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Robby Stein / Official Gmail Blog:
Gmail + chat + AIM = crazy delicious — I was pretty excited when we launched chat integration in Gmail. Finally I could chat and email in one place—but I couldn't chat with friends using other instant messaging services. — From the beginning, Google has been committed to open standards and interoperation for instant messaging.
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Bits, Official Google Blog, Search Engine Journal, Marketing.fm, Googlified, Lifehacker, ParisLemon and Read/WriteWeb
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Philipp Lenssen / Google Blogoscoped:
Chat With AIM Users From Gmail — After introducing colored labels earlier this week, Google now seems to be rolling out a web-based client for AOL Instant Messenger chatting as part of Gmail. You will still need an AIM account, as Google Talk and AOL are not joining forces, but Google is merely using the Open AIM framework.
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Google Operating System, CNET News.com, The Technology Chronicles, VentureBeat, AppScout and The Last Podcast
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Exclusive: Technorati Relaunches To Focus On Core Blogging Audience — Technorati has a brand new CEO, and he's been busy in his short time with the company. Today Technorati is relaunching, with a new core focus on bloggers. — Last week I saw a demo of the new products …
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Allen Stern / CenterNetworks:
Technorati Relaunches; I'm Confused w/Video Review — Technorati relaunched the core of their site today with a "focus on bloggers and advertisers," says Michael Arrington of Techcrunch. We've already learned over the past couple of months that new CEO Richard Jalichandra cares about all blogs but really cares about his Top 100.
Josh Quittner / Techland:
RIP Facebook? — A lot of people say that Facebook has jumped the shark. That's flat out wrong. In fact, Facebook is now being devoured by the shark. There's so much blood in the water, it's attracting other sharks. And if Facebook's not careful, one of them is bound to come along and finish it off.
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Digital Media Wire, Publishing 2.0, BoomTown, Joe Duck, Ryan Block and Master of 500 Hats
Flickr Blog:
Edit your photos! On Flickr! — Picnik's awesome photo editing tools are now only a click away. If you've ever wanted to deal with the dreaded red eye or crop a photo just so, click on the new "edit photo" icon located above one of your photos and get started.
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Webware.com, LAist, Mashable!, ParisLemon, Lifehacker, John Cook's Venture Blog and HeyJude
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Spencer E. Ante / Business Week:
Verizon Embraces Google's Android — How Verizon Wireless learned to stop worrying and love open access. Step one: Realizing it's a way to add low-cost customers — In yet another sudden shift, Verizon Wireless plans to support Google's (GOOG) new software platform for cell phones and other mobile devices.
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The Register, InfoWorld, Digital Daily, Epicenter, GigaOM, Engadget, CNET News.com, dailytechrag.com/news …, DSLreports, last100, Good Morning Silicon Valley, Gearlog, The Technology Chronicles, CrunchGear, Between the Lines, Computerworld, TechCrunch, Gizmodo, ParisLemon, mocoNews.net, IP Democracy, TECH.BLORGE.com, The Boy Genius Report and Phone Scoop
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Wall Street Journal:
Bidders Emerge for FCC Auction — Companies Featured in This Article: Google, AT&T, Leap Wireless International, Sprint Nextel, Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Echostar Communications, DirecTV Group, Verizon Communications, Vodafone Group, Deutsche Telekom, Rural Cellular
Palm:
Treo 750 Updater 2.25 — for AT&T smartphones — This update is designed for the Palm Treo 750 running on the AT&T network. This will update the smartphone's software to the latest release, version 2.25. — What does this update do? — This free, downloadable update adds …
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Crave, CrunchGear, CNET News.com, Mobility Site, jkOnTheRun, PalmAddicts, Ubergizmo, The Boy Genius Report, IntoMobile, Engadget Mobile and Windows Connected
Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Land:
Google AdSense To Drop "Advertise on this Site" Feature — Google just sent me an email that they are "retiring" the "Onsite Advertiser Sign-up" AdSense feature. This feature, which is commonly referred to as the AdSense advertise on this site" feature, allows AdWords advertisers to click …
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Eric / Hulu Blog:
A preview of online HD — While we love the convenience of watching our favorite shows on the web anytime we want, we also love the stunning resolution, true colors, and widescreen landscapes of high definition video on an HDTV. We're video geeks at heart.
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TechCrunch, Download Squad, Portfolio.com, TVover.net, Macworld, Compiler, Crave, Epicenter, ParisLemon, Business Wire and The Last Podcast
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Ed Bott / Ed Bott's Microsoft Report:
With SP1, Microsoft plans to ditch the Vista "kill switch" — The case for Windows Vista Service Pack 1 just got a lot stronger. — When SP1 ships sometime in early 2008, it will strip away one of Vista's most annoying features and remove one of the most persistent objections to Vista's adoption.
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Elizabeth McNichols / Cisco:
Cisco Appoints Padmasree Warrior as Chief Technology Officer — Cisco today announced the appointment of Padmasree Warrior as chief technology officer (CTO). Warrior comes to Cisco from Motorola where she was executive vice president and chief technology officer.
Tim Lee / Techdirt:
Marvel Looking To Follow In The Footsteps Of The Recording Industry — Last month I urged the comic book industry to accelerate its move into the digital world by releasing a lot more out-of-print comics online. I pointed out that this could generate some advertising revenue in the short run …
Om Malik / GigaOM:
Google's Infrastructure is its Strategic Advantage — Back in the day, when PC stocks were kings on Wall Street, a pesky college kid named Michael Dell figured out that he could do an end run around the then-established PC makers by developing a smarter way of making and selling boxes.
Elinor Mills / CNET News.com:
Google Trends API coming soon — Google is planning to release an application programming interface for its Google Trends program, according to Marissa Mayer, vice president of search products and user experience at Google. — During the question and answer portion of a Webcast demonstration …
Phil Windley / Between the Lines:
Reputation taking center stage — We hold the Internet Identity Workshop twice a year. One way to track the vector of developments in user-centric identity it to plot the gestalt of the workshop each year. Here's my characterization of that vector (based on some earlier comments from Johannes Ernst):
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Venture Chronicles
