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Ed Felten / Freedom to Tinker:
Why the 09ers Are So Upset — The user revolt at Digg and elsewhere, over attempts to take down the now-famous "09 F9 ..." number, is now all over the press. (Background: 1, 2) Many non-techies, including some reporters, wonder why users care so much about this.
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BBC:
Online TV viewing 'on the rise' — Almost half of European broadband users are using their computers to watch television online, a survey claims. — The ability to "take control" of their viewing was the motivation for many users said Motorola, which interviewed 2,500 people including the UK.
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PodTech Network, broadstuff, Online Media Cultist, HipMojo.com, Startup Meme and IT Facts
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Duncan Riley / TechCrunch:
45% of Europeans watch TV online — A new study from Motorola has found that an amazing 45% of European broadband users now watch at least some television online. — The survey covering the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and Spain found that the French lead Europe in terms …
Microsoft:
Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification — As part of the monthly security bulletin release cycle, Microsoft provides advance notification to our customers on the number of new security updates being released, the products affected, the aggregate maximum severity and information about detection tools relevant to the update.
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Paul Kapustka / GigaOM:
FCC Chairman Martin to Telcos: No Blocking Iowa Calls — BREAKING: FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said Thursday that the commission told large telcos to stop blocking calls into numbers for the Iowa-based free calling operations, threatening punitive actions if the carriers didn't comply.
Jgovernor / James Governor's Monkchips:
If Markets Are Conversations Then Twitter Is Money — Twitter is the conversation. David Weinberger gets it right enough. — One of the themes coming through loud and clear in the twitterverse is that many of us are a bit jaded about blogging. Marshall Kirkpatrick wants to Twitter instead of blogging.
Ken Fisher / Ars Technica:
OLPC project clarifies: no plans for Windows support — Late last week the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project had a media event in Cambridge, and while I couldn't make the event, I did tape a video interview for the BBC on the project. During my preparation I kept coming across these claims …
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Slashdot, Engadget, Between the Lines, TechSpot News, Neowin.net, Good Morning Silicon Valley and Hardware 2.0
Microsoft:
Microsoft Acquires Mobile Advertising Pioneer ScreenTonic — ScreenTonic's mobile ad serving and management expertise increase advertiser opportunity across Microsoft Digital Advertising Solutions. — Microsoft Corp. today announced it has agreed to acquire ScreenTonic SA …
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InfoWorld, Startup Meme, WebProNews, SearchViews, Microsoft News Tracker, Tech Tracks and Todd Bishop's Microsoft Blog
Helen A.S. Popkin / MSNBC:
Twitter Nation: Nobody cares what you're doing — Then again, if you don't get it, that must mean you're totally too old — Using Twitter, you can find out what your friends are doing right this minute. But seriously...do you care? — MSN Tech and Gadgets — Don't dial and drive
Pipes Blog:
Pipes Adds Interactive Yahoo! Maps, KML Support (and More) — The Pipes team is proud to announce two new features that we've been working on that enhance our support for GeoData. — First, we added a interactive Yahoo! Map to the runpage of any Pipe containing GeoData.
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Saul Hansell / New York Times:
AOL Slips to No. 3 on Internet — After more than a decade connecting more Americans to the Internet than any other company, AOL has given up its title as the leading Internet service provider, a reflection of changing consumer habits and its own strategic shift.
Amol Sharma / Wall Street Journal:
How Wi-Fi Can Extend T-Mobile's Range — Aims to Improve Reception, Savings — T-Mobile USA Inc., the fourth largest U.S. wireless operator, is planning a national launch this summer of cellphones that can roam on Wi-Fi hotspots in homes and coffee shops, carrying calls over the Web …
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GigaOM, Fractals of Change, Phone Scoop, Engadget Mobile, broadbandreports.com, textually.org, I4U News and VoIP Watch
John Battelle / John Battelle's Searchblog:
YAHOO TESTING NEW SEARCH LOOK? — From Rob Phillips, an astute reader in the UK, a new look for Yahoo search. He can only see this from a UK IP address looking at the main yahoo.com site, not uk.yahoo.com. — He reports:
Olga Kharif / Business Week:
Google Goes Wireless — A coalition led by the Web search giant is scoring early wins in a tussle over $10 billion in wireless airwaves — For a company that's had an office in Washington, D.C., for less than two years, Google is wielding a surprising amount of power in the nation's capital.
Discussion:
mocoNews.net, Connecting the Dots, Search Engine Land, David Dalka and dailywireless.org
Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Land:
Google Features Volkswagen, Which Happens To Be Search Spamming — The Google Enterprise Blog recently featured the Volkswagen web site for using Google Enterprise search to power a new feature on the VW web site. As you can see, the Volkswagen home page has a huge search box in the middle of the page.
