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10:00 AM ET, October 3, 2009

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Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Land:
Google CEO Eric Schmidt On Newspapers & Journalism  —  Is Google a newspaper killer?  Not by a long shot, says Google CEO Eric Schmidt.  Nor does he want it to be.  In a long interview about his company's relationship with newspapers and the print journalism industry, Schmidt made it clear he wants established players to survive.
Discussion: Techdirt and Beet.TV, Thanks:beet_tv
Stephen Shankland / Webware.com:
Google urges Web adoption of vector graphics  —  Some seeds for overhauling Web browser graphics were planted more than a decade ago, and Google believes now is the time for them to bear fruit.  —  The company is hosting the SVG Open 2009 conference that begins Friday to dig …
Greg Sterling / Search Engine Land:
Google Now Showing Ads On iPhone Map  —  We got a tip from Anthony Avolio yesterday, who pointed out that Google was showing ads on Maps on the iPhone.  Until then I hadn't noticed it.  This is another way in which Google seems to be aligning the mobile experience with that on the PC.
Clint Boulton / eWeek:
Why Google Chrome Frame Makes Mozilla Firefox Folks Uneasy  —  Table of Contents:  —  Mozilla's Mitchell Baker and Mike Shaver both lamented Google's release of Chrome Frame in blog posts.  The browser experts, who helped Mozilla's Firefox browser reach 23.8 percent market share largely …
Discussion: Softpedia News
Rupert Neate / Telegraph:
Apple flexes iPhone muscle with mobile networks  —  Apple dictates terms as iPhone price war looms between Vodafone, O2 and Orange.  —  Apple imposed such secrecy on mobile networks negotiating access to the iPhone that one was forced to keep the deal secret for a year …
Discussion: 9 to 5 Mac
Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch:
Yahoo Kills Xoopit For Gmail  —  Yahoo is killing support for a popular Gmail plug-in from Xoopit, a startup it acquired in July.  An email was sent out today to Xoopit users on Gmail tited, “Xoopit for Gmail is closing.  Here's the info you'll need.”  It details different ways users …
Discussion: Softpedia News and Webware.com
Nilay Patel / Engadget:
New Apple Bluetooth keyboard and mouse arrive at the FCC  —  Well, well, what's this?  A new Apple Bluetooth keyboard and mouse have arrived at the FCC, and they've got new model numbers of A1314 and A1296 — the current wireless keyboard is A1255 and the Mighty Mouse is A1197.
Claire Cain Miller / Bits:
A Partnership Between Old and New Media  —  The offices of Curbed, a blog network start-up, are located in the Village Voice building in New York.  That is perhaps telling, as readers increasingly turn to blogs like Curbed's — which cover real estate, dining and shopping in big cities — instead of print newspapers.
Discussion: A VC
John Poirier / Reuters:
Schmidt: Google-Apple board member should stay put  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Google Inc Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said former Genentech CEO Arthur Levinson should stay on the boards of both Google and Apple Inc, despite regulatory scrutiny.  —  Schmidt said on Friday that Google …
Greg Sandoval / CNET News:
Google: Pirate Bay booted off search by mistake  —  Update 2:08 p.m. PT: To include The Pirate Bay's reaction in Swedish newspaper.  —  Google on Friday said an error caused the search engine to remove The Pirate Bay from its search pages.  —  “Google received a (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) …
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Marshall Kirkpatrick / ReadWriteWeb:
Two New Apps Superimpose Wikipedia Over Your iPhone Camera View of the World  —  What is that mountain you're driving past?  Just point your iPhone at it and you can read its Wikipedia entry.  Science fiction?  Not anymore.  Two new apps for viewing Wikipedia entries about physical locations …
Discussion: Mashable! and Gizmodo
Times of India:
Spooks want govt to block Skype  —  NEW DELHI: Intelligence agencies have asked the government to consider blocking Skype as operators of the popular global VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) engine are refusing to share the encryption code that prevents Indian investigators from intercepting conversations of suspected terrorists.
