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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Three's Company Or Three's A Crowd? Google To Launch “Friend Connect” On Monday — Don't they say good things come in threes? Well, regardless, we've heard from multiple sources that Google will launch a new product on Monday called “Friend Connect,” which will be a set of APIs …
Dan Farber / Outside the Lines:
Is Microsoft stalking Powerset's search technology? — While Powerset is preparing for the public rollout of its unique, semantic search engine, Microsoft may be interested in acquiring the startup, according to sources. — I asked Barney Pell, Powerset co-founder and CTO, whether there was any truth to a Microsoft-Powerset deal.
Robert / infOpinions?:
PR Bludgeons Itself :: Again — Kelli Matthews, of the University of Oregon, has a good post in PROpenMic.org entitled PR Taking it in the Teeth (Again). — I'll share my response, but ask that you visit her post and read the comments by students (sign up required, membership is free).
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Brian Solis / PR 2.0:
Making Mistakes and Amends in Blogger and Media Relations — In the rapidly shifting era of blogger and media relations, we can expect one thing to occur as we forge ahead, mistakes. It happens to the best and the worst of us. — This isn't a generic post on how not to make mistakes, or if you do, how to apologize, per se.
Joel Hruska / Ars Technica:
Security flaw turns Gmail into open-relay server — A recently-discovered flaw in Gmail is capable of turning Google's e-mail service into a highly effective spam machine. According to the Information Security Research Team (INSERT), Gmail is susceptible to a man-in-the-middle attack …
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IDG News Service:
Microsoft to Limit Capabilities of Cheap Laptops — Microsoft is launching a program to promote the use of its Windows OS in ultra low-cost PCs, one effect of which will be to limit the hardware capabilities of this type of device, IDG News Service has learned.
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Enigmax / TorrentFreak:
Shareaza Stands Up To Scammers: “We're fighting back!” — A lot of things have happened since the Shareaza domain was hijacked. Through TorrentFreak, the Shareaza development team gives an exclusive update on the current situation: — Dear friends and supporters,
Spencer E. Ante / Business Week:
Facebook: Friends with Money — The social network taps a fresh source of funds for $100 million and will buy more servers to support its growth in users and applications — Facebook is about to stuff more cash into its already full coffers. Having raised $360 million in the span of seven months …
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Orli Yakuel / GO2WEB20 Blog:
HelloTxt Added Image and Video support — HelloTxt is the most impressive aggregate of microblogging services through which the user can insert their messages on all main microblogging services in a simply and simultaneous way. — I've been using this site for a long time …
Fred / A VC:
Three Reasons To Use Disqus — First, I'd like to be perfectly clear that our firm, Union Square Ventures, is an investor in Disqus. So I am clearly biased about what I am about to say. Second, I'd like to point out that the reason we made the investment is largely based on my experience …
Jacqui Cheng / Ars Technica:
.org owners facing 10% hike in registration fees this fall — Organizations that own .org domains may soon find themselves paying a bit more to renew, transfer, and register new domains. The company that operates the .org domain, Public Interest Registry (PIR), has decided to raise wholesale rates …
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John Gruber / Daring Fireball:
BlackBerry vs. iPhone — 1: WHEREIN NEITHER ‘RIM’ NOR ‘BLACKBERRY’ ARE EVEN MENTIONED, BUT RATHER THE STAGE IS SET FOR SHOWING WHY THEY MIGHT BE SERIOUSLY SCREWED — Along the lines of can't-really-be-answered-but-gosh- they're-fun-to-ponder questions like, say, “Who'd win in a fight …
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Technovia
Yuvi / The StatBot:
The All Time Techmeme Leaderboard from The Statbot — The Techmeme leaderboard is limited only to the past 30 days. Here's the Top 100 Sites on Techmeme, all time: … http://www.techcrunch.com … http://www.nytimes.com … http://www.engadget.com … http://news.com.com
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Julie Ruvolo / VentureBeat:
Madison Avenue shift: Look who's leaving big firms, moving to digital startups — Executives at major media companies and advertising agencies are defecting to web start-ups in increasing numbers, attracted by some combination of equity and autonomy. Here's a closer look at who's left, and gone where.
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