Check out Mini-Techmeme for simple mobiles or Techmeme Mobile for modern smartphones.
4:25 AM ET, March 2, 2008

Techmeme

 Top Items: 
Nick / Rough Type:
Rumor: Microsoft about to unveil web-apps strategy  —  Put your ears to the ground, my friends, for the Beast of Redmond may be stirring.  I've heard that Microsoft has begun briefing its large enterprise clients on an expansive and detailed strategy for moving its software business into the cloud.
RELATED:
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Microsoft Office Online and Attacking The Innovator's Dilemma  —  Nick Carr has a lead on the story that we all knew was coming eventually: Key Microsoft applications, including Office, may be moving online, soon.  Carr's source says to look for enterprise applications to move online …
Discussion: Mike Stopforth and SmoothSpan Blog
Ryan Stewart / The Universal Desktop:
Is an offline version of Silverlight coming at MIX next week?  —  There have been rumors for a while and today TechCrunch says they've been hearing that an offline version of Silverlight is coming to compete with Adobe AIR.  Currently, despite a lot of comparisons in the tech media world …
Discussion: Brandon LeBlanc
David Watanabe / DWBlog:
newsfire... the news starts here!  —  Today's a big day for NewsFire.  After much internal debate, I've made the decision that as of today, NewsFire is totally free.  No feature restrictions, no ads, no cut-down ‘lite’ version... this is the real deal.  —  For those new to this …
Mark Evans:
So How is Wordpress Going to Make Money, Matt?  —  It's difficult not to like Wordpress (especially if you're a blogger!) but after its parent, Automattic, raised $29.5-million earlier this year, there was a fair bit of head-scratching out why it needed so much dough and how its investors …
Heather Timmons / New York Times:
Online Scrabble Craze Leaves Game Sellers at Loss for Words  —  NEW DELHI — The latest bane of office productivity is Scrabulous, a virtual knockoff of the Scrabble board game, with over 700,000 players a day and nearly three million registered users.  —  Fans of the game are obsessive.
Dan Farber / CNET News.com:
Google CEO Schmidt practices the art of stonewalling  —  It's been a busy week in the tech world, but the newsroom highlight of the week had more to do with what was not said.  Our own Elinor Mills was dispatched on short notice from San Francisco to Orlando, Fla., to interview Google CEO Eric Schmidt.
Discussion: WinBeta
RELATED:
Elinor Mills / CNET News.com:
My stunted interview with Google's Eric Schmidt
Discussion: Ryan Block
Caroline McCarthy / CNET News.com:
Innovation comes cheap, says Google engineer Kevin Marks  —  MIAMI—When the Future of Web Apps conference wound down Friday night, a few things were clear, not the least of which is the fact that open standards are a big deal.  —  Google engineer Kevin Marks gave a talk at FOWA …
Discussion: hyku | blog
Reuters:
More Americans turning to Web for news  —  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nearly 70 percent of Americans believe traditional journalism is out of touch, and nearly half are turning to the Internet to get their news, according to a new survey.  —  While most people think journalism is important to the quality of life …
RELATED:
Allen Stern / CenterNetworks:
Twitter Details SXSW Traffic Preparation Measures  —  We've written about Twitter and their server/capacity issues since day 1.  This week we saw downtime which could be related to heavy usage at the future of web apps conference.  Next week is Twitter's superbowl: SXSW.
Discussion: Mashable! and Web Worker Daily
Sarah Lacy / Business Week:
Why I'm Fed Up with TED  —  Maybe it's sour grapes because I wasn't invited, but I'm irked by the conference's smugness and the nearly unqualified show of support from Silicon Valley  —  Last December I had the privilege of attending the Le Web Conference in Paris.
Nick O'Neill / All Facebook:
“Facebook Anthem” Says We're Bored of Facebook  —  This morning one of my readers sent me an email alerting me to a new Facebook video on YouTube.  I wasn't initially going to post anything but this video has attracted over 20,000 views and I have a feeling that it may just go viral.
Discussion: Bloggers Blog
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of Techmeme at 4:25 AM ET, March 2, 2008.

View the current page or another snapshot:


Page version:
 
 Techmeme Sponsor Posts: 
Microsoft:
6 AI Trends to Watch in 2025  —  Explore insight from Microsoft on key AI advancements that will shape our work and daily lives in the coming year.
Genesys:
The Levels of Experience Orchestration  —  What's your vision for the future of customer experience?  See how AI can transform your business - and take you to the next level.
Zoho:
A look at Zoho Workplace's 2024 advancements  —  It's happened again, much to our joy (or shock).  The Earth has orbited the sun one more time, marking the end of another successful year.
Techmeme Leaderboards:
Discover the top reporters on AI, VR, policy, and much more  —  We've analyzed Techmeme's news crawl to identify the most influential and prolific writers on 48 news topics.  Download reports immediately for just $100.
Sponsor Techmeme
 
 See Also: 
Techmeme: site main
Techmeme River: reverse chronological Techmeme
Techmeme Mobile: for phones
Techmeme Leaderboard: Techmeme's top sources
 
 Subscribe: 
Techmeme RSS feed
Techmeme on X
Techmeme on Mastodon
 
 
 More Items: 
Christopher Breen / Macworld:
1,000 rentals?  Not yet  —  According to Apple's January 15th …
Discussion: Gizmodo, Engadget and MacUser
The Boy Genius Report:
AT&T stores to offer refurbished iPhones with new activations, $199 and $249
AnandTech:
Apple's 45nm Refresh: New MacBook & MacBook Pro
David Kirkpatrick / Fortune:
Geography, social media and breakfast
 Earlier Items: 
Reuters:
Ask.com not planning to scrap search: source
Steve Rubel / Micro Persuasion:
Media's Rising Digital Acuity Puts Agencies at Risk
Discussion: Insider Chatter
Todd Bishop / Todd Bishop's Microsoft Blog:
Microsoft's Greatest Hits: Top 5 internal e-mails
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Totspot - It's A Social Network For Babies
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Csongor Körömi / Politico:
Le Monde has decided it will no longer post content on X, saying Donald Trump's “alliance” with social media bosses like Elon Musk “represents a global threat”

Lewis Huckle / Feature First:
The Brutalist movie faces backlash after its editor said AI was used to improve Hungarian dialogue and create buildings in the style of architect László Tóth

Javed Farooqui / The Economic Times:
Sources: BBC Studios explores options for its Indian production business, including an exit, due to challenges like consolidation and reduced content budgets

 
Sister Sites:

Mediagazer
 Top news and commentary for media professionals from all around the web
memeorandum
 What US political commentators are discussing online right now
WeSmirch
 The top celebrity news from all around the web on a single page