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Jennifer Liu / The Official Google Blog:
At a loss for words? — Have you ever been stumped in finding the right words to search for? Back when I was planning my wedding, I had a list of wedding songs in mind, but the problem was that I couldn't remember any of the artist names or song titles. So I started typing …
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Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Land:
Google.com Finally Gets Google Suggest Feature — After being in testing for literally years, Google Suggest is finally coming to Google.com. This is the feature where as you start to type in the search box, related searches automatically appear below where you are typing.
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Charles Jade / Infinite Loop:
Rumor: Apple Event for September 9th — The rumored iPod Zune, captured in grainy black and white, of course — Kevin Rose is teasing Apple fans again. Just a day after blogging about an Apple Event for new iPod nanos, a less expensive iPod touch, and iTunes 8, he has now set a date.
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Arn / MacRumors:
Apple Event for September 9th? — As rumors continue to build of upcoming Apple product updates, more hints are starting to suggest that Apple will be holding a special event in September to launch these new products. — A rumor over the weekend originating from Kevin Rose claimed …
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John Cook / Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
Amazon.com buys Shelfari, a startup for book lovers — Amazon.com is buying Shelfari, the Seattle social networking startup for book lovers, according to sources with knowledge of the situation. — The deal comes about three weeks after Amazon.com acquired Victoria, B.C.-basedAbeBooks …
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Bret Taylor / FriendFeed Blog:
Preview the new FriendFeed design — We are happy to announce a new design for FriendFeed that makes it easier to read your feed and easier to get updates from the people you care about most. — We are launching the new design today in “beta” to get feedback from all of you before we flip …
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Jason Snell / Macworld:
A tale of two Tetrises — Some sad news today from the world of iPhone software, as Noah Witherspoon, developer of the Tetris clone Tris, announced that he was pulling the game from the App Store due to legal threats from The Tetris Company, owner of the Tetris trademark.
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Mahalis / Two Finger Play:Over, for now — Well — I've received notice from Apple …
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Jessica Guynn / L.A. Times Tech Blog:
For Andreessen and Horowitz, it's gotta be Qik — Netscape wunderkind Marc Andreessen and longtime business partner Ben Horowitz are teaming up again, this time to invest in Qik, which lets users stream live video from their mobile phone. — Andreessen, co-founder and chairman …
IEBlog:
IE8 and Privacy — As others have written here before, users should be in control of their information. That's at the core of privacy. Privacy has two aspects: disclosure and choice. Disclosure means informing users in plain language about the data collected about them and how it's used.
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Stefanie Olsen / CNET News.com:
Microsoft invests in Net video company Move Networks — Microsoft has invested in Internet TV company Move Networks for an undisclosed sum, in a move to broaden the reach of its video streaming technology. — The investment comes roughly five months after the two companies struck a strategic partnership.
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Bret Terrill / VentureBeat:
Developer Analytics: Facebook game Mob Wars making $22,000 a day — There's a Facebook game pulling in $22,000 a day and it's not an application from RockYou or Slide. It's an independently developed game called Mob Wars, currently the 13th most popular app on Facebook.
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Preston Gralla / Computerworld:
Opinion: Why Google has lost its mojo — and why you should care — Computerworld) Google has gone from innovative upstart to fat-and-happy industry leader in what seems like record time. Put simply, the search giant has lost its mojo. That's good news for Microsoft …
Stefanie Olsen / CNET News.com:
Ex-Yahoo execs take on brand ad network, raise funds — For the last six years, the multi-billion-dollar breadwinner of the online advertising business have been those well-placed text links that appear on Google and other search engines. — Now, executives and investors want the money …
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Kit Eaton / Gizmodo:
Leaked Document Shows Verizon's Psyops Anti-iPhone Propaganda — Oh, deary deary me... Verizon's tactics to combat the JesusPhone 3G now include briefing its employees about the iPhone's failings, so they can answer customer questions about why it doesn't carry the device.
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Dave Demerjian / Autopia:
Despite Airlines' Promises, Customers Find a Way to Make VOIP Calls on Flights — We knew it would happen eventually, but we figured it would take longer than a week. — Just days after American Airlines made the big-deal announcement that it had rolled out in-flight internet on certain routes …
Caroline McCarthy / The Social:
Nielsen: ‘Obama text’ reached 2.9 million — Let's say Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama sent every one of those “here's my V.P.” text messages from his own cell phone. And let's say his mean, nasty carrier charged him 10 cents for each one. According to Nielsen's numbers …
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