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John Jersin / Google Analytics Blog:
What's happening on your site right now? — The web is getting faster, and not just the speed of the pages, but also the speed of change. Before, it was fine to build a website and modify it only when new products were launched. All of us avid Analytics users know that's just not good enough.
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CenterNetworks, MediaPost, Google Analytics Blog, Skatter Tech, The Next Web, parislemon, 9to5Google, CNNMoney.com, ReadWriteWeb, Search Engine Land, the Econsultancy blog, VentureBeat, TDW Geeks, Techie Buzz, TechCrunch, SiliconFilter, Mashable!, Search Engine Land, Poynter, Business Insider and LAUNCH, Thanks:rajupp
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Jim Dalrymple / The Loop:
Google Analytics launches real-time stats
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CenterNetworks, Google Analytics Blog, Digital Inspiration … and Startup Meme, Thanks:addiehf
Arik Hesseldahl / AllThingsD:
Apotheker's Exit Is Cheaper Than Expected for HP (But Still Pricey, Considering) — Léo Apotheker is gone from Hewlett-Packard, but he left so suddenly that the board of directors didn't have time to finalize his severance package. That is until today.
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TechCrunch, The Register, PC World, CNET News, The Next Web and The Tech Trade
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Shira Ovide / Deal Journal:
Meg Whitman Will Work for $1 a Year … New Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman has agreed to take a base salary of $1 a year, according to a regulatory filing Thursday, as she tries to patch up the struggling computer giant. — Meanwhile, H-P said it agreed to pay ousted CEO Leo Apotheker $7.2 million …
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Neowin.net
Brian Winter / Reuters:
Brazil's $12 billion iPad deal is in trouble: sources — (Reuters) - A much-hyped $12 billion plan for Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn to produce iPads in Brazil is “in doubt” due to stagnant negotiations over tax breaks and Brazil's own deep structural problems such as a lack of skilled labor, government sources tell Reuters.
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PC Magazine, Digital Trends, AppleInsider, CNET News, SlashGear, The Next Web, 9to5Mac, iDownloadBlog.com, PadGadget, TUAW, Business Insider, MacStories, I4U News, TechCrunch and iClarified
Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:
iPhone 4S / 5 appears in Apple's inventory system, iPod touch may see price drops — Yesterday we reported that tweaked iPhone 4 models and white iPod touch models have appeared in Apple's internal inventory systems ahead of the October 4th Apple event. Today, though, comes the big news …
Bloomberg:
Microsoft Said to Add Comcast, Verizon Pay TV to Xbox Live — Microsoft Corp. plans to offer online pay television service from Comcast Corp. (CMCSA) and Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) through Xbox Live, in an bid to channel more entertainment to its video-game console, people with knowledge of the situation said.
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Deadline.com, WinRumors, PC Magazine, CNET News, Medacity, MarketBeat, Computerworld, The Seattle Times, SlashGear, Geekosystem, GigaOM, GameLife, Neowin.net, Engadget, WinBeta, DSLreports, TG Daily, WPCentral.com, Microsoft News, USA Today, Destructoid, Electronista, Kotaku, Between the Lines Blog, Seattle Times, Gamasutra and VG247, more at Mediagazer »
Michael Arrington / UNCRUNCHED:
AOL + TechCrunch One Year Anniversary: A Look Back And A Look Forward — “So we begin another journey. I fully intend to stay with AOL for a very, very long time.” - Me, one year ago. — A year ago yesterday we announced the acquisition of TechCrunch by Aol.
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Helloform, @paulcarr and Business Insider
Ryan Tate / Gawker:
Sean Parker Is Launching a Blog — The Sean Parkington Post? Seanster? Blogify? It's not clear what former Facebook president Sean Parker will call his forthcoming blog, but it's clear the famed tech hustler is serious about the endeavor: He's hired a firm to build buzz, and is already running ads and planning to hire writers.
Jeff Sonderman / Poynter:
With ‘frictionless sharing,’ Facebook and news orgs push boundaries of online privacy — Facebook again may have gone too far in its quest to make privacy obsolete, and this time some news organizations could get burned by going along with it. — Facebook spent years making it easier …
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The Atlantic Online, GigaOM, AllThingsD and Betabeat, more at Mediagazer »
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Jay Yarow / Business Insider:
Goldman: Microsoft Is Getting $444 Million Annually From Android Patent Licenses — Microsoft is will generate $444 million in revenue from Android patent deals for fiscal year 2012 (started in July 1, 2011, ends June 30, 2012), according to a note from Goldman Sachs's tech analyst team.
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GeekWire, MediaPost, Open Source Blog, TechFlash, The Microsoft Blog, GottaBeMobile, The Register, TechSpot, 9to5Google, WPCentral.com, Android Phone Fans, Seattle Times, Neowin.net, paidContent:UK, WinRumors, WMPoweruser, AllThingsD, Techie Buzz, The Next Web, NBC Bay Area, PhoneArena, MobileSyrup.com and eWeek
Guardian:
Autonomy's reaction to Oracle's statement — A spokesperson for Autonomy said on Thursday: — “Last week in response to a question about unstructured information Oracle made some less-than-enlightened comments on the subject, which Autonomy has been pointing out in the press.
