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6:35 PM ET, April 20, 2007

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Karen / Official Google Blog:
Collaborating with Marratech  —  As a company, we thrive on casual interactions and spontaneous collaboration.  So we're excited about acquiring Marratech's video conferencing software, which will enable from-the-desktop participation for Googlers in videoconference meetings wherever there's an Internet connection.
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Om Malik / GigaOM:
Video reasons for Google-Marratech deal  —  Apple is a good leading indicator of what technologies are going to go mainstream.  From WiFi to Bluetooth, it has been pushing the envelope on its machines.  (Not so much when it came to firewire!)  Over a year ago, it started to incorporate cameras right …
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Google Acquires Marratech; Gets Into WebEx Territory
Pete Cashmore / Mashable!:
MySpace News...Kinda Sucks  —  Update: Ironically, I just saw this post at the top of MySpace News.  Feel free to vote for it.  —  Mashable was the first blog to announce the imminent launch of MySpace News on Wednesday evening, but now the site is live, it seems to, well, suck a little bit.
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Owen Thomas / Business 2.0 Beta:
Rupert, the Cowardly Internet Lion  —  What is it about the Web that made Rupert Murdoch lose his taste for synergy?  Offline, his News Corp. (NWS) empire is as self-promoting as always.  But MySpace, Murdoch's Internet jewel, can't even seem to promote its own services.
Eric Berlin / Online Media Cultist:
The Early Reviews of MySpace News Are In, And They Ain't So Scorching
BBC:
Users force Dell to resurrect XP  —  Responding to customer demand Dell has restarted selling new PCs with Windows XP installed on them.  —  The decision reverses a policy begun in January that meant Windows Vista was the only operating system available on almost all new home machines.
Discussion: Techdirt and Gadget Lab
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George Ou:
Fear and anger erupt over $3 Microsoft Suite
Discussion: Newlaunches.com
Waxpancake / upcoming.yahoo.com:
The New Upcoming  —  Whew!  The new release of Upcoming is finally out the door.  We're still working out the bugs, so let us know if you find anything broken or weird!  Lots to talk about, and I'm sure you'll have lots of questions, so let's get right into it.  What's new?  —  Upcoming Grows Up
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Tim O'Reilly / O'Reilly Radar:
Amazon Sues Alexaholic...Everyone Loses  —  Alan Graham published a great account of my discussion with Jeff Bezos about Alexaholic (now Statsaholic at the Web 2.0 Expo on Monday.  Entitled Amazon sues Alexaholic...Everyone Loses, Alan's blog entry does a good job of summarizing the the conversation …
Kelly Yamanouchi / Denver Post:
Southwest reaching for Wi-Fi in sky  —  Southwest Airlines is exploring how to put Wi-Fi Internet service on its airplanes, as the no-frills carrier seeks to add some frills.  —  Southwest plans to outfit a few planes with in-cabin wireless Internet service that would "allow for e-mail …
Anil Dash:
Google Web History - Good and Scary  —  Many years ago, when the web was a simpler place, one of the scariest monsters conjured up to describe the privacy threats that lurked on the Internet was the DoubleClick cookie, used for tying your ad-viewing behavior on the web to your real-world identity.
Winda Benedetti / MSNBC:
Were video games to blame for massacre?  —  Pundits rushed to judge industry, gamers in the wake of shooting  —  Jack Thompson, a Florida attorney and opponent of violent video games, said Va. Tech gunman Cho Seung-Hui played 'Counter-Strike,' Valve Software's popular multiplayer game.
Discussion: PE HUB, Neowin.net, Kotaku and digg
Rafe Needleman / Webware.com:
STUMBLEUPON LAUNCHING SITE-SPECIFIC STUMBLING  —  This is weird.  Last night it occurred to me that Webware should have a "StumbleUpon"-like feature: In other words, that there should be a button on the site that links to a random Webware review — because if you don't come to the site frequently …
Mike / Techdirt:
Google, Wikipedia Sued By Politician Confused About How The Internet Works  —  from the nice-work dept  —  In the US, when someone threatens to sue a site like Google or Wikipedia because of postings made by its users that are defamatory, you just point them to section 230 …
Discussion: robhyndman.com
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Cathryn Atkinson / Globe and Mail:
Internet hosts should be made to pay for libellous statements, suit contends
Discussion: WebProNews
Kevin Rose / Digg the Blog:
Digg API, Flash Application Toolkit, and Contest Announced!  —  Many of you have been asking about the Digg API and I'm happy to announce that it is now publicly available at services.digg.com along with a Flash application toolkit.  This will be a great tool for Digg users and partners …
John Battelle / John Battelle's Searchblog:
NEWS ANALYSIS: MICROSOFT GENERAL COUNSEL ON DOUBLECLICK AND ANTITRUST  —  I had an interesting call today with Brad Smith, the general counsel of Microsoft.  I was eager to understand Microsoft's position on the Google/Doubleclick deal, and to parse the issues swirling around the companies decision to …
Discussion: alarm:clock and Search Engine Land
James Kendrick / jkOnTheRun:
HTC Shift is appearing in the wild  —  The HTC Shift UMPC slated to appear later this year has me excited more than any other UMPC that's been announced.  I don't know if it's the fact it will be using the new Intel Mobile Platform 2007 processor or the cool sliding keyboard that hides out of the way when not in use.
Discussion: Mobility Site
 
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Ogle Earth:
Oh the irony: Google Earth ban in Sudan is due to US export restrictions
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Jeff Sandquist:
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Emily Price / Download Squad:
Mix up your photos with Mixercast
Discussion: Webware.com
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Brian Oberkirch / Like It Matters:
Trimming the attention sails
Mark Henderson / Times of London:
Yahoo! sued over torture of Chinese dissident
Discussion: IP Democracy
Gizmodo:
Helio Disconnecting EVDO/WiFi Service
Caroline McCarthy / CNET News.com:
Stephen Colbert finally drops a Google bomb
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Hardware News:
Microsoft slams iPhone as irrelevant
Michael Kanellos / CNET News.com:
The scary math behind Web 2.0
Valleywag:
RUMORMONGER: Blog mogul wooing Don Imus?
Joshua Porter / Bokardo:
The hidden lives of MySpacers
Discussion: rexduffdixon.com
Thomas Ricker / Engadget:
The Wal-Mart $299 HD DVD player on the way
Miguel Helft / New York Times:
Big Money in Little Screens
Jeremyliew / Lightspeed Venture Partners Blog:
Most frequently visited websites - not what you'd expect
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