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Scobleizer / channel9.msdn.com:
Otto Berkes - Origami's Architect gives first look at Ultramobile PCs — Otto Berkes is the architect (now general manager) behind the Ultra-Mobile PC team, code-named Origami. We have a conversation about Origami and the vision behind it. More on what was announced today is found here on Microsoft's Presspass site.
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Michael Gartenberg:
Origami Revealed - First Take Analysis — I've had a pre-production Intel unit in my hands for a bit, so if you have any questions, let me know and I'll try to deal with them over time. For now, let's talk a little about Origami as a platform... and a new platform at that and now that the Origami story is told, here's what it means.
Thomas Ricker / Engadget:
Hands-on with the Samsung Q1 / Origami — So we managed to get our hands on a Samsung Q1 / Origami device set to roll tomorrow here at CeBIT. Don't ask how,but it'll be awhile before we recover from the brutal caning we just received. From the five minutes we spent with itwe can tell you …
OrigamiPortal.com:
Official Microsoft Origami Video Analysis — Well, the video Scoble is set to premier on Channel 9 tonight (interview and demo with the Origami Creator, Otto Berkes) is available for download on msdn right now. — This is the first official video from Microsoft detailing the actual product.
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Henry Blodget / Internet Outsider:
Google Click-Fraud Settlement VERY Material — Okay, this is getting ridiculous. Six days ago, Google CEO Eric Schmidt dismissed the click-fraud issue as "not material." Now, six days later, Google has agreed to a settlement in ONE click-fraud lawsuit that could reach $90 million.
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San Francisco Chronicle:
Google to settle click-fraud lawsuit — Advertisers claim overcharges by search engines — Google Inc. has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit that accused it and other Internet companies of improperly charging advertisers for fraudulent clicks on their online ads.
Nicole Wong / Official Google Blog:
Update: Lane's Gifts v. Google — You may remember that last February, Google was sued in Arkansas over what is commonly called click fraud. We're very near a resolution in that case, so we thought we'd offer an update. — We've been discussing the case with the plaintiffs …
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InsideGoogle, Search Engine Watch Blog, Clickety Clack, ben barren, PaidContent.org and The Search Engine Herald
Scott Karp / Publishing 2.0:
The Coming Searching Advertising Crash — I'm not sure if I'll be the first to predict it, but search advertising is headed for a cliff. I can't say with any certainty when-or whether-the crash will come, but the evidence is mounting. — Everyone is talking about the $90 million click fraud settlement …
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Michael Liedtke / Associated Press:
Google to Pay $90M in 'Click Fraud' Case — SAN FRANCISCO - Google Inc. has agreed to pay up to $90 million to settle a lawsuit alleging the online search engine leader overcharged thousands of advertisers who paid for bogus sales referrals generated through a ruse known as "click fraud."
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Om Malik / GigaOM:
Google, Writely In Talks? — So you all know that Google's got designs for a G:Drive and doing an end run around Microsoft? Now what if you can simply store and save data on that drive, but that's not clearly as much fun. What if you could write a document in a browser …
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Newsome.Org, Manthan, TechCrunch, Search Engine Watch Blog, Search Engine Journal and Digital Inspiration
Niall Kennedy / Niall Kennedy's Weblog:
Windows Live Search updates — Microsoft introduced a new front-end for MSN Search data last night on Live.com, the new default homepage for Internet Explorer users. The new features improve the search experience for novice users with a more familiar interaction and customization.
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Web 2.0 Explorer, TechCrunch, Microsoft Monitor, Martin Wells on TechBiz and InsideMicrosoft
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Nathan Weinberg / InsideMicrosoft:MICROSOFT LAUNCHING WINDOWS LIVE SEARCH
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Digital Inspiration, OpsanBlog, Geeking with Greg, Blog Business Summit and Search Engine Roundtable
Jennifer Slegg / Search Engine Watch Blog:
Google AdWords Launches Demographic Site Targeting — Via Andrew Goodman, news that Google AdWords has updated their control panel interface today to provide demographic targeting of content ads. It comes hot on the heels of the praise MSN adCenter has been receiving about the demographic targeting they offer advertisers.
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Andrew / Traffick:
Google Launches Demographic Site Targeting for Adwords — Was the timing of this move affected by all the noise made by MSN AdCenter at the recent SES Conference? (These chicks would probably say yes.) — A box inside your AdWords account announces: "Want to reach 18-24 year-olds, or women with children?
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Quinn Norton / Wired News:
Porn Billing Leak Exposes Buyers — Seventeen million customers of the online payment service iBill have had their personal information released onto the internet, where it's been bought and sold in a black market made up of fraud artists and spammers, security experts say.
Phil Windley / Between the Lines:
Following the path from intention to attention — I've been sitting in ETech for the past few days being bombarded with ideas about attention. These have ranged from the profane to the profound. Dan Farber described the whole thing as amorphous. While I was busy chronicling what people were saying …
Thomas Hawk / Thomas Hawk's Digital Connection:
TiVo to Offer Subscription Only Pricing Model, HDTV Series Three TiVo Due Out "After Mid Year" and Lifetime Service Option to be Eliminated — TiVo CEO Tom Rogers, along with CFO David Courtney (who is leaving the company in April) and VP of Finance Stuart West, briefed financial analysts on TiVo's latest quarter this afternoon.
