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12:50 AM ET, September 15, 2010

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Evan Williams / Twitter Blog:
A Better Twitter  —  Twitter is the best way to discover what's new in your world.  From football to film to philanthropy, people are using Twitter to discover what's new about what they find interesting.  —  Twitter has always been about getting a lot in a little.
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MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
Twitter Launches The New Twitter.com — A New Two-Pane Experience (Live)  —  I'm here live at the event Twitter is holding at their headquarters in San Francisco to show off — well, something.  A part of it is inline pictures and videos in the main Twitter stream, but it's anyone's guess what else they have up their sleeves.
Robert Scoble / Scobleizer:
The good and bad of Twitter's new design (exclusive video of press conference)  —  I was just at Twitter's headquarters where they announced a new design.  I have the only video of the press conference.  You can watch here:  —  I'll have a deeper post on the good and bad later, but here's my first impressions:
Discussion: Computerworld and TechCrunch, Thanks:scobleizer
MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
The Best Subtle Things About New Twitter  —  So, the new version of Twitter.com is upon us — well, some of us anyway (it's in the process of a gradual roll-out right now that will likely last over the next couple of weeks).  Everyone at Twitter I spoke with today agreed …
Discussion: GigaOM
Peter Kafka / MediaMemo:
The New Twitter.com Is a “Consumption Environment”. …
Leena Rao / TechCrunch:   Twitter Seeing 90 Million Tweets Per Day, 25 Percent Contain Links
Ross Miller / Engadget:
Twitter unveils new website with picture and video content embedded …
Discussion: Neowin.net
Samuel Axon / Mashable!:   Twitter Changes the Default New User Avatar [PIC]
Augie Ray / Forrester Blogs:
Breaking News: Twitter's New User Interface and What It Means To You
Adrian Chen / Gawker:
GCreep: Google Engineer Stalked Teens, Spied on Chats  —  We entrust Google with our most private communications because we assume the company takes every precaution to safeguard our data.  It doesn't.  A Google engineer spied on four underage teens for months before the company was notified of the abuses.
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Jason Kincaid / TechCrunch:
This Is The Second Time A Google Engineer Has Been Fired For Accessing User Data  —  Google has just confirmed that it fired one of its engineers for violating internal security policies, effectively confirming a Gawker report that detailed how former employee David Barksdale had used …
Jason Kincaid / TechCrunch:
Google Confirms That It Fired Engineer For Breaking Internal Privacy Policies  —  Earlier today Gawker published an alarming report detailing the exploits of a former Google engineer who allegedly used his internal clearances to access private Gmail and GTalk accounts so that he could spy on and harass people, including four minors.
Discussion: Gawker
Amir Efrati / Wall Street Journal:
Google to Add Social-Network Elements  —  Google Inc. this fall plans to infuse its core products with elements of social networking, said Chief Executive Eric Schmidt, ratcheting up the Internet giant's rivalry with Facebook Inc.  —  Speaking Tuesday at the Google Zeitgeist conference in Scottsdale …
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Alexei Oreskovic / Reuters:
Google sites to add social networking in “layers”  —  (Reuters) - Google Inc plans to gradually introduce social-networking features to its sites starting this fall, as the Web search giant seeks to compete against rapidly growing Facebook.  —  CEO Eric Schmidt told reporters on Tuesday …
Pew Internet:
The Rise of Apps Culture  —  Some 35% of U.S. adults have software applications or “apps” on their phones, yet only 24% of adults use those apps.  Many adults who have apps on their phones, particularly older adults, do not use them, and 11% of cell owners are not sure if their phone is equipped with apps.
Don Dodge / Don Dodge on The Next Big Thing:
How to get a job at Google, interview questions, hiring process  —  The Google hiring process is designed to hire the most talented, creative, and articulate people in the world who will be the best fit for Google.  The Google culture is different.  You notice it the moment you walk on campus.
Discussion: Google Watch and The Next Web, Thanks:dondodge
Jay Yarow / Silicon Alley Insider:
Apple Says The Steve Jobs Ninja Stars Story Is “Pure Fiction”  —  Despite reports to the contrary, Apple says Steve Jobs did not vow to never return to Japan, after airport officials prevented him from bringing his ninja throwing stars on his private plane.  —  Apple's statement on the matter …
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Bloomberg:
Steve Jobs Stopped at Japan Airport Over Ninja Stars, SPA!  Magazine Says
Greg Sterling / Search Engine Land:
Nielsen: Bing Passes Yahoo To Become #2 Search Engine  —  According to Nielsen data out this morning Microsoft's Bing has passed Yahoo to become the number two search engine in the US.  Nielsen says that Google's August share is 65% (and growth is flat) but that Bing and Yahoo have now switched places:
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Joe Wilcox / BetaNews:
Bing overtakes Yahoo, and that's not a good thing
Sarah Perez / ReadWriteWeb:
Twitter is NOT a Social Network, Says Twitter Exec  —  Kevin Thau, Twitter's VP for business and corporate development, announced during a presentation at Nokia World 2010 today that everyone's favorite micro-blogging network is not actually a social network.  —  It's not, you say?
Patrick Seitz / IBD Click:
Best Buy Slashing CD, DVD Shelf Space For New Products  —  The outlook for movies and music dimmed Tuesday when consumer electronics retailer Best Buy (BBY) said it will cut back on shelf space for DVDs and CDs this holiday season.  —  The entertainment software market has been in decline for years …
Rsayre / Rob Sayre's Mozilla Blog:
Release The Kraken  —  We're pleased to announce the first version of Kraken, a new browser benchmark.  More than Sunspider, V8, and Dromaeo, Kraken focuses on realistic workloads and forward-looking applications.  We believe that the benchmarks used in Kraken are better in terms …
Discussion: ReadWriteWeb
Spencer E. Ante / Wall Street Journal:
IBM Chief Slams H-P  —  International Business Machines Corp. chief Samuel J. Palmisano stepped into the debate around Hewlett-Packard Co., sharply criticizing his rival for its expensive acquisition of 3PAR Inc. and giving a large severance package to former chief executive Mark Hurd.
Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Land:
Forget Phones, Google Gives Top Advertisers Google TV  —  Google's gained quite a reputation for surprising attendees at conferences with an “Oprah” moment of giving them free Android phones.  But phones, that's so last year.  With Google TV about to launch, Google's upped the giveaway ante …
Liz Gannes / GigaOM:
Usability Study Shows Kids Don't Search  —  While adult Internet users are increasingly “search dominant,” kids navigate the web using bookmarks, remembering their favorite sites, and accessing paid subscription content and games.  That's one of the findings from a new qualitative usability study …
Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:
DEMO: Parallels launches mobile virtualization app for iPad and iPhone  —  Parallels is one of 70 companies chosen by VentureBeat to launch at the DEMO Fall 2010 event taking place this week in Silicon Valley.  After our selection, the companies pay a fee to present.  Our coverage of them remains objective.
Vlad Savov / Engadget:
Nokia hires Peter Skillman, former Palm Design VP, as MeeGo user experience chief (update: confirmed)  —  Now this, this is what we call exciting.  Nokia has managed to scoop up Peter Skillman from the wreckage of the HP/Palm merger.  One of the many senior VPs to leave Palm upon its assimilation …
Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:
DEMO: HP's Phil McKinney explains company's multibillion-dollar acquisition spree  —  Hewlett-Packard has been on a huge acquisition spree, spending almost $5 billion on companies such as Arcsight, Palm, Fortify and 3Par.  It's difficult to see any rhyme or reason to the collection of new assets.
Wade Roush / Xconomy:
GM Updates OnStar Brand for the Era of Mobile, Social Media  —  Since 1997, owners of selected General Motors vehicles have had the option of subscribing to OnStar, a cellular service that lets drivers make hands-free phone calls, hear turn-by-turn navigational cues, receive remote diagnostic reports …
Discussion: Edmunds Daily and Mashable!
Matthew Lasar / Ars Technica:
Hey, Capitol Hill: who's your daddy?  AT&T  —  Mid-term elections are coming to a neighborhood voting center near you.  All 435 House of Representatives seats are up for grabs, as are over a third of Senate seats.  Plus there are boatloads of governorships and state legislative races at play.
Discussion: Tech Trader Daily and DSLreports
 
