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1:05 PM ET, March 8, 2008

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Max Freiert / Compete Blog:
February Top Social Networks - Make way for the new guys  —  Earlier this week, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerburg made Forbes list of the World's Richest Men.  Facebook certainly had more ups than downs in 2007, but can the site continue its rapid growth into 2008?  Where's MySpace and what else is going in the social web?
Duncan Riley / TechCrunch:
Calacanis Fires People Who Have A Life  —  Mahalo founder and serial entrepreneur Jason Calacanis has some interesting tips up today about how to squeeze every single last thing from your startup employees.  —  Helpful advice includes (our interpretation):
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Allen Stern / CenterNetworks:
Calacanis: Working at Mahalo is Like Prison Except We Gots Better Coffee
Discussion: seanpercival.com
Tony Dokoupil / Newsweek:
Revenge of the Experts  —  The individual user has been king on the Internet, but the pendulum seems to be swinging back toward edited information vetted by professionals.  —  Sanford-Agliolo-Corbis … By any name, the current incarnation of the Internet is known for giving power to the people.
Jeff Atwood / Coding Horror:
A Question of Programming Ethics  —  From the ACM Code of Ethics: … It's hard to square that with the following hair-raising tale Dustin Brooks sent me via email: … I generally try to give people the benefit of the doubt, but it's difficult to imagine any scenario …
John Vause / CNN:
Chinese hackers: No site is safe  —  ZHOUSHAN, China (CNN) — They operate from a bare apartment on a Chinese island.  They are intelligent 20-somethings who seem harmless.  But they are hard-core hackers who claim to have gained access to the world's most sensitive sites, including the Pentagon.
InfoWorld:
Sun: We'll put Java on the iPhone  —  Sun Microsystems is developing a Java Virtual Machine for Apple's iPhone and plans to release the JVM some time after June, enabling Java applications to run on the popular mobile device.  —  The JVM is to be based on the Java Micro Edition (ME) …
John Consoli / Mediaweek:
The WB to Be Resurrected Through New Web Site  —  Warner Bros. Television Group plans to resurrect The WB television network in the form of a new Web site.  —  Warner Bros. Television Group plans to resurrect The WB television network in the form of a new Web site.
Bs Angel / Hawty McBloggy Invites You to Play:
Bungie Unscrews Previously Screwed Gamer  —  Exactly one week ago today I told the story of Nathaniel.  Nathaniel had an Xbox 360 upon which he collected signatures and custom artwork from notable members of the gaming community.  When the console broke, he called Xbox support and explained the situation.
Motorola:
Motorola Announces Departure of Stu Reed  —  Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today announced that Stu Reed, formerly the president of Motorola's Mobile Devices business, has decided to leave the Company, effective immediately.  —  Mr. Reed and his team launched a number of key initiatives important …
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Tom Krazit / One More Thing:
Motorola losing former mobile phone head, marketing chief
Discussion: Electronista
Michael Learmonth / Silicon Alley Insider:
Hulu: Launch Next Week?  —  When will NBC and Fox's Hulu launch?  Let's see...  - Glowing Fortune profile just hit newsstands.  — The company has summoned analysts for a Monday briefing.  — It's supposed to launch this quarter.  This quarter ends in March, right?
Discussion: TechCrunch and HipMojo.com
Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch:
Chris Anderson and Michael Arrington: Back-to-Back on Charlie Rose  —  Yesterday was Geek-Out Night on The Charlie Rose Show.  Wired editor-in-chief Chris Anderson and our own Michael Arrington appeared on back-to-back interviews (30 minutes each, separate interviews).
Mike Elgan / Computerworld:
Making the phone-PC connection  —  Instead of just making cell phones, PC makers should make cell phones work better with PCs  —  Computerworld) It seems these days that every Tom, Dick and Harry — or more accurately, every Dell, Acer and Apple — wants to get into the cell phone/handset business.
Discussion: Zoli's Blog, The Raw Feed and Digg
Ionut Alex Chitu / Google Operating System:
Adding Page Numbers to Google Documents  —  Google finally realized that the headers and footers from Google Docs have almost no real use, as you can't add dynamic information like page numbers or the current date.  Until Google adds these options in the interface, you can edit the document's HTML code to use them.
Discussion: Technological Winter
 
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Willpark / IntoMobile:
Howard Chui: Howard Forums is set to take on MobiTV over breached security
Allen Stern / CenterNetworks:
Digg CEO To TechCrunch Editor: Rumors Are “Completely Inaccurate”
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Pui-Wing Tam / Wall Street Journal:
In Silicon Valley, a Flight to Safety
Monica Chen / DigiTimes:
HTC expected to launch MID handsets in 2008
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Steve Jobs Made Me Miss My Flight
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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”

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

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

 
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