land:
Google Mines Mobile Queries, Finds Longer Strings, More Searches, And More Clicks — Gary Price at ResourceShelf points us to an intriguing article appearing in the IEEE Computer Society's Computer Magazine about mobile search at Google. In the piece, two researchers at Google dissect …
Declan McCullagh / CNET News.com:
Bush admin: RIAA win shows copyright law is 'effective' — The Bush administration said on Friday that the recording industry's $222,000 courtroom victory shows that the legal system is working against peer-to-peer pirates. — "Cases such as this remind us strong enforcement is a significant part …
Peter Cohen / Macworld:
Bungie: When it comes to the Mac, never say never — Bungie Studios and Microsoft have decided to go their separate ways, answering the prayers of many Mac gamers who have wished for this day ever since Microsoft's acquisition of Bungie was first announced in 2000.
Daimaou / Akihabaranews.com:
SE-CLX9, the ultimate canal type headphone from Pioneer — Rate this News: — Canal type headphones are the best solution when it comes to getting great sound in the most compact package, and today Pioneer just announced 2 new canal type headphones: the SE-CLX9 and 7 …
Lori Hawkins / Austin American-Statesman:
Boy, 8, evaluates software for Silicon Valley company — Georgetown third-grader has loved technology since he was a toddler and is working his way up to flying jets. — As a toddler, Carson Page taught himself to run computer applications on his PC. — By age 4, he could install …
Daimaou / Akihabaranews.com:
FALTIMA 010, save your LP to any CD, USB memory Key or SD. — Rate this News: — If you own a huge collection of LP's, you may want to "save" your masterpieces for eternity, or perhaps you just simply wish to listen to them on your DAP... The best and most simple way to achieve …
Allen Stern / CenterNetworks:
Virgin America is Smart — A few years ago I had the chance to fly on Virgin's Upper Class to Europe. The experience was amazing. From 10 inch tv's to lie flat beds, the british accents to a full wet-bar and the mood lighting to in-flight beauty (I picked the massage), Virgin made the expereience something I will never forget.
