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7:10 PM ET, April 10, 2008

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Hugh Macleod / gapingvoid:
WHY I DELETED MY TWITTER ACCOUNT  —  It's no big deal.  I liked Twitter.  But I found it too easy.  —  I think my time would be better spent drawing cartoons and writing books.  —  That's just how I feel.  —  [UPDATE:] This story seems to have made it onto the front page of Techmeme.
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Steven Hodson / WinExtra:   It's a damn Twitter account - not the end of the world
Tony Hung / Deep Jive Interests:   In Defense Of Twitter (Not That It Needs Defending, But ... )
Ted Rheingold / Spidey Senses:   Twitter is to Blogging what Telegrams were to Airmail
Rex Hammock / rexblog.com:   Is Hugh MacLeod about to be a trend story?
Fred / A VC:
We Need A New Path To Liquidity  —  Watching all these machinations between Microsoft, Yahoo!, Google, AOL, News Corp/MySpace, and their ilk makes me sick.  They are playing around with Internet assets like they are toys.  And meanwhile the services we have come to rely on like Flickr …
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Yahoo Goes Scorched Earth  —  What a day.  I can't say neither side is throwing punches any longer in the epic fight over what's left of Yahoo.  Microsoft and Yahoo are done, for the most part, with sternly worded letters.  —  Yesterday Yahoo made two announcements/leaks.
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Todd Bishop / Todd Bishop's Microsoft Blog:
Sorting out the whole Microsoft-Yahoo melee  —  For anyone trying to track the recent flurry of activity surrounding Microsoft's Yahoo acquisition bid, here's a company-by-company guide, including highlights from Wall Street analysts' notes to clients today.  —  Yahoo: Trying to avoid or sweeten Microsoft's original offer.
John Markoff / New York Times:
Microsoft Introduces Tool for Avoiding Traffic Jams  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft on Thursday plans to introduce a Web-based service for driving directions that incorporates complex software models to help users avoid traffic jams.  —  The new service's software technology, called Clearflow …
Chris Ziegler / Engadget:
Aliph Jawbone 2 exposed  —  So there are a couple of big complaints about Aliph's otherwise-lauded Jawbone noise canceling Bluetooth headset: one, it's rather porky, and two, the charge connector is about as reliable as a Comcast installation appointment.  Hang tight, though …
Discussion: Gizmodo, DVICE, IntoMobile and Electronista
Andrew Wallenstein / Hollywood Reporter:
Blockbuster eyes streaming to TVs  —  Apple TV is getting some competition from Blockbuster.  —  The home video giant is developing a set-top device for streaming films directly to TV sets and is expected to announce the offering sometime this month.  —  Blockbuster declined comment …
Underwire / Wired:
Flickr Users Cry Mutiny Over New Video Feature  —  Flickr users are revolting.  Again.  —  Several groups protesting this week's addition of video to Yahoo's popular photo-sharing site have sprung up to object to the new feature.  —  One group, We Say No to Videos on Flickr …
Chris Mills / Opera Labs:
Opera Mini for Android  —  Introduction  —  This article takes a look at one of Opera's latest and greatest projects - the creation of an Opera Mini version that will run on Google's Android open mobile development platform.  Over the course of the article, we'll explain why we created it …
Brooke Crothers / CNET News.com:
Nvidia CEO goes on Intel rant  —  Nvidia CEO and co-founder Jen-Hsun Huang let rip with a diatribe against Intel at Nvidia's financial analyst day on Thursday.  Huang cited frustration with Nvidia's market share struggle with Intel and recent Intel comments stating that discrete graphics cards will become “unnecessary.”
Discussion: TG Daily
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Kristopher Kubicki / DailyTech:
NVIDIA CEO: “We're Going to Open a Can of Whoop Ass”
Discussion: TechSpot
DealBook:
Google C.E.O. Taps Quattrone as Adviser in Yahoo Battle  —  Look who Google's turned to for help.  —  Frank P. Quattrone is advising Eric E. Schmidt, Google's chief executive, as the Internet giant figures out its next step in the takeover struggle between Yahoo and Microsoft, people briefed on the matter told DealBook.
Dawn Kawamoto / CNET News.com:
Yahoo's largest investor doubles down  —  Yahoo's largest institutional investor nearly doubled its stake in the Internet search pioneer, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday.  —  Capital World Investors increased its Yahoo stake to 10.1 percent …
Henry Blodget / Silicon Alley Insider:
AOL's Falco: Yes, We Might Merge With Yahoo; No, I Can't Say How Many Of You Will Be Fired  —  AOL CEO Randy Falco (TWX) sets employees at ease about that distracting AOL-Microsoft-Yahoo-News Corp chatter.  (YHOO) (MSFT).  No comment yet on how many thousands of AOLers will be fired if the Yahoo merger goes through.
Discussion: GigaOM and Valleywag
Gregg Keizer / Computerworld:
Windows is ‘collapsing,’ Gartner analysts warn  —  The researchers damn Windows in current form, urges radical changes  —  Computerworld) Calling the situation “untenable” and describing Windows as “collapsing,” a pair of Gartner analysts yesterday said Microsoft Corp. must make radical changes …
AppleInsider:
Filing: Apple conceptualized smart MVNO system ahead of iPhone  —  In the years and months leading up to the release of its iPhone handset, Apple Inc. considered forming its own mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) system which would interface with multiple primary wireless carriers …
Discussion: Infinite Loop
Jacqui Cheng / Ars Technica:
Keeping Network Solutions from cashing in on your subdomains  —  Earlier this week, a report at TechCrunch pointed out that a number of subdomains at GotGame.com pointed to generic Network Solutions pages with spammy text links.  A number of observers across the Internet found other sites …
Discussion: WebProNews and Gadgetopia
 
