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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Google Pre-Launches New iPhone Interface — We heard a rumor that Google was going to launch a new interface for users accessing the site via an iPhone in the next few days. But an anonymous tip let us know it actually launched without any warning or announcement this evening.
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Profy.Com, Insider Chatter, Search Engine Land, CrunchGear, ParisLemon, The Intuitive Life …, jkOnTheRun, IntoMobile, Engadget Mobile, Seeking Alpha, Scobleizer and Digg
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Larry Dignan / Between the Lines:Google updates iPhone interface; ties apps together
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Henry Blodget / Silicon Alley Insider:
Postal Rate Change to Wallop Netflix, Help BBI? (NFLX) — Another reason for Netflix (NFLX) to hurry up and transition to a purely digital model: A potential postal rate change could cut the company's operating income per subscriber by two-thirds, say Citi analysts Mark Mahaney and Tony Wible.
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Eric Savitz / Tech Trader Daily:
Netflix: Postal Service Inspector General Proposes Applying Surchage To DVD Mailers — The U.S. Postal Service Office of the Inspector General has proposed tacking a 17-cent surcharge on the processing of DVD mailers, potentially playing havoc with the Netflix (NFLX) economic model.
USA Today:
Cellphone could be boarding pass, too — Continental Airlines passengers in Houston will be able to board flights using just a cellphone or personal-digital assistant instead of a regular boarding pass in a three-month test program launched Tuesday at Bush Intercontinental Airport.
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Gizmodo, Engadget, Gadget Lab, The Mobile Gadgeteer, Phone Scoop, Ubergizmo and jkOnTheRun
Stephanie Kang / Wall Street Journal:
Nielsen to Be Video Cop — For years, media and technology companies have been ensnarled in a battle over the rights to video posted online. Now ratings giant Nielsen wants to be the policeman. — Nielsen is rolling out a new service that aims to ensure that video is distributed and viewed …
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IP Democracy, Silicon Alley Insider, HipMojo.com, Search Engine Land, Mashable! and Search Engine Watch Blog
David Chartier / Ars Technica:
Nokia's unlimited "Comes With Music" plan misses the boat due to DRM — Universal announced a promising new business model last month that will allow device manufacturers to offer an all-you-can-eat music subscription service with devices. Called Total Music by Universal …
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paidContent.org, last100, The Register, zedgeHeadz, Crave at CNET UK, Gadgetell, p2pnet, mocoNews.net, I4U News, Gizmodo and Engadget
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Eric Pfanner / New York Times:
Free Universal Music Downloads on New Nokia Phones — Nokia, the telecommunications company, and the Universal Music Group, the recording company, said on Tuesday that they would offer unlimited free downloads of Universal songs to buyers of certain Nokia phones as a way to promote cellphones …
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Virtual Economics, mathewingram.com/work, Digital Daily, hypebot, 901am, CrunchGear and Reuters
Tech.co.uk:
Gmail messaging boost adds AIM to Google Talk — AOL's instant messenger now plays nicely with Google's — The popular Gmail service from Google is clearly a work in progress - it still carries the 'beta' tag after all - but that's mainly because it keeps getting better, rather than that it isn't finished.
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Mike Jazayeri / Official Google Blog:Gmail — Millions of users chat on the Google Talk network every day …
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Search Engine Land, Compiler, Gadgetell, MYBLOG by Ouriel, Marketing.fm, ParisLemon and rc3.org
StarrTrek:
Marc Orchant Updates and Information — This page is dedicated to providing information and updates concerning the status of my good friend and colleague, Marc Orchant. — As you know, Marc suffered a massive cardiac infarction on Sunday morning, December 2nd 2007. My original post is copied below.
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GottaBeMobile, Mobility Site, Life On the Wicked Stage, jkOnTheRun, Connecting the Dots and Jeff Barr's Blog
Duncan Riley / TechCrunch:
Blognation Meltdown: Writers Never Paid, Promises Not Kept — There's big trouble over at the UK based BlogNation network today with US editor Oliver Starr resigning. In a parting shot to network owner Sam Sethi, Starr alleges that he and other BlogNation writers have not been paid.
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Digimarc (DMRC):
Nielsen and Digimarc Launch Service to Identify and Manage Internet Distribution of Media Content — Nielsen Digital Media Manager Will Allow Industry to Enforce Copyrights and Monetize Value of Online Video — The Nielsen Company and Digimarc Corporation (NASDAQ: DMRC) …
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Kevin Newcomb / Search Engine Watch Blog:
Search Headlines & Links: December 4, 2007 — Want a snapshot of the day's search marketing news? Here we've collected today's top news stories posted to the Search Engine Watch Blog, along with search-related headlines from around the Web: — From the SEW Blog: — Google Launches Local PlusBox
Joe Stewart / secureworks.com:
Inside the "Ron Paul" Spam Botnet — On the weekend of October 27, 2007, the Internet was suddenly bombarded with a rash of spam emails promoting U.S. presidential candidate Ron Paul. The spam run continued until Tuesday, October 30, when it stopped as suddenly as it began.
Jason Lee Miller / WebProNews:
Zuckerberg Lives, Is Sorry For Beacon — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has finally come out from hiding after the two-week privacy donnybrook that ensued over the company's marketing program Beacon. Zuckerberg posted his response on the Facebook blog. In short, he's sorry.
Jesus Diaz / Gizmodo:
World Turns Attention to iPhone, Boobs and Videos, Forgets Osama (Verdict: Life as Usual) [Yearmodo] — The final Google trends for 2007 were officially announced yesterday, with the iPhone and the late plastic buxom wonderkid Anna Nicole Smith bracketing the Top 10 fastest-rising search terms.
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Tim Lee / Techdirt:
Apple Wants To Make DRM Extortion Explicit — For years, DRM critics have been arguing that the technology isn't so much about stopping piracy as it is about taking away traditional fair use privileges and then selling them back to you. I've agreed with this for a while …
