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10:15 PM ET, December 18, 2007

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Garett Rogers / Googling Google:
Google may have finally figured out what to do with Google Apps  —  Om writes that Google has inked a deal with satellite ISP, WildBlue, that puts Google's "Office Suite" in the hands of average users — the right place for it.  There are many reasons Google Apps works much better for personal use …
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Om Malik / GigaOM:
Google Taking Apps In The Sky  —  Much talk lately has been devoted to the "Let's write off the web office suite" theory.  To prove the naysayers wrong, Google is slowly signing up Internet service providers for a "white label" version of its offerings.  —  For instance, the company today …
David Chartier / Ars Technica:
Online office suites barely register with public, says study …
Declan McCullagh / CNET News.com:
TorrentSpy loses Calif. copyright lawsuit  —  In a potentially severe blow to fans of peer-to-peer networks, a federal judge has ruled against the BitTorrent indexing service TorrentSpy.com on grounds that its operators engaged in "willful" deletion of important evidence.
George Ou / Zero Day:
Mac versus Windows vulnerability stats for 2007  —  The year 2007 has been an interesting year that brought us improved security with Windows Vista and Mac OS X Leopard (10.5).  But to get some perspective of how many publicly known holes found in these two operating systems …
Discussion: CyberNet and Micronet's blog
Arik Hesseldahl / Business Week:
Inside iPod Touch  —  The Touch will probably set the standard for iPod iterations to come, and our teardown reveals it's more than just an iPhone you can't make calls on  —  At first glance, Apple's iPod Touch looks almost exactly like its sibling the iPhone.
John Tierney / New York Times:
Why Nobody Likes a Smart Machine  —  At a Best Buy store in Midtown Manhattan, Donald Norman was previewing a scene about to be re-enacted in living rooms around the world.  —  He was playing with one of this year's hot Christmas gifts, a digital photo frame from Kodak.
Discussion: Dan Blank, Smart Mobs and Gawker
Yahoo! Local & Maps Blog:
Follow your Favorite Freeway  —  Here in the San Francisco Bay Area, us insiders know that the difference between Hwy 101 and Hwy 280 is like the difference between the mall ring-road on the Saturday before Christmas and the Autobahn.  Some of us will go through some awfully long detours …
Betsy Schiffman / Epicenter:
What's in Store for EBay?  Outlook Hazy  —  This is what we know about eBay's current state of affairs based on recent news: a) CEO Meg Whitman is apparently following Mitt Romney on the campaign trail; b) John Donahoe, head of eBay's marketplace division, has been fingered as a potential CEO successor …
Discussion: Skype-watch.com … and Bits
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Richard Waters / Financial Times:
Ebay's rising star plots revamp of 'flea market'
InfoWorld:
Google Toolbar flaw opens door for phishers  —  Google is working to fix a bug in the Google Toolbar that could allow criminals to steal data or install malicious software on a system, a security researcher warned Tuesday.  —  The flaw lies in the mechanism Google Toolbar uses to add new buttons on the browser.
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Aviv Raff / Aviv Raff On .NET:
Google Toolbar Dialog Spoofing Vulnerability
Nick Weininger / Official Google Blog:
Better flight stats results  —  The holiday season is upon us, and we know that many amongst you are traveling to be with family and friends.  To make sure you spend more time celebrating and less time waiting at the airport, we're introducing a new flight status feature that we hope will make your travels easier.
Marshall Kirkpatrick / ReadWriteWeb:
Tweeterboard: Who Does That Person on Twitter Think They Are?  —  Like it or not, there's a whole lot of conversation going on via microblogging service Twitter these days and it cannot be ignored.  —  Let's say you've subscribed to a search feed for your company's name (via Terraminds) …
Discussion: Web Strategy … and Cost Per News
Peter Kafka / Silicon Alley Insider:
Why Don't DVR Owners Skip Commercials?  —  Yet another study argues that most DVR owners watch most of their TV live, and don't skip commercials.  Interpublic's Magna Global says that just 13.8% of all viewing in DVR homes is time-shifted, MediaPost reports.
Lucia Moses / Mediaweek:
Ex-Jane Editor Lands at Yahoo  —  Brandon Holley, late of Jane magazine, has become the latest example of an editor who's made the leap from print magazines to the digital space.  Holley has been quietly working at Yahoo as executive producer, Yahoo Lifestyles, a new position at the company.
Martin LaMonica / CNET News.com:
Pumping DC power to the data center  —  Thomas Edison had it right, say the founders of start-up Validus DC Systems.  Direct current is the way.  —  Validus on Tuesday announced that it has raised $10 million from Oak Hill Venture Partners to further develop its data center power supplies …
Discussion: VentureBeat and Xconomy
Direct2Dell:
Latitude XT Pricing  —  by Glenn Keels, Sr. Manager—Commercial Products Team  —  First off, thanks to everyone for your insights on this product.  It's a product that lots of us have put effort into and we're happy bring it to market.  Since last week, we've gotten over 150 comments from Direct2Dell readers.
Google News Blog:
New Advanced News search  —  Want to find articles from a specific news source?  You may not know of some tricks to make Google News do the work for you.  —  Try using our site operator along with a keyword, like this: [site:iht.com Paris].  Or you can also use our advanced news search page.
 
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Discussion: TechCrunch and paidContent.org
Forbes:
The Web Celeb 25  —  Things change fast on the internet —and fame is no exception.
Tom Krazit / CNET News.com:
Intel spins out telecom portion of optical-networking group
Discussion: The Register
Evan Blass / Engadget:
Is this the mylo 2?  —  So we were dong some followup research …
Scott Karp / Publishing 2.0:
Reader-Centric Publishing: Aggregating and Repackaging Print Content Online
Discussion: Dan Blank
Justin Smith / Inside Facebook:
Facebook beta testing Platform payment system
Discussion: Lonely CEO Media
John Biggs / CrunchGear:
December update bans XBoxen
Discussion: Ubergizmo
Hackersoft / LiveSide:
Tafiti Search Visualization - Overview
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Melinda Hutcheon / Verizon:
ESPN Mobile TV, CBS Mobile And FOX Mobile To Bring Full-length …
PRWeb:
Microsoft Launches adCenter Affiliate Program and Joins 5 Star Affiliate Programs
Thomas Claburn / InformationWeek:
Facebook Faces Off Against Sex Site
Discussion: DailyTech, Digital Trends and 901am
Don Reisinger / The Digital Home:
Why Apple should launch iTunes movie rentals now
PC World:
Apple TV Leads Internet Video Delivery Market
Discussion: WebProNews
Tom Lee / Techdirt:
The Language Indicator: If You Want To Stay On Top Of Technology …
Clint Boulton / eWEEK.com:
Visualize Social Networks with IBM's Atlas
Kate Greene / Technology Review:
Q&A: Peter Norvig  —  The evolution of Web search.
 

 
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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”

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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