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Greg Sandoval / CNET News.com:
France backs down on iTunes DRM stance — The French government has apparently reconsidered a proposal to force Apple Computer to make the songs it sells through its iTunes Music Store playable on devices that compete with its iPods. — A French Senate committee has removed wording …
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Jonathan Thaw / Bloomberg:
Microsoft's AdCenter May Fail to Topple Google From Dominance — May 3 (Bloomberg) — Microsoft Corp.'s new Web advertising software, three years in the making, may fail to crack Google Inc.'s dominance of the Internet ad market. — The AdCenter software will be demonstrated at meetings …
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Benjamin J. Romano / Seattle Times:
Ballmer defends Microsoft's spending increase — Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is confident that the company's plan to invest more across several businesses is the right move in the long run. — But the news last week that the spending would likely be at the expense of higher near-term profits sent …
Coolz0r:
Screw YouTube — Okay. I'm out of YouTube. I refuse to use the service any longer. Recent changes made it very obvious they don't want users with large archives. The site is very very slow and I have over 30 pages of videos. Browsing to page 28 took me exactly 12 minutes …
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Nathan Weinberg / InsideGoogle:
Screw YouTube — Miel's quit YouTube. Considering he introduced me to the service, which I began to love, contribute to, and trumpet as the next great success story, you'd think I'd be surprised. Not even a little. — See, I got kicked off YouTube over two months ago. The reason?
Timbl / Decentralized Information Group …:
Neutrality of the Net — This is an international issue. In some countries it is addressed better than others. (In France, for example, I understand that the layers are separated, and my colleague in Paris attributes getting 24Mb/s net, a phone with free international dialing and digital TV …
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Mike / Techdirt:Tim Berners-Lee On Net Neutrality: It's Important, But Now What?
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mmetrics.com:
M:Metrics data indicates selection, pricing play a big role — SEATTLE, Wash May 2, 2006 — With E3 on the horizon, mobile gaming finds itself in the spotlight, with even Paris Hilton getting into the game. But despite Hilton's proclamation that, "mobile gaming is hot right now," …
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VoIP Blog:
Skype 2.5 — Skype just released the new addition of its software. As part of the new software enhancements, registration is simplified for new Skype customers, and dialing traditional phone numbers is more intuitive, making calls to landlines or cell phones anywhere in the world, easy and affordable.
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Computerworld:
Microsoft says Vista still 'on track' despite Gartner doubts — The research firm notes that Windows 2000 took 16 months from beta 2 to final release — MAY 02, 2006 (COMPUTERWORLD) - While Microsoft Corp. has a good track record of hitting its release targets for minor operating systems …
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Gadgetell, Bleeding Edge, Scobleizer, Ed Bott's Microsoft Report, Things That and TechBlog
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Johnporcaro / Gamerscore Blog:
Bring E3 Home! — Can't make the trip to E3? Or worst, you live in LA and can't get in the show? We're committed to doing all we can to help you feel like you're there (without the sore feet, bad food, long lines, and crowded, noisy halls). — First off, everyone with an Xbox 360 will get Xbox Live Gold access, all week.
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Lorne Manly / New York Times:
Microsoft Teams Up With Hollywood to Offer Original Web Shows — Nearly 10 years after wholeheartedly but prematurely embracing original entertainment programming on the Web, Microsoft is re-entering the fray. But instead of attempting to contort itself into a media company by hiring scores …
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
News Bits: Skype, Pandora and Meebo — There are a few product updates going out tonight or tomorrow morning involving Meebo, Pandora and Skype that are worth mentioning. — Skype Adds Skypecasts — Skype is releasing version 2.5 beta of its client software on Wednesday.
BSD / Sidekick 3:
First Official Sidekick 3 Marketing Shot — This is the first official marketing shot of the upcoming Sidekick 3. You can read my first official review of the Sidekick 3 here. This sweet shot is the highest resolution picture yet on the Internet and I think the availabilty of the image shows …
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Ken Belson / New York Times:
Best Cellphone Company? All of Them, to Hear Them Say It — FOR decades, marketers in crowded categories like banking and fast food have tried to avoid price wars by promoting qualities like service and convenience. Now cellphone companies have joined the fray, and their ads …
Brian Krebs / Security Fix:
Suit Levels Spyware, Typosquatting Allegations at Yahoo — A class-action lawsuit filed Monday against Yahoo! Inc. and group of unnamed third-parties accuses the company of engaging in "syndication fraud" against advertisers who pay Yahoo to display their ads on search results and on the Web pages of partner Web sites.
Bill Tancer / Hitwise US:
Google, Amazon and MSN — I awoke this morning while on the road in Sydney Australia to the news that Amazon was switching search providers from Google to MSN. I agree with Danny Sullivan's analysis here on Search Engine Watch, that while the A9 switch is interesting …
Stuart Elliott / New York Times:
Nowadays, It's All Yours, Mine or Ours — The "My life. My card" campaign from American Express was created by Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide, part of the WPP Group. — My, my, my. — Madison Avenue has become obsessed with using the word "my" — along with "your" and "our" …
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Kevin Newcomb / ClickZ:
Ask.com Launches Second Post-Jeeves Campaign — After showing the power of Ask.com's tools to civilize wild primates, the butler-less search engine will launch a second wave of TV ads today showcasing one of the company's top scientists. — Known as "AG" to his team, Apostolos Gerasoulis …
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investor.verizon.com:
Consolidated Results — Diluted earnings per share (EPS) of 56 cents, or 60 cents per share before special items (non-GAAP measure) — Reported revenues of $22.7 billion, up 25.1 percent from first quarter 2005; operating income of $3.9 billion, up 14.0 percent from first quarter 2005
