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Dean Takahashi / Tech Talk with Dean Takahashi:
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg opens the Web 2.0 conference in Q&A with John Batelle — John Battelle and Tim O'Reilly opened the Web 2.0 asking a question, "Is this a bubble?" Few folks raised their hands in the ballroom of the Palace Hotel. But this is the land of the faithful.
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CNET News.com, The Technology Chronicles, Tech Trader Daily, eWEEK.com, FORTUNE and VentureBeat
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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Counterstrike: Murdoch, DeWolfe Announce MySpace Platform and New Privacy Controls — Rupert Murdoch and MySpace co-founder Chris DeWolfe announced some of their plans around the MySpace Platform (rumored since last week) this evening at the Web 2.0 conference during a Q&A with John Battelle.
Nik Fletcher / The Unofficial Apple Weblog:
Apple: "we plan to have an iPhone SDK in developers' hands in February" — That's right folks. You read it correctly. Cats & dogs are living together, and in other news Steve Jobs has, via Apple's 'Hot News' page, announced that Apple will, FINALLY, support third-party development of native applications for the iPhone.
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Chris Messina / FactoryCity:
Did the web fail the iPhone? — Ian might be right, but not because of Steve's announcement today about opening up the iPhone. — Indeed, my reaction so far has been one of quasi-resignation and disappointment. — A voice inside me whimpers, "Don't give up on the web, Steve! Not yet!"
Matt / Gravatar Blog:
Automattic Acquires Gravatar — The best ideas are often the simplest. (At least in hindsight.) The idea of globally-recognized avatar, or Gravatar, struck me from the first time I heard it. Of course I should be able to have my avatar wherever I go! Of course email is a great way to key it!
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Om Malik / GigaOM:
Startups Should Team Up to Grow — Earlier this week, MeeVee, an online television guide, decided to acquire Top Ten Sources, a Boston-based social news and information site. Last night, Next New Networks bought BarelyPolitical.com, the production company responsible for Obama Girl, for an undisclosed amount of money.
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AMAZON ONE-CLICK PATENT REJECTED BY THE US PATENT OFFICE AS A RESULT OF MY REQUEST — In a recent office action, the USPTO has rejected the claims of the Amazon.com one-click patent following the re-examination request that I filed on 16 February 2006. — My review resulted in the broadest claims of the patent being ruled invalid.
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Christopher Null, WebProNews, OUT-LAW.COM, Ars Technica, Download Squad, SmoothSpan Blog, CNET News.com, rc3.org, Elliott C. Back and Mashable!
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Nick / Rough Type:
Google, Apple and the future of personal computing — I confess: My last post, about the Zonbu, was frivolous. The Zonbu will be lucky to be a footnote in the history of 21st century computing. Yes, it has the right model, more or less. What it doesn't have is the muscle.
Tom Yager / InfoWorld:
Apple OS X Leopard: A beautiful upgrade — Finally, a PC Unix that everyone can love. OS X Leopard is a triumph of customer-focused engineering — Apple's announcement of the impending delivery of OS X Leopard (release 10.5 of Mac and Xserve operating systems) marks the public debut …
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Vince Veneziani / CrunchGear:How to get Mac OS X Leopard for as low as $40
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Ryan Naraine's Zero Day, GigaOM, GottaBeMobile.com, Tom Raftery's Social Media and Valleywag
Marshall Kirkpatrick / Read/WriteWeb:
Screenshots Out for Microsoft Office Live Workspace — Microsoft has been sharing with bloggers today some screenshots of the forthcoming Microsoft Office Live Workspace. The company made its most recent major announcement about the online collaboration suite that integrates with Office at the end of last month.
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Ionut Alex Chitu / Google Operating System:
Google Maps Goes Social — Another piece from Google's social project has been released: Google Maps becomes social with the addition of user profiles. Until now, users could create personalized maps and write reviews for local businesses, but they didn't have an identity.
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InsideGoogle, TechCrunch, Search Engine Land, Screenwerk, mathewingram.com/work, ParisLemon and Mashable!
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Nick Gonzalez / TechCrunch:
Even Free Can't Compete With Music Piracy — There's been a lot of speculation over the future of the music industry and the conversation has begun to shift from "Can they sell DRMed music" to "Can they sell music at all". Last week Radiohead ran one of the biggest tests of legally distributed free music …
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Richard MacManus / Read/WriteWeb:
Microsoft Partners with Atlassian & NewsGator - SharePoint Goes Web 2.0 — Today Microsoft is announcing two strategic partnerships, with enterprise software company Atlassian and RSS solutions vendor NewsGator. The partnerships link togther Microsoft's SharePoint product …
Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Roundtable:
Wikipedia, Yahoo Answers & Answer Sharing — Web users rely on community-contributed-content sites such as Wikipedia and Yahoo Answers. These sites enable you to communicate directly with an engaged audience. But contribute to the conversation with care. Too much spin and you're credibility will be shot-and your brand damaged.
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Infothought, Search Engine Journal, Alt Search Engines and aimClear Search Marketing Blog
Robert McMillan / InfoWorld:
Cafe Latte attack steals data from Wi-Fi PCs — San Francisco (IDGNS) - If you use a secure wireless network, hackers may be able to steal data from your computer in the time it takes to have a cup of coffee. — At the Toorcon hacking conference in San Diego this coming weekend …
