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Gabe Rivera / Techmeme News:
Mediagazer is to Media as Techmeme is to Tech  —  Today we're launching our first new news vertical in almost four years: Mediagazer, which will focus on the content production and distribution business, organizing topics as wide as journalism, blogging, video production, e-books, and digital distribution technologies.
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Maya Baratz / All Shook Down:
From Media Writer to Mediagazer: S.F.'s Megan McCarthy Launches Meta Aggregator
Discussion: valleywag
The Official Google Blog:
Statistics for a changing world: Google Public Data Explorer in Labs  —  Last year, we released a public data search feature that enables people to quickly find useful statistics in search.  More recently, we expanded this service to include information from the World Bank, such as population data for every region in the world.
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Tom Krazit / Relevant Results:   Google launches tool for searching public data
Arn / MacRumors:
Apple Airs First iPad Commercial During Oscars, Steve Jobs at Event [Ad Video Posted]  —  Apple just aired their first iPad commercial during the 82nd Annual Academy Awards.  A description of the ad by Doju:  —  The commercial was just on, depicted a person using the iPad on their lap …
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Seth Weintraub / 9 to 5 Mac:
Tidbits from the iPad commercial: Book prices, My Documents (and phantom camera?)  —  During Apple's iPad commercial last night, we caught a glimpse of iBookstore pricing.  The prices seem to fall below hardcover books, audiobook, paperback prices and even Kindles's pricing.
Discussion: BetaNews, eWeek and TeleRead
Larry Dignan / Between the Lines:
Apple kicks off iPad ad blitz at Oscars; Cash cow in the making?
Discussion: Hardware 2.0 and Fast Company
Claire Cain Miller / New York Times:
How Pandora Slipped Past the Junkyard  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — Tim Westergren recently sat in a Las Vegas penthouse suite, a glass of red wine in one hand and a truffle-infused Kobe beef burger in the other, courtesy of the investment bankers who were throwing a party to court him.
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Adam Ostrow / Mashable!:   Pandora Could Hit $100 Million in Revenue for 2010
Mark Sweney / Guardian:
Microsoft ‘takes on Goliath’ with Bing ads mocking Google  —  Microsoft's ‘Bing and decide’ campaign, starting on television this week, attacks ‘information overload’ of rival's results  —  Microsoft is to launch a multimillion-pound TV ad campaign for its search engine Bing …
Peter Kafka / MediaMemo:
An Apple App Star Explains Why He Won't Work With Android  —  Smule's Jeff Smith is one of the app revolution's success stories.  His start-up has generated some of the biggest hits at Apple's iTunes app store, from novelty items like Sonic Lighter to more ambitious stuff like Leaf trombone.
Discussion: Technologizer and www.pocketgamer.biz, Thanks:atul
Electronista:
Verizon: 4G gets 12Mbps average, 50Mbps peak in real world  —  Verizon today expanded on some of the actual results for its expected 4G network.  After testing in the Boston and Seattle areas, the provider estimates that a real connection on a populated network should average between 5Mbps …
PC World:
Intel Investigating Sale of Fake Core I7 Chip  —  Intel acknowledged Monday that at least one counterfeit version of its Core i7-920 processor made its may into the U.S. market, and said it's trying to determine how many more are out there.  —  On Friday, hardware site HardOCP reported …
Discussion: The Toybox
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Darren Murph / Engadget:
NewEgg sells 300 counterfeit Core i7-920 CPUs, KIRFers pump their fists
Clint Boulton / eWeek:
Google Buzz, Latitude May Be Integrated, Google Says  —  Google will try different points of integration between Google Latitude and the new Google Buzz for mobile application.  Because Google Buzz for mobile formed at the intersection of social and mobile, many industry watchers wondered …
Daniel Terdiman / CNET News:
At GDC, iPhone game development breaks out  —  This year, for the fist time, the Game Developers Conference, which commences Tuesday in San Francisco, will feature a two-day summit dedicated to iPhone games.  —  If you had any doubts that the iPhone must now be considered one of the world's …
Discussion: VentureBeat and gdconf.com
Brian Crecente / Kotaku:
The First Ever Gloriously Big, Gloriously Detailed Shots of an iPad Game  —  There has been much talk about gaming on the iPad, but not a whole lot of delivery.  —  In fact, I can only think of one game that I know of that will be made specifically for the iPad: Trism Spinoff.
Discussion: jkOnTheRun, Thanks:mrinaldesai
The Huffington Post:
Amazon Reacts To Colorado Internet Sales Tax Measure By Firing Its Colorado Associates  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION?  —  In response to recent legislation in Colorado (HB 10-1193), Amazon.com has sent a letter to its affiliates in Colorado informing them that the on-line sales giant will no longer …
Discussion: TechFlash and O'Reilly Radar
Dave Rosenberg / Software, Interrupted:
Has business press lost touch with the tech industry?  —  A new report by ITDatabase that examines tech coverage over the last six months from eight top business news publications raises some questions, in particular: Does the business press factor companies' revenue and profits into their tech editorial agenda?
Discussion: Internet Evolution
Frederic Lardinois / ReadWriteWeb:
Lunchwalla: Getting Together for Lunch Just Got Easier  —  Making breakfast, lunch or dinner plans for any group that involves more than two people can quickly become a chore.  Lunchwalla, which launched earlier today, wants to make this task a bit easier by providing you with a web service …
Discussion: Market Wire
Carmi Levy / BetaNews:
Suddenly Apple hates Wi-Fi  —  Because removing porn from the App Store wasn't enough, now Apple's taking aim at software that helps iPhone, iPod touch and, soon, iPad users find Wi-Fi hotspots.  Forgive me for cynically choosing to disbelieve the company's excuse — that all of these apps use undocumented …
Discussion: Daring Fireball
Nate Anderson / Ars Technica:
Why Google keeps your data forever, tracks you with ads  —  Not many companies could get away with defending controversial data retention practices by saying that the data is needed to “learn from good guys, fight off bad guys, [and] invent the future.”  But that's how Google sees itself …
Barry Collins / PC Pro:
Microsoft warns users off 64-bit Office 2010  —  Microsoft is advising its customers to install the 32-bit, rather than the 64-bit, version of Office 2010.  —  The advice is tucked away in an FAQ about the Office 2010 Tech Guarantee programme, which will ensure that buyers of Office 2007 …
Discussion: PC World and Hardware 2.0
Nicholas Carlson / Silicon Alley Insider:
The Real Reason AOL Can't Spend More Than $100 Million On An Acquisition (AOL)  —  AOL CFO Artie Minson and CEO Tim Armstrong keep telling analysts there will be no Bebo-esque, “hail mary” acquisitions in the company's near future.  —  Now we know the real reason why: AOL's creditors won't allow it.
Marguerite Reardon / CNET News:
100Mbps broadband may be closer than you think  —  If you're looking forward to a future of streaming movies, gargantuan Internet file exchanges, and other high-bandwidth activities, cheer up.  —  Broadband service providers in most of the major markets around the country will soon be able …
Discussion: Between the Lines and CrunchGear
Leena Rao / TechCrunch:
Mochi Media Launches $10 Million Investment Fund, Rolls Out Social Gaming Platform  —  Fresh off an $80 million acquisition by Shanda Games, Flash game advertising network and payments platform Mochi Media is launching a social gaming platform and a $10 million fund to invest in game developers.
Jason Kincaid / TechCrunch:
Apple's New Stance On ‘Cookie Cutter’ Apps: Add More Features Or Perish  —  In the wake of Apple's sudden decision to remove nearly all “sexy” applications from the App Store, we've been hearing that the company is also clamping down on so-called “cookie-cutter” applications …
Adena / Mobile Marketing Watch:
Digital Ad Spend to Surpass Print in 2010 for First Time  —  For the first time ever, advertisers will spend more on digital than print, according to a new study by Outsell released today titled “Marketing and Ad Spending Study 2010: Total US and B2B Advertising.”
 
