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Juan Carlos Perez / PC World:
Facebook, Google Launch Data Portability Programs to All — Google and Facebook separately announced the general availability of their respective data portability programs on Thursday. — Google Friend Connect and Facebook Connect are generally designed to extend social-networking capabilities broadly across the Web.
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Mark Zuckerberg / Facebook Blog:
Facebook Across the Web — Over the summer we announced an extension of Facebook Platform called Facebook Connect. Facebook Connect makes it easier for you to take your online identity with you all over the Web, share what you do online with your friends and stay updated on what they're doing.
Mussie Shore / The Official Google Blog:
Google Friend Connect: now available — We're pleased to share that Google Friend Connect is now available in beta to any webmaster looking to add a “dash of social” to his or her site. This service lets webmasters add social features to their sites by simply copying and pasting a few snippets of code …
Marshall Kirkpatrick / ReadWriteWeb:
Facebook Connect vs. OpenID: Who Will Emerge Victorious? — Facebook Connect, the system the company has long discussed as “Facebook on sites all around the web,” enters general availability today and we've got one big question - should website owners use Facebook or OpenID to authenticate and learn about their users?
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Ars Technica
Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch:Google Friend Connect Now Open To All Websites
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L.A. Times Tech Blog, Webware.com, Obsessable, CNET News, Google Blogoscoped, WinExtra and Mashable!
Luke Shepard / Facebook Developers:Facebook Connect Now Live
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Between the Lines, TechCrunch, VentureBeat, Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim and The Open Road
Rafe Needleman / Webware.com:Facebook Connect officially open
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All Facebook, The Technology Chronicles, ReadWriteWeb, Epicenter, Mashable!, WebProNews and Silicon Alley Insider
Scott Cleland / The Precursor Blog:
Google uses 21 times more bandwidth than it pays for — per first-ever research study — The 27 page research study can be accessed at this link: — Contact: Scott Cleland 703-217-2407 — First-Ever Study of U.S. Consumer Internet Usage and Cost Finds — Google Uses 21 Times More Bandwidth than it Pays For
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David Pogue / New York Times:
Readers React to David Pogue's Review of the BlackBerry Storm — I learned something last week. — In my Times print column, I reviewed the BlackBerry Storm, by far the worst product Research in Motion has ever produced. I had problems with its concept, problems with its clicky touch screen …
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Microsoft:
Microsoft Appoints Dr. Qi Lu to Run Online Services Group — Yahoo! veteran to oversee Internet offerings for consumers, advertisers and publishers. — Microsoft Corp. today announced that Dr. Qi Lu will join the company as president of the Online Services Group.
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Jenna Bilotta / Google Reader:
Square is the new round. — On the Reader team, we know that the old adage “change is good” isn't always true. Sometimes, change is just change. In this case, we hope that these decisions both improve your Reader experience today, and pave the way for additional improvements down the line.
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Webware.com, Lifehacker, TheNextWeb.com, WebProNews, VentureBeat, CostPerNews, Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim, TechCrunch and Mashable!
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Eric Krangel / Silicon Alley Insider:Google Reader Gets A Facelift, Still No Ads (GOOG)
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Download Squad
Owen Thomas / Valleywag:
Facebook cancels employee stock sale — So much for Silicon Valley's latest get-rich-quick scheme. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has cancelled a plan to let employees cash out their shares early. — In August, before the markets started to melt down and with Facebook worth $15 billion on paper …
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Shanan Delp / Flickr Blog:
Going More Mobile — Over the last year we've seen an explosion of mobile devices uploading to and browsing Flickr. It's rapidly becoming the norm for our members to use a camera phone to share their immediate world with others, and a mobile browser to keep track of friends and family.
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John Paczkowski / Digital Daily:
RealDepressing: The Entire RealNetworks Layoff Memo — Earlier this afternoon, Peter Kafka reported in Media Memo that RealNetworks (RNWK) was “next up in today's layoff parade.” Here's the official internal memo from RealNetworks founder, chairman and CEO, Rob Glaser:
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GigaOM
Nate Anderson / Ars Technica:
Does Amazon's iPhone app go too far? — Now that the official Amazon Mobile iPhone app is here, it's easier than every to check prices from anywhere, even while shopping in retail stores. And the company's clever new “Amazon Remembers” service will use humans to identify product pics snapped …
Bill Hankes / The Real Story:
Layoffs at Real — This morning we told about 130 employees around the world that we are eliminating their positions at the end of the year. That's roughly 7.5 percent of our worldwide employment base. — The layoffs, in addition to other cost cutting measures, are part of a budgeting process …
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Gawker, MediaMemo, paidContent.org, Industry Standard, TechFlash, The Social, Between the Lines, Tech Trader Daily, Brier Dudley's blog and Xconomy
Chris Salmon / Guardian:
Click to download: Bono red-faced over charity website — The U2 frontman's charity has launched an ambitious music site. If only they could get it to work ... Chris Salmon reports — On Monday, Bono's (RED) charity marked World Aids Day by launching (RED)WIRE, a new subscription-based digital music e-zine.
AppleInsider:
More big names downsizing, pulling out of Macworld Expo — A faltering global economy is expected to take its toll on trade shows next year and January's Macworld will be no exception, with more big names planning to downsize their presence or pulling out altogether, AppleInsider has learned.
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Apple Gazette
David Kaplan / paidContent.org:
Condé Nast Suspends New Website Launches Indefinitely; Another Blow To Razorfish? — Condé Nast's plans to build out new websites for mags such as Details have been suspended for an indefinite period, according to AgencySpy, which cited an unidentified source.
Kelly Hodgkins / Boy Genius Report:
Verizon Wireless has unlocked the GPS on the 8330 Curve and the 8130 Pearl? — If you look up in the sky today, you may see some pigs flying as rumor has it that Verizon Wireless has unlocked the GPS on both the 8330 Curve and the 8130 Pearl. This apparently is not a cruel joke …
Nick Gonzalez / TechCrunch:
With 850K Users In 2 Months, Circle Of Moms Comes Out Of Nowhere — It may seem like the last thing the web needs is another parenting website, but you wouldn't know that by the impressive growth the new website CircleOfMoms.com chalked up over the past couple of months.
