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10:25 AM ET, February 13, 2011

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David Segal / New York Times:
Search Optimization and Its Dirty Little Secrets  —  PRETEND for a moment that you are Google's search engine.  —  Someone types the word “dresses” and hits enter.  What will be the very first result?  —  There are, of course, a lot of possibilities.  Macy's comes to mind.
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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Search Still Sucks  —  A decade ago I tried Google for the first time.  Like everyone said, it was magic - the result I wanted was right there at the top.  For someone who'd been using AltaVista for years before that it was a very pleasant experience.  Anyone who was on the Internet …
Discussion: Helloform, Thanks:sidharthdassani
Vanessa Fox / Search Engine Land:
New York Times Exposes J.C. Penney Link Scheme That Causes …
Kunal / Samsung Hub:
More images and details of Galaxy S II, Galaxy Tab 10.1″  —  After the inadvertent leak yesterday, Samsung has officially confirmed Galaxy S II and Galaxy Tab 10.1″.  While all the specs from yesterday remain the same like 1GHz dual-core processor, 4.3-inch (4.27-inch) …
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Vlad Savov / Engadget:
Samsung Galaxy S II and 10.1-inch Galaxy Tab II confirmed for MWC …
Bob Warfield / SmoothSpan Blog:
Scoble Discovers Developers are Schizo About New Platforms  —  I just listened to Scoble's bar interview of @longview (Nick Long) and @renatto (Paul Robinett), two Dreamworks developers who are building a mobile app of their own.  They're talking about the Mobile World, and there are some great sound bites coming from the interview.
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Om Malik / GigaOM:
The End of the (Nokia) Raj  —  A long time ago, when World War II ended, two things happened.  Two brand-new superpowers emerged, the United States of America and the U.S.S.R., and the world very soon organized itself into two camps.  As this power shift happened, Great Britain lost its preeminence as a world superpower.
Vlad Savov / Engadget:
Motorola Xoom up for pre-order at Best Buy this Thursday... for $1,199?  —  What the what?!  Best Buy has just put up word on when you can pre-order the Motorola Xoom — this coming Thursday, February 17th — and a price, $1,199.  There are “great” financing offers available, but we can't get over this price we're seeing.
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Robert Scoble / @scobleizer:   As much as @google is proud of @Ghonim for starting the Egypt revolution it sure must chafe that he used Facebook and not Google Buzz.
Mark Joyella / Mediaite:
First Tunisia, Now Egypt, What's Next?  Wael Ghonim Says “Ask Facebook”
Discussion: The Big Picture and AOL News
Chris Barth / Invested Interest:
Anonymous Claims Possession Of Insidious Stuxnet Virus  —  Houston, we have a problem.  Or should I say, “Iran, we have your problem?”  Last night, a member of hacker group Anonymous - a devious 4chan-spawned Internet coalition known for increasingly serious web-based attacks …
Discussion: Slashdot
Arn / MacRumors:
March 1st as Possible Date for New MacBook Pros?  —  As we approach the expected updates for the MacBook Pro line, we tend to start hearing about possible release dates.  There are typically some false starts, so it's hard to be sure, but the first contender for this round appears to be March 1st.
Discussion: AppleInsider and Apple Bitch
Joanna Stern / Engadget:
Fisher Price releases iCan Play Case and Kid-Tough See Yourself Camera, you'll thank 'em  —  You know who you can count on to protect your technology?  Fisher Price, that's who.  We know, it sounds a bit crazy, but what other company out there is thinking about safeguarding your gadgets from those adorable yet greasy-handed kids?
Search Engine Land:
How To Use Google To Search  —  Google is the most popular search engine in the world.  But while so many people use it, few actually get formal instructions on how to search with Google.  Below, tips on how to search on Google.  Step 1: Go To Google (But Which Google?)
Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry / SAI:
StumbleUpon Hits 500 Million Pageviews A Month  —  StumbleUpon, the service that helps you find interesting stuff on the internet serendipitously, has hit a nice milestone: 500 million pageviews a month.  —  StumbleUpon is an interesting company because it got bought by eBay for $80 million …
Mark Gurman / 9 to 5 Mac:
Geohot raps a message to Sony  —  WTF?  —  Geohot (iPhone jailbreaker) can rap!  In case you hadn't heard, he moved his jailbreaking on to the Sony Playstation platform and Sony sued him.  Maybe they should just sign him instead.  —  Lyrics after the break.  —  Yo it's geohot
 
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Liz Gannes / NetworkEffect:
Google Ventures Sows Seed Funding With New Startup Lab (Video Tour)
Harry McCracken / Technologizer:
Verizon iPhone 4 Launch: Why the Lack of iLines?
Tiernan Ray / Barron's Online:
AAPL: iPad Leading In IT ‘Consumerization,’ Says Barclays
Discussion: MacStories, AppleInsider and MacNN
Kim Zetter / Threat Level:
Report: Stuxnet Hit 5 Gateway Targets on Its Way to Iranian Plant
Mark Gurman / 9 to 5 Mac:
iPad 2 might use Samsung's Super PLS display technology
 Earlier Items: 
Peter Kafka / MediaMemo:
Pandora's Music Fees Are Huge! And Not That Bad.
Discussion: paidContent and TechCrunch
Nielsen Wire:
January 2011: Online Video Usage Up 45%
Discussion: paidContent
 

 
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

 
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