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Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
Zuckerberg interview: What went wrong — I want to get video of the uncomfortable keynote with Mark Zuckerberg and Business Week's Sarah Lacy at SXSW today so I can use it as an object lesson in my journalism classes about how not do conduct an interview. My lecture:
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Caroline McCarthy / The Social:
Zuckerberg talks about Facebook's future with News.com — AUSTIN, Texas—Mark Zuckerberg probably knew that his keynote address at the South by Southwest Interactive Festival would produce a lot of press, but he likely didn't expect it to turn out the way it did.
Sarah Perez / ReadWriteWeb:
Ex-Googler Launches Search Engine Community, Topicle — Former Google Product Manger, Steffen Mueller, has launched Topicle, a new search engine community. The service, which went live today, uses a model similar to that of Wikipedia, allowing anyone to contribute to the creation and enhancement of their own vertical search engines.
Darren Murph / Engadget:
TSA can't believe MacBook Air is a real laptop, causes owner to miss flight — The TSA has been known to take issue with products designed in Cupertino before, but for one particular traveler, it was Apple's thinnest laptop ever that caused the latest holdup.
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Gillian Wee / Bloomberg:
News Corp.'s Murdoch Won't Fight Microsoft Over Yahoo — News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch said he isn't going to challenge Microsoft Corp.'s attempt to buy Yahoo! Inc., narrowing options for the second-largest Internet search engine. — “We're not going to get into a fight with Microsoft …
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Valeria Maltoni / Conversation Agent:
14 Year Olds May Think You Are Cool — I was watching and listening to the keynote conversation (just click on the links that say 750, 300 or 100 on the side) by Guy Kawasaki with Steve Ballmer of Microsoft at MIX'08 last night, and something jumped at me. — At one point Kawasaki …
InfoWorld:
Ericsson predicts demise of hotspots — As mobile broadband takes off, Wi-Fi hotspots will become as irrelevant as telephone booths, Ericsson Chief Marketing Officer Johan Bergendahl said Monday. — Mobile broadband is growing faster than mobile or fixed telephony ever did, Bergendahl said.
Om Malik / GigaOM:
The GigaOM Interview: Ray Ozzie, Chief Software Architect, Microsoft Corp. — Fresh from his Mix'08 keynote, Microsoft's Chief Software Architect and industry luminary, Ray Ozzie, spent some time on the phone with me, discussing everything from the company's services strategy …
Associated Press:
Sprint phone first to use fast network — NEW YORK - Sprint Nextel Corp. is upgrading one of its cell phone models so that it can connect to a faster data network, doubling its download speeds and boosting upload speeds by about eight times. — Both Sprint and Verizon Wireless operate …
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DSLreports, LAPTOP Magazine, The Boy Genius Report, CrunchGear, jkOnTheRun, HTC, Engadget Mobile, Phone Scoop, Gizmodo and Electronista
Alana Semuels / Los Angeles Times:
Wikipedia's tin-cup approach wears thin — The nonprofit website needs to raise funds, but it resists selling ads. — SAN FRANCISCO — The new headquarters of one of the world's most popular websites is 3,000 square feet of rented space furnished with desks and chairs bought on the cheap from EBay and Craigslist.
Marguerite Reardon / CNET News.com:
FCC hints at taking action against Comcast — The Federal Communications Commission is edging toward taking action against cable operator Comcast for monkeying with its customers' peer-to-peer traffic, according to several news reports. — On Friday FCC Chairman Kevin Martin indicated during …
One Microsoft Way:
Dear Computerworld, there's a reason why IE8 breaks the web — Computerworld's Gregg Keizer recently reported that IE8 beta 1 users were experiencing problems loading various websites, including Microsoft sites such as Windows Live Hotmail and Windows Update.
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Download Squad
Gamerscore Blog:
Everyone's Invited to Experience Xbox 360 as Microsoft Lowers Estimated Retail Price in Europe — With Estimated Retail Price Starting At €199.99/£159.99, Even More European Consumers Can Enjoy The Definitive High-Definition Gaming and Entertainment Experience
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Hardware 2.0, Next Generation, CrunchGear, Digital Trends, Opposable Thumbs, Electronista, Engadget, DailyTech and Xbox 360 Fanboy
Ben Worthen / Business Technology:
Bigger Computer Monitors = More Productivity — Working late? Blame your computer screen. A new study finds that bigger monitors make people more productive. — Researchers at the University of Utah tested how quickly people performed tasks like editing a document …
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Crave, CrunchGear, TechRadar.com, Guardian Unlimited, Gadgetell, VoIP Blog and Tech Bytes at Use Bytes
Douglas Merrill / Official Google Blog:
How Google keeps your information secure — As many of you know, we spend a lot of time around here thinking about new products to help you run your life more efficiently, whether that's organizing email in a better way, sharing pictures with friends, or collaborating in real time on documents.
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Search Engine Watch Blog
Paul McDougall / InformationWeek:
Windows 7 Eyed For Antitrust Violations — The so-called Technical Committee recently received a build of Windows 7 from Microsoft and is checking it for any features that might violate the federal antitrust agreement. — The court-mandated committee overseeing Microsoft's compliance …
