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Claire Cain Miller / New York Times:
Some See a Ploy as Craigslist Blocks Sex Ads — SAN FRANCISCO — Craigslist, by shutting off its “adult services” section and slapping a “censored” label in its place, is engaging in what some analysts describe as a high-stakes stunt to influence public opinion.
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Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
Regulating sex and speech — Let me start with a disclosure: I hope to think that Craig Newmark is a friend. He can be as hard for me to read as James Joyce or C++. But I know him as a decent and genuine man who believes that he is bringing a service to millions of people …
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Michael Learmonth / AdAge:
What Big Brands Are Spending on Google — From BP's Boost in June to AT&T's Massive IPhone Outlay, Internal Doc Reveals What Marketers Drop on Search — NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Before BP could stem the oil gusher at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, it unleashed $100 million in ad spending …
Randall Stross / New York Times:
A Strong Password Isn't the Strongest Security — MAKE your password strong, with a unique jumble of letters, numbers and punctuation marks. But memorize it — never write it down. And, oh yes, change it every few months. — These instructions are supposed to protect us. But they don't.
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Sean Hollister / Engadget:
HTC's dual-mode CDMA / GSM Android slider hits the FCC, decked out in shades of Verizon — Remember that big, honking red-and-black HTC slider that dwarfed an EVO 4G? It's back sporting Verizon colors just as we were told, and with a few more confirmed specifications thanks to the ever-reliable FCC.
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Wall Street Journal:
Mark Hurd in Talks With Oracle — Mark Hurd, who resigned as chief executive of Hewlett-Packard Co. last month, is in talks to join Oracle Corp. as a top executive, people familiar with the matter said. — The exact nature of Mr. Hurd's new job couldn't be learned.
Newsweek:
Efforts Afoot to Oust Assange as WikiLeaks Leader — As frontman for wikileaks.org, Julian Assange, the floppy-haired Australian computer hacker, has become an internationally celebrated advocate for would-be whistle-blowers. But now that Swedish prosecutors have reopened a rape investigation …
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Serena Saitto / San Francisco Chronicle:
U.S. tech firms shop abroad to avoid taxes — Serena Saitto, Bloomberg Businessweek — U.S. technology companies are in a bind. Much of their cash is parked abroad and they risk higher taxes if they bring profits from overseas back home. — They have joined other U.S. businesses …
John Markoff / New York Times:
The Boss Is Robotic, and Rolling Up Behind You — SACRAMENTO — Dr. Alan Shatzel's pager beeped at 9 on a Saturday morning. A man had suffered a stroke, and someone had to decide, quickly, whether to give him an anticlotting drug that could mean the difference between life and death.
Jonathan Fildes / BBC:
UN reveals global disparity in broadband access — Africa is now encircled with high-speed internet cables — The global disparity in fixed broadband access and cost has been revealed by UN figures. — The Central African Republic is the most expensive place to get a fixed broadband connection …
Seth Weintraub / 9 to 5 Mac:
Emergency Facetime calls? — Interesting little button on lower right hand corner of the 4th generation iPod touch Passcode screen. — Is this another Photoshop error by Apple's web artisans? Or maybe VoIP falls under the Emergency calling guidelines. — Here's another Photoshop error (see the phone icon?)
MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
The Real Social Network: Your Mobile Contacts — The term “social network” is of course synonymous with online networks like Facebook. But think about what you're actual social life is like for a second. Are you really closest to the people whose items you “like” the most on Facebook?
