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10:15 PM ET, January 2, 2008

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Allen Stern / CenterNetworks:
Is Twitter F'ed?  —  The question of business model timing seems to come up weekly with regards to some startup.  As Twitter usage has grown, have they f'ed themselves out of a real, sustainable business model?  And has Pownce done something right by launching with a business model?
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Jason Calacanis / The Jason Calacanis Weblog:
The three business models that make Twitter a billion-dollar business in 12-24 months.  —  Allen wrote a blog post today about Twitter focusing on a business model.  Allen, my friend, you're thinking small.  Get out of Brooklyn and spend more time in the Valley.  Business models!?!?!
Fred / A VC:
Twitter's Business Model  —  I woke up this morning and found a twitter message on my phone from chris herbert pointing me to this discussion of twitter's business model on techmeme  —  That's the tiny url that chris sent me.  I hope it works.  I'm still limited to my blackberry for internet here on the great barrier reef
Dave Winer / Scripting News:
Twitter's business model  —  When I was in college, professors used to ask questions that are much harder than the question Allen Stern asks in this piece.  —  The NY Times crossword puzzle is harder.  —  Geez, installing a new hard disk in a MacBook is harder, and as I've found out that's pretty easy.
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Mathew / mathewingram.com/work:
Calacanis: You have to be a “player”  —  Amid all the to-and-fro'ing on Techmeme about Twitter and its lack of a business model comes a post from Jason “Mahalo” Calacanis, in which he tells us the secret to building a business model in Silicon Valley.  Is it a vision of where the market is going?
Discussion: TechCrunch
Jacqui Cheng / Ars Technica:
Sears: Come see the softer side of spyware  —  Sears and Kmart are places you might go when you need a new air conditioner filter or a lawnmower; they're not generally thought of as havens for spyware.  But that's what the two stores have become, at least online, where their websites were found …
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Dan Goodin / The Register:
Sears admits to joining spyware biz
Brad Stone / New York Times:
Netflix Partners with LG to Bring Movies Straight to TV  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Netflix, the DVD-by-mail company with more than seven million customers, has a new strategy that may one day make those red envelopes obsolete.  —  The company wants to strike deals with electronics companies …
Discussion: Gizmodo and Hacking NetFlix
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Darren Murph / Engadget:
Netflix developing movie set-top-box with LG  —  This one's just coming across the wires, but apparently, Netflix is actually developing a movie set-top-box with LG Electronics.  If you'll recall, there was quite a buzz surrounding such a device years back, but rumblings had remained largely dormant until a few months back.
Discussion: Reuters
The Boy Genius Report:
Jay-Z launching record label with Apple  —  This one's been floating around like a hot air balloon, but we've just about confirmed it.  For those that don't know, Jay-Z left Def Jam as President last month, and everyone's been talking about where he's heading.
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Plaxo's For Sale  —  Plaxo, the Sequoia-backed start that transformed itself from a hated spam monster into a mild mannered and interesting business social network, has started a sale process according to a source.  They've hired an investment bank, Revolution Partners, who are spearheading the sale effort.
Peter Ha / CrunchGear:
New Apple notebook spotted, we told you so  —  The above photo may be the work of a PS junkie or it may just be the real thing.  In any case, the rumor mill is abuzz surrounding Macworld.  This time around it's all coming back to the purported multi-touch trackpad we told you about during the summer.
The Center for Social Media:
Recut, Reframe, Recycle  —  When college kids make mashups of Hollywood movies, are they violating the law?  Not necessarily, according to the latest study on copyright and creativity from the Center and American University's Washington College of Law.  —  The study, Recut, Reframe …
Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch:
JPMorgan Predicts 2008 Will Be “Nothing But Net”  —  JPMorgan's Internet analyst Imran Khan and his team released a massive 312-page report this morning titled Nothing But Net that paints a bullish picture for the major Internet stocks (Google, Amazon, Yahoo, eBay, Expedia, Salesforce.com …
Kara Swisher / BoomTown:
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Learned to Love the Blog: Goodbye Dead Trees!  —  As the new year begins, it's probably past time to assess what the jump from old media to new media has taught me.  —  I know what it sounds like-old lady print reporter starts a gen-you-wine blog and goes …
Megan McCarthy / Epicenter:
Facebook Ads Make You the Star — And You May Not Know It  —  Have you used Facebook to give a shout-out to businesses you like?  Best make sure your profile picture catches your best side, because you might be an unwitting star in those businesses' next Facebook ad campaigns.
 
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Keith Regan / TechNewsWorld:
Qualcomm Hustles to Counteract Broadcom Court Victory
Matt Hickey / CrunchGear:
Rumor: Red's Redcode coming to Final Cut Studio as native at Macworld
Discussion: Gizmodo
Joseph Weisenthal / paidContent.org:
Free WSJ.com Would Need 12x Traffic To Offset Loss; DJ Buy To Shave …
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Joe Wilcox / Microsoft Watch:
Netscape: AOL Buries the Dead
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Freemusiczilla: Best Music Downloader I've Tested
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Philipp Lenssen / Google Blogoscoped:
Google AdSense Tips
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Greg Sandoval / Crave: The gadget blog:
Jammie Thomas loses lawyer but avoids paying RIAA's legal fees
Discussion: TorrentFreak and p2pnet
 Earlier Items: 
Julie Steenhuysen / Reuters:
Cell phone users tie up traffic: study
Discussion: WebProNews and MobHappy
Peter Kafka / Silicon Alley Insider:
Tumblr's David Karp: “Norbum” Isn't Me
Discussion: Valleywag and CenterNetworks
CNET News.com:
Is the 'I can't hear the difference' myth killing the speaker business?
Discussion: Listening Post
Jason Lee Miller / WebProNews:
28 Things Didn't Happen In 2007  —  A lot of predictions …
Discussion: Business Week
Betsy Schiffman / Epicenter:
Who on Earth Would Want to Buy Yahoo?
Jesus Diaz / Gizmodo:
Nintendo DS 2: the 3D Mock-Up Makes Us Drool Alien-Style
Discussion: CrunchGear and Tech Blog
Marshall Kirkpatrick / ReadWriteWeb:
What's Next on the Web: a ReadWriteWeb Toolkit for 2008
Discussion: Digg
BBC:
Web-only album ‘mad’, says Yorke
 

 
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