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John Borthwick / Silicon Alley Insider:
Google Next Victim Of Creative Destruction? (GOOG) — The web has repeatedly demonstrated its ability to evolve and leave embedded franchises struggling or in the dirt. Prodigy, AOL were early candidates. Today Yahoo and Ebay are struggling, and I think Google is tipping down the same path.
Daniel Lyons / Newsweek:
Time to Hang Up the Pajamas — I learned the hard way: while blogs can do many wonderful things, making huge amounts of money isn't one of them. — From the magazine issue dated Feb 16, 2009 — For two years I was obsessed with trying to turn a blog into a business.
Official Google Australia Blog:
Mapping the Victorian fires — By now, you're undoubtedly aware of the terrible bushfire tragedy that is unfolding in Victoria. — We've today pulled together a Flash Map, containing the latest up-to-date information about fire locations and their status from the Country Fire Authority (CFA).
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Dan Goodin / The Register:
Kaspersky breach exposes sensitive database, says hacker — SQL injection said to strike deep — A security lapse at Kaspersky has exposed a wealth of proprietary information about the anti-virus provider's products and customers, according to a blogger, who posted screen shots and other details …
Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:
Lunarr's Elements is a Twitter-like image-sharing tool to stoke the imagination — The downstream influence of social messaging service Twitter, which lets you message friends or hangers-on about what you're doing or thinking at any given moment, is beginning to result in some interesting applications.
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Mathew Ingram / GigaOM:
The NYT API: Newspaper as Platform — There's been a lot of chatter about the newspaper industry in recent weeks — about whether newspaper companies should find something like iTunes, or use micropayments as a way to charge people for the news, or sue Google, or all of the above …
Eric Engleman / TechFlash:
Kindle 2.0: What to look for — With Amazon.com expected to roll out the next-generation version of its Kindle electronic book reader at a New York press event Monday morning, here's a quick primer on what to look for in the new Kindle's design, features, price point, and supply issues. — FEATURES.
Financial Times:
Global turmoil deepens China's chipmaker woes — It is hard not to feel gloomy walking into the reception area of Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation's Shanghai headquarters. — The cracked paint on the ceiling and dim light filtering into the empty hall convey a sense …
Wayne Schulz / Gear Diary:
BlackBerry Storm price drops to $99 on Amazon - no rebate required — I just noticed that the touch screen BlackBerry Storm has dropped to $99 on Amazon with no rebate required. Previously the price had been $249.99 with a $100 rebate bringing the net to $149.99.
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Chris Matyszczyk / Technically Incorrect:
Planes grounded by ‘Microsoft virus’ — I am not sure whom the French military is attacking these days. (I am told that relations with British tourists are much improved.) — But this morning I happened upon peculiar information while accidentally scanning the French paper Liberation.
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Richard Watersin San Francisco / Financial Times:
Sales of PCs to fall for first time in eight years — Problems in the personal computer business have increased the likelihood that 2009 will bring the first decline in PC sales since 2001, according to industry analysts. — Evidence has been accumulating since the start of the year …
Dan Goodin / The Register:
OpenDNS rolls out Conficker tracking, blocking — Downadup on notice — With an estimated 10 million PCs infected by the stealthy worm known as Conficker, it's a good bet that plenty of administrators are blissfully unaware that their networks are playing host to the pest.
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Shane O'Neill / Computerworld UK:
Ballmer: Stay on Windows XP and you will face a backlash — Migrate fast to Vista or Windows 7 urges Microsoft CEO — Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is warning IT organisations that they risk provoking an end user backlash if they don't move off the XP operating system.
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