Robert Scoble / Scobleizer:
Why Google won't give Twitter or Facebook a buzz cut tomorrow  —  OK, I've given you the reasons why Google will be successful this time, but why won't what they announce tomorrow give Twitter or Facebook a buzz cut?  Funny aside, I found this photo of Matt Mullenweg (the entrepreneur behind Wordpress) …

Dave Winer / Scripting News:
Must-have features for Twitter-killing  —  In October 2009, after 2.5 years of using Twitter every day, I wrote a piece that explained the limits of Twitter that we'll have to look past Twitter to see solved, because Twitter doesn't seem to be trying to solve them.

Nicholas Carlson / Silicon Alley Insider:
Google Launching Twitter-Killer For Gmail!  (GOOG)  —  Google could launch a Twitter-killer as soon as this week, the Wall Street Journal reports.  —  Google already allows Gmail users to update their status.  The prompt reads, “let people know what you're up to, or share links to photos, videos, and Web pages.”

RealNetworks.com:
RealPlayer for the Mac Makes It Easy to Move Video Onto Mobile Phones, iPods and Other Devices  —  RealPlayer SP Beta for the Mac available for free beginning today  —  RealNetworks® (Nasdaq: RNWK) released RealPlayer® SP Beta for Mac today at www.real.com, a free software download …

Jolie O'Dell / ReadWriteWeb:
Verizon Blocks 4chan  —  According to 4chan's Twitter account and status update blog, they have been “explicitly blocked” by the Verizon wireless network.  —  If you're unfamiliar with 4chan and why an ISP/wireless company would block it, read more about it on Wikipedia.

Whitson Gordon / Lifehacker:
Twitter Reactions Shows What the Twitterverse is Saying About That Web Page  —  Chrome: If you've ever wanted to see what people are saying about a web page you're visiting beyond the site's own comments, Chrome extension Twitter Reactions will show you the most recent tweets that are talking about the page.

Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Amazon Says No To Blippy  —  Blippy, the Twitter-like service that lets users publish the details of all their purchases, is just a couple of months old.  But it already got Stephen Colbert's attention (thumbs up).  And now it has Amazon's too (thumbs down).

Lauren Hatch / Silicon Alley Insider:
NBC Airing Emmys Live For The First Time, Thanks To Twitter (GE)  —  NBC is considering scrapping the time delay when it airs the Emmys on Aug. 29, according to Broadcasting & Cable.  —  The TV show typically airs live on stations on the East and in Central time zones, with a delay for the West coast.