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Peter Kafka / Silicon Alley Insider:
Facebook VC: No Rush For More $, Would Work W/Google — An update from Facebook investor and board member Jim Breyer: The company doesn't need to raise more money, won't go public for at least another 14 months, and isn't afraid of Google's OpenSocial platform — and may be willing to join it.
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Dana Blankenhorn / Open Source:
What Google OpenSocial really means — When I wrote yesterday about the value-add of social networking, speculating that a "tool kit" might easily replace big sites like Facebook, I had no idea I was scooping myself. — In fact, at that very moment, our own David Berlind was being briefed …
Don Dodge / Don Dodge on The Next Big Thing:
50M Facebook users don't care about OpenSocial APIs — There are 50 Million Facebook users who don't know what OpenSocial APIs are...and don't care. There are about 5,000 tech bloggers and developers who think it is a revolution that will "Checkmate" Facebook and leave them with no moves.
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Ok Here's At Least Part Of What Facebook Is Announcing On Tuesday: Project Beacon — There has been endless speculation around the new advertising network that Facebook will be launching next Tuesday at ad:tech in New York. — There are at least two pieces to the network.
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Eric Eldon / VentureBeat:
Breaking: Facebook's ads, and potential conflict with developers — A source has told us in some detail what Facebook will be launching on Tuesday, having seen and played with Facebook's offerings. — In a project code-named Pandemic, Facebook will remove the somewhat popular "sponsored groups" that advertisers can buy on the site.
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Don Reisinger / CNET News.com:
Say goodbye to Blockbuster — It looks like the bottom has finally fallen out of Blockbuster. After numerous failed attempts at attracting new customers, the company has finally bit the bullet and is spiraling out of control. Sad as it is, the end is near for Blockbuster and all that pressure …
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Matt Marshall / VentureBeat:
Powerset, the hyped search engine company, sees shakeup — Powerset, the "natural language" search engine company saying it wants to take on Google, has seen a shake up in its management. — The San Francisco company received substantial hype when it emerged last year saying it had found …
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Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch:
Powerset Looking for a New CEO — Natural-language search startup Powerset is going through some growing pains. Barney Pell is stepping down from the CEO spot. He will now become the CTO, and he and Powerset's board will conduct a search for a new CEO. Powerset's other founder and COO …
Ben Worthen / Business Technology:
Ring-RingGoogle to Announce Phone Plans Monday — Amol Sharma reports on Google: — We wonÂ't have to wait much longer to hear from Google about its big plans in wireless. The company looks set to make a splash in the mobile market on Monday, announcing an alliance with various handset makers …
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Jacqui Cheng / Infinite Loop:
AT&T intros new international iPhone data plans for $25 and $60/month — Perhaps in response to growing noise over international travelers trying to use their iPhones and being slapped with outrageous bills, AT&T has announced today new international iPhone data plans.
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Henry Blodget / Silicon Alley Insider:
Woe Is News: AP CEO Bemoans GOOG et al; We Respond — Associated Press Head Tom Curley bemoaned the state of his industry in New York last night, observing that rapacious Google, Yahoo (YHOO), et al, are taking honorable news gatherers to the cleaners. Before Tom's speech, we actually thought AP …
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Fortune:
The blogs of war: Engadget vs. Gizmodo — In the consumer-technology blogosphere, the battle between Engadget and Gizmodo has become an all-out smackdown. — (Fortune Magazine) — In the consumer-technology blogosphere, the rivalry between Engadget and Gizmodo is as lively as a big-city tabloid war.
Chris Williams / The Register:
Confused BBC tech chief: Only 600 Linux users visit our website — Everything you need to know about Virtualization at The Register's eSymposium — The BBC's technology boss Ashley Highfield has provoked consternation in the UK's open source community by claiming that only a few hundred …
PC World:
Everex Readies Sub-$300 Linux Notebooks — After introducing a $198 Linux desktop this week, PC vendor Everex said it will bring Linux laptops under $300 to users next year. — The laptops will come with 12.1-inch to 17-inch screens and run the GOS version of the OS, built on Ubuntu Linux 7.10.
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