Discussion: Jai Bihar, Thanks:krishnan
Neil Hughes / AppleInsider:
Psystar counsel resigns from defense team in Apple suit  —  A California attorney representing Psystar in its defense against an Apple lawsuit withdrew himself from the case this week, according to new court documents.  —  David Welker of the law firm Welker and Rosario represented …
Discussion: Macsimum News
Alfred Hermida / Reportr.net:
Twitter CEO sees journalists as curators of tweets  —  Evan Williams, founder and CEO of Twitter, kicked off the Online News Association conference in San Francisco.  —  The format was a fireside chat, except before an audience of hundreds of journalists, academics and developers.
Associated Press:
Craigslist wins preliminary ruling in eBay lawsuit  —  DOVER, Del. — Craigslist, the online classified ads company, has won the first salvo in a legal battle with Internet auctioneer eBay Inc.  —  A Delaware judge on Friday granted summary judgment to Craigslist on claims alleging …
Discussion: paidContent, Reuters and Dow Jones Newswires, Thanks:atul
Darryl K. Taft / eWeek:
New Cloudera Desktop GUI Simplifies Hadoop for Users  —  Cloudera, which touts itself as the commercial Hadoop company, has announced the release of Cloudera Desktop, a graphical user interface (GUI) for Hadoop applications.  —  NEW YORK — Cloudera, which touts itself as the commercial Hadoop company …
Nilay Patel / Engadget:
Palm Pixi to launch on October 20th?  Not so fast.  —  Okay, so we've been hearing whispers all morning that Palm and Sprint are gearing up to launch the Pixi on October 20th, and while we hate to be the bearer of bad news, we've been in contact with sources who would definitely …
Jeffrey Burt / eWeek:
LifeSize to Release Passport amid Cisco-Tandberg Deal  —  As Cisco looks to extend the reach of its high-definition video conferencing capabilities by buying Tandberg, rival LifeSize Communications is unveiling Passport, a device designed to bring HD video conferencing to small and midsize businesses, teleworkers and mobile employees.
Jenna Wortham / Bits:
The ‘Twitter Feed, Netflix Faves’ Mating Game  —  Looking for love online — or at least a date — almost requires a touch of clairvoyance to decipher profiles.  Is someone who claims to enjoy sitcoms more of an “Arrested Development” fan or an “Everyone Loves Raymond” devotee?
Discussion: NewTeeVee
Natali DelConte / Webware.com:
Twitter experimenting with a lab of its own  —  LONDON—Could Twitter Labs prevent drunken tweets like Google Labs hinders drunken e-mails?  Here's hoping.  —  Britt Selvitelle, Twitter's user experience and front end engineering lead, said here Friday that the company will soon launch Twitter Labs.
Discussion: Mashable!, Maximum PC, TG Daily and Twitterrati, Thanks:atul
Patrick Smith / paidContent:
London Evening Standard: Bold Re-Birth Or A Free Folly?  —  Rupert Murdoch wants to charge you for content, the Financial Times wants you to be a subscriber, and even the pro-free Guardian.co.uk is planning to charge for a forthcoming iPhone app.  But despite all that, the London Evening Standard …
 
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Matthew Rivera / Digits:
Could Swine Flu Take the Internet Down?
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Ben Kuchera / Ars Technica:
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Jennifer Martinez / GigaOM:
Kai-Fu Lee Talks Up His Post-Google Plans
Enigmax / TorrentFreak:
Chased From Sweden, Pirate Bay Sails To Ukraine
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Justin Smith / Inside Facebook:
Confirmed: Facebook Testing New Advertising APIs with a Few Agencies …
Bill Ray / The Register:
O2 could impose out-of-contract iPhone lock-in
Discussion: T3.com News
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Arlene Lee / Inside AdSense:
YouTube Promoted Videos to appear on AdSense sites
Discussion: Softpedia News
Dan Primack / PE Hub Blog:
Battery Ventures Gears Up To Raise Fund IX
Times of London:
Ask the Boss: Eric Schmidt, chairman and chief executive of Google
Discussion: Beyond Search and Business Week, Thanks:mikeharvey
Matt Marshall / VentureBeat:
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Peter Kafka / MediaMemo:
Publishers Like Time Inc.'s “Hulu for Magazines” …