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8:25 AM ET, June 17, 2008

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Sony Ericsson:
Sony Ericsson brings out the photographer in us all unveiling its first ever 8.1megapixel camera phone and a stylish snapshot phone  —  17 June 2008 The new C905 Cyber-shot™ and S302 Snapshot camera phones from Sony Ericsson allow consumers around the world to capture and share vivid photos whatever …
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Sony Ericsson makes its move with a brand new way to experience games on your mobile  —  17 June 2008 The new Sony Ericsson F305 with Motion Gaming puts ‘fun and entertainment’ at the heart of the mobile phone.  In addition to horizontal gameplay and dedicated gaming controls …
Patrick Nielsen Hayden / Making Light:
The Associated Press wants to charge you $12.50 to quote five words from them  —  The Associated Press, having already announced its intention to harass bloggers who publish snippets as short as 39 words from AP stories, has now published a web form through which intimidated parties can give …
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Mathew / mathewingram.com/work:
Why Saul Hansell is wrong on AP  —  In most cases, I'm all for a dose of rationality and common sense amid the short-attention-span Drama 2.0 that makes up much of the blogosphere.  That's exactly what New York Times blogger Saul Hansell is selling in his latest post at the Bits blog …
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Sue Decker's Email To Yahoo Employees On Weiner's Departure  —  The news is now official - Yahoo's EVP Jeff Weiner has officially bailed.  President Sue Decker addresses the troops in an all hands email, below.  These types of emails leak regularly, of course (I actually think companies …
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Ethan / OnoTech:
Jeff Weiner, CEO of Facebook?
Discussion: HipMojo.com
Kara Swisher / BoomTown:   As BoomTown Already Said, Weiner Moves to Accel and Greylock
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Technorati Launches Blog Ad Network, Technorati Media  —  Blog-focused advertising networks are all the rage right now, with both Federated Media and Glam pulling down big valuation financing rounds in the last few months based very early growth metrics.  Other startups, like Six Apart …
Jason Chen / Gizmodo:
Ineligible AT&T Customers Need to Pay Full Price For iPhone 3G  —  AT&T just gave us new details on how their upgrading plans will work for the iPhone 3G.  The company is treating the iPhone 3G pretty much just like any other phone in that people who are ineligible for upgrades have to pay the full, unsubsidized price for the phone.
Bernard Lunn / ReadWriteWeb:
11 Search Trends That May Disrupt Google  —  My first post for ReadWriteWeb (nearly a year ago) started with the premise that search was “game over”, that Google had won and the only opportunity left was (re)search - i.e. what one does after the basic search.
Amit Agarwal / Digital Inspiration:
Firefox 3 Download Schedule on a World Time Map  —  Firefox 3 will be up for grabs here at 10 AM Los Angeles time.  —  If you are in a different part of the world, refer to this world time map and know the exact time when Firefox 3 will become available in your region.  Happy Firefox 3 Download Day.
Bill Ray / The Register:
Microsoft chases satnav market  —  Just look out the Windows for heaven's sake  —  Microsoft has announced a new iteration of Windows Embedded, this time targeted at satellite navigation hardware, although it sneaks in a sideshow capability to keep the Windows Vista connection alive.
Discussion: Computerworld and Neowin.net
louisgray.com:
Feedly Brings New Social Experience to Start Page, Leveraging RSS  —  In the last two years, there have been a number of attempts at taking what's been a solitary experience of reading one's RSS feeds in isolation, and adding new social elements, sharing feeds with friends, discovering new feeds, or adding comments and notes.
Lloyd Emelle / 2pointhome.com:
How 2.0: Twittering Teddy Bear  —  DIY  —  STEPS  —  TIME: 2 Weeks.  —  Share it: - Del.icio.us - Digg - Stumble  —  “Lloyd, is the text-to-speech implant ready?”  —  Guru Alison and I performed some, uh, innovative 2.0 surgery on an old childhood friend.
Gregg Keizer / Computerworld:
FAQ: XP deathwatch, T minus 2 weeks  —  Dell spells out ‘downgrade’ systems, XP Home's retail prices continue to fall  —  Computerworld) Windows XP is beginning that last long walk toward retirement on June 30, with its end-of-life due date staring it — and you — in the face.
Discussion: Engadget and Slashdot
Adam Lasnik / Official Google Webmaster Central Blog:
Join us for another live chat - June 19, 2008  —  When it comes to talking with webmasters, we just can't get enough.  —  This past March we had the pleasure of connecting with hundreds of you online in our first-ever Webmaster Help Group online live chat, which included a presentation …
 
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The Great SEMPO NY Debate: In house vs. Agency
Microsoft:
Microsoft Announces Plans for European Search Technology Center …
Discussion: The Register
Devin Leonard / Fortune:
Music blogs' network effect
Discussion: paidContent.org and hypebot
Peter Kafka / Silicon Alley Insider:
Yahoo's Hiring Freeze, Confirmed And Explained (YHOO)
Discussion: BoomTown
Adam Pash / Lifehacker:
The History of Firefox 1.0 to 3.0 in Screenshots
Discussion: Digg
Brian Krebs / Security Fix:
Anonymous Domain Sales: A Spammer's Delight
Joseph Menn / L.A. Times Tech Blog:
Lance Armstrong's LiveStrong gets a boost from Demand Media
Discussion: paidContent.org
GamesIndustry.biz:
Development will favour PS3 in 2009, says Yoshida
Discussion: PS3 Fanboy
 Earlier Items: 
John P. Falcone / CNET News.com:
HP MediaSmart Connect due in July for $349
Mark Hendrickson / TechCrunch:
Brightcove Gutted and Rebuilt
Discussion: NewTeeVee and Mashable!
Dan Farber / Outside the Lines:
Jonathan Schwartz's free software foundation
Timothy Lee / Techdirt:
The Browser Is The New Operating System
Discussion: WinExtra and Slashdot
Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch:
Is the Google Toolbar a Trojan Horse for Ad Targeting? …
Steve Lohr / New York Times:
Demand for Data Puts Engineers in Spotlight
Discussion: Parallax View
Chris Ziegler / Engadget:
BlackBerry Javelin in the wild
Jacqui Cheng / Ars Technica:
Google easily extending dominance to mobile search market
 

 
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Authentic Brands licenses Sports Illustrated's publishing rights to The Players' Tribune owner Minute Media for 10 years, with plans to keep the print edition

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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