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Anne Broache / CNET News.com:
Politicians fret over military gear resold on eBay, Craigslist
Discussion: GigaLaw.com Daily News
Nikon Press Center:
NIKON INTRODUCES THE NEW COOLPIX S52 and S52c, STYLISH CAMERAS …
Discussion: Gadgetell, Nikon Press Center, DailyTech, Digital Trends, CrunchGear and Macsimum News
Dave Walker / Tech Digest:
Sony gets artistic with its Bravia E4000 TV range
Discussion: DVICE, Gizmodo, Engadget HD and Sony
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Checking In With RatingBurner, and Their New Widget
Nate Anderson / Ars Technica:
New Zealand copyright reform law schools US DMCA on fair use
Discussion: TeleRead, Michael Geist Blog and The Spark
Roy Mark / eWeek:
Americans Uncomfortable with Behavioral Advertising
Discussion: WebProNews
Brad Linder / Download Squad:
Find the optimal cellphone plan with BillShrink
Discussion: Pat Phelan and TechCrunch
Saul Hansell / Bits:
Ad Industry Bans Targeting People With Cancer; Ads to Widows and Orphans Allowed
Discussion: DygiScape and Silicon Alley Insider
 Earlier Items: 
Andrew Shotland / Local SEO Guide:
Grayboxx Gets Darker - Sells to Bay Advisor
Discussion: GigaOM, Screenwerk, Kelsey Group Blogs and Mashable!
Sarah Perez / ReadWriteWeb:
MySpace TV Going Global
Discussion: eWeek and Silicon Alley Insider
Michael Kanellos / CNET News.com:
IBM's racetrack memory seeks 100x boost in density
Discussion: Ars Technica, TG Daily and Electronista
Robert Andrews / mocoNews.net:
Most Adults Don't Want Mobile Music - Research
Discussion: InformationWeek Weblog
Robert Scoble / Scobleizer:
Not productive enough? Turn off the Internet
Discussion: Capitol Valley
Caroline McCarthy / CNET News.com:
FCC greenlights text message emergency alert system
Discussion: E-Commerce Times, CNN, Christopher Null, Silicon Alley Insider and Engadget
Eric Lempel / PlayStation.Blog:
Firmware (v.2.30) Details and Store Walkthrough
Discussion: PC World, CNET News.com, Engadget, Destructoid, Joystiq, Kotaku, Dan's Tech-n-Stuff Weblog, GameCyte and Opposable Thumbs
MacTalk News:
Australian iPhone Release Info Given to Resellers by Apple Australia
Discussion: mocoNews.net
 

 
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