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1:35 PM ET, May 12, 2006

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Reto / The Radioactive Yak:
Cricket Subscription Links and Google Coop: A How and Why Guide  —  The Short Version  —  Cricket ground details and fixtures in a Google onebox, now available via my Google Coop subscription links.  —  The Long Version (Including the 'How' and 'Why')  —  Google had a big day Wednesday …
Josh / Redeye VC:
53,651  —  One of the few benefits to being a technology investor based outside of Silicon Valley is that I don't spend all my time in the valley.  While I'm out in California every few weeks, I get to spend most of my time in the "real world."  —  Over the last several weeks …
Discussion: Paul Kedrosky's …
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Feld Thoughts:
Web 2.0: The First 25,000 Users Are Irrelevant  —  For the past few months, whenever I talk to someone about a Web 2.0 application and hear that they already have "10,000 users", I've been telling that them the first 25,000 users are irrelevant.  —  Josh Kopelman has a perfect post up today called 53,651.
Discussion: Genuine VC
Ouriel Ohayon / MYBLOG by Ouriel:
TechCrunch new look  —  Mike just informed that TechCrunch has got a new look.  Clearer, simpler, easier to read.  It is online from now in the US version and will come soon to the french one.  —  here you can compare the old and new design (thanks orli)  —  I would love to hear what you think. here's a short poll
Discussion: Business Logs
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Mike / CrunchNotes:
New TechCrunch Site Launched
Discussion: Nik Cubrilovic and Somewhat Frank
Electronic Frontier Foundation:
Measuring PFF Against the Darknet  —  Today the Progress & Freedom Foundation (PFF), a DC-based "market-oriented think tank that studies the digital revolution and its implications for public policy," released a report entitled "The DMCA Dialectic: Towards Constructive Criticism."
Discussion: Infothought and IPcentral Weblog
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Elinor Mills / CNET News.com:
Google sticks with dual-class structure  —  As expected, Google shareholders rejected on Thursday a proposal made by a pension fund holder of stock to eliminate the company's dual-class stock ownership structure.  —  Google's annual shareholder meeting also featured executives fielding questions …
Michael Kanellos / CNET News.com:
Ballmer: Google wants special treatment in IE  —  update SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Google seems to want special treatment on Internet Explorer, according to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer.  —  His remarks centered on the default search engine in the Web browser.  Right now, when people update …
Jfriend / Joe Friend:
BLOGGING FROM WORD 2007  —  Word is a great tool for writing stuff, right?  Blogging is all about communicating with words (and pictures, too).  So, why not use Word to write your blog posts?  —  Stop, don't jump to the end of this post to push the comment button yet.  I'm not an idiot.
LAPD Blog:
Chief William J. Bratton's Welcome Message  —  Welcome to the LAPD Blog.  Our online journal is an interactive tool that we use to deliver real-time, unfiltered information.  We invite you to take a look inside the Department to learn more about the men and women in blue who have sworn to protect and to serve you.
Discussion: Know It All
Walter S. Mossberg / Wall Street Journal:
In Our Post-PC Era, Apple's Device Model Beats the PC Way  —  For many years, there have been two models of how to make computers and other digital devices.  One is the component model, championed by Microsoft.  The other is the end-to-end model, championed by Apple.
James Moore / Jim Moore's Journal:
Share OPML, View OPML  —  Viewing lists of sites, blogs, podcasts and other rss sources is a powerful way to learn of new sources, to explore new realms of sources, and to engage new people and points of view.  Viewing lists is a terrific way to discover!  —  For example, check out the Open Irish Directory!
Discussion: The RSS Blog and EirePreneur
Rustybrick / Search Engine Roundtable:
Dynamic Implementation of Google Co-op for Search Engine Roundtable  —  This morning I described what is Google Co-op, but I also promised I would try to implement an example for this site.  Well, we have implemented phase one of Google Co-op subscription links for this site.
Ed Felten / Freedom to Tinker:
Report Claims Very Serious Diebold Voting Machine Flaws  —  [This entry was written by Avi Rubin and Ed Felten.]  —  A report by Harri Hursti, released today at BlackBoxVoting, describes some very serious security flaws in Diebold voting machines.  These are easily the most serious voting machine flaws …
Guardian:
'We have a lot on our plate and we prioritise'  —  Fresh from settling an anti-trust suit with Microsoft, the chief executive of Real Networks, Rob Glaser, outlines the company's strategy for success in the digital downloading market  —  Interview by Kate Bulkley
Zephoria / apophenia:
anti-social networks legislation  —  Earlier, i spoke about how the MySpace panic was likely to cause legislation proposals.  Today, Congressperson Fitzpatrick proposed legislation to amend the Communications Act of 1934 "to require recipients of universal service support for schools …
Mark Peters / Lets Go Digital:
Sony Alpha unveiled  —  Sony Alpha : Thanks to Kai Thon from DigIT we can inform you about Sony's latest hot digital imaging product; the Sony Alpha digital SLR camera.  Toru Katsumoto, Senior General Manager of AMC Division, Digital Imaging Business Group of Sony Corporation …
Discussion: Gizmodo, MobileWhack.com and Engadget
Paul / rogueamoeba.com:
Hell Froze Over.  Again.  —  We here at Rogue Amoeba are happy and more than a little frightened to be unveiling the Airfoil for Windows Public Beta, available for download right now.  —  Introducing Airfoil For Windows  —  If you're not familiar with Airfoil, it enables any audio …
Discussion: Gizmodo and Engadget
lightreading.com:
Google Execs Tentative on Telecom  —  Google (Nasdaq: GOOG - message board) continues to take a very measured approach to telecommunications services, judging by the remarks of Google execs who spoke at a "Press Day" event at the company's Mountain View, Calif., headquarters Wednesday.
Discussion: MobHappy, Phone Scoop and MocoNews.net
Search Engine / siteadvisor.com:
% of Red1 and Yellow2 Sites...  Key Findings  — All the major search engines returned risky sites in their search results for popular keywords.  — Overall, MSN search results had the lowest percentage (3.9%) of dangerous sites while Ask search results had the highest percentage (6.1%).
 
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Tech Workers of the World, Unite
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Don't give in to feature demands!
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