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7:40 PM ET, May 1, 2007

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Direct2Dell:
Dell to Offer Ubuntu 7.04  —  In February when Dell launched IdeaStorm as forum for customers to contribute ideas for product offerings, we received overwhelming feedback that customers wanted Linux on desktops and notebooks.  —  As part of an overall effort to update our Linux program …
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Stephen Shankland / CNET News.com:
Dell picks Ubuntu for Linux PCs  —  Dell is trying a second time to sell personal computers with Linux preinstalled, this time using the up-and-coming Ubuntu version of the open-source operating system.  —  At the end of May, the No. 2 PC maker will begin selling some consumer-focused laptop …
BBC:
Dell to use Ubuntu on Linux PCs  —  Computer maker Dell has chosen Ubuntu as the operating system for its range of Linux computers for consumers.  —  Fans of Linux hope that the move will persuade more mainstream PC users to abandon Microsoft Windows and opt for the open-source operating system.
Ed Burnette / Ed Burnette's Dev Connection:
Dell to offer Ubuntu 7.04 pre-installed
Discussion: Open Sources
Martin Peers / Wall Street Journal:
News Corp. Offers $60 a Share In Unsolicited Bid for Dow Jones  —  News Corp. has made a $5 billion takeover offer for Dow Jones & Co., parent company of The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones announced.  —  Dow Jones said in a statement that its board, and members of the Bancroft family …
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Bloomberg:
News Corp. Makes $5 Billion Offer for Dow Jones (Update1)  —  Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. made an unsolicited offer to buy Dow Jones & Co. for about $5 billion to expand its reach into business media with the Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires.  —  Directors and the Bancroft family …
Discussion: Techdirt
DealBook:   News Corp. Is Said to Bid for Dow Jones
Karen / Official Google Blog:
You've got gadget mail  —  Posted by by Sophia Brueckner, Software Engineer, iGoogle  —  For a while now, we Googlers have used a bit of shorthand to refer to the Personalized Homepage — a name that connotes interactivity, the Internet, and personalization all at once.
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Greg Sterling / Search Engine Land:
iGoogle, Personalized Search And You  —  Yesterday was "Google Personalization Day" for me and a number of others who attended a meeting at Google with Marissa Mayer, VP of Search Products & User Experience, as well as Google Personalization Technical Lead Sep Kamvar and iGoogle Product Manager Jessica Ewing.
BBC:   Personal touch to Google homepage
Richard MacManus / Read/WriteWeb:
Google's Personalization Push: iGoogle, Localization, Gadget Maker
Mark Cuban / Blog Maverick:
Yahoo - Comcast = The Deal of the Year  —  Little has been written about yesterdays announcement that Yahoo would be selling display and video ads for Comcast's websites, in particular, Comcast.net.  —  What's so special about this deal beyond the shear size of Comcast and the inventory …
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Shira Ovide / MarketWatch:   Yahoo, Comcast sign online-advertising agreement
Om Malik / GigaOM:
Joost (almost) Launches  —  Updated: It won't be for another few days before anyone can join Joost, but the company has officially announced that it is launching commercially.  Starting today, existing beta testers can now invite anyone to join Joost.  Beta testers visit the "Invite Friends" …
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Toby Sterling / Associated Press:
Dutch internet TV company to show CNN  —  AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - Joost, a company attempting to broadcast television via the Internet, said Tuesday it had signed several new content distribution agreements, including one with Turner Broadcasting System Inc. to show CNN news and interview programs.
Stuff to Think About:
How I got banned from Digg  —  It all started last night.  I'm reading my RSS feeds and I come across an article on Digg. … Are you serious?  That's awesome!  Somebody found a key that allows Linux users watch HD-DVDs!  Naturally, I wanted to find out more, so I clicked the link.
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Grant Robertson / Download Squad:   HD-DVD key fiasco is an example of 21st century digital revolt
Valleywag:   Digg: Post this number, get banned from Digg.
Om Malik / GigaOM:
Calacanis' latest, Project X, Kokua?  —  Jason Calacanis, co-founder of Weblogs Inc., and now an entrepreneur-in-action at Sequoia Capital is working on a new company called, Project X. Valleywag published some details about the company earlier this week, that has the apparent backing of Mark Cuban …
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Valleywag:   Rumormonger: Is Kokua the new site from Calacanis?
Holly M. Sanders / New York Post:
ONE GIANT LEAP  —  MICROSOFT RAISES STAKES IN 'NET AD BIZ BIDDING  —  Eager to catch up with Google and Yahoo!, Microsoft has emerged as a contender, along with ad giant WPP Group, to buy Internet ad firm 24/7 Real Media, The Post has learned.  —  Sources said the software giant is considering …
Anick Jesdanun / Associated Press:
VeriSign to offer passwords on bank card  —  NEW YORK - A leading provider of digital-security services wants to make disposable passwords easier for consumers to accept by squeezing the technology into the corner of a regular credit or ATM card.  —  Fran Rosch, vice president …
Discussion: Engadget, Consumerist, Zero Day and Slashdot
Elinor Mills / CNET News.com:
Google denies Viacom copyright charges  —  MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.—Google responded to Viacom's $1 billion copyright lawsuit on Monday, arguing that it has not infringed on the rights of the media company and that the lawsuit threatens the viability of its popular YouTube video-sharing Web site as well as others like it.
Bilal Hameed / Startup Meme:
ContextWeb Also Launches an Ad Exchange, ADSDAQ … Google's recent acquisition of DoubleClick has suddenly turned the online advertisement market into a California gold rush scenario.  It looks as if everyone either wants to buy a online ad exchange platform or wants to build one to get bought.
Valleywag:
Self-evangelism: How the top self-branders sell themselves  —  NICK DOUGLAS — It's one thing to be your own #1 fan.  But people like bloggers Seth Godin, Guy Kawasaki, and Jason Calacanis are their own worshippers.  Guy is such a consummate self-evangelist that he's practically his own pope.
 
