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Jason Calacanis / The Jason Calacanis Weblog:
Facebook Reality Check: It's not worth $100B, and it won't crush MySpace or Google (but it does rock) — At the Social Graphing conference on Tuesday our industry went in full-blown madness. A panel filled with Facebook fans (and some investors) got so worked up they claimed—among other things—that:
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Om Malik / GigaOM:
Facebook Dip Seasonal, Here is Why! — Update: Hey Michael when you say, "Om Malik says Facebook traffic is tanking" it is not quite true. As I said in my original Facebook-traffic post from late last night, I don't quite buy it. My exact words, "It just doesn't make any sense!
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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
There's More To The FaceBook Traffic Story — Om Malik says Facebook traffic is tanking, based on the September Comscore data which shows a 9.3% decline in uniques v. steady uniques at MySpace. — There's a problem though - he's showing unique visitor data but talking about traffic.
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Om Malik / GigaOM:Facebook Traffic Tanks - This can't be real?
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Allen Stern / CenterNetworks:Petition: Facebook Increase Page Width for Developers
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Windows Live SkyDrive Team Blog:
Updates to Windows Live SkyDrive! — These past couple of months since our last release, we asked ourselves, "What can we do to make SkyDrive even better?" The most obvious answer is something that our users have asked us to do: give out more storage. We're excited to announce that we're doubling everyone's storage to 1 GB!
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Todd Bishop / Todd Bishop's Microsoft Blog:
Microsoft 'Live Events' targets Evite, others — Microsoft is launching a Web-based service for organizing events and remembering them afterward - trying to move further into the highly competitive areas of social networking and online photo sharing. — The free Windows Live Events service …
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Being Stupid And Litigious Is No Way To Go Through Life — In the past we've posted communications whenever someone has threatened to sue us. I think it's entertaining, and it hopefully makes people think twice before firing up the legal machine with ridiculous claims.
Greg Sandoval / CNET News.com:
Shawn Fanning's Snocap lays off 60 percent of workforce — Snocap, the music-licensing company best known for being the follow-up act of Napster founder Shawn Fanning, has cut its staff by 60 percent, a spokeswoman for the company said Thursday evening. — Founded in 2002 …
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Rumormonger: Snocap lays off 60 percent of its employees? — Snocap lays off 60 percent of its employees? — A tipster reports that Snocap, the once-hot digital music startup from Napster founder Shawn Fanning and Silicon Valley bad boy Jordan Mendelson, has laid off 60 percent of its staff, and the company is up for sale.
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Haochi / Googlified:
Gmail Updates Storage Estimation — Gmail today updated their home page's storage estimation. The new entries indicates that the storage will be: — 2912MB by October 11, 2007 midnight Google time — 4.2GB by the 23rd this month — 6GB by January 4th next year — 42GB by the year of 2038
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Todd Bishop / Todd Bishop's Microsoft Blog:
Confirmed: Yahoo expanding to Microsoft's backyard — It looks like Microsoft employees driving past downtown Bellevue to Redmond will soon be able to gaze upon a big "Yahoo!" sign, if they're so inclined. Yahoo has signed a lease for 115,000 square feet in Bellevue's One Twelfth @ Twelfth complex.
TechHit News:
Outlook + Twitter = OutTwit — If you are an Outlook user, you probably have it open all the time. Now you can update your Twitter status and follow your friends without having to open any other applications. OutTwit seamlessly integrates Twitter into Outlook.
Mike Elgan / Computerworld:
Prediction: Starbucks Wi-Fi will soon be free — The for-pay Wi-Fi model at Starbucks feels old and stale, says Mike Elgan — Editor's note: This article headlines our TechGear section and newsletter. … Starbucks, the giant coffee chain with 13,168 locations worldwide …
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
The Man In The Arena — Yossi Vardi is one of the people I've had the pleasure to get to know since starting TechCrunch. You can find him at technology events worldwide - just look for the smiling, wild-haired guy surrounded by a pack of people. — To understand what he has accomplished, see his wikipedia entry.
Colin Barras / New Scientist:
'Transparent' gadget could trump iPhone interface — A touch-sensitive gadget with the sensing panel on its back, instead of the screen, is being developed by US researchers. Using your fingers behind the device allows a firmer grip and more accurate performance without obscuring your view of the screen, they say.
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