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louisgray.com:
Most Bloggers Don't Deserve Any Ad Revenue — It's routinely shocking to me that so many bloggers think they should try and make a profit from their Web site. — Urged on by the success of mega blog networks like TechCrunch and spurred forward by stories from ProBlogger …
Mary Jo Foley / All about Microsoft:
Microsoft readies ‘Albany’ subscription trial for consumers — Microsoft is set to start testing privately a consumer Software + Service bundle code-named “Albany,” an all-in-one bundle of Office Home and Student, Windows Live OneCare, Office Live Workspace and various Windows Live services.
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Joe Wilcox / Microsoft Watch:
Microsoft Takes the Toll Road to Albany — This morning, Microsoft announced the managed beta for Albany, which is codename for a bundle that includes Office 2007 Home and Student, Windows Live OneCare and supporting online services, such as mail and messaging.
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Microsoft Launches Beta of New All-in-One Service for Consumers — Q&A: Group Product Manager Bryson Gordon discusses “Albany” — a new service to help consumers be more protected, productive and connected and to stay current with essential software and security updates.
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Microsoft News Tracker
Ryan Naraine / Ryan Naraine's Security Watch:
After Criticism, Apple Software Updater Gets UI Makeover — Apple has made a small but significant tweak to its Automatic Software Update utility to make a clear distinction between security patches and new products being pushed out to Windows users. — The UI redesign, which adds …
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Martin LaMonica / CNET News.com:After complaints, Apple tweaks Software Update for Safari
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Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim
Jena McGregor / Business Week:
The World's Most Innovative Companies — Smart ideas for tough times: The 50 companies that make up our annual ranking nurture cultures that value creative people in good times and bad — Suddenly, innovation has a bull's-eye on its back. As the recession debate shifts from “what if” …
Alexander van Elsas / Alexander van Elsas's Weblog …:
The noise in Web 2.0 is mainly a Tech Elite's problem — Erick Schonfeld has a funny article today on TechCrunch in which he predicts/hopes that web 3.0 is about removing the noise. We all recognize the problem he describes. He is in so many different networks with so many followers …
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Mark Evans, Steve Poland, Feedonomics, The Last Podcast, The Blog Herald, I'm Not Actually a Geek, Maple Leaf 2.0 and TechCrunch
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Fred / A VC:
The Difference Between Wordpress and Facebook — Is about $14.8bn according to the publicly available information about the most recent financings of the two companies ($15bn for Facebook and $200mm for Automattic). — But consider this comscore chart of unique visitors over the past year.
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The Social Times
Ionut Alex Chitu / Google Operating System:
Yet Another Google Video Redesign — Google Video redesigned its homepage and now only includes a list of “hot” videos. “The Google Video home page allows you to browse and play hot videos directly from the home page, making it easier for you to discover popular, interesting videos from across the web.
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Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch:
Secret Merger Talks Between Technorati And b5media Blow Up — Blog search engine Technorati was days away from merging with blog network b5media when the whole deal blew up earlier this week, according to a source familiar with the negotiations. — Technorati has been searching …
John Cook / John Cook's Venture Blog:
Secret Farecast buyer is Microsoft — It's official: Microsoft is the mystery buyer of Farecast, the Seattle online travel startup. Responding to an inquiry from the P-I today, Microsoft issued this statement from spokeswoman Whitney Burk: … We reported earlier this week that the company …
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WebProNews, Rev2.org, Techvibes Blog, Microsoft News Tracker, VentureBeat, WebGuild, Mashable!, paidContent.org, CenterNetworks and Search Engine Land
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Miguel Helft / New York Times:
Google Defies the Economy and Shows Profit Surge — SAN FRANCISCO — The American economy may be weakening, but Google said once again that the slowdown has not affected its business. — Easing concerns that its growth would stall, the Internet search giant on Thursday reported better …
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Between the Lines, STARTUP CHATTER, BuzzMachine, Silicon Alley Insider, Bits and MediaFile
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Google Investor Relations:GOOGLE ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER 2008 RESULTS
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Search Engine Roundtable, Search Engine Journal, I4U News, VentureBeat, WebProNews, Tech Ticker, New York Times, Electronista, Between the Lines, TechSpot, Coop's Corner, Data Center Knowledge, Techland, Got Ads?, Bits, Mercury News, eWeek, TECH.BLORGE.com, HipMojo.com, InformationWeek, Search Engine Land, TechCrunch, rexblog.com, Tech Check with Jim Goldman, Epicenter, Digital Daily, Valleywag and paidContent.org
Ionut Alex Chitu / Google Operating System:
Watch Restricted YouTube Videos — I've noticed that an increasing number of YouTube videos are restricted to a limited number of countries, probably because the company that uploaded them doesn't have global distribution rights or because it wants to use different marketing strategies in other countries.
Yahoo! Search Marketing Blog:
Minimum Bids No Longer Fixed at $.10 — How to manage your new Sponsored Search minimum bids — Starting today, minimum bids for some Sponsored Search keywords will no longer be fixed at $.10. Throughout the next week, you may start noticing new minimum bids on some of your keywords.
Jonathan Richards / Times of London:
iPhone sellers braced for hit on cheap handsets — Mobile operators with exclusive contracts to sell Apple's iPhone are bracing themselves for significant losses on unsold stock as they clear the shelves to make way for a new, faster version expected this summer.
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9 to 5 Mac
Dan Nystedt / InfoWorld:
Google stock soars in after-market trading — San Francisco - Shares of popular search engine Google soared in after market trading and could portend a close above $500 for the first time in months. — The company's stock ended after-market trading at $525.96 on Thursday, up 17 percent …
