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9:05 AM ET, July 11, 2006

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Los Angeles Times:
We aren't all pirates  —  Anti-piracy proposals before Congress could limit innovation and legal uses of technology.  —  THE INTERNET AND DIGITAL technology have been both a blessing and a curse for the entertainment industry, opening new opportunities for selling music and video but also fueling rampant global piracy.
Greg Sandoval / CNET News.com:
Guba inks film deal with Sony Pictures  —  Video-sharing site Guba has signed its second distribution deal with a major studio in less than a month, another sign the little-known company is quickly becoming a hot property in Hollywood.  —  Sony Pictures has agreed to offer a 100 …
Eliot Van Buskirk / Wired News:
Hilary Rosen: Singing a New Song?  —  For many, the name Hilary Rosen recalls a Recording Industry Association of America bogeywoman who brought the law down on Napster, the Diamond Rio, small-time internet radio and other fan favorites.  Music and tech enthusiasts seemed to hold …
Ryan Block / Engadget:
Microsoft's "Argo" / Xbox wireless portable media player  —  We've had to sit on this one for a while, but it's about time we showed you guys at least one possible form Microsoft's Argo / Xbox-branded wireless portable media player could take.  Sent to us from an insider working on the project …
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Nate Mook / BetaNews:
Firefox Usage Passes 15 Percent in US  —  Mozilla's Firefox browser continues to post gains in market share, according to Web analytics firm OneStat.com, while usage of Internet Explorer has fallen more than 2 percent since May.  Opera, meanwhile, has surpassed 1 percent market share worldwide.
Discussion: Mark Evans and onestat.com
Brian Krebs / Security Fix:
Citibank Phish Spoofs 2-Factor Authentication  —  Security experts have long touted the need for financial Web sites to move beyond mere passwords and implement so-called "two-factor authentication" — the second factor being something the user has in their physical possession like an access card …
Robert Scoble / Scobleizer:
The next Web is the human Web  —  I just did a speaking gig at Microsoft.  Spoke to Nestle executives from around the world.  Nice group of folks.  Asked some interesting questions.  Couldn't believe that they could actually watch what everyone around the world would say about Nestle.
New York Times:
Google to Put a Research Center in Michigan  —  ANN ARBOR, Mich., July 10 — Google plans to build an office and research center here that will have up to 1,000 employees, people who had been briefed on the plan said Monday night.  —  The announcement is set to be made Tuesday morning …
Discussion: ResourceShelf
about.skype.com:
Skype Announces Free International Calls with 'Skype Days of Summer' Offer  —  U.S. and Canadian Skype Users Can Make Free International SkypeOut Calls to the United Kingdom, Mexico and Japan for Three July Weekends  —  SAN JOSE, Calif.—July 10, 2006—Skype®, the global Internet communications company …
Discussion: MobileWhack.com, digg and The Test Bed
CNET News.com:
The 10 worst technologies in Q2 2006  —  We love seeing great new tech, but there's also a side of us that takes delight in seeing the other end of the technological spectrum.  Like with a bad movie that achieves cult status because it's just that bad, we love to hate something …
Discussion: Gizmodo, digg and Slashdot
Jim Rapoza / eWEEK.com:
eWEEK Labs Bakeoff: Open Source Versus .Net Stacks  —  Review: Open-source and .Net zealots can both take away positives from eWEEK Labs testing of various application stacks, but a mix-and-match approach wins the day.  Bottom line: Open source and .Net better learn to play nice.
Discussion: Open Sources and Jeffrey McManus
Shawn Andrich / Gamers With Jobs Press Pass:
Hellgate: London Source Code Stolen?  —  Reliable sources have indicated that the Flagship Studios network has been hacked and the source code for Hellgate: London has been stolen.  I contacted the Flagship head cheese Bill Roper directly for comment and he has indicated that while they have heard …
Discussion: Neowin.net, Joystiq and Blue's News
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Bebo Shuns $550 Million Acquisition Offer  —  San Francisco based social network Bebo, which recently raised $15 million from Benchmark Capital, rejected a £300 million ($552 million) acquisition offer from British Telecom Group "a few weeks ago", according to an insider on the transaction.
Discussion: Damien Mulley and Ken McGuire
Seth Godin / Seth's Blog:
What should Digg do?  —  I've been thinking a lot about Digg and the other social news services.  —  Start here: they have far more readers than writers.  —  I don't have access to the data, but I'm betting ten or twenty times as many people read the Digg list as post to it.  —  Which is just fine.
 
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BBC:
Industry to stop 'music cheats'
Discussion: Neowin.net and Slashdot
Jeff / The Jeff Pulver Blog:
Guest Blogger: Daniel Berninger - "Universal Service Fund generated …
Russell Buckley / MobHappy:
What a Waste  —  I've been through a whole bunch of meetings …
Discussion: Tom Hume
BL Ochman / B.L. Ochman's weblog:
Coke Trying to Get New Media: Like a Middle-Aged Guy Trying to Look Young and Hip
Discussion: Logic+Emotion and Adrants
MMG / NIMBLOG:
Ex-XP'd: How MacBook Converted A 20-year Veteran Microsoft User
Brian Morrissey / Adweek:
Coke.com Finds Its Inner YouTube
Denise / Official Google Base Blog:
New for bulk uploaders: Google Checkout
Discussion: The 360 and Google Watch
alarm:clock:
iWon Knock-off Blingo Bought By Publishers Clearning House
 Earlier Items: 
Steve Rubel / Micro Persuasion:
Dell Starts Corporate Blog, But Fails to Address Critical Issues
telematicsjournal.com:
Michelin Guide Bundled on Nokia Phones
Matt Marshall / SiliconBeat:
Video-helping backbone company, CacheLogic, raises $20 million
Oliver / MobileCrunch:
CellFire Heats Up with $10 Million in Series B Funding
Discussion: GigaOM and TechCrunch
Marshall Kirkpatrick / TechCrunch:
Sharing site eSnips adds e-commerce
Prince McLean / AppleInsider:
Apple's new iPod nano may sport metal jacket
Arvind / Zoho Blogs:
Zoho Writer - Major update
Bob Tedeschi / New York Times:
Online Movie Tickets a Still-Evolving Force
Discussion: Techdirt and MocoNews.net