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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Details Revealed: Google OpenSocial To Launch Thursday — Details emerged today on Google's broad social networking ambitions, first reported here in late September, with a follow up earlier this week. The new project, called OpenSocial (URL will go live on Thursday), goes well beyond what we've previously reported.
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Marc Andreessen / blog.pmarca.com:
Open Social: a new universe of social applications all over the web — My company, Ning, is participating in this week's launch of a new open web API called Open Social, which is being spearheaded by Google and joined by a wide range of partners including Google's own Orkut, LinkedIn, Hi5 …
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New York Times:
Google and Friends to Gang Up on Facebook — Google and some of the Web's leading social networks are teaming up to take on the new kid on the block — Facebook. — On Thursday, an alliance of companies led by Google plans to begin introducing a common set of standards to allow software developers …
Om Malik / GigaOM:
OpenSocial, Google's Open Answer to Facebook — Google's (GOOG) much awaited answer to Facebook ecosystem is finally coming to light. The existence of this Google platform was first reported by TechCrunch and is going to become official tomorrow. — Google will announce …
Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Land:OpenSocial: Led By Google, Social Networks Band To Take On Facebook
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John Battelle / John Battelle's Searchblog:GOOGLE LAUNCHES OPENSOCIAL
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Amol Sharma / Wall Street Journal:
Google Phone Plan Draws Interest — Google Inc. is in advanced talks with two top U.S. cellphone operators, Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel Corp., about selling handsets tailored to its new mobile-phone operating system, people familiar with the matter said.
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Larry Dignan / Between the Lines:
How the iPhone changed Verizon Wireless — Verizon Wireless is reportedly talking to Google about using its upcoming mobile operating system. It has unveiled a bevy of phones for the holiday season and generally seems more hip overall-at least for Verizon. So why the change? — Two words: Apple's iPhone.
Louise Story / New York Times:
Online Marketers Joining Internet Privacy Efforts — Most consumers are familiar with do-not-call lists, which are meant to keep telemarketers from phoning them. Soon people will be able to sign up for do-not-track lists, which will help shield their Web surfing habits from the prying eyes of marketers.
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Lynn Tan / CNET News.com:
Intel's Montvale Itanium chip arrives — Intel announced on Wednesday its line of Itanium products for high-end computing servers. — Code-named Montvale, the chip is an update to Montecito, the dual-core Itanium 2 chip that was launched in July last year, Eddie Toh …
PR Newswire:
IAC Reports Q3 Results — IAC (Nasdaq: IACI - News) released third quarter 2007 results today, reporting $1.5 billion in revenue, a 7% rate of growth over the prior year, and $173 million in Operating Income Before Amortization, versus $170 million last year. Adjusted EPS was $0.37, compared to $0.35 in the year ago period.
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Joseph Weisenthal / paidContent.org:Earnings: IAC Q3 Revenues up 7.4 Percent; Media & Advertising Grows 40 Percent
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New York Magazine:
Trent Reznor and Saul Williams Discuss Their New Collaboration, Mourn OiNK — Spoken-word and hip-hop artist Saul Williams toured with Nine Inch Nails last year, and Trent Reznor liked him so much that he decided to produce his new album. The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Niggy Tardust! …
Daily Mail:
Army tests James Bond style tank that is 'invisible' — New technology that can make tanks invisible has been unveiled by the Ministry of Defence. — In secret trials last week, the Army said it had made a vehicle completely disappear and predicted that an invisible tank would be ready for service by 2012.
John Oates / The Register:
Cisco offers $10m prize in small biz bingo — Cisco is launching a global contest to find great business or technology ideas. — The "I-Prize" will include the chance to help Cisco start a new business unit along with $10m in funding over the first three years. There is also a $250,000 signing bonus.
Bobbie Johnson / Guardian:
Q&A: Digg co-founder Jay Adelson — Jay Adelson, co-founder and chief executive of Digg, sees his site's future growth in empowering its users — Jay Adelson is the co-founder of social news website Digg.com and internet video company Revision 3. He spoke to the Guardian about his plans for Digg in the future.
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Andrew Harrison / MarketWatch:
Australia's Telstra in iPhone talks with Apple — MELBOURNE (MarketWatch) — Telstra Corp. (TLS.AU) has had talks with Apple Inc. (AAPL:, , ) , which is planning to launch its iPhone handset in Australia next year, and is testing the device, a company spokesman said Wednesday.