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Reuters, AllThingsD, Daring Fireball, Mercury News and Wall Street Journal
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MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
The Planets Are Aligned: Facebook's Spartan And iPad Projects Set To Launch Early Next Week — Earlier tonight, Alexia found and posted some screenshots of something that sure looked a lot like the mythical “Project Spartan”. Shortly thereafter, Facebook took down the page in question.
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Todd Bishop / GeekWire:
Full Video: Watch Jeff Bezos unveil Amazon's new Kindles — There's nothing quite like watching a big product unveiling in its entirety, and getting to know the ins and outs of a new gadget from a company's top executive. Granted, in terms of showmanship, Jeff Bezos isn't quite on the level of Steve Jobs …
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AllThingsD and Gear Live
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Benedict Carey / New York Times:
Twitter Study Tracks When We Are :) — However grumpy when they wake up, and whether they stumble to their feet in Mumbai, Mexico City or Minnetonka, Minn., people tend to brighten by breakfast time and feel their mood taper gradually to a low in the late afternoon, before rallying again near bedtime …
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Digital Trends, PC World and Gawker
Violet Blue / Pulp Tech Blog:
AVOS' Delicious Disaster: Lessons from a Complete Failure — The re-launch of social link sharing site Delicious, now under the stewardship of YouTube founders Steven Chen and Chad Hurley under their AVOS startup banner, is nothing short of a complete, mind-boggling disaster.
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PC World and SocialTimes.com
Jason D. O'Grady / The Apple Core Blog:
Apple tells education: no more boxed software (except Logic) — This should come as a surprise top no one. Boxed software's days have been numbered since Apple opened the Mac App Store in January 2011, but some people refuse to see the handwriting on the wall.
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9to5Mac, AppleInsider, The Next Web, MacStories, MacRumors, TUAW, MacNN and Softpedia News
Nitasha Tiku / Betabeat:
Will Stanford Take the F Train to Silicon Island? Tensions Rise as Deadline for Tech Campus Approaches — Here on Silicon Island? — “One of the things that infuriates me personally is we always seem to get left out of the conversation,” said Queens Civic Congress president Patricia Dolan.
Adrian Chen / Gawker:
U.S. Capitol Police Investigating Onion Twitter Joke — The Onion botched a joke about congressmen taking children hostage this morning on Twitter. Now, the U.S. Capitol police are investigating the joke. Everyone chill out! — Today, The Onion tweeted: “BREAKING …
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Media Decoder, Mashable!, Mediaite, ABCNEWS, DCist, PE Hub Blog and Boing Boing, more at Mediagazer »
Kazunori Takada / Reuters:
Fake iPhone ring busted in China: report — (Reuters) - Chinese police in Shanghai have arrested five people for making and selling fake versions of Apple Inc's iPhone, a local newspaper reported on Thursday. — Police said those arrested were part of an organized gang that bought components …
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Examiner, TUAW, ShanghaiDaily.com, TechSpot, VentureBeat, CNET News, Redmond Pie, AppleInsider, Neowin.net, PhoneArena, everythingiCafe, TiPb, Inquirer, 9to5Mac, MacPost, The Next Web and Gizmodo
Peter Farago / Flurry Blog:
iOS & Android Apps: Prime-time All the Time — On broadcast television, brands seek to reach their target audiences as efficiently as possible. For example, a brand might run a TV campaign targeting 24 - 35 year old females through prime-time shows that reach that desired audience.
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MediaPost, IntoMobile, AllThingsD, GigaOM, ReadWriteWeb, Mobile Marketing Watch, BizReport, VentureBeat, FierceMobileContent, Gamasutra and VatorNews
Tricia Duryee / AllThingsD:
Exclusive: Kayak Puts IPO Plans on Hold — Blame it on turbulent waters, but Kayak, the hotel and flight search provider, has put its IPO plans on hold as it seeks more favorable market conditions. — In an exclusive interview with AllThingsD, Robert Birge, Kayak's chief marketing officer …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Bing Launches Airport Maps For 42 US Cities — Microsoft's search service Bing is today announcing the launch of airport maps for 42 major airports across the U.S., with plans to expand to other airports over time. The new feature is available now in Bing Maps on the desktop (some airport maps were previously available on mobile).
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Bing, LiveSide.net, Microsoft News, Search Engine Land and lalawag
Ellis Hamburger / Business Insider:
Spotify Adds “Private Listening” Mode After Complaints From Facebook Users — Spotify CEO and Founder Daniel Ek just tweeted that Spotify is currently rolling out a new desktop client in response to complaints from Facebook users. — The new client features a “private listening” …
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VentureBeat, L.A. Times Tech Blog, Inside Facebook, @eldsjal, The Register, @eldsjal, FT Tech Hub, PC Magazine, Pocket-lint, Gizmodo, The Next Web, Electronista and Lifehacker
Tricia Duryee / AllThingsD:
Intel Acquires Telmap to Help Navigate Through a Crowded App Market — Intel provided a major update on its plans in the mobile space this week, including the announcement that it has acquired Telmap, an Israeli location-based services company. — In addition, at an event it hosted …
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BetaNews, Engadget, Intel AppUp(SM) …, jkkmobile, @marinperez, @liorye, @eliasbiz and @telmap
