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Mark Zuckerberg / Facebook Blog:
Thoughts on Beacon — About a month ago, we released a new feature called Beacon to try to help people share information with their friends about things they do on the web. We've made a lot of mistakes building this feature, but we've made even more with how we've handled them.
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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.
Dave McClure / Master of 500 Hats:
Facebook Beacon: Privacy Disaster or PR Blip on the Road to World Domination? Let's look at the data. — thanks to Jay Meattle at Compete for some data & a reality check. — note: i *still* think Facebook should have have stuck to their "Beacon is opt-out" guns, but they also should rollout …
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Saul Hansell / Bits:
Zuckerberg Apologizes, Allows Facebook Users to Evade Beacon — Mark Zuckerberg has produced a symphony of contrition in a blog post today about Facebook's Beacon feature, which initially sent information on users' Web purchases to their friends unless they specifically blocked the disclosure of each purchase.
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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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Elinor Mills / Webware.com:
Google apps get faster on iPhone — Google has optimized its applications for the iPhone so they are integrated into a single interface and operate faster. — Now, if you go to Google's home page on your iPhone you'll see the Web search box and links to Gmail, Calendar and Reader up at the top of the screen for quick access.
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Larry Dignan / Between the Lines:Google updates iPhone interface; ties apps together
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Computerworld
Oliver Starr / StarrTrek:
AN OPEN LETTER TO SAM SETHI — Please Note: This is an open letter to Sam Sethi, Founder and CEO of Blognation. I have elected to write this letter after having been one of the principal Blognation authors since August of this year. In all that time I have not received the pay promised …
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Mobile Jones / mobilejones:Blognation: The Blogger's Prelude and Tale
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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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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.
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 …
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.
Microsoft:
Microsoft and Industry Partners Gear Up for Biggest Enterprise Launch Wave in the Company's History — Microsoft delivers next milestone for highly anticipated Windows Server 2008, makes RC1 (release candidate one) ready for testing; industry readies for worldwide launch wave with "Heroes Happen Here" launch theme.
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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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David Chartier / Ars Technica:Nokia's unlimited "Comes With Music" plan misses the boat due to DRM
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Wilson Rothman / New York Times:
Navigators Everywhere, Especially on Holiday Gift Lists — JUDGING from the holiday-season popularity of G.P.S. navigators, there are few gestures more satisfying than telling the person you love, "You have no sense of direction, but don't worry — modern technology can help."
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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 …
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Andy Sternberg / LAist:
Flickr + Picnik = Web Photo Editing Made Easy — It was a craaaaazy night on the town. You took dozens of photos with your pocket-sized digital camera. But you don't have Photoshop, and all you want to do is upload your pics directly to Flickr (something you could even do wirelessly …
Josh Catone / Read/WriteWeb:
Surprise, Surprise: Delicious Still Not Mainstream — Earlier in the year, we posed the question, "are social bookmarking sites better at search than Google?" At the time, some people thought they already were. Our conclusion then was that social bookmarking data was better suited …
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