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Times of London:
Microsoft swoop hands Multimap founder $25m — The deal, understood to be worth about $50 million, expands Microsoft's fast-growing footprint in web and mobile advertising — Microsoft has agreed to buy Multimap, the privately-owned British company that is snapping at the heels of Google's dominance in online mapping services.
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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Scoble To Leave PodTech, Heading For Fast Company — Famous blogger Robert Scoble will be leaving his current job at PodTech in mid January, he says. He will likely be joining Fast Company to start Fast Company TV. — Scoble was with PodTech for just a year and a half.
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The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs, bub.blicio.us, rexblog.com, David Dalka, Podcasting News and WebMetricsGuru
Gregg Keizer / Computerworld:
Microsoft yanks free Vista, Office offer — Fills ranks of program that gave away software to users installing monitoring app — Microsoft on Tuesday withdrew an offer of free copies of Windows Vista Ultimate and Office 2007 in exchange for consumers agreeing to install monitoring software …
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Microsoft Help and Support:An update that improves the performance, responsiveness …
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eWEEK.com, Windows Vista Team Blog, OfficeRocker!, Neowin.net, GottaBeMobile, All about Microsoft, Security Fix and WinBeta
Maryanne Murray Buechner / Time:
50 Top 10 Lists of 2007 — Top 10 Gadgets — #1. Apple iPhone — The iPhone changed the way we think about how mobile media devices should look, feel and perform. The design is exceptional inside and out: It's got a slick glass-and-stainless steel case and an elegant touch screen loaded with eye candy.
Henry Blodget / Silicon Alley Insider:
Yahoo (YHOO) + CNBC Distribution Deal: Cable Screwed? — Yahoo and CNBC have signed a distribution deal in which Yahoo Finance will distribute a handful of CNBC clips each day. This is a smart step for both parties, but it's also only a tiny fraction of what the two companies could and should do together.
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Brian Stelter / New York Times:Yahoo Deal Adds Content From CNBC
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Silicon Alley Insider, paidContent.org, BloggingStocks, Search Engine Land and WebProNews
Scott Karp / Publishing 2.0:
Why I Stopped Using Twitter — There's a lot of Twitter hype in the blogosphere today, and I've contributed plenty of my own Twitter hype in the past. So I thought it would be a good opportunity to offer some anti-hype, derived from my own experience using Twitter — an explanation of why I STOPPED using Twitter.
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mathewingram.com/work, Virtual Economics, Alexander van Elsas's Weblog …, rexblog.com, Chuqui 3.0, Business Week, Hightouch, michael parekh on IT, Ryan Stewart, Bubblegeneration Strategy Lab, Susan Mernit's Blog, This is going to be BIG., Online Video Watch, ParisLemon, Mashable!, Marketing.fm, How To Split An Atom, Paul Kedrosky's …, Jim Kukral, Podcasting News and Web Strategy …
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Anne Zelenka / GigaOM:
The Next Social Network: WordPress — Could open-source blogging platform WordPress serve as your next social networking profile? Chris Messina, co-founder of Citizen Agency, thinks so. He's started a project called DiSo, for distributed social networking, that aims to "build a social network with its skin inside out."
Matt Hickey / CrunchGear:
Helio's Ocean granted hot new native YouTube app; Downloads and Uploads now both totally mobile — I love YouTube. I mean I love it. I like unhinged videos of Mexican UFOs, crazy Japanese gameshows, and Lohan falling down. It's unlimited entertainment, because there are more hours …
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Tech Talk with Dean Takahashi, Gizmodo, Silicon Alley Insider, Electronista, Ubergizmo and localmobilesearch.net
Andrew Orlowski / The Register:
Orb opens up iPhone — Exclusive Orb is expected to announce that it's supporting Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch in the next few days. Orb provides access to your playlists and songs on your home PC (as well as photos, videos and TV) from anywhere. It's Sling without the hardware …
MovableType.org:
Movable Type.org — Community Blog — Movable Type Open Source — As of today, and forever forward, Movable Type is open source. This means you can freely modify, redistribute, and use Movable Type for any purpose you choose. — Just want the details and downloads? Skip to the bottom.
Andrew Martin / New York Times:
Penthouse Buys Group of Social-Networking Sites — While the influx of free and low-cost video has hurt the sale of pornographic videos, the chief executive of the Penthouse Media Group remains so bullish on the sex-related entertainment industry that he is investing $500 million in a group of social networking sites.
Tom Krazit / CNET News.com:
Why do Apple customers care so much? — The question inevitably comes up when I meet people and they learn I write about Apple for a living: "So, what's that like?" — I usually answer, "It's crazy." There perhaps has never been a more interesting time to write about Apple and its growing impact …
Simon Atkins / Apple:
Apple Announces Hit Television Programming Now Available on the iTunes Store in Canada — Programs from Canada's Top Networks, US Favorites & NHL Now Available on iTunes — Apple® today announced that hit television programming from Canada's top networks, US broadcasters and the National Hockey League …
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Epicenter, Engadget, MacUser, MacDailyNews, Macsimum News, 901am, The Unofficial Apple Weblog and Apple Gazette
Nick Gonzalez / TechCrunch:
Zoho Show 2.0, Cleaner Look, New Features — Over the past two years Zoho has launched 12 applications along with 4 utilities, nearly all with APIs. The team has shown a strong commitment to steadily improving their products, making them a compelling alternative to the incumbent, Google.
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Zoho Blogs, CenterNetworks, Read/WriteWeb, Between the Lines, Compiler, Zoli's Blog and Mashable!
