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1:05 PM ET, July 11, 2007

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Thai Tran / Google LatLong:
Google Maps Mashups 2.0  —  When we were building the original Google Maps site, we envisioned that it would eventually become a platform for navigating all kinds of location-based information, such as home listings and travel information.  Within weeks of the launch of Google Maps …
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Chris Gilmer / Download Squad:
Google launches Mapplets, gadgets for maps  —  Google has added in Mapplets to Google Maps today.  It was previously offered in a preview mode.  Mapplets are like mini applications that can be embedded into the Google Maps site.  —  Google currently has standard Mapplets available including …
Discussion: Reuters
Arnold Zafra / Search Engine Journal:
Introducing Google Mapplets, A Mashup of Mashups on Google Maps
Elinor Mills / Webware.com:
MORE MASHING OF GOOGLE MAPS
Discussion: Mashable!
Seth Schiesel / New York Times:
Microsoft Plays Up Family Appeal of Xbox  —  As Microsoft executives played down the impact of an extensive repair program for defective Xbox 360 game machines, they announced several efforts to broaden the appeal of their machine to families.  —  Opening the annual E3 game conference here …
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Susie Pan / DigiTimes:
Wintek to ship touch screen panels for new Apple iPods  —  Taiwan-based Wintek will be the panel supplier of Apple's new iPod video, according to sources at upstream suppliers.  Apple is set to launch a next-generation iPod video in August with the new products featuring a touch screen panel similar to the iPhone, the sources noted.
Ecamm Network News:
iPhoneDrive Released  —  Ecamm Network today announced the release of iPhoneDrive for Mac.  —  The new program allows iPhone owners to store files and data in the iPhone's flash memory.  The iPhone can now be used for storage and backup, as well as moving files from Mac …
Kendra Marr / Washington Post:
Nielsen Alters Web Ratings, Favoring AOL Over Google  —  Nielsen/NetRatings has changed the way it rates Web sites and in the process has upended the rankings of the top online destinations, vaulting AOL and Yahoo over rival Google.  —  The research service announced yesterday …
Tomi T Ahonen / Communities Dominate Brands:
For industry accused of arrogance, pinnacle of conceit: Customer comes last at Sprint Nextel  —  This post could be entitled Disasterous Customer Service Experiences Part X, Y and Z. The ultimate worst example of sheer lunacy, moronic and near sadistic customer treatment, by Sprint Nextel.
Discussion: Open Gardens and MobHappy
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Robert Levine / New York Times:
Digital Music Group Plans to Merge With the Orchard  —  The Orchard, a digital music company that has built a business distributing albums from independent labels to online stores like iTunes, plans to announce today that it will merge with Digital Music Group.
Discussion: Contentinople
Elinor Mills / USA Today:
Pay-for-blogging site raises questions  —  The controversy around a young website called Associated Content boils down to perspective.  —  Does it exist to game Google search results and generate revenue through Google's AdWords advertising service by displaying contextual ads next to the copy?
John Cook / John Cook's Venture Blog:
Zillow enters citizen journalism  —  On Monday, Zillow.com apologized for a company e-mail that inadvertently promoted a new neighborhood service that wasn't quite ready.  —  Now, after that minor dust-up, the mystery is over.  The Seattle company this evening is taking the wraps off community Web pages …
Ryan Paul / Ars Technica:
Performance regressions lead Mozilla to delay Firefox 3 beta, change roadmap  —  As we have previously reported, the first official Firefox 3 beta release was tentatively scheduled for late July.  The beta has now been pushed back due to performance regressions and the need for extra front-end development …
Ken Fisher / Ars Technica:
Did ya know?  It's Fair Use Day: July 11, 2007  —  Get out your party hats and DeCSS coasters and t-shirts!  —  July 11, 2007, will mark the third-annual global "Fair Use Day," but chances are this is the first you've heard of it.  Started back in 2005, "Fair Use Day" …
Discussion: digg
MacScoop:
Ultra-thin and ulra-light notebook coming before the end of the year - sources … i'm on the verge ... since  —  On July 10th, 2007 06:48:45 PM minihan says:  —  i'm on the verge ... since i'm a writer and basically need only a writing machine when i'm travelling daily, away from my desktop …
Discussion: Crave, Engadget and MY iTablet
Evan Blass / Engadget:
Is this the successor to the Nokia N800?  —  Just when we're in full-on video game mode, along comes a friendly tipster with some shots of the supposed successor to Nokia's N800 Internet Tablet that snap us out of our daze and remind us that there's more to life than Xboxes and PlayStations.
Evan Schuman / eWEEK.com:
Wal-Mart Says Its Site-to-Store Program Doing Well  —  Wal-Mart's version of the virtually ubiquitous buy-online-pickup-in-store strategy has reduced customer shipping costs by $5 million while sharply increasing new customer acquisitions and in-store upsells, according to figures released July 10 from the world's largest retailer.
Brad Stone / New York Times:
Accuser Says Web Site Has X-Rated Link  —  Parents and child safety experts concerned about the online activities of teenagers have been particularly nervous about a Web site called Stickam, which allows its 600,000 registered users, age 14 and older, to participate in unfiltered live video chats using their Web cameras.
 
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Eric Savitz / Tech Trader Daily:
Infosys FY Q1 Beats Street; Solid Q2 Outlook; Ups '08 Est In Dollars …
Discussion: Techdirt
The Boy Genius Report:
Sidekick Slide (Zante): Hands On!
Discussion: CrunchGear and Mobility Site
JoeHewitt.com:
Introducing iUI  —  It's about time I write something here about iUI …
Sophie Taylor / Reuters:
China portal Sohu to start video-sharing service
Discussion: WebProNews
Philip Elmer-DeWitt / Apple 2.0:
The iPhone Nano Saga
Discussion: ZDNet
Ben Kuchera / Ars Technica:
Ars at E3: Microsoft shows off games, touts Disney addition to Video Marketplace
Discussion: DailyTech
Charlie Demerjian / Inquirer:
DX10 is do-able on Windows XP
Discussion: Crave
Brad Linder / Download Squad:
AOL launches 3 new myAOL services
Discussion: WebProNews
 Earlier Items: 
James Sherwood / The Register:
Casio cosies up to YouTube
Discussion: CNET News.com and WebProNews
Aaron Wall / SEO Book.com:
How to: Move a Website...Should You Fear 301 Redirects Hurting Your Rankings?
Dan Farber / Between the Lines:
Gillmor vies for attention with 'Bad Sinatra'
Eric Savitz / Tech Trader Daily:
Goldman Adds Cisco, Intel To Top Five Tech Value Stock List
Discussion: Microsoft (MSFT)
Steve / The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs:
Vista's advanced speech recognition technology
Motoko Rich / New York Times:
Potter Has Limited Effect on Reading Habits
Eric Bangeman / Ars Technica:
Broadband on the go: the ups and downs of Verizon's EV-DO network
Discussion: jkOnTheRun
Christine / Team Blog:
Microsoft Reader Optimized for Origami™ Is Finally Here!