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Laura June / Engadget:
Microsoft Principal Researcher Bill Buxton: Surface will be in …
Discussion: Electricpig.co.uk, Geek.com and PC Pro
Jack Clark / ZDNet:
Europe launches 200,000 computer research grid
Leena Rao / TechCrunch:
GetAround Is The AirBnB For Car Rentals
Josh Lowensohn / CNET News:
Square producing 10,000 card readers a day
Discussion: VentureBeat and TechCrunch
Bloomberg:
Deutsche Telekom Says Obermann Is Suspect in Probe
Discussion: Electronista
Nick O'Neill / All Facebook:
Facebook Page Growth Rates Return To Pre-Places Launch
 Earlier Items: 
Nilay Patel / Engadget:
Verizon to announce Samsung Galaxy Tab on Thursday?
Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:
RealNetworks acquires Canadian social game company Backstage Technologies
Chris Burritt / Bloomberg:
Best Buy to Start Selling IPad in All U.S. Stores
Discussion: IntoMobile, Erictric and PadGadget
Robert Andrews / mocoNews:
‘Nokia Is Back’ And Ballsy; 'We're Not Sorry We're Not Apple'
Richard Lawler / Engadget:
HDCP ‘master key’ supposedly released, unlocks HDTV copy protection permanently
 

 
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