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Ashley Jones / ChannelAdvisor:
CHANNELADVISOR SECURES $30 MILLION IN FUNDING
Mary Jo Foley / All about Microsoft:
What's next for Internet Explorer? Microsoft opens up (a little)
Paul R. La Monica / CNNMoney.com:
YouTube for soccer Moms
Discussion: Gizmodo and Mashable!
MediaShift:
FUTURAMA How the Local Newsroom of the Future Might Operate
Peter Lattman / WSJ.com:
KSR v. Teleflex: The Supreme Court's Big Patent Ruling
Ben Kuchera / Ars Technica:
GameTap to offer free, ad-supported gaming, along with new store
Discussion: Download Squad
Jay Baage / Digital Media Wire:
Analysis: What is the Role of the Artist in a Digital Age?
Martin LaMonica / CNET News.com:
Newsmaker: Ozzie's quiet revolution at Microsoft
Discussion: Between the Lines
 Earlier Items: 
Elinor Mills / New York Times:
Googling state government documents
Ryan Naraine / Zero Day:
'Highly critical' Trillian, Winamp flaws flagged
Discussion: iDefense Labs and DailyTechRag
Rick Broida / Lifehacker:
Zune: Hack the Zune software to support more audio/video formats
Discussion: Listening Post and Gizmodo
Matt Asay / Open Sources:
OpenLaszlo on Adobe's and Microsoft's open source RIA moves
Apple:
Steve Jobs to Kick Off Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference 2007
Michael Kanellos / CNET News.com:
Jabber creator signs on to Wikia search project
Gregg Keizer / Macworld:
Contest winner: Vista more secure than Mac OS
Billboard.Biz:
Clear Channel Launches Social Networking Sites
 

 
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Ofcom rules that five GB News programs presented by Conservative politicians have broken its due impartiality rules and puts the channel “on notice”

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Authentic Brands licenses Sports Illustrated's publishing rights to The Players' Tribune owner Minute Media for 10 years, with plans to keep the print edition

Todd Spangler / Variety:
YouTuber MrBeast announces a deal with Prime Video for Beast Games, a reality-competition show with 1,000 contestants, promising the winner a $5M cash prize

 
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