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Edward Wyatt / New York Times:
Googling Literature: The Debate Goes Public — If there was any point of agreement between publishers, authors and Google in a debate Thursday night over the giant Web company's program to digitize the collections of major libraries and allow users to search them online, it seemed to be this …
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Daniel Terdiman / CNET News.com:
Will small publishers still have game? — At the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco seven months ago, there was an undercurrent of fear. — Would sharply rising development costs, game developers worried, make designing games for the impending next-generation consoles …
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gameshout.com:
Wal-Mart only has three Xbox 360 units per store — According to some latest information, Microsoft has only sent three Xbox 360 units to smaller Wal-Mart stores, while the super centers only got 10. — The information comes from various GameSHOUT users and members who went around to each store from their own local cities and state.
Margaret Kane / CNET News.com:
Early Xbox reviews: so-so — Early reviews of Microsoft's Xbox 360 are starting to appear and so far the reaction is: eh, it's okay. — "Good, but not great," says CNN. "Don't buy the Xbox," The New York Post. — Most of the complaints seem to be surrounding the machine's high price, as opposed to its technical prowess.
Regina Lynn / Wired News:
You're Only a Newbie Once — Researching last week's column about adult webcam chat made me nostalgic for the online community I used to belong to. The conversations in the webAffairs book could have taken place in my chat room, and I examined the screenshots closely to see if I recognized any faces or other body parts.
Oblivionabyss / It's a Mad, Mad Mind:
Back Off, Porky. — OKAY FOR THE READING IMPAIRED (PSSST, AOL EXECUTIVES THIS MEANS YOU) I WILL BE WRITING MOST OF THIS EXACTLY IN THIS FORMAT, JUST SO YOU CAN SEE EACH AND EVERY WORD. I EVEN NIXED MY FAVORITE COMIC SANS MS FONT. — NOW, ON WITH MY JOURNAL ENTRY.
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USA Today:
CD woes may have had roots in merger — It sounded like music to record executives' ears. — Copy-protection software that would to do the impossible: make CDs that couldn't be repeatedly copied. — Britain's First 4 Internet landed meetings with the four major record labels, trying to sell software called XCP.
computerworld.com.au:
IPv6 Forum chief: the new Internet is ready for consumption — IPv6 is not a pipedream. Founder of the IPv6 Forum Latif Ladid took time out from the IPv6 summit in Canberra to talk to Computerworld about why the new Internet Protocol is a pie to be consumed here and now.
Chris Kohler / Wired News:
Xbox 360 Hits a High-Def Homer — I lean back in my chair, press a button on my game pad, and the console turns on. Why hasn't anyone ever thought of this before? — Well, now they have. On Tuesday, Microsoft unleashes its next-generation video-game console, the Xbox 360.
Eric Bangeman / Ars Technica:
EMI says its DRM will support the iPod — Apple has been loath to license its FairPlay DRM, used to protect songs sold from the iTunes Music Store. That has been a sticking point for record companies, which yearn to provide iPod compatibility for their copy-protected discs.
cbc.ca:
Mega Bloks wins SCOC ruling on Lego trademark — Canada's highest court ruled unanimously Thursday that Mega Bloks does indeed have business in the playrooms of the nation, along with Lego. — The Supreme Court of Canada decision marks the end of a long-running trademark battle between …
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John Battelle / John Battelle's Searchblog:
VCS VS. THE PLATFORMS — This morning (London time) I was on a panel featuring Simon Levene of Yahoo, among others. The focus was Web 2.0 and venture capital (fittingly, it was sponsored by FirstCapital). Simon, who is MD here for Yahoo in Business Development, mentioned something …
Joel Spolsky / Joel on Software:
Price as Signal — Forbes: "EMI Group boss Alain Levy said at press conference today that he believed Jobs would introduce multiple price points for iTunes music within the next year." — The story they're trying to tell you is that "older, less popular songs could be discounted …
Martha Graybow / Reuters:
Online daters sue matchmaking sites — NEW YORK (Reuters) - It's not easy finding love in cyberspace, and now some frustrated online daters say they were victims of fraud by two top Internet matchmaking services and have taken their complaints to court. — Match.com, a unit of IAC/Interactive Corp. …
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