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Nilay Patel / Engadget:
HP Slate makes an appearance to show off Flash, stays for a rock concert
Discussion: HP Voodoo Blog and The Next Web
Doug Hanchard / ZDNet Government:
Apple, Facebook, Twitter, HP decline to testify re: Human Rights and Law
Serkan Toto / CrunchGear:
Panasonic and Best Buy to bring 3D TVs to the US this Wednesday
Philip Elmer-DeWitt / Brainstorm Tech:
Counting patents: Apple, Google, HTC
Sam Diaz / Between the Lines:
Cast Iron launches new platform to bridge cloud and on-site
Tara Sims / Tilera Corporation:
Tilera Closes C-Round Financing With $25 Million
Discussion: GigaOM and TechCrunch
Larry Dignan / Between the Lines:
Yahoo's Microsoft search pact: Dissecting the returns
Discussion: Tech Trader Daily
 Earlier Items: 
Peter Kafka / MediaMemo:
A Sheriff for Web Ads Gets $10 Million
Discussion: AdExchanger.com and paidContent
Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch:
Forrester Forecast: Online Retail Sales Will Grow To $250 Billion By 2014
Anthony Ha / VentureBeat:
Appcelerator revs up its Titanium platform for app development
Discussion: ReadWriteWeb
Dan Rayburn / The Business Of Online Video:
Blockbuster Won't Survive: CEO Says “Conservative Approach” Required For Digital
Discussion: NewTeeVee and DSLreports, Thanks:danrayburn
Paul Boutin / VentureBeat:
The New York Times is hiring 12 techies and a social media whiz
 

 
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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”

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

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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