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10:10 PM ET, July 1, 2011

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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Facebook Will Launch In-Browser Video Chat Next Week In Partnership With Skype  —  Earlier this week Facebook while visiting Seattle CEO Mark Zuckerberg tipped off Seattle press that the company would be launching an “awesome” new product next week that has been built by Facebook's Seattle team.
Tricia Duryee / AllThingsD:
Zynga Finally Files for IPO to Raise $1 Billion  —  Zynga, a four-year-old company which has made its riches off selling virtual goods in social games, has filed to raise $1 billion in an IPO.  —  The IPO may potentially rank among the largest of the year, especially among tech companies.
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Matt Rosoff / The Business Insider:
Zynga Gets “Substantially All” Its Revenue And Players From Facebook  —  The top risk factor mentioned in Zynga's IPO filing this morning is its dependence on Facebook.  —  The company admits that basically all of its revenue comes from its partnership with Facebook: “We generate substantially …
Discussion: BetaNews and @emilychangtv
Mike Blumenthal / Understanding Google Maps …:
Google+ To Have Business Profile Pages  —  Jeff Huber, Google VP of Local and Commerce, has indicated that Google+, at some point in the near future will include the option for business profile page.  Here is his comment: … He has additionally indicated that he will be using Google+ as his primary voice …
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Robert Scoble / Scobleizer:
Why yo momma won't use Google+ (and why that thrills me to no end)  —  OK, I've been putting many hours into Google+.  In just the few days that it's been released I've followed 2,723 people, written many dozens of posts there, and have thoroughly used the product.
Frederic Lardinois / SiliconFilter:
Why Twitter Should be Very Worried About Google+  —  When Google unexpectedly launched its new social network Google+ earlier this week, many pundits were skeptical about the company's latest attempt to enter the social arena.  Given Google's dismal track record when it comes to these kinds of products …
Discussion: CNET News and Steve Rubel
Nathan Olivarez-Giles / L.A. Times Tech Blog:
Google to disable public sharing of private posts in Google+ [Updated]
Dawn Chmielewski / Company Town:
Google Inc. in preliminary talks to buy Hulu  —  Google Inc. is in preliminary talks to buy online video pioneer Hulu, people familiar with the situation said.  —  Hulu has begun meeting with potential buyers including Google, Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc. to drum up interest in a sale …
Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:
Apple to ship OS X Lion on July 14th  —  Earlier today, Apple essentially completed work on the first public release of Mac OS X Lion with the seeding of the Golden Master version of the product to developers.  This Golden Master stage essentially marks today's release as the release that the public will be getting their hands on.
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Arnold Kim / MacRumors:
OS X Lion Allows Running Multiple Copies on the Same Machine (Virtualization)
DigiTimes:
iPhone 5 and iPad 3 upstream suppliers begin to prepare materials  —  Taiwan-based companies included in the supply chain for iPhone 5 and iPad 3 have begun to prepare materials for the production of the two devices, which are likely to make their debuts in September and to hit the market in October, according to industry sources.
Jonathan S. Geller / BGR:
More letters to RIM; employees rally alongside anonymous exec  —  BGR published an open letter to Research In Motion yesterday from an anonymous high-level RIM executive who begged for senior management to take notice of all of the issues within RIM.  The exec explained how the company …
Chris V. Nicholson / DealBook:
Apple and Microsoft Beat Google for Nortel Patents  —  Nortel Networks, the defunct Canadian telecommunications equipment maker, said that it had agreed to sell more than 6,000 patent assets to a consortium made up of Apple, Microsoft and other technology giants for $4.5 billion in cash.
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Nadia Damouni / Reuters:   Dealtalk: Google bid “pi” for Nortel patents and lost
Robert Francis / @robert_francis:
Discussion: @charlietuna and Google+
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Scott Ard / CNET News:
Google+ contributor and Mac pioneer talks with CNET (Q&A)
Betina Chan-Martin / Hulu Blog:
TV Just Got A Whole Lot More Social  —  Do you remember when?  —  I knew Dwight's stint as manager of the Scranton office would end with hilarious results.  But did I see that coming?  Not in a million years.  But of course, the moment he strutted out with his holster (and gun!) …
Discussion: GigaOM, SocialTimes.com and PC Magazine
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Sarah Perez / ReadWriteWeb:
Thanks to Google Plus, Picasa Gets Unlimited Storage for Photos & Videos, Also Better Tagging  —  With the launch of Google Plus, there may be some confusion as to how the photos uploaded to the social network (Google+) integrate with Google's online photo-sharing service (Picasa), especially in terms of storage limits.
Michael de la Merced / DealBook:
Go Daddy to Sell Itself to K.K.R. and Silver Lake  —  The Go Daddy Group, the controversial giant of Internet address registration companies, said on Friday that it will sell itself to a group led by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Silver Lake.  —  While the company did not disclose financial terms of the deal …
Alex Wilhelm / The Next Web:
Windows Thin PC download now available  —  Several weeks after its release to manufacturer build shipped, the Windows Thin PC client is now available for general download by Microsoft Software Assurance customers.  Windows Thin PC is a small Windows 7 footprint build that is designed for use in the enterprise sector.
Discussion: The Windows Blog
Henry Blodget / The Business Insider:
Facebook Goddess Sheryl Sandberg On Short List To Replace Tim Geithner As Treasury Secretary  —  Yesterday, word was leaked that Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner is considering quitting soon, which immediately triggered speculation about who would replace him.  —  One of the names that came up?
Discussion: James Pethokoukis
Graham Spencer / MacStories:
The New York Times Enables In-App Subscriptions For Their iPad And iPhone Apps  —  The New York Times has today released an update for their iPad and iPhone apps that now enables users to purchase in-app subscriptions for their content that is behind a paywall.
Sachin's Posterous:
Why Apple built Final Cut Pro X  —  I worked on Final Cut Pro from 2002 to 2008.  It was an amazing experience.  The Final Cut Pro X project was just getting started when I left Apple.  It was an ambitious and controversial move, but it made sense for Apple.  Here's why:  —  Apple doesn't care about the pro space
Discussion: Shiny Objects and Edible Apple
Florian Mueller / FOSS Patents:
Apple files motion for preliminary injunction in the U.S. against four Samsung products: Infuse 4G, Galaxy S 4G, Droid Charge, Galaxy Tab 10.1  —  Right before a long weekend in the U.S. (due to Independence Day on Monday), Apple attempts a hole-in-one in its legal spat with Samsung.
 
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Kara Swisher / AllThingsD:
Exclusive: Microsoft Strategy Exec Hank Vigil to Depart, Will Remain Strategic Adviser
Discussion: The Business Insider
Rik Myslewski / The Register:
One per cent of world's web browsing happens on iPad
Discussion: PadGadget
Alistair Barr / Reuters:
Facebook set for $1 billion in social-gaming revenue
CNNMoney.com:
Google braces for illegal drug ad fine
Discussion: The Next Web
Leena Rao / TechCrunch:
LinkedIn Cuts Off API Access To BranchOut, Monster's BeKnown And Others For TOS Violations
 Earlier Items: 
Greg Sandoval / CNET News:
Spotify, Facebook in talks on music service
Discussion: Cisco Blog
Twittereng / Twitter Engineering:
Fast Core Animation UI for the Mac
Gautham Nagesh / Hillicon Valley:
Google hiring 12 lobbying firms as FTC readies antitrust probe
Discussion: Reuters, 9to5Google and paidContent, Thanks:gnagesh
Dick Craddock / The Windows Blog:
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