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5:20 PM ET, August 28, 2006

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Dare Obasanjo aka Carnage4Life:
Google Apps for Your Domain vs. Office Live  —  It looks like the big news this morning is that Google just announed Google Apps for your Domain.  From the press release Google Launches Hosted Communications Services we learn … If this sounds familiar to you, that's because it is.
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Google Launches Hosted Communications Services  —  New Google Apps for Your Domain Available Now for Easy Email, Calendaring, and More  —  Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced the launch of Google Apps for Your Domain (http://www.google.com/a), a set of hosted applications for organizations …
Aaron Ricadela / InformationWeek:
In Depth: Google Discloses Plans For Long-Awaited Office Suite, First Components Due This Week  —  Google will try to capitalize on collaboration options that Microsoft Office is lacking.  But Microsoft has its own plan to shore up the vulnerability.  —  For such sharp rivals …
Robert Scoble / Scobleizer:
Bloggers have a double standard when it comes to Google vs. Microsoft?  —  I was just looking at all the blog writing about Google's new announcement.  Hey, what an awesome PR machine Google has.  They don't talk to a single blogger and we all talk about them anyway.  I think bloggers like the abuse!
Nick / Rough Type:
The Google-Microsoft axis  —  There is no love lost between Google and Microsoft.  The antipathy of Google's founders toward the Colossus of Redmond is embedded in the very identity of their young company.  Google is, by design, the anti-Microsoft.  The company's rallying cry - "don't be evil" …
Laurie J. Flynn / New York Times:
Google to Offer Services for Businesses  —  Further extending its efforts beyond search technology, Google plans to announce Monday that it will offer software providing a range of online services for business users.  —  The company, which has gradually been adding to its arsenal of services …
Eric Auchard / Reuters:
Google expands into business software market
Discussion: Tom Foremski: IMHO
Anil Dash:
Google Office: Google Apps for Your Domain
Discussion: InsideGoogle
Russell Shaw / IP Telephony, VoIP, Broadband:
My take on the Google-eBay deal: Google Talk isn't interested in Internet telephony's full potential  —  While I believe it is a smart move for Google to work with Skype-owner eBay for click-to-call functionality within ads that run on Google, there's another side to this deal that I'm wondering …
Discussion: 21talks, SearchViews and MarketingShift
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Lisa Leff / Associated Press:
Google, eBay form advertising alliance  —  SAN FRANCISCO - In a deal between two of the Internet's most prominent properties, Google will begin selling advertising for Web auctioneer eBay outside the United States and help buyers quickly ring an online merchant to do business.
Greg Sterling / Screenwerk:
eBay-Google Deal: More PPCall Clarity  —  The WSJ and NY Times articles were a little vague on details re the implementation of the eBay and Google deal.  I reached out to Google and Skype and just got off the phone with Skype.  Here's more information:  — The Google-eBay AdSense deal is international.
Andy Abramson / VoIP Watch:
Google To Sells Ads For eBay/Skype
Discussion: GigaOM and Alec Saunders .LOG
Marshall Kirkpatrick / TechCrunch:
Google scores eBay international advertising deal
Discussion: TechEffect
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Flickr To Launch Geo Tagging Today  —  Sometime Monday Flickr will add geo tagging functionality and search to its pictures.  —  Adding location information on Flickr is done through the Organizr, under the Organize tab.  In addition to the "Your Sets" and "Your Groups" tabs in that area …
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Stewart Butterfield / FlickrBlog:
Great shot - where'd you take that?  —  Flickr's great for exploring photos by photographer, tag, time, text and group, and now it's also great for exploring photos by place.  There are a couple of short video tutorials (or "screencasts") which give the 90 second overview on how to geotag …
Discussion: Lifehacker and Yahoo! Search blog
Steve Rubel / Micro Persuasion:
Turn Your iPod into the Ultimate PowerPoint Accessory  —  This is the second in my series of posts on various gear that I find useful.  —  Many readers of this blog work in PR or marketing or for Web 2.0 related start-ups.  This means you spend a lot of time preparing presentations in either Microsoft PowerPoint or Apple's Keynote.
Robert McMillan / PC World:
AOL 9.0 Accused of Behaving Like Badware  —  Anti-malware group says the software deceives users and interferes with computer use.  —  AOL's free Internet client software has earned the company a slap on the wrist from StopBadware.org, a consortium set up to combat malicious software.
Dhiramshah / New Launches:
Philips Lumalive textile garments  —  Philips Research seems to be very keen on attracting the tech savvy attention at this year's IFA (Internationale Funkausstellung) with a world-first demonstration of the jackets and furniture that are set to change the face of global fashion.
Discussion: Slashdot and digg
Ash / The Apple Files:
Testing your MacBook for Random Shut Downs  —  Following the frustrating experience of having my MacBook shutting down without warning, I came across a terminal command that "tests" if your MacBook suffers from the issue.  I thought I'd share this with everyone considering that many MacBook owners …
Zend News:
Zend Technologies receives $20 Million in Series D Funding  —  Additional Funding To Be Used To Further Strengthen Open Source Software Development and Infrastructure Company's Leadership In The PHP Market  —  Zend Technologies, Inc., the PHP company, today announced that it has secured $20 million in series D funding.
Discussion: GigaOM, SiliconBeat and VC Ratings
useit.com:
Use Old Words When Writing for Findability … "Speak the user's language" has been a primary usability guideline for more than 20 years.  The fact that the Web is a linguistic environment further increases the importance of using the right vocabulary.  —  In addition, as my new book documents …
Discussion: Google Blogoscoped
 
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