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11:50 AM ET, December 24, 2007

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Marc Andreessen / blog.pmarca.com:
When non-technologists write about technology  —  They're so CUTE!  —  The Economist puts random words in random order: … First, 1994 is calling and wants its metaphors back.  —  Second, got any data to support that? … OK, that's simply not true.
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Economist:
Technology in 2008  —  Three fearless predictions  —  1. Surfing will slow  —  PEERING into Tech.view's crystal ball, the one thing we can predict with at least some certainty is that 2008 will be the year we stop taking access to the internet for granted.
Discussion: Hightouch and HipMojo.com
Philip Elmer-DeWitt / Apple 2.0:
Christmas eve: Apple MacBook is Amazon's No. 1 top-selling computer  —  Despite fierce competition from machines with more than twice the memory and price points hundreds of dollars lower, Apple's (AAPL) white 120 GB MacBook has captured the top spot on Amazon's (AMZN) list of bestselling computers this Christmas eve.
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Wikia Search Launches Private Beta; Public Launch On January 7  —  Well, the waiting appears to be over, and the promised 2007 launch date was technically achieved.  Wikipedia/Wikia Founder Jimmy Wales has publicly announced the private beta for Wikia Search - right now.  And the public launch is set for January 7.
Sarah Lacy / MSNBC:
Paris Is No Silicon Valley — Yet  —  The missing piece is finally falling into place: the development of a startup “working class” of smart techies and ambitious entrepreneurs  —  My trip to Paris last week did not go smoothly.  For starters, I could never quite adjust to the time change.
Discussion: TechCrunch UK and Mashable!
Maria Aspan / New York Times:
E-Greetings Gain Ground at Businesses This Season  —  Have you sent out your holiday cards this year?  What about your e-cards?  —  If your second answer was yes, you are in good company.  Once seen as the tacky, last-minute substitute for pen and paper, e-cards have become more acceptable …
Discussion: TechCrunch
Hugh Macleod / gapingvoid:
SO WHAT'S ALL THIS NEW MARKETING STUFF, ANYWAY?  —  Some people call it “The New Marketing".  Some people call it “Marketing 2.0".  Whatever name you care to give it, I get asked about it a lot.  Here are some random thoughts, in no particular order.  —  1. “The New Marketing” …
Discussion: Web Worker Daily
Jeff Bertolucci / PC World:
When to Buy a Camera, MP3 Player, or Cell Phone  —  If it's Presidents Day, it must be time to get serious about buying a new digital camera.  For this and other advice about buying mobile electronic devices, read on.  —  Recommend this story?  —  Cameras
Discussion: Gizmodo
DigiTimes:
Asustek Eee PC shipments beat expectations  —  In less than one quarter, accumulated worldwide shipments of Asustek Computer's Eee PC have reached nearly 350,000 units, exceeding the estimated 300,000 units made by industry watchers, according to the company.
Discussion: Engadget, I4U News and Gadgetell
Electronista:
ASUS rolls out U2 luxury ultraportable  —  Preempting the large volume of computers expected next month, ASUS has provided an early look at its U2 subnotebook.  The 11-inch ultraportable is built for the same audience as the Sony VAIO TZ and uses exotic materials to add a sense of luxury …
Discussion: Mobility Site
Kina / Two Weeks For Kina:
Day 6: Gotta Digg!  —  Welcome Diggers!!  Hope you enjoy watching this as much as I did making it :)  —  Don't forget to go to www.crashthesuperbowl.com to vote for me!  (You have to login to MySpace to vote...urk...but it's worth it!)  There's just one week left!  Leave a comment if you vote so I know who to thank! :)
Darren Murph / Engadget:
Samsung's F490 / P720 handsets get outed  —  Although we came across Samsung's SGH-F490 during a recent FCC scavenger hunt, it, along with the previously announced P720 were recently spotted at an event in Ukraine.  Unfortunately, most is lost in translation, but we can gather that the latter …
Discussion: Electronista and Unwired View
Brian Stelter / New York Times:
Can NBC Do for ‘Quarterlife’ What YouTube Could Not?  —  Scripts by Marshall Herskovitz, the Emmy award-winning writer and producer, have drawn millions of viewers to movie theaters and television sets over the past two decades.  —  But on the Internet, where his 36-part series “Quarterlife” …
Discussion: Podcasting News
Dave Winer / Scripting News:
Macs are even more expensive than I thought  —  When I got back from Europe my black MacBook wouldn't boot, it just sat there with a disk icon and a flashing question mark.  So I made an appointment at the Apple store in Emeryville to have it looked at.  —  When I got there, there was no wait, they were calling my name.
Mathew / mathewingram.com/work:
Fake Steve: Techmeme uber-troll  —  Due to a surfeit of Christmas parties, I missed much of the Fake Steve Jobs takedown frenzy, in which the writer — otherwise known as David Lyons of Forbes — claimed in a series of posts that Apple was trying to shut down his blog.
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Shel / Global Neighbourhoods:
SAP Global Report: Dell's Lionel Menchaca
Discussion: Gadgetell
ACMA:
New rules for age-restricted internet and mobile content
Discussion: Ars Technica and Mashable!
Wolfgang Hansson / DailyTech:
Toshiba and Sharp Form LCD Pact
Discussion: Gizmodo
Farhad Manjoo / Salon:
The year in technology  —  The iPhone was great, except for its restrictions.
Ionut Alex Chitu / Google Operating System:
Best New Google Features that Don't Require Login
 Earlier Items: 
Ellen Lee / San Francisco Chronicle:
Faces of Business 2007: Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook
Discussion: Web Strategy …
Michael Cieply / New York Times:
The Afterlife Is Expensive for Digital Movies
Ernesto / TorrentFreak:
MediaDefender Stock Plunges Due to Leaked Emails
Discussion: Mashable! and Digg
Duncan Riley / TechCrunch:
2007 In Numbers: The Year AOL Killed Netscape's Traffic
Discussion: Search Engine Land and Digg
Richard Gray / Telegraph Connected:
Apple to turn down the volume on iPod
 

 
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

 
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