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12:40 PM ET, November 5, 2008

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The Official Google Blog:
Ending our agreement with Yahoo!  —  In June we announced an advertising agreement with Yahoo! that gave Yahoo! the option of using Google to provide ads on its websites (and its publisher partners' sites) in the U.S. and Canada.  At the same time, both companies agreed to delay implementation …
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Larry Dignan / Between the Lines:
Google calls it quits on the Yahoo ad deal; Will Microsoft enter the picture?  —  In a move that's not terribly surprising, Google said Wednesday that it is scrapping its search advertising deal with Yahoo.  Google's decision puts Yahoo's search business back in play and may bring Microsoft back into the picture.
Rafat Ali / paidContent.org:
BREAKING: GOOGLE WITHDRAWING FROM YAHOO DEAL; Not Worth The Legal Fight
Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch:
Google Pulls The Plug On Yahoo Advertising Deal
Discussion: CNET News and MarketWatch
Miguel Helft / New York Times:
Google Walks Away From Yahoo Ad Partnership
Discussion: Search Engine Land
Yahoo!:
Yahoo! Announces Termination of Services Agreement by Google
Associated Press:
Google pulls out of Yahoo advertising partnership
Discussion: The Tech Report
John Paczkowski / Digital Daily:   Now What Are You Going to Do, Jerry? … Apparently Google …
Darryl K. Taft / eWeek:
Microsoft Launches Effort to Spark Startups  —  Microsoft's new BizSpark project is an effort to spur startups and entrepreneurs to use Microsoft technology when launching new companies.  Microsoft is giving away software, services and support to startups earning less than $1 million to help …
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Don Dodge / Don Dodge on The Next Big Thing:
Microsoft launches BizSpark program for startups  —  Microsoft today announced BizSpark, a global program designed to help accelerate the success of early stage software Startups.  Microsoft has worked with startups for many years by providing software, support, and introductions.
Discussion: Incremental Blogger
Anthony Ha / VentureBeat:
Microsoft's BizSpark initiative offers free servers and software to startups  —  With an initiative called BizSpark, software giant Microsoft is making a new pitch for startups to run their business on Microsoft's tools.  —  It's an enticing free upfront three-year package, bundling together software …
Ina Fried / Beyond Binary:
Microsoft offers free software for start-ups
Discussion: TechFlash and Technology Live
Mary Jo Foley / All about Microsoft:   Microsoft offers startups software and cloud services for (almost) free
Om Malik / GigaOM:
With Eye on Future, Microsoft Offer Startups Freebies
Discussion: ReadWriteWeb and Microsoft
Jason Chen / Gizmodo:
How the CNN Holographic Interview System Works  —  CNN's holographic election coverage is fancy pantsy, but how did they manage to send 3D 360 degree footage of virtual correspondent Jessica Yellin from Chicago all the way to the station's election center in NY?  As Arthur C. Clarke says, Magic.
Caroline McCarthy / Webware.com:
10 election tweets worth remembering  —  It was a marathon evening for media buffs as Barack Obama beat rival John McCain to become the United States' first African-American president-elect.  You couldn't miss it on Twitter, as the microblogging service exploded with election updates, commentary, and speculation.
Moon Ihlwan / Business Week:
New Samsung Phone: a Real iPhone Killer?  —  To hear Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer talk about Samsung Electronics' new upgraded smart phone, T*Omnia, Korean consumers will soon get the mother of all smart phones on the planet.  “The T*Omnia is at the forefront of this new generation of mobile devices …
Peter Kafka / MediaMemo:
Online Meltdown Update: AOL Ads Down Six Percent in Third Quarter  —  More fuel for the online advertising pessimists among you: Advertising revenues at AOL dropped 6% in the third quarter.  —  This isn't a total shock.  The previous quarter, AOL had only been able to manage 2% advertising growth …
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Larry Dignan / Between the Lines:
AOL's ad revenue takes a hit
Discussion: TechCrunch and Business Wire
Wall Street Journal:
BlackBerry Bold Is Big, Bulky And Beautiful  —  Change is a familiar concept in the mobile-phone industry.  Most recently, Apple and Google introduced mobile devices with two vital innovations: They run on fast 3G networks and use touch screens.  Yesterday Research In Motion …
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Cleve Nettles / 9 to 5 Mac:
Blackberry Bold, the ‘Buick of Smartphones’
Discussion: Datamation and All Things Digital
Loïc Le Meur / Loic Le Meur Blog:
Twitter launches groups in Japan Today  —  Twitter has launched a group and community feature in Japan today, called Twicco.jp.  In the demo video I took at the Digital Garage conference you can see it lets users create and follow a group instead of an individual account.
Canon USA:
CANON'S NEW XH A1S and XH G1S CAMCORDERS PROVIDE GREATER CONTROL AND OPERATION FOR VIDEOGRAPHERS  —  Enhanced Image Quality, Improved Operability Serve the Needs of Event Video and Documentary Filmmaking  —  Building on the success of the XH A1 and XH G1 High Definition (HD) camcorders …
Discussion: SlashGear, Engadget HD and I4U News
Dusan Belic / IntoMobile:
Fake Calls gives iPhone users an excuse to leave ackward situations  —  You know how the situation - you're on a meeting or talking to someone whom you don't particulary like and you would die for an interruption.  Usaully nothing happens and you're stuck in a conversation/meeting pretending to listen.
Discussion: AppScout and mobilesyrup.com
Andy Plesser / Beet.TV:
Obama Victory Creates Historic Global Demand for Web Content  —  As the world watched the U.S. campaign coverage and the Obama victory speech on computers seven hours ago, demand for news content hit a historic record, according to data from Akamai, the Cambridge, Massachusetts provider …
 
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Rick Merritt / EE Times:
Intel cancels ultrawideband design effort
John Ozimek / The Register:
Is the internet going down down under?  —  It's the end of the net as we know it
Peter Kafka / MediaMemo:
Time Warner: Time Inc. Layoffs Will Cost Us More Than $100 Million
Discussion: Gawker
Steve O'Hear / The Social Web:
Careful what you say on Twitter - delete option removed? (updated)
 Earlier Items: 
Dusan Belic / IntoMobile:
Tomorrow is the Sony Ericsson day!
Terry Heaton / Terry Heaton's PoMo Blog:
Borrell: Banner advertising the big loser in '09 online ad decline
Discussion: Zero Percent Idle
James Sherwood / The Register:
Users pour forth MacBook trackpad woes
Discussion: O'Grady's PowerPage
Peter Burrows / Business Week:
What Fadell's Departure Means for Apple
Harry McCracken / Technologizer:
The Inevitable Slow-Motion Death of the Tablet PC
Discussion: All about Microsoft
Claire Cain Miller / New York Times:
In Era of Blog Sniping, Companies Shoot First
 

 
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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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