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2:20 PM ET, May 21, 2010

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FTC Closes its Investigation of Google AdMob Deal — After Thorough Review, Agency Finds Transaction Not Likely to Harm Competition — The Federal Trade Commission has closed its investigation of Google's proposed acquisition of mobile advertising network company AdMob after thoroughly reviewing …

Susan Wojcicki / The Official Google Blog:

Working with AdMob to move mobile advertising forward — Today, the Federal Trade Commission cleared our acquisition of AdMob, a mobile advertising start up. We're excited to work with Omar Hamoui and his talented team at AdMob to develop new mobile advertising solutions for marketers, mobile app developers and mobile publishers.

Discussion: The Life and Times of AdMob, mocoNews, Google, ITworld.com, John Battelle's Searchblog, IntoMobile and SlashGear

Nilay Patel / Engadget:

FTC approves Google's AdMob buy, cites Apple's iAd competition — Google's attempt to swoop in and buy AdMob out from under Apple was looking like a Pyrrhic victory for a second there, as Federal Trade Commission approval of the deal hung in the balance based on concerns that El Goog …

Discussion: AppleInsider, Boy Genius Report and silicontap.com

Dan Frommer / Silicon Alley Insider: It Is PATHETIC That The FTC Took 6 Months To Approve Google-AdMob Deal (GOOG, AAPL)

Jeff Bliss / Bloomberg: Google's $750 Million AdMob Purchase Approved by U.S. Antitrust Regulator

Mathew Ingram / GigaOM:

For Facebook, the Privacy Snowball Just Keeps on Rolling — Call it the “snowball effect,” or maybe the “witch-hunt” effect. At some point, when a company is under fire for something, even the smallest piece of evidence that it might be guilty of that thing can get blown out of proportion.

Thanks:mathewi

Wall Street Journal:

Facebook, MySpace Face Privacy Loophole — Facebook, MySpace and several other social-networking sites have been sending data to advertising companies that could be used to find consumers' names and other personal details, despite promises they don't share such information without consent.

Ben Edelman:
Facebook Leaks Usernames, User IDs, and Personal Details to Advertisers

Discussion: Security Watch, Daring Fireball and DailyFinance

Nicholas Carlson / Silicon Alley Insider: Busted: Facebook Gave Advertisers Names And Ages Of People Who Clicked Ads

Marshall Kirkpatrick / ReadWriteWeb:
Unbelievable: WSJ Calls Facebook's Referring URLs a Privacy Violation (UPDATED)

Discussion: broadstuff and /Message

Kara Swisher / BoomTown:

Exclusive: Yahoo Poised to Unveil “Project Nike” Partnership Deal With Nokia at Monday Event — Today, Yahoo sent out an invite for a press conference in New York on Monday with a mysterioso tone: — It read, vaguely: — “Please join Yahoo! CEO Carol Bartz for an exciting announcement …

Peter Kafka / MediaMemo:

Exclusive: PaidContent Founder Ali to Depart Pioneering Digital News Site — PaidContent's Rafat Ali, who turned a one-man Web site into a must-read hub for digital media news, is leaving the company he founded eight years ago. — Sources said Ali has told co-workers he will leave the company …

Discussion: paidContent, Silicon Alley Insider and Gawker

Rafat Ali / paidContent: On To Life 2.0 — In the end, all things do come to an end.

Daniel Lyons / Newsweek Blogs:

Sayonara, iPhone: Why I'm Switching to Android — I was already fed up with my lousy AT&T service, and was seriously considering switching to the HTC Incredible, an Android-powered phone that runs on the Verizon network. But then, after seeing Google's new mobile-phone software, I've made up my mind.

Discussion: Daring Fireball, CloudAve and Mashable!, Thanks:atul

Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch:

Google's Gundotra Goes After Apple: The Video — At Thursday's Google I/O keynote, VP of engineering Vic Gundotra repeatedly ripped into Apple, and he did it right off the bat. The video above, which just came out, shows the first ten minutes of his keynote where he discusses why the world needs Android.

Discussion: 9 to 5 Mac, Search Engine Land, Electronista, BoomTown, Fortune, Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim, Digital Daily, AppleInsider, The Huffington Post and Gizmodo

Paul Boutin / VentureBeat:
Google evangelist Vic Gundotra is the company's new star

Discussion: Appolicious Advisor, Apple Outsider and Engadget, Thanks:atul

Will M / All Facebook:

Android Gets Facebook Graph API Before the iPhone — Facebook announced new mobile social networking functionality for the Android platform this week. At Google I/O, Google's developer conference, executives routinely made fun of Steve Jobs and Apple, but Facebook's role in the drama was overlooked by the press.

Discussion: Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim

Tom S. Noda / PC World:

Study: 60 Percent of Facebook Users Mulling to Quit — Due to prevailing privacy concerns, several Facebook members are thinking to quit the popular social networking site — at least 60% of them — according to a latest survey conducted by IT security firm, Sophos.

Discussion: Pocket-lint and MediaPost Raw

Mike Melanson / ReadWriteWeb:
60% of Facebook Users Consider Quitting Over Privacy? We Think Not

Discussion: Computerworld, ZDNet and PC World, Thanks:rwwmike

Dieter Bohn / Android Central:

Most 2010 HTC Android phones will get Froyo ...in 2010 — Like many of you, we are already wondering if and when our favorite Android phones will get the Froyo Android 2.2 upgrade. By “favorite Android phones” we naturally mean the hotness made by HTC. So, we asked and here's the deal …

Eric Slivka / MacRumors:

Apple Officially Ends ‘Get a Mac’ Campaign, Revamps 'Why You'll Love a Mac' Feature — Last month, actor Justin Long revealed that Apple's long-running “Get a Mac” ad campaign, in which he appeared as the “Mac” character, appeared to have been discontinued. The last set of “Get a Mac” commercials had been released in October 2009.

Discussion: CNET News, Macworld, ZDNet, TechCrunch, Engadget, Edible Apple, The Loop, 9 to 5 Mac, MacStories, TUAW, Macsimum News, GeekSugar and World of Apple

Seesmic Blog:

Introducing Seesmic for iPhone — Seesmic for iPhone brings an efficient perspective to social networking on a mobile platform. An application which enables Twitter, Facebook and Ping.fm - letting you update dozens of social networks at once (including MySpace, Tumblr, LinkedIn, Flickr …

Discussion: lalawag, CNET News, TechCrunch, VatorNews, Mashable!, MobileContentToday, Gizmodo, SlashGear, TNW Mobile, Phone Scoop and /Message, Thanks:atul

Leena Rao / TechCrunch:

Y Combinator Closes New $8.25 Million Fund, Sequoia Is Lead Investor — Startup incubator Y Combinator has just closed $8.25 million new fund led by Sequoia Capital with Ron Conway, Paul Buchheit, Aydin Senkut, XG Ventures, and Geoff Ralston participating. — The new fund is four times larger than $2 million fund raised last year.

Discussion: Y Combinator Posterous and VentureBeat

DigiTimes:

HP Taiwan confirms plans for WebOS-based mobile devices — HP will adopt the WebOS platform in smartphones and tablets, according to Monty Wong, vice president of personal computing systems group at HP Taiwan, adding that since netbooks are more similar in functions with traditional computers …

Discussion: SlashGear, Softpedia News, WMPoweruser.com, CrunchGear, Erictric, Liliputing, Techland, TNW Mobile, Electronista, PreCentral.net and Gadgetell

Devindra Hardawar / VentureBeat: HP on WebOS devices: Tablet coming before October, no plans for netbooks

Laura June / Engadget:

Thoughts on Foxconn — I'm not an economist, and in fact, I've never been very good with money or math. I'm not a manufacturer either — the only things I make with my own hands are quilts and cakes. I know, however, from these experiences, that the best products take time, and are made with care from the best available materials.

Xinhua News Agency:
Death revelations, fatal fall brings attempted suicides of Foxconn …

Discussion: New York Times, ZDNet and Wall Street Journal

John Carroll / ZDNet:

How Microsoft loses the TV space — Google yesterday officially confirmed the existence of Google TV, a “not so secret” project hints of which have existed for quite awhile. A number of key Microsoft engineers wandered into permanent positions on Google campus while I worked for Microsoft …

Discussion: